On this Rock I will build my Church (juu ya mwamba huu nitalijenga kanisa langu) Two months after the Mid-South District mission team left the little village of Mwakidiga in May 2017 the members of that new congregation joined together to clear land, dig a foundation, make bricks and build the church you see at […]
Missions
Pastor Mark & Sandi Eisold update from Naples, Florida
September 10, 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, As you know, we are currently serving the Lord in Naples, FL. Mark is planting a church called the “Golden Gate Pelican”- reaching out to non-English speakers. The church is serving a community of 70 people after just 9 months- most of whom are Spanish speakers. Once we […]
Deaconess House (Nyumba ya Wadiakonia)
Deaconess House (Nyumba ya Wadiakonia) is a mission started by the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese of the Lutheran Church of Tanzania. This home provides shelter, security and a vocational training program for young women with albinism. This is known in the Diocese as Right to Live with Albinism. This specific ministry teaches the young […]
Living Intentionally
In this world of “me, me, me” it is unpopular to acknowledge that God owns everything and He has asked us to be His administrators acting on His behalf. God desires us to be good stewards of all our resources, abilities and opportunities He has entrusted to us. This is hard to do but […]
First Graduates from LIME
Introducing the first graduating class from the LIME of the Malagasy Lutheran Church. The Mid-South District has been honored to be a support for their efforts to bring college level courses to the Lutheran students in Madagascar – another international mission effort of the Mid-South District. These are the first graduates from the college […]
1263 souls were baptized
Mission trip to Tanzania 2017 This year the mission team was sent to the Maswa District of the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). The Maswa district located north of Shinyanga, has a population of 344,125 people, and is served by five pastors who serve five congregations and 13 sub-congregations. This year the mission team was […]
Lift High the Banner of Christ
Jean Philippe Paul has been our Feeding Program Director in Artibonite, Haiti since 1999. In addition to working with Trinity/HOPE he studied at the local Lutheran Seminary and completed his studies for ordination. He started a church in the Gros Morne, Haiti area which is very remote with many voodoo worshipers. It takes him a […]
Free VBS Mission Program
“ Kids Feeding Kids” by Trinity/HOPE This Mission Program can be used with any VBS curriculum as the mission project and will enable your children: To share the love of Jesus with children in Haiti Make a difference in others’ lives Mission Package includes Overview video – Click to watch the video or visit our […]
The Second Graduation- Tanzania
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania South East of Lake Victoria Diocese celebrated the second graduation of students from Bishop Makala Training Center on March 12th in collaboration with Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne on March 12th. Seventeen pastors were ordained in the ceremony held in Ebenezer Lutheran Church Cathedral in Shinyanga. This includes three pastors […]
Lutheran Church in Madagascar – part 2
Interior Painting of LIME, Madagascar Continued from March Encourager 2017 An update from Joseph, Lutherans in Madagascar, and how the District continue to make an IMPACT. The Lord be with you! I have sent you 9 sets of pictures concerning the interior painting of LIME. This was done because of you and of your team. […]
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