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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 ministry.

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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 Jan. 12 earthquake inflicted.

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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 has only deepened the crisis. Groh also shared that he was glad to see the strength and organization of the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti, the LCMS partner church in Haiti.

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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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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, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Palestine, and  South Asia. The CCCS serves more than 17,000 children at 193 school sites by providing educational scholarships and teacher’s salaries.

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Rev. Jim and Mabelle Bloker serve the Lord as missionaries in the Czech Republic and throughout Eurasia. They work with national church leaders to build up outreach efforts and seek to constantly reconnect the people of Eurasia with their Christian heritage.

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Eric Erkkinen, assistant director of Ministry to the Armed Forces, LCMS World Mission, was on the Fort Hood campus visiting with LCMS chaplains when tragedy struck on Nov. 5. He recently shared some reflections he received from three of the four LCMS chaplains who are stationed there to serve the men and women of the Armed Forces. In such a time of tragedy, God used these servants to comfort and support His people.

Chaplain Dann Ettner shares, “It has been an awful week. I have lost five people from my division in the shooting. However, my job was focused on comforting the living. I spent the first night in the ICU with four of my soldiers. We continue to work with the hospitalized and their families who have traveled here, as well as the soldiers who are released from the hospital and returned to their units. We also are caring for the soldiers who were in the Soldier Readiness Center when the terrorist attack happened, as well as those who have lost friends. Survivors’ guilt is huge right now. Soldiers are starting to say: I should have, could have, would have.”

Chaplain Oliver Washington writes, “On Nov. 6, I reported at 1:00 p.m. for a chaplain meeting. Around 1:20, I heard shots, but did not think much of it, because of the ranges in the immediate area. My curiosity was piqued when a chaplain answered a phone call during the meeting. I excused myself from the meeting to ask an office assistant what was transpiring. As I walked out the door, I heard more shots being fired. I immediately called my units to report in (as an accountability drill). By 1:32 I had been tasked to the hospital.

“As I reached the hospital, the wounded and casualties were already arriving, and I conducted initial support and ministry. I prayed with dying soldiers at the hospital and assisted with the arrival of 16 injured soldiers. I provided prayer for the dying and dead. Later, I was tasked to provide support for the Casualty Assistance Center and mortuary affairs teams for notification of families. A casualty assistant calls officer call is made by an officer from the unit involved and the chaplain. They go in person to the home of the slain soldier and they are the first to break the news to the family. The chaplain is present for moral support, guidance, and prayer as called for by the situation depending upon the religious background of the family.

“On Nov. 9 and 10, I provided comfort and bereavement assistance for our soldiers’ families. In addition, I was responsible for escorting families until their departure from the memorial ceremony. Then on Nov. 12 and 13, I conducted critical event debriefings, counseled individual soldiers, and conducted house visitations.”

Chaplain Joe Pederson writes, “I am a part of the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) mass casualty team and I reported to the emergency room at about 2:00 p.m. while the wounded were still being brought in. I worked in the emergency room until all the soldiers had been to the operating room, the third floor, or sent on to other hospitals. I stayed at the medical center until 9:00 p.m. and visited the intensive care unit (ICU) three times, and the third floor once.

“On Friday, I visited the ICU and third floor. I also visited the soldiers and civilians in my battalion who had been either at the hospital, in the building with the shooter, or who came from the graduation ceremony next door to the site of the shooting and rendered first aid. Friday evening I was assigned to the Fort Hood Spiritual Fitness Center from 6:00 p.m. until midnight. A woman came in with her husband who was very upset. I ministered to them for about 40 minutes.

“On Sunday evening, a soldier who had been at the site of the shooting called. I ministered to him for about 15 minutes and then involved the social worker in the emergency room since he had not slept since the incident. Monday morning I visited with the two remaining soldiers in ICU. I had gotten three hours of sleep on a cot in the early hours of Monday, so after being relieved at 6:00 a.m. from the hospital I returned to my battalion.”

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