Moments with Missionaries – Lucas Bitter
Rev. Lucas Bitter, home missionary at Intown Lutheran Church in Atlanta, Ga., shares an update from the South Atlantic region. Through the support of WELS Home Missions and by God’s […]
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The gospel takes root in Nicaragua
/in Latin America, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsIf you had to point out Nicaragua on a map, could you do it? For many people, this small Central American country isnāt well known. Its neighbors often get more […]
Volunteers help share the gospel in Kenya
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsI recently accompanied six volunteers and the Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) field director, Gary Evans, to Kenya. The focus of our trip was to partner with Karima Lutheran Church […]
Moments with Missionaries – Mark Zondag
/in Asia-Oceania, Home Missions, Missions, World MissionsMissionary Mark Zondag shares an update on the Asia Oceania Team’s work. Based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, he supports local congregations in reaching the lost. He continues collaborating with the […]
One Latin America Team – Winter 2025 Quarterly Update
/in Latin America, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsA snapshot of blessings during the past quarter: 1. Academia Cristo General Assembly The inaugural Academia Cristo General Assembly was held this past quarter with about 165 students attending. One […]
An ordinary table, an extraordinary purpose
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsI sent a picture of a kitchen table to Jan last fall. After a few decades in Colorado, Jan relocated last summer and reached out to me when she heard […]
Moments with Missionaries – Jake Vilhauer
/in Africa, Home Missions, Missions, World MissionsMissionary Jake Vilhauer shares an update from his first few months as a world missionary on the One Africa Team. He spent time in both France and Cameroon learning the […]
Moments with Missionaries – C.J. Fury
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. C.J. Fury gives an update from new mission start, Living Stone Lutheran Church in Conway, Ark. He shares updates just eight months following his commissioning at Taste of Missions. […]
From the classroom to Christ
/in Missions, Native American Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsChristian schools have been part of WELS Native American mission work for over a century. Over the decades our schools have strived to train and build up children in Godās […]
Becoming a One Africa Team missionary
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsComing out of Martin Luther College (MLC), I was initially planning on becoming a high school history teacher. In history teacher fashion, hereās a crash course of the last eight […]
CAMM February 2025 Newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsHYPERTENSION AT LUTHERAN MISSION RURAL HEALTH CENTER (MWEMBEZHI) The hypertension program started when the clinic saw the need. Patients were traveling to hospitals in Lusaka (the capital of Zambia) for […]
The first Bible you ever meet
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsDo you remember your first Bible? Do you know where your first Bible is? Mine is an old study Bible that some relatives gifted to me at my confirmation. Throughout […]
Little wins
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsāTime!ā I called out. I glanced at my phone. It was 8:11 a.m. on a dark and grey January morning in Parrish, Fla. I smiled because we had just shattered […]
CAMM January 2025 Newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsGreetings in the Name of Christ! As we enter the beautiful season of Christmas, we reflect on the joy and hope that it brings to our hearts and communities. We […]
Faces of Faith – Albert Szeto
/in Asia-Oceania, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsAlbert Szeto spent the first years of his life living in a wooden shack atop a seven-story building in Hong Kong. Times were tough. Albert was the third of seven […]
Moments with Missionaries – Caleb King
/in Home Missions, MissionsRev. Caleb King shares an update of the work being done at Divine Savior Church in Celina, Tex.. The church launch public worship in September 2024. Along with continuing weekly […]
Mission Marana: before the firsts
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsThe installation of a home missionary. The first Bible information class. A church name. The first event. The first volunteer opportunity. The first worship service. A land purchase. Ground breaking. […]
Early stages of fellowship work in Liberia
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsAt the end of October, Pastor Paul Hirsch (St. Paulās Congregation in Norfolk, Neb.) met me, One Africa Team missionary, Dan Kroll, at Roberts Airport near Monrovia, Liberia. We traveled […]
Moments with Missionaries – Matt Behmer
/in Home Missions, Missions, World MissionsMissionary Matt Behmer shares an update of the work being done by the One Latin America Team. The team works with a ministry called Academia Cristo that connects with people […]
TELLestrations/in Asia-Oceania, Missions, WELS Blogs, World Missions
If youāve never played Telestrations, you can think of its counterpart, Telephone. You have a sentence; you pass it on to someone, who in turn passes it on to someone […]
An invitation for life
/in Cross-cultural outreach, Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsFor over 60 years, Godās people have been gathering at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Garden Grove, Calif. WELS men and women have been supporting additional ministry from this […]
God’s kingdom grows one soul at a time
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsSometimes missions happen organically. Even though I have only been in the mission field a couple months, God is still growing his kingdom as his faithful people care for one […]
Communicate the gospel!
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsFinding the best ways to communicate well is always something WELS missionaries are thinking about. Thatās why, in mid-October, my family landed in Arusha, Tanzania. We planned to spend about […]
Merry Christmas from WELS Missions
/in Home Missions, Missions, World MissionsDear Family of Believers, Are you one of those people who waits impatiently to see that first Christmas card in your mailbox? Many of us cherish this festive season, which […]
May God equip you for your calling
/in Missions, Native American Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsOriginally appears in the Native American Missions (NAM) News from December 2024 The list is long. Very long. So, if youāre short on time, donāt ask Nathan and Julie Wagenknecht […]
CAMM December 2024 Newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsPartnerships are everywhere in our Christian faith: partnerships with our fellow believers, partnerships with our home churches, partnerships with the pastors that guide us, and most ultimately our partnership with […]
Congo-reka!
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsJust to date myself, Iām a fan of Oklahoma rock group Flaming Lips. One time they released an albumāactually four discs (dated again!)āmeant to be played simultaneouslyācalled āZaireka.ā They wanted […]
The Christian Church
/in Latin America, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsAs I closed my laptop for the night, I found myself sitting in awe of what had just happened. Students from across Latin America had gatheredāvirtuallyāfor the final session of […]
āNight of house musicā in Leipzig, Germany
/in Europe, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsOn Sat., Nov. 23, 2024, our sister congregation in Leipzig, Germany, participated in an annual citywide event sponsored by a cultural group called the Leipzig Music Trail Association. Lu Hirsch, […]
CAMM November 2024 Newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsThe Lutheran Mission Rural Health Centre (Mwembezhi) in Zambia has been providing both physical and spiritual help to both the clients and patients in its 63 years of existence. It […]
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