The Rev. Dr. Daniel Jastram is the only missionary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod currently serving in Japan.
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Missionaries end, begin service
Missionaries who have concluded their service were recognized on July 19, and missionaries who recently completed orientation were recognized on Aug. 2.
From the mission field: Teaching English in the Czech Republic
LCMS missionary Chelsea Irwin recently began teaching English to preschool students in the Czech Republic.
BIM fills vacancies, issues calls
The LCMS Board for International Mission met in St. Louis Sept. 22–23.
From the mission field: Bibles for Cambodia
A grant from the LCMS was used to fund a shipment of Jarai-language Bibles to Phnom Penh.
Wife of Synod’s longest-serving alliance missionary laid to rest in Jamaica
Abasifreke Ite, wife of the Rev. Obot Ite, died on Nov. 20, 2021, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Juan de Frías, Lutheran martyr of Venezuela
This article is the second in a series observing Hispanic Heritage Month.
New missionaries complete first week of orientation
The session was geared toward preparing the missionaries for the first part of their work: visiting congregations and building a network of support.
Alliance missionaries called to serve
In partnership with the LCMS, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil recently called eight pastors to serve as alliance missionaries in the Africa and the Latin America and Caribbean regions.
LWML adopts $2.1 million mission goal, elects new president
The new president, Debbie Larson, previously served as LWML North Dakota president.
‘Christ is going with me’: New missionaries prepared, sent
The new missionaries, who will all serve in either Eurasia or Latin America and the Caribbean, attended a weeklong orientation at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis.
LWML headed to Mobile for summer convention
The 38th Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League will take place June 20–23 under the theme, “In Praise to the LORD!”
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 – The SANAK
The Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI) and the LCMS are helping bring God’s Word to nomadic people in Jambi.
January’s ‘Witness’: Magazine on a ‘Mission’
The Epiphany issue, “Light for All Nations,” examines a range of topics relating to missions and evangelism.