The Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) of the Lutheran church of Tanzania has witnessed tremendous growth. When a new congregation is formed, the members purchase and clear the land, pour the foundation, make the bricks, and construct the walls for the new building. This is a labor of love by the members many of […]
World Missions
Tanzania Mission Trip 2023
Church Planting is more than a word in the Southeast of Lake Victoria (SELVD) Lutheran Church of Tanzania, it is a priority. The SELVD area is in two large Governmental Regions, Shinyanga and Simiyu. Bishop Yohana Nzelu told me “We have a vision of reaching all wards in these two regions by 2025 and all […]
Cena Artist
In America, we often take for granted the access our children have to education, housing and food. But in Haiti, access to an education is precious. Attending a school that allows your natural artistic talents to flourish is a true gift. CENA is a large school in the Arcahaie District north of Port-au-Prince. Trinity HOPE […]
LIME GRADUATES 2023
Pictures from the graduates of the LIME in Madagascar. These are young people now prepared and educated to be future leaders in their country – including young women who would not have a chance to even live outside their homes because of religious restrictions by the Eastern religions. Thanks to God and our Mid-South District […]
LIME UPDATE
Madagascar The Lord be with you! April 28, LIME administration had a meeting with LIME Professors who came in large majority (20 out of 27). Those who could not come were teaching at the state university at the time LIME meeting was held. We made an evaluation of the academic life of LIME. We decided […]
An Eternal Investment
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the peace of your children.”Isaiah 54:13 As many of you have probably heard, Haiti is in tremendous disarray right now. In fact, not long ago the U.N. identified Haiti as the most dangerous place in the world. Until international forces once again […]
Historic Flooding & Inflation Impacting Staff & Students
Spring 2023 from Rev. Joseph Randrianasolo and the Lutheran Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (LIME) In 2014, ministry partners of the Mid-South District were introduced to Rev. Joseph Randrianasolo and the Lutheran Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (LIME) in Madagascar. Since then, friends in the Mid-South District have faithfully supported this Lutheran ministry through technology […]
Grains of Rice and Seeds of Faith
— Pastor John Gierke, St. Paul Lutheran Church & School, West Point, Nebraska How many grains of rice are in a Trinity HOPE lunch bowl? Honestly, I never saw the cooks, teachers, or feeding program directors count the exact number of grains of rice in a bowl. My answer would be – “A bowl-full!” Or […]
New Leadership Team for SELVD
On December 9th and 10th of 2022, the General Assembly met at Tumaini Bariadi Congregation and elected Reverend Dr. Yohana Ernest Nzelu to serve as Bishop of the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD) for a period of ten years. He had previously served as Assistant Bishop of the SELVD and as headmaster at Mwadui […]
The Latest from Trinity HOPE
If you are following the news from Haiti, you know that times are hard. In fact, many of the Trinity HOPE Feeding Program Directors tell us it is the worse it has ever been. Gangs are controlling many of the areas of travel and getting around the country is becoming more and more difficult for […]
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