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, 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, March 2, 2011
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Over 600 people came together to thank God for what He has done for them in giving them a Savior, Jesus Christ, and for bringing them into an ongoing relationship with Jesus through the congregations of the LCHKS…
Friday, February 25, 2011
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“We took a break from language training this weekend and went 3 hours south to Lunahuana. There, our GEO missionary team had identified a family with a baby that was in need of Baptism. What a blessing it was to be with the family and friends of little Valaria as Jesus called her name and made her His child…
Monday, November 29, 2010
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Rev. Ted Engelbrecht, LCMS World Mission project manager in Vietnam shared the following: “On November 10th, our team was graced by the visit of Dave Birner and John Mehl for two special celebrations…
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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“Jesus shall reign where’r the sun does its successive journeys run. His kingdoms stretch from shore to shore till moons shall wax and wane no more.” LSB #832 It was a quiet Thursday morning and the sun was just rising in the east. Through the early morning shadows, ten figures can be seen loading up four motorbikes. They look as if they will [...]
Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Pastors from the Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne – Synode de France gathered November 12-13 in Heiligenstein, France for a conference. Discussion topics ranged from the theology of Calvin to methods of distributing communion with the threat of H1N1 flu to outreach activities with immigrant communities within France. Click here to learn more about LCMS World Mission [...]
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Members of the short-term team from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow, Okla., taught the story of Jacob taking Esau’s blessing in a skit performed at Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College in Hong Kong. Two students assisted the team by playing the roles of Jacob and Esau.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Christel Neuendorf, a GEO missionary serving in Panama, writes: “My home congregation, New Life Community Lutheran Church in Swartz Creek, Mich., raised pennies during their vacation Bible school to purchase bilingual Bibles for the students in my English classes in Panama. Every class that I have either translates passages from the Bible, or uses the [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Pastors lay hands on Jerome, Aaron, and Samuel–newly ordained members of the Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda. Bishop Paul Kofi Fynn of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana officiated the ordination, and Rev. Claude Houge represented LCMS World Mission. Other guests included Pastor Jacob Bisi and Pastor Edward Nzeme from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sudan. Photo from [...]
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Monday, March 4, 2013
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