LCMS World Mission Blog

Sunday School workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

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EIIT graduating class of 2008. 
Left to right: Bottom row: Rev. John Loum, Gemedo Adema, Haro Galgalo, Lang Yang, Asaph James, Elijah Ndon, Elamin Baggor. Top Row: Bafel Deng, Simon Dup, Ebenezer Mallepalle, Lumembo Tshiswaka, George Jock, Matthew Both
The Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) is a distance-education pastoral and deaconess training program for immigrants sponsored by [...]

“I would like to also share a praise item from an out-of-school fellowship. Two weeks ago, we kicked off another year of OSF (On-Campus Student Fellowship). This is for the students who live at school and it is a chance for them to sing songs, learn about Jesus, and spend some [...]

On Oct. 3, 2008, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the Kebebtsehay Orphanage, chaplains invited by the U.S. embassy to deliver goods they had collected. Chaplain Lance Jennings writes, “We visited and delivered goods to three other locales (Kechene Orphanage, Beza Community Development Association (working with HIV/AIDS victims) and Godanaw Rehabilitation Center. This is an orphanage/rehabilitation center for young mothers that [...]

Carol Becker, long-term missionary in Japan, shared this update on her blog: “Friday the 25th was my last day teaching at Suginami before the summer break, so we made crafts for fun. The yochien, or pre-school age, made jellyfish, since we’ve been learning about the ocean. The first graders made lions, since we were learning about [...]

In June 2008, the India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) celebrated its 50th anniversary as an independent church body. This photo is from outside of Christ Lutheran Church in Vadasery, India. Many congregations in the IELC are experiencing rapid growth and are outgrowing their church buildings.

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Short-Term Team in Macau - March 2008.
Mike Muhlhauser hams it up with the kids - View more photos from the Macau Team.

 
Rev. Matt Heise with the Sukkoen sister and their little dog - Russia

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One of the many beautiful rainbows we’ve seen this month
(sorry, pictures don’t quite do it justice)
Photo by Linda Davis - Deaconess Intern in Papua New Guinea

Above: The quirky, twisting streets of Old Tbilisi, Georgia  (note the unique Georgian alphabet) Photo by Rev. Matthew Heise