LCMS World Mission Blog

India Schools Project-Video

India became the first foreign mission field of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in 1895. Over the next 50 years, many LCMS missionaries served in India and founded schools. The buildings built during the tenure of the missionaries have fallen into disrepair and have been eaten by termites.

Audio interview with Jotham Johann

Listen to an audio interview with Rev. Jotham Johann, consultant for National Mission at LCMS World Mission. Jotham began serving in this capacity on Feb. 1, 2010.

Sharing the Gospel in Cambodia-Video

Seth and Shannon Hoeppner serve as GEO missionaries in Battambang, Cambodia. (GEO missionaries are Globally Engaged in Outreach for 1-2 years). The Hoeppners work with Trinity Lutheran Church in Battambang, teaching English and sharing the Gospel.

Audio interview with Rev. Don Johnson

Rev. Don Johnson has served the Lord as the executive director of Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots U.S. since 1994. This ministry seeks to share Christ’s Kingdom with native North American peoples for ministry to their own and to others. Listen as Don discusses this unique mission outreach to equip native men and women for [...]

Audio Interview with James Neuendorf

James Neuendorf serves as a the communications specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean through LCMS World Mission. He joined other members of the LCMS assessment team that went into Haiti Jan. 22-23 to meet with leaders from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti and to evaluate the spiritual, emotional, and physical damage that the [...]

Seeing hope in the midst of Haiti destruction

Watch a video from the LCMS assessment team in Haiti. The images are from Port-au-Prince and Jacmel. Members of the assessment team included: Rev. Dr. Jorge Groh, regional director of Latin America with LCMS World Mission; Rev. Glenn Merritt, director of disaster response for LCMS World Relief and Human Care; Chaplain Steve Lee, a critical [...]

Rev. Dr. Jorge Groh shares reflections on response in Haiti

Rev. Dr. Jorge Groh, regional director of LCMS World Mission in Latin America, based in Panama, shared some of his first thoughts after returning from serving on the LCMS assessment team in Haiti on Jan. 22 and 23. Groh reflected that the Haitian people are used to living in crisis day-by-day, and that the earthquake [...]

Audio interview with Josh Lange

Listen to an inteview with Josh Lange, as he prepares to work in Asia with Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation, which seeks to improve people’s livelihoods through education and service. Learn more about Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation on their Web site.
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Video slideshow, photos available from Haiti assessment team

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The LCMS assessment team coordinated by LCMS World Relief and Human Care and LCMS World Mission returned to the Dominican Republic from Haiti late on Jan. 23. James Neuendorf, a communications specialist missionary with LCMS World Mission in Latin America, provided photos today of Haitian people struggling to cope with the [...]

Audio interview with David Saving

David Saving serves the Lord as the executive director of the Children’s Christian Concern Society, a Recognized Service Organization of LCMS World Mission. The mission of the CCCS is sharing the love of Jesus with children around the world through Christian education. The CCCS works through Lutheran churches and schools in North America, Central America, [...]