LCMS World Mission Blog

From long-term missionary Mark Wolfram in Taiwan

“I would like to also share a praise item from an out-of-school fellowship. Two weeks ago, we kicked off another year of OSF (On-Campus Student Fellowship). This is for the students who live at school and it is a chance for them to sing songs, learn about Jesus, and spend some social time with other [...]

From Jon and Julie Muhly in Russia

Part of the 19th century Lutheran movement in the United States entailed a group of German evangelists known as the ‘Sendlinge.’ Under the leadership of Wilhelm Loehe, a pastor from the small Bavarian town of Neuendettelsau, these Germans were sent to North America to help form religious communities among settlers, as well as work with [...]

From David and Joyce Erber in Nigeria

“During the last two weeks of September, we held two courses for our Master of Arts in Christian Outreach (MACO) degree program here in Nigeria. One course was ‘Missio Dei’ (The Mission of God). It focused on examining ‘mission’ as God’s great compassion for His creation (people) and His great desire to restore His relationship [...]

From Obot and Abasifreke Ite in Jamaica

“The visit of Ms. Gretel Johnson to our congregation was a big cause for joy. Gretel called and requested the church’s address and promised to be in the service the following day. I [Obot] arranged to pick her at the bus stop when she arrived in Kingston. On Sunday morning, while I was preparing to [...]

From Mark Meyer at University Lutheran Chapel in Lincoln, Neb.

“In the spring of 2008, the University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, began to collect bikes to be fixed and given away to international students. We wanted to serve international students in a relevant and practical way and we felt that this was one way we could do that. We were blessed [...]

Connecting with missionaries to the Armed Forces

Fourth-grader Jadin is a student in Plainview, Neb. She writes, “I am a fourth grader at Zion Lutheran School in Plainview. We are doing a Mission Fair. We have been praying for missionaries around the world and I decided to do my project on missionaries of Iraq. I was wondering if you could help me [...]

Photo of the week

  On Oct. 3, 2008, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the Kebebtsehay Orphanage, chaplains invited by the U.S. embassy to deliver goods they had collected. Chaplain Lance Jennings writes, “We visited and delivered goods to three other locales (Kechene Orphanage, Beza Community Development Association (working with HIV/AIDS victims) and Godanaw Rehabilitation Center. This is an orphanage/rehabilitation center for young mothers [...]

Missionaries working in Taiwan – Video

LCMS Missionaries working in Concordia Middle School share their mission story. Learn more about Taiwan Mission Projects in Taiwan

Involving older students in mission

Phyllis Mol knows how to get kids involved in mission. She is the fifth- through eighth-grade Sunday school teacher at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Flint, Mich., and has three children who went on mission trips to Guatemala, Indonesia, and Mexico in one summer. Phyllis wanted to get her Sunday school students informed and interested [...]

From Fungchatou and Kalia Lo in Thailand

“The Lord has been faithful to His work in Thailand among the Hmong people. On Aug. 15, 2008, Hmong International Mission (HIM) held the first HIM Conference in Thailand. Members came from the provinces of Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Tak, and Phare. There were also members from Laos in attendance. In total, there were close to 150 people, mostly consisting [...]