Graduation in Togo
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Three-and-a-half hours of pure and unbridled joy and thankfulness as only our brothers and sisters in…
For God or Mammon? Mission Work in East Africa
Doing mission work in East Africa can be an uphill battle. Corruption is the default mode of operation for society at large, and corruption naturally finds its way into every institution—including the church. Jesus is…
“It’s Not Mine, It’s God’s!”
During our lives, we often meet interesting and unique people, and there are many lessons that we can learn from the lives and examples of those whom we meet. Edward is one of those people.…
Thinking Outside the Box
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Mann denkt, aber Gott lenkt, loosely translated from the German, means that we think and plan,…
Ministry to India’s Lepers
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Several years ago on a Mission Helper trip to India, I was riding with Pastor Moses,…
Odisha State, India
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Pastor Deepak Immanuel is one of the district chairmen in the Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC)…
The Meaning of “Doctrinal Unity” In Our Foreign Mission Work
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. From time to time questions arise about the many opportunities the Lord has provided in recent…
Justice, Chotororo Style
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Imagine this: you are conducting the Sunday worship service, completely unaware that a commotion is brewing…
The Most Powerful Tool
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. I was in Marangu, Tanzania, for a pastoral conference with men from the Moshi District. Our conference…
Count It All Joy
What a joy it is to be able to again celebrate the birth of our Redeemer this December! We look around at a world gone haywire and then we look at the infant King and…