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 [...]
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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The LCMS continues to face a dire need to recruit church workers, including missionaries — a topic of concern addressed by the Board for International Mission (BIM) at its meeting here Feb. 8-9. “We have a wonderfully large opportunity to recruit pastors and lay missionaries,” the Rev. Randall L. Golter, the new executive director of [...]
Friday, January 25, 2013
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The Rev. Dr. David Birner, a longtime LCMS missionary and mission executive, plans to begin work Feb. 18 as executive director of International Education at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis. Since October, Birner, 61, has served as associate executive director for Administration, Planning and Operations with the Synod’s Office of International Mission (OIM). Prior to [...]
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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The Rev. Randall L. Golter of Highlands Ranch, Colo., has accepted a call to serve as the first executive director of the LCMS Office of International Mission. He plans to begin work in the post Oct. 25, when he will be installed at the International Center in St. Louis. Golter, 57, is former president of [...]
Monday, October 1, 2012
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Of the 165 positions and requests for LCMS missionaries available worldwide this year, only about half have been filled, according to the Rev. Dr. David Birner, interim executive director of the Synod’s Office of International Mission. That total includes 101 positions for GEO (Globally Engaged in Outreach, serving one- to two-year terms) missionaries, with only [...]
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 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 [...]
Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Photo: The new LCMS career and GEO missionaries at New Missionary Orientation 2012 gathered in the lobby of the LCMS International Center, St. Louis, in front of the “Great Commission” moasic by artist David von Behren of El Cajon, Calif. It is made from almost 1,600 pieces of 16 varieties of wood found throughout the [...]
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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Photo: Rev. Tim Heiney talks with patients waiting for medical care at the Carlos’ home in Guinea. (Photo courtesy Jack and Cathy Carlos). This update was shared by the Rev. Tim and Beth Heiney, who serve as missionaries in Guinea, West Africa. “We’ve talked before about the work that our teammates, Jack and Cathy Carlos, [...]
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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Photo: The full-time residency deaconess students at Lutheran Theological Seminary recently met with the part-time intensive course deaconess students and instructors Deaconess Grace Rao and Deaconess Deborah Rockrohr. This update was shared by LCMS missionaries Rev. Dr. Carl and Deaconess Deborah Rockrohr, who live and serve in South Africa. “We have reached the midpoint of [...]
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Monday, March 4, 2013
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