“We rejoice that our first short-term mission team was here in January. Faith Lutheran Church from St. Louis, Mo., brought 15 people to help us with an English camp. In a tourism town like Lunahuana, being able to speak English is a huge asset. In fact, in all of Peru, being able to speak English allows people to get better jobs…”
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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“A mom came up to Rose one morning and told her about her eighteen-month-old daughter’s witness at home. She told Rose that before meals at home her husband noticed that the little girl was folding her hands before they started eating the family meal. From her witness…”
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Listen to this audio interview with Erin Alter, who serves the Lord as the program director for GEO missionary service at LCMS World Mission. She recruits and places individuals for GEO missionary service around the world. GEO missionaries are globally engaged in outreach and typically serve for terms of 1-2 years…
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The western district of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia is requesting five teams to serve alongside them this summer! Additionally, LCMS World Mission is seeking an individual to serve as a worship leader for an English-speaking congregation in Riga, Latvia…
Monday, March 28, 2011
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“‘Has anyone ever blamed you for the misfortunes in your life?’ I asked at the teachers’ Tuesday lunchtime Bible study. I hoped to discuss examples like Minka and Callie to highlight God’s working within and despite life’s misfortunes. Therefore, I was not prepared for Isabella’s answer…”
Friday, March 25, 2011
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It seems hard to believe, but, by God’s grace, we are celebrating five years of ministry in the Dominican Republic as a Lutheran mission team. March 13 will be the inauguration of our group home, Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, in Palmar Arriba, as we thank God for the opening of many doors…
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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GEO missionaries are globally engaged in outreach and typically serve for terms of 1-2 years. GEO missionaries are new college grads and retirees. GEO missionaries focus on relationship ministry, often through English-as-a-foreign-language classes, but also through HIV education, homeschooling…
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
After 46 years of cooperation between the Japan Lutheran Church and the LCMS, the closing celebration service for their Volunteer Youth Ministry Program was held on Feb. 26, 2011, at the Tokyo Lutheran Center…
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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“Just like the weather is warming up a little as we approach spring, things are warming up spiritually with my relationships here in Slovakia. Even though I doubted many times and believed that it was going to be a ‘hard winter,’ God is moving hearts, and it is exciting to see the winter ice of dead spirituality melt…”
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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Three LCMS missionaries and their spouses returned to the Tokyo area March 22, following precautionary measures that temporarily relocated the LCMS World Mission personnel to Kobe beginning March 17. LCMS World Mission’s regional director for Asia, Rev. John Mehl, and the Asia Management Team had followed the crisis management plan…
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
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