LCMS World Mission Blog

Photo of the Week

Sarah Longmire leads the kids in prayer at Concordia Day Care in Bang Na, Bangkok, Thailand.  Sarah teaches at the day care, shares her faith, and builds relationships with the kids and their parents and grandparents, many of whom live in the nearby slum community. Learn more about mission work in Thailand

LCMS World Mission executive swims lake for mission support

[Watch Video on YouTube] Jeff Craig-Meyer, associate executive director of Development Services at LCMS World Mission, swam the full length of the International Center’s lake on July 16. The International Center houses the offices of LCMS World Mission and other offices of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The swim  was in celebration of the achievement of [...]

Photo of the week – from Uganda

When Ugandans introduce themselves to Americans the American will often remark, “How wonderful, that was my (great)grandfather’s/(great)grandmother’s name!” Many Ugandans have traditional English names as the personalized key-chains illustrate so well. Photo from Rev. Jacob Gillard Jacob and Michelle Gillard’s blog Mission work in Uganda

Audio Interview with missionary John Mehl

Rev. John Mehl serves God as a missionary in Asia, where he is the regional director. John works with church and mission partners to establish priorities and develop a comprehensive strategy for global mission outreach in Asia. He also provides for the development and support of the mission teams and the individual missionaries throughout the region.

Evangelgram – July 2009

A new issue of the Evangelgram is available online. This is a monthly e-publication highlighting outreach efforts in the LCMS. [Download Newsletter] Communicating the Gospel—in a declining community Don’t be a doppiss! The 72™ —Partners on the Road needs you! New resources The littlest missionary

Deaconess Gathering Video

Women from all over Latin America gather for the first ever Latin American Deaconess gathering in Argentina, with one desire: to serve.

Pray for Japan Video

[Watch Video on YouTube] Missionaries serving in the VYM program in Japan talk about the role of prayer in God’s global mission and ask for your prayers for the people of Japan.

From Tim and Heidi Norton in Guinea

“‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds,’ (James 1:2). How difficult it is in our flesh to put these words into practice! Yet we have had opportunities to do just that in the last month. We thank God even for these trials as they are opportunities for us to develop [...]

Photo of the Week

Dave Hoeppner interviews teachers in India regarding the needs of their school. David and Beth Hoeppner serve the Lord in India and Sri Lanka, where they serve as educational consultants for the India Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Lanka Lutheran Church.  They help develop religious curriculum in schools, coordinate short-term teams, provide enrichment opportunities for [...]

From Dennis and Monta Denow regarding work in Papua New Guinea

“Dennis made his first trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG). In many ways PNG is quite an underdeveloped country, yet it has an abundance of natural resources. Most of the people are very poor, but the cost of living is quite high. Dennis was able to spend time with the head bishop of the Gutnius [...]