Merle Freitag of Wildwood, Mo., former president of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF), has been selected to receive the Silver St. Martin of Tours Medal from the LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces Committee and the Office of International Mission. The award will be presented to Freitag during next summer’s LCMS national convention, July [...]
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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The final donor newsletter and a statistical final report sharing the results of the Synod-wide Fan into Flame campaign are now available for download. “More than $67 million in gifts and pledges for mission work were received under the banner of Fan into Flame,” wrote Mark Hofman, executive director of Mission Advancement for the LCMS, [...]
Monday, May 30, 2011
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“This Farsang, I talked to one student about her aspirations for future service in the church. Getting to know people opens up doors of friendship and doors to share Jesus where there were none before. I pray that these times of fellowship lead to greater times of Gospel proclamation…”
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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“Miriam is a girl I met in my first month here. She invited me over to her home for lunch after church one Sunday afternoon. We talked about common interests such as music and I asked her about traditional Czech customs. She expressed her interest in learning more…”
Saturday, May 21, 2011
“Recently, I was able to spend one-on-one time with two of my favorite students and talk about some of the difficult things in their lives. I was able to just listen and then discuss what the ‘sanctification’ part of our lives looks like. We know we are justified and forgiven by Jesus, and…
Monday, April 11, 2011
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“God has presented me with an awesome opportunity to witness to a group of young men—members of our school’s debate team. I was asked to chaperon these students for a weekend tournament. This turned into a wonderful opportunity to share God’s love with these guys and with others…
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…”
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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“LCMS Missionary Rose Krause and fellow GEO missionary Kathleen Garner and I do an international playgroup that meets twice a week. Our Thursday group for young babies has been growing. This has opened opportunities to talk about what brings us to Riga and the other work that we are involved in…
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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LCMS World Mission is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the seventh annual Ablaze! Awards…
Friday, October 1, 2010
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Lois Schaefer, a volunteer with The 72—Partners on the Road ministry and member of Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Oxford, Fla., shared the Gospel with a homeless woman in Houston, Texas…
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Friday, November 16, 2012
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