9-24-20 update: Generous Response to Assist the Lutheran Institute in Madagascar. Thank you to all who responded to the recent appeal on behalf of the Lutheran Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (LIME) in Madagascar. As noted in the appeal, LIME has been hit especially hard by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Institute’s […]
Keeping HOPE Alive During Extraordinary Times
Life in Haiti is hard with many unable to find food daily for their families. Then a pandemic hits this already vulnerable country, making it even worse and those who were hungry are now on the verge of starvation. Since March 19 when the first case of COVID-19 hit Haiti, large gatherings were closed which […]
2020 LIME Graduates
“January 2020 was graduation day and took place at the church close to the Lutheran Graduate School of Theology at Ivory Avaratra where the Rev. Dr. Rakotonirina David studied to get his Master in Theology. I have been the President of that graduate school for 17 years before being appointed to preside LIME. The Rev. […]
Thanks be to God!
We are excited to share with you pictures of the children and their families receiving uncooked food at school during these challenging times. Even though the schools have been closed in Haiti, we have had the opportunity to continue feeding the children and their families using their schools as distribution centers. This has been an […]
LIME Students’ Studies Trip
Soatanàna (Madagascar) Editors Note: This is an email from Joseph Randrianasolo to President Paavola, sharing the latest about the students of LIME. These photos stand as testimonies of your mission through education in Madagascar. Some of the students are not Christians. They are either Muslim or just ancestors worshippers. Through this studies trip (under the […]
Kids Feeding Kids
It always warms my heart to see children follow Jesus when they see a need and give everything they have to care for other children less fortunate. God has commanded us to “train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6. […]
God Continues to Work in Tanzania
On December 8, 2019, Agape Lutheran Church of Kahama in Tanzania ordained eight men into the Office of the Holy Ministry and installed five women as deaconesses. This congregation of 700 is a part of the South East of Lake Victoria diocese of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SELVD-ELCT). The five hour service also […]
Chili Bowl 2019
In November, 2019, Christ the King Lutheran Church held its Sixth Annual Chili Bowl for a Goal and Silent Auction in support of its adopted school of Mandou in Haiti and the feeding program of Trinity HOPE. With the funds raised, the children of this school are fed a nutritious daily meal of beans and […]
Mission Trip Dates Announced for 2020
Trinity HOPE is happy to announce that we’re planning a mission trip to Haiti May 23-30th. The mission team is looking forward to visiting several schools, homes, participating in a worship service, and so much more. One of our former mission team members shared her experience: “The laughter and giggles from the children we got […]
Sharing the Message of Salvation
“Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’” Luke 23:43 Consider how fortunate we are to be called His children living with His promise that we will be with Him in paradise one day. If you have ever been on the ocean in a boat during a storm […]
