LCMS World Mission Blog

Good news from GEO missionary Sarah Cusson in Hungary

“For the past 10 years, Concordia University Irvine students have been travelling to Hungary every other summer to lead a camp for Hungarian students. Six years ago, I was part of the team that came, and it was then that I first became interested in serving the Lord here. I know firsthand how the Lord changes lives…

Good news from GEO missionary A.J. Davis in Slovakia

“One day, I was working at a English Language competition as one of the judges. During one of my evaluations, I hit it off immediately with Lukas, a student from another school who had a natural talent for the English language. During the individual testing of the competition, he expressed his disbelief in God…

Good news from missionaries Rev. Jon and Julie Muhly in Russia

“Every time I have visited Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran church, located in one of the suburbs of Almaty, Kazakhstan, it’s been astounding to see the vibrant life and constant activity at the church. Pastor Burtsev and members of his congregation regularly make trips to orphanages in the Almaty area in order to distribute humanitarian aid and befriend the children there.

Good news from Rev. Matt Heise in Mongolia

“In 1997, Sainaa first heard the Gospel through his wife, Hishgee, who worked as a nanny for the children of a Finnish Lutheran missionary family. Hishgee and Sainaa began to discuss what it meant to believe in Jesus Christ. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, they became believers…

Good news from Rev. David and Lois Mahsman in Germany

We are a significant step closer to creating a world-class attraction in Wittenberg, Germany, that will very clearly present the Gospel to tens of thousands of people-or more-every year through the story and theology of Martin Luther. I [David] was in Wittenberg June 24-25 for a planning session to set the direction for an interactive, immersive museum or discovery center.

Audio Interview with Andy and Jamie Koenig

Andy and Jamie Koenig are preparing to serve as GEO missionaries in Poland, where they will be building relationships with students and their families through teaching English as a Foreign Language and helping with other outreach activities in the Polish congregations where they serve.

Good news from Ablaze! Alliance Missionaries in Spain

The borrowed sanctuary is overflowing. Family and friends have swelled the ranks of the small Lutheran congregation in Seville to participate in the Sacrament of Baptism. The beautiful baby girl is dressed all in white for her special day, on which she will be baptized and accepted into the Lutheran church family in Spain like her two sisters before her.

Good news from GEO missionary Eric Richter in Slovakia

GEO missionary Eric Richter shares, “As I was teaching a couple of weeks ago, one of my students asked if I would meet him and another classmate, Maros, for a soda that afternoon. I didn’t know what to expect or where our conversation would go, but I met up with Maros, Deny, and Ada.

Good news from DCE David and Radka Fiala in Slovakia

“A few of us who lead the mothers’ group at our church decided to make care packages for moms who come to our group (about 10) and for those moms who we wanted to invite to come because they’re inactive or have not been to church since they baptized their little ones. This means that currently, there are four of us who are out and about, visiting about 40-plus other moms personally and delivering care packages!

Good news from Rev. Matt Heise in Mongolia

I have to admit that I have rarely seen a congregation this alive. We had up to 75 attend on a given night and the range of ages was from senior citizen to high school students. Most studiously took notes and sang the beautiful Mongolian hymns heartily…