Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser No need to cram for the final exam There shouldn’t be a need to cram but our students do anyway because it is most of their grade. We should not have to cram for the final exam of life because there…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter Going out Students have finished classes and are going back to their churches for a few months, many as interns. We also are going to the U.S. for three months to visit supporters. Look and see where we will be. Click below to open…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser Prepared to share God’s word Papyrus is soaked in water and pressed to prepare it to be a medium for sharing God’s word. Our baptism and pressures we experience prepare us to be living letters from God. Click below to open…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser A Living Offering For church offerings here, some people bring produce and some of it may be alive and flapping. Jesus gave the most valuable living sacrifice for us. Click below to open the video message Living Offering minute message You…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser Easter Confirmation Jesus’ resurrection is confirmation that Jesus’ promises are true and we are truly saved. So, it is also a good time for Peter to confirm that he has this faith. Click below to open the video message Easter Confirmation…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser Palm Sunday Procession People on Palm Sunday used what they had to honor Jesus. All we have also comes from Jesus and can be used to honor him.. Click below to open the video message Palm Sunday minute message You can…
Becker_Kenya_Apr2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter Retreat and Return We learned about being reconcilers at our Africa Team Training retreat. Now are back and working hard toward the end of the semester. Click below to open the April Newsletter. April…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Many Helpers Spreading God’s Word takes many helpers. One of them is Lutheran Heritage Foundation, an LCMS auxiliary represented here by Tuomo Simojoki. Click below to open the video message Many helpers minute message You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message An enjoyable visit We have always said we are ready for guests. Our son and his wife came and enjoyed being with the students. Who is next? Click below to open the video message Family guests minute message You can financially support us with a monthly…
Becker_Kenya_Mar2022_2.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Coming and going People have been busy coming to Matongo. We also are busy with some going, taking others with us. You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge or a start-up gift. using…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Sharing the Message There are many who help us with our ministry, including Erik Lunsford, LCMS photographer, who was on our campus. Click below to open the video message Sharing the Message You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge or a start-up…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message View this email in your browser Help for disasters Rev. Dr. Ross Johnson from LCMS Disaster Response was on campus to lead a class for Deaconess students on how to help with suffering and disaster. Click below to open the video message Help with Disaster Misison Message…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Missions Unpacked Presentation We are sharing a presentation we did a week ago as part of the LCMS Missions Unpacked program. About the first 19 minutes are us talking about pictures from here and then we answer questions. All are welcome to share it with those…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Take a walk As we walk around our neighborhood, we encounter things that are like a Christian’s daily walk with Christ. Come along with us. Our Walk Minute Mission Message (Video) You can (continue to) financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Taking care of health Going to the team retreat helps us stay emotionally and spiritually well. We are also doing what we can to help students stay well. Download our November 2021 Newsletter! You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge, or…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Reformation Day Reformation Day is about the eternal gospel which we have to proclaim to every nation and language. That is what we are doing here in eastern Africa. Click below to open the video message Reformation Minute Mission Message More Minute Mission Messages: Choir Rehearsal Beazilians Student Leaders Open Door…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Secondary School Chapel One of our students leads chapel at an area secondary school. This week, he invited me to come along and give the message. The first button is the video format we have been using. The next is mp4 format. We would be interested…
becker_kenya_Feb2021.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Filling Clases Classes are filling as students continue to arrive, so now Vance and Linda are both filling needs as teachers. You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge or…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Meet Some Students Meet Vance’s students this semester. God has a purpose for each individual including you. Click below to open the video message Meet students minute message video You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly…
becker_kenya_jan2021.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter Looking ahead and looking back. We are looking forward to the new semester starting with new students. In this newsletter is also a look back at the last year full of many changes….
