Makanya, Tanzania
I still remember that day. I was with three other mission helpers wrapping up our three-week visit to India. We were in our hotel room when one of the other mission helpers called us to the…
Living Hope Lutheran Church Appleton, Wisconsin
The congregation of Living Hope in the Appleton, Wisconsin, area has seen a lot of changes in the past few years. In 2014 the congregation applied for and began receiving full mission subsidy through the…
Nepal Earthquake Update
April 25, 2015 will be a day that many of our brothers and sisters in Christ who live in Nepal will never forget. It was a day that brought much pain, suffering, and loss. That…
Visiting the Congregations of the BELC (India)
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Dateline—July, 2015. Pastor Thangavel is a member of the Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC), in southeastern…
Siddhi, Nepal
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. During the last couple of weeks of January 2016, I had the privilege of traveling to…
A Loud Land
NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. A few years ago my wife Vanessa and I were in Zambia, traveling from Lusaka to Livingston.…
New Missionary Arrives in India
The BELC has a two-year pastor training program at the Martin Luther Bible School. The BELC also conducts monthly training meetings in each district. Our missionaries travel to these meetings, as the schedule allows, and…
Aid for Victims of India Flooding.
At the end of last year (November and December, 2015), southern India was affected by rainfall totals that had not been seen there in more than a decade. The result was devastating flooding in the…
Busia, Uganda
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Before boarding the bus to Busia, you had better be sure for which Busia you are bound. Busia is a…
Open Doors
Each month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with the latest news from various mission fields. The Book of Acts records the rapid expansion of the early New Testament church. The Holy Spirit worked…