Last year, through a successful Wheatridge/Crowd Funding campaign, $8,000 was raised thereby providing 30 computers for the Lutheran Institute for Management and Entrepreneurship (LIME) in Madagascar. The Rector of the Institute is Rev. Joseph Randrianasolo; he also serves several congregations in and around the city of Fianarantsoa. Following a tsunami of red tape and documentation […]
Missions
Prison Ministry
Like all pastors, one staple of my daily routine is to go through any mail I might have received. It was a few years ago and I was not but a few months into ministry here in Wartburg, that I received a letter from the local prison. I thought it was a mistake and that […]
In the Lord’s Army
At our church, Emmanuel Lutheran in Hermitage, it’s not uncommon to see some unusual items up near the altar when we arrive for worship. We know they are probably props for Pastor Enko’s Children’s Message. However, on a recent Sunday the spread was more lavish than usual. There was a six foot table covered with all […]
Hello! I am Jewel Philippians 2:3
Hello! I am Jewel Philippians 2:3, and since August of 2014 I have served as the Comfort Dog for Christ Our Savior in Loudon, TN. My comfort dog ministry began when I was ten weeks old, and by the time I was fourteen months old, I had over 3000 hours of training. I was then […]
An Update from Madagascar
An update from Joseph, Lutherans in Madagascar, and how the District continue to make an IMPACT. The Lord be with you! It is with great joy that we announce you that the first graduation for Licentiate Degree in Management and Entrepreneurship at LIME (Lutheran Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship) took place this past February 2016. […]
The Church is one body but its members are different
– By Jean Philippe Paul This is a comparison written by one of Trinity/HOPE’s feeding program directors who has traveled for us to the United States for presentations. Jean Philippe is Haitian and shares this experience in English which is not his native language. Even though Haitian Christians serve the same God with the U.S. Christians, […]
Tanzania Mission Trip-May 19, 2016
A team of 13 will be leaving for Tanzania on May 19th for a mission trip to the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). The Mid-South District has been sending teams to Tanzania since 2004. The Kishapu district, the area we will be visiting this year, is a very dry and poor area with […]
Ten Evangelists Graduate
Graduates from Bishop Makala Training Centre in Negezi, Tanzania The good news is spreading in Tanzania expediently and the pastors rely heavily upon evangelists to assist them in serving their many congregations or answering the call to go into new areas to plant churches. The pastor will identify a man in his church who is […]
Women in the Church: “As deaconesses…”
“…we watch for where there is need, and that is where we serve.” Deaconess Sandra Rhein traveled to the Bishop Makala Training Centre in Negezi to teach the deaconess training program. These ladies are eager to learn and bring their talents to the Body of Christ. This training program is also a part of the […]
Cows for Christmas….what a wonderful idea!
Mwaudi Lutheran Secondary School in Tanzania was able to purchase 9 female cows and 1 bull from the program at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Periora, IL. Seven of the cows were pregnant when they arrived and are due to calve in January. This also means the dairy herd will grow from 10 to 17 very soon. Redeemer […]
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