When I told some of my friends and family that I was considering going on a mission trip to Haiti I often got a response like this….”I would never go to Haiti because the countries problems are created by a crooked government.” Many felt that the people just expected other countries to take care of […]
Thank you for your loving support
Dear faithful Trinity HOPE supporters, We want to thank you for your loving support to feed the children in Haiti and share with you some recent pictures and drawings we received from them. Please share these with your congregation. Hope you enjoy them as much as we have putting this together for you. Trinity Hope […]
Trinity HOPE April Mission Trip
A team returned this weekend from Haiti and one team member shares pictures and captions. The team member is Ashley Owen from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Effingham, IL. On Wednesday morning we visited a small inner-city school, Jubilee. The students at this school truly had jubilant hearts. Though small in number, the children praised […]
Volunteers – The True Power Behind God’s Kingdom
Where would the global Church and all the parachurch ministries be without volunteers? That’s a scary thought. More than any other entity in the world, the global Church relies on volunteers to accomplish its objectives…sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout God’s Kingdom. So to all of you volunteers, and as a leader of […]
A Typical Day with Wimily
“Be strong and courageous,” that’s what God told Wimily, a little first grader who lives in Haiti. Her favorite verse is on her heart every day as she rises in her rural home to prepare for school. Her one blue uniform is sitting out as she and her sister dress for school before beginning their […]
More Than a Bowl of Rice and Beans
God has called Trinity HOPE to be His instrument to reach thousands of hungry children in Haiti and give them HOPE. By providing a nutritious meal during the school day, we not only fill their stomachs with life sustaining food, we also enable them to be fed spiritually in Christian schools. A common phrase in […]
Mission Team Prepares for Trip to Tanzania in May 2018
Twenty-four representatives from the Mid-South District are preparing for a mission trip to Tanzania in May. The first group of 10 (team 1) will be leaving Memphis on May 19th and the 2nd group of 14 will be departing on May 31. Each group will fly into Kilimanjaro Airport and then board a smaller plane to […]
St. Augustine’s Lutheran School-Sudan
St. Augustine’s Lutheran School in South Sudan. Pastor Russell Shewmaker (Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Jonesboro, AR) has been teaching there on a short term mission trip.
61 baptized Christmas day
Hello, Merry Christmas and happy prosperous New Year. The South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church (SSELC) has a good news to share with you brothers. On the 25th of December, that was on the Christmas day, 61 people including adults and children were baptised in one of our congregations in Nyumanzi refugee camp in Uganda. We thank […]
Lutheran Schools – In Every Corner of the World
With this issue of the Encourager focusing on Lutheran Schools as we celebrate Lutheran School Week January 22-28th, it seems appropriate to highlight a specific Lutheran School in Haiti. These pictures are of Mourne Brouille in Les Cayes, Haiti. This single building holds five classrooms and over 175 students. Their classrooms are divided by plastic […]
