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Dedication of the New Library at the LTS in South Africa

Post published:February 17, 2020
Post category:Africa Theological Education

The new seminary library was dedicated at the LTS on September 7, 2019.

LTS Students Graduate – South Africa

Post published:February 17, 2020
Post category:Africa Theological Education

Six senior students graduate with a certificate in theological studies.

Children’s Activities at Spain Assembly

Post published:February 4, 2020
Post category:Eurasia Planting Churches Theological Education

This past October, The Spanish Lutheran Church held their annual Assembly. The Assembly is an opportunity for all the members of the Spanish Lutheran Church to come together. One of the many blessings, is the ever-growing number of children. Shelee Warner and I were tasked with providing study and activities for the children. Thirteen children attended the Assembly and were divided by age.

Mission Education Team Visits the Dominican Republic

Post published:January 29, 2020
Post category:Latin America & Caribbean Lutheran Education Theological Education

In January 2020, Concordia Seminary St. Louis sent two deaconess students on a mission education trip to the Dominican Republic to learn about various aspects of the ministry occurring there and throughout Latin America. Participants Janie Schlie and Christina Shaffer, both first year students, had the opportunity to experience what life is like in the Dominican Republic while serving alongside and learning from missionaries, deaconesses and local believers.

Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief

Post published:January 28, 2020
Post category:Latin America & Caribbean Mercy Work Planting Churches

The ground started shaking even before Christmas. But when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Indios, Puerto Rico, 19 miles from an LCMS church plant in nearby Ponce, on Epiphany, the local team kicked into relief mode before an initial assessment team of LCMS Disaster Response personnel and regional leaders even touched down in San Juan. Having been trained in theory and in practice after Hurricane María left the island reeling in September 2017, prioritizing needs and drawing on the right resources are second nature.