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Resource suggestion from The Apple of His Eye Mission Society

As we approach the Easter and Passover seasons this year, The Apple of His Eye Mission Society is offering new resources to help in your personal witness to Jewish friends and neighbors.

Evangelgram—March 2010

A new issue of the Evangelgram is now available online. This is a monthly e-publication highlighting outreach efforts in the LCMS. This month’s issue includes articles on topics such as: the mission of Christ, proclaiming Christ with cell phone towers, mission resources, and more.

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.

LCMS offers prayers and support for Chile and partners

The president of the LCMS’ Chilean partner church body said his members and pastors are safe following the Feb. 27 8.8 magnitude earthquake even as the church body’s assessment of damage continues.

National Mission News-Winter 2010

National Mission Good News is a quarterly newsletter from the LCMS World Mission—National Mission Team. It informs and encourages LCMS pastors, missionaries, and laypeople for faith in action.

Rev. Jotham Johann begins serving in new capacity with LCMS World Mission

On Feb. 1, 2010, Rev. Jotham Johann began his service as an advisor for the National Mission Team of LCMS World Mission. Johann writes, “I am excited as I begin in this new capacity with LCMS World Mission at all the awesome opportunities for the sharing of the Gospel with great partners.” Johann now provides [...]

CPH’s 2010 VBS curriculum includes Dominican Republic mission project

Concordia Publishing House’s 2010 vacation Bible school curriculum, “Planet Zoom,” provides a hands-on opportunity for children to become more involved in God’s mission.
The curriculum’s featured mission concept, “Project: Dominican Republic,” is a joint project of LCMS World Mission and LCMS World Relief and Human Care. The mission project encourages vacation Bible school participants to give [...]

Harvest News - February 2010

The February 2010 edition of Harvest News is now available.  This edition contains news about short-term theological education, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church, and service opportunities.

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 [...]