Missions

New Worker in Asia

jlawrenz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:08:31 +0000

Dr. Steven L. Witte was formally added to the Asia Lutheran Seminary faculty in an installation service on November 1. Earlier this year Dr. Witte accepted a call to serve as professor and vice-president at ALS. Steven and his wife Mary arrived in Hong Kong in early October. Dr. Witte had served the past eight [...]

Harvest Festival

missions — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:03 +0000

I can honestly say that I have never seen so many people walk into any church. On the 31 of October, Sure Foundation hosted its third annual Harvest Festival. With games, candy, and toys, Sure Foundation was the hot spot on the block for the evening. There were times in the evening when the doors [...]

Roads – the Bane of my existence!

dmyers — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:33 +0000

It is very interesting to get a different perspective on life by living in a different country. Many things in Cameroon are different, but one of the biggest differences has to be the roads. During the rainy season, I can only make it to one congregation in the Western Bakossi/Bakundu area of the country. This [...]

Vocational Service

katie lehman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:12 +0000

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23, 24b What do you want to be when you grow up? We’ve all heard this question since we were young enough to dream about the [...]

World Mission Updates

missions — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:57 +0000

Asia Lutheran Seminary (ALS) – Asia Lutheran Seminary has entered its fifth year and will grant degrees for the first time on November 2. Student body size that had ebbed slightly during the last two years has stabilized this fall. The current human resources within our support and auxiliary staff are extraordinary in talent, experience, [...]

Women’s Retreat in Malawi

missions — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:59:40 +0000

I have been telling people about the Ladies Retreat Weekend from which I just returned. It was a weekend of Bible Study, prayer, singing, eating good food, playing games, swimming in a beautiful lake and sitting around talking and laughing about nothing. I was using the word “retreat” frequently in my conversation, when it suddenly [...]

Brothers & Sisters in Asia

missions — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:45:38 +0000

Cynthia told me that she had just been at the hospital with her sister, who had cancer. Now, was that her sister in her family or her sister in her congregation? In this case she was referring to a fellow church member. In Hong Kong those who share your faith are called your brothers and [...]

Persistence is Key

missions — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:35:32 +0000

The WELS Mission in Mobile first kicked off as Living Word Lutheran Church in 1971 at the request of several households which had withdrawn from some other “too liberal” Lutheran churches. Though the congregation eventually became self-supporting, we never experienced the growth we hoped for. In 2000, with the support of the Board for Home [...]

Nepal – Workshop 7

missions — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:08:41 +0000

Another workshop to train Christian leaders was held last month in Nepal. This was the seventh trip to Nepal for my husband, Paul Hartman, who coordinates Multi-Language Publications and directs theological education for the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nepal. But it was a new experience for both Prof. Allen Sorum from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary [...]

A Story of Hope

missions — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:43:11 +0000

Hope Lutheran Church is located in Toronto but more accurately Scarborough which was swallowed up by Toronto about 10 years ago. Scarborough unfortunately has also been called “Scarlem” because of the high crime rates. Someone once said to me, “Why would you guys pick that location? It’s so rough…” To which I answered, “Where better for [...]