Children excited about their first day of school; spying a monkey in a tree; eating fresh mangoes; making amaquinas — deep-fried donuts — at a local “tuck shop,” or grocery; distributing school uniforms and shoes to students; painting a home; visiting neighbors; teaching Bible stories to young children. LCMS Missionary Ginger Taff-Lagergren shares those scenes [...]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Swimming in the pool. Eating yummy Thai food. Being with Dad, who travels to other countries for work. Those are some things Emma Hanson, 12-year-old daughter of LCMS career missionaries Rev. Carl and Chenhsi Hanson, says she liked about the retreat for LCMS missionary families serving in Asia. But best of all was spending time [...]
Friday, December 7, 2012
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“Mercy in Action” was the theme as more than 50 participants from nine countries attended the disaster-response training conference for The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s Asia Pacific region Nov. 27-29 in Hong Kong. The trainees came representing LCMS partner churches and partner ministries in Taiwan, Japan, China, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Hong [...]
Monday, November 19, 2012
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The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) — a partner church with the LCMS — is reunited, after being separated into two distinct factions for more than two decades. Reunification came Oct. 26 in a vote of delegates from both groups to the church body’s joint convention Oct. 23-26 in Antipolo City, Rizal, the Philippines. [...]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Photo: Iranian refugees and German Lutherans recently shared a devotion in a SELK chapel. This update was shared by the Rev. Matthew Heise, LCMS missionary in Eurasia. “In the past few years, refugees have been flooding into Germany from the Islamic Republic of Iran. While it is not entirely clear, some may be political as [...]
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
This update was shared by the Rev. Frederick Reinhardt (pictured above), who serves as an LCMS missionary in Africa. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Lutheran Church of Togo ordained Vicaire Nangeyabe on March 24, 2012. He serves the parish of Mogou, Togo. This is following the ordination of five vicars in Nano, Togo, [...]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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Photo: Concordia Middle School student Tiffany and some Xuang Xi second gradersshow off their Gospel bracelets. This update was shared by Mark Wolfram, who serves as an LCMS missionary in Taiwan. “On May 17, I took my 10th grade advanced English class on a service learning trip. The Concordia Middle School students went to Xuang [...]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Photo: The deaconess class of Lutheran Theological Seminary took a tour of the work of Tshwane Leadership Foundation in the inner city of Pretoria. LCMS missionary Deaconess Deborah Rockrohr is is pictured on the far right. This update was shared by the Rev. Dr. Carl and Deaconess Deborah Rockrohr. “After a full semester of learning [...]
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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This update was shared by GEO missionary A.J. Davis (pictured above), who serves through the LCMS in Slovakia. “In May, I joined my colleague Peter on a camping and hiking trip to a small village outside of Presov. We didn’t plan too much, just where we wanted to end up and when we would start. [...]
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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Photo: Vice Deans Chen and Zhu are teaching courses, writing their doctoral dissertations and taking care of their young children while transitioning into important leadership positions at China Lutheran Seminary (CLS), which gives missionaries bright hope for the future of CLS. This update was shared by Rev. Stephen and Maggie Oliver, who serve as LCMS [...]
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