LCMS missionary to Sri Lanka Rev. Steven Mahlburg reports on the terrorist attacks that occurred in the country on Easter Sunday.
International Mission
From the mission field – Healing in Rwanda
In March, Ambassadors of Reconciliation, an LCMS Recognized Service Organization, provided reconciliation training for Rwandan pastors and laypeople affected by the 1994 genocide.
LCMS launches new missionary website
The website provides a reservoir of resources reflecting the work of the Synod in four international regions.
From the mission field – Art in the Dominican Republic, famine relief in Malawi
News about LCMS missionary work around the world.
‘Joy to the World’ theme of 2019 National Offering
National Offering gifts will benefit both national and international work.
Know before you go — to Haiti or anywhere
Following a fresh round of violent demonstrations in Haiti, the U.S. State Department has upgraded the Travel Advisory for the country to a Level 4 — Do Not Travel.
Synod seeks Asia Region associate regional business manager
Are numbers your thing? Do you want to serve the Lord internationally? Then the LCMS Office of International Mission has a position for you.
From the mission field – The SANAK
The Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI) and the LCMS are helping bring God’s Word to nomadic people in Jambi.
From the mission field – Mexico and India
This month’s column includes news from Mexico and India.
‘Know Before You Go’ — safety tips for international missionaries
The LCMS Office of International Mission provides a “Know Before You Go” document with helpful travel safety principles from various sources.
From the Mission Field – Togo Mercy Medical Team
The Rev. Gary Schulte, area director for LCMS West Africa, shares a story from the Togo Mercy Medical Team clinic in September.
Global Mission Fund gifts can be doubled in November
This matching opportunity means that as much as $352,937 — received in just one month — could go toward bringing people all over the world into contact with the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
‘Reporter’ Supplement: You get to tell them — share the Gospel at home and worldwide
In a supplement to the November 2018 Reporter, the LCMS Offices of International and National Mission highlight opportunities to share the Gospel in your backyard, across the country and around the world.
From the mission field – Kenya and Papua New Guinea
Project 24 opens a new boarding facility in Kenya; missionaries in Papua New Guinea publish a paper against sorcery-accusation-related violence.
From the mission field – Lithuania rehab center
On Aug. 18, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania (CELCL) dedicated a new chapel and residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Garliava, Lithuania.
Photo essay: ‘Future and Hope’ at the 2018 Corpus Christi conference
The 2018 Corpus Christi youth conference was held July 23–27 in Prague, Czech Republic, under the theme “Future and Hope.”