“Recently, I [Emilie] have had a few unique experiences within the school office that I would like to share. The environment in our office is usually work, work, work, but sometimes it just takes a change of scenery to get the conversations going! In mid-October, an English speech and drama contest was help in the [...]
Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Pastors from the Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne – Synode de France gathered November 12-13 in Heiligenstein, France for a conference. Discussion topics ranged from the theology of Calvin to methods of distributing communion with the threat of H1N1 flu to outreach activities with immigrant communities within France. Click here to learn more about LCMS World Mission [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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Rev. Jim and Mabelle Bloker serve the Lord as missionaries in the Czech Republic and throughout Eurasia. They work with national church leaders to build up outreach efforts and seek to constantly reconnect the people of Eurasia with their Christian heritage. Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed, or access the files via the iTunes Music Store. Audio Interview courtesy [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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“God has opened a door for a new missionary friendship in Honduras, Central America. Tulio Cesar Meza Mejia has begun his journey in training as a future harvest worker. Since 2007, Tulio has sensed God’s calling to serve in the ministry of Christ’s Gospel. Tulio has been blessed by his first opportunities to learn with [...]
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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At the corner of two dusty streets in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, sits a brand new building. This building is not only unusual because of its new, clean exterior, but because it is the first Lutheran church in Bishkek and the headquarters of the emerging Lutheran church body in Kyrgyzstan, which is called Concordia Lutheran Church. Construction [...]
Monday, November 23, 2009
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“God has strange ways to work. Recently, we received an e-mail from Pastor Peter Varvaris, of New Hope Missions Church in Mooresville, N.C. He wrote, ‘Recently, our team was in Washington, D.C. doing a service event with Samaritan’s Feet ministry through a local church there. While serving there, we met two people from Kenya. It [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Eric Erkkinen, assistant director of Ministry to the Armed Forces, LCMS World Mission, was on the Fort Hood campus visiting with LCMS chaplains when tragedy struck on Nov. 5. He recently shared some reflections he received from three of the four LCMS chaplains who are stationed there to serve the men and women of the [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
“In a recent poll taken in Russia, Joseph Stalin was voted the third-most popular figure in Russian history. But in a similar poll in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, he languished in the 52nd spot! Despite this irony, Stalin’s statue still stands in his Georgian hometown of Gori. Not only that, a home in [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
“Here at Concordia Middle School (CMS), the religion department organizes small groups for students in eighth and ninth grade. I decided to help with it this year and have a group of nine eighth graders. Some of these are my current students who I have English Bible class with, and others I do not teach [...]
Friday, November 13, 2009
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“The 24 or so hours of travel in August between leaving my flat in Trinec, Czech Republic, and arriving at home in Friend, Neb., comprised one of the most interesting days of my life. I know from past experience that there are many great opportunities to talk to people about Christ during long flights. So, [...]
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