“On Jan. 31, the Lutheran congregation in Nizhniy Novgorod, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR), celebrated the 15th anniversary of its reestablishment.
“A couple weeks ago, I was driving my scooter to the home of my friends Yule and Yiwen to eat lunch with them. As I was turning left onto their street, another scooter came from behind and scraped up against the left side of my scooter.
“We had a work plan for January: Stephen Ministry classes, Bible studies, confirmation classes, appointments, etc. Then, on Jan. 12, the earth shook and all eyes turned toward Haiti, with good reason.
Rev. Don Johnson has served the Lord as the executive director of Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots U.S. since 1994. This ministry seeks to share Christ’s Kingdom with native North American peoples for ministry to their own and to others. Listen as Don discusses this unique mission outreach to equip native men and women for [...]
James Neuendorf serves as a the communications specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean through LCMS World Mission. He joined other members of the LCMS assessment team that went into Haiti Jan. 22-23 to meet with leaders from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti and to evaluate the spiritual, emotional, and physical damage that the [...]
On Feb. 1, 2010, Rev. Jotham Johann began his service as an advisor for the National Mission Team of LCMS World Mission. Johann writes, “I am excited as I begin in this new capacity with LCMS World Mission at all the awesome opportunities for the sharing of the Gospel with great partners.” Johann now provides [...]
“This past week, our fellow missionary, Dr. Lo, was here in Battambang training Pastor Kosal, Deacon Vandy, and the members of the church about Baptism. Many of the children from the church had not been baptized yet. They had been dedicated as babies, but not baptized. Dr. Lo gave instruction and told them of the [...]
“I am now in Ambur, where I have been visiting the incomplete chapels so that I can give a report on their progress. I visited 10 locations in the past two days. Only two of the chapels have been completed so far. In order to make mission funds from the U.S. stretch, the India Evangelical [...]
Tony Whitter, of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mission, Kan., shared about a May 2009 visit of The 72 volunteers Al and Joy Axelson. “We had prepared to start a capital campaign in the fall of 2009 and thought The 72 ministry would be a good preface to our campaign. We applied for a team from The 72 [...]
Concordia Publishing House’s 2010 vacation Bible school curriculum, “Planet Zoom,” provides a hands-on opportunity for children to become more involved in God’s mission. The curriculum’s featured mission concept, “Project: Dominican Republic,” is a joint project of LCMS World Mission and LCMS World Relief and Human Care. The mission project encourages vacation Bible school participants to [...]
Friday, February 26, 2010
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