LWML Mission Grant funds Water and The Word Project for Rural Schools in Kenya
LWML grant supports Water and the Word Project to provide clean water to ELCK sponsored schools and orphanages.
August 17, 2021
Project 24 Success Story – Vincent Omondhi Obilo
Former Project 24 student is pursuing a Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
June 24, 2021
Dominican Republic provides “Hub” for annual deaconess conference
Eager to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Concordia Deaconess Conference (CDC) – which should have taken place in 2020 – CDC members and guests “met” together through an ingenious combination of individual participation and group “hubs.” Initiated due to varying Covid 19 pandemic restrictions, the Zoom (internet based) conference was attended by 160 people.
June 17, 2021
Project 24 Success Story – Evans Pkasin Kerisilima
Former Project 24 student is pursuing training in Masonry.
May 20, 2021
Celebrating 10 Years of God’s Mercy
Our heavenly Father is faithful and has certainly protected and provided for His six children that He has placed in our care. January 3, 2021, marked the 10th anniversary of our kids moving out of the government orphanage and into the loving home prepared for them. The Lord has heard your prayers on their behalf. He has provided through all of you over the past ten years so that they might know the love of Christ Jesus.
February 16, 2021
2021 Deaconess Program Kicks Off
Concordia the Reformer Seminary launched her Deaconess Program for 2021 on January 14th, with an eight-week intensive course entitled The Catechism – Disciples for Life: Instruction in the Christian life from Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Over 100 women from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela, signed up for the online offering, with Deaconess Caitlin Ramirez and Rev. Sergio Fritzler serving as the professors.
February 5, 2021
Fresh Beginnings in Belize
When one thinks of the Lutheran Church of Belize, they can’t help but think of the many ways God’s hand has blessed the ministry there. The country is bursting with opportunity!
December 18, 2020
Rapid Response to Hurricanes Eta and Iota
The countries of Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama have been hardest hit by back-to-back hurricanes. Eta made landfall as a category 4 hurricane in Nicaragua on November 3rd, then lingered for two days over Central America before intensifying and moving on to Cuba, where flooding was already a growing problem.
December 15, 2020
Dedication of Worship Facility in Peru
For months our Lutheran mission congregation in Los Olivos, Peru was unable to meet for in-person worship, due to the lockdowns. On November 15th, they were finally able to gather together for the long-awaited dedication of this beautiful new worship facility and to celebrate the Sacrament of the Altar.
December 3, 2020
Honduras Mission Update
This time of pandemic has been a new experience for many people worldwide. The social situation and the negative effect that this has caused is a common theme among people. Work restrictions, unemployment, the rising price of food products, the suspension of urban and interurban transport, medicines, and the improvised virtual educational system – these are some of the frequent topics of conversation.
November 12, 2020