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Search and Rescue Sometimes we need someone to come looking for us and help us in a time of great need. Sometimes God uses us to do this for others. Watch and see how this happened here. Click below to open the video message Search…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message The Word Remains Classes have resumed at Matongo Lutheran Theological College despite various challenges. On Reformation Day we celebrate the power of God’s word to overcome the Devil. Click below to open the video message The Word Remains minute message video You…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Students are returning. Vance has started teaching and students are returning as they are able. Meanwhile, Vance is also preaching at area churches . You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge or a start-up gift. using several methods. Give…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Under Construction The church at Nyagowa is under construction but that does not mean it is not yet usable. Watch part of a recent service of worship there. Click below to open the video message Under construction minute message video …
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message A Pastor Is Needed Pastor Becker attended the funeral of a local Lutheran woman, pictured below. Hear what Pastor Bernard Minuki says is the most important thing in a funeral. Click below to open the video message Pastor needed minute message video You…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Join the Choris You have to see this! A choir making a music video got Linda to join in. Watch to see who else got in line. You too can be part of the chorus declaring God’s praise. Click below to open the video…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Classes are Starting! Classes are starting soon at Matongo. Students are eager to return. But we have not just been sitting around. In fact, Linda has been dancing. Click below to open the “October Newsletter.” You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift,…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Welcome to our house Welcome to our house at Matongo. We are getting ready for guests. God wants his house, which is us in the church, to be fixed up and ready for guests also. Click below to open the video message Our House minute message video…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message We are placed where we are Our like these cows, we are placed by our master where we are for good purposes. See what the cow’s job is here. Click below to open the video message Our Place minute message video …
mo Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Principal Purpose Meet the principal of Matongo Lutheran Theological College and hear what he has to say about the important mission of our school. Click below to open the video message Principal Purpose minute message video Our Place minute message video Salt and Light minute message…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. You can financially support us with a monthly recurring gift, a yearly pledge or a start-up gift. using several methods. Give online at lcms.org/givenow/becker Call 1-888-930-4438 Write a check to LCMS with Becker-Kenya Support in the memo line & mail it to: LCMS / P.O. Box 66861 , St. Louis, MO 63166-6861 Write a check to Mission…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Home at Matongo We are very happy to have arrived at our new home at Matongo, Kenya. We are getting settled in with help from friends, learning the neighborhood, getting acquainted with the College and local church and starting to work. August Jambo …
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message We’ve Arrived! We have arrived in Kenya at Neema Lutheran Theological College, Matongo and are settling in. Meet one of our new friends who is a lot like your friend. Click below to open the video message We’ve arrived minute message video Moving On…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message We are moving on to Kenya We are are happy that the time has come that we are now able to move from this little house to our long term home in Kenya. You will see that we are so excited we almost lost our heads….
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Moving On! After a lot of changes in situations and plans, we are excited to be moving to Matongo, Kenya. We leave Sat., Aug. 8, driving through western Tanzania on the way, and plan to arrive on Mon., Aug. 10. In this issue, you will also read…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Watch what we are watching out for The devil is prowling like a lion. Here is what that looks like. Yes, we took these pictures ourselves. We are not lion to ya. Click below to open the video message Prowling Lion minute message video …
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Here is what walking together looks like “Synod” is a word that means walking closely together because of being unified. Here is a picture of what that looks like, but be warned, some may consider it creepy. Click below to open the video message Walking…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message While we watch monkeys, who is watching us? Monkeys are fun to watch, even when they are naughty. God is always watching over us, even when we are naughty. Thank you for watching out for us as well. Click below to open the video message …
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. A Step Closer We are still preparing in Tanzania but there are ever changing new developments, including getting a step closer to going to Matongo. The details are on the newsletter. June Jambo May Jambo April Jambo April Jambo March Jambo …
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message When it is dry water is still needed for life. Here is another minute mission message we think you will enjoy. See what needs to be done now that it is dry season here and listen to how we all get what we need for life….
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message God makes himself understood Here is another minute mission message we think you will enjoy. Don’t just take our word for it. Are we really learning Swahili? The answer may not be enthusiastic but at least it is affirmative. Click below to open the video…
Thank God for partners in the Gospel. Scroll down for a minute mission message Making the Connection Here is another minute mission message we think you will enjoy. Listen to how we can be connected with each other as we all connect with God Click below to open the video message Making the Connection minute video Powerful…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter The Latest Learning Beside continuing Swahili study, we are learning other things as well by taking online classes. Vance is happy that he has just recently learned what classes he will be teaching and he is getting excited about them. The details are…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Here’s a special message for you. A special word for of encouragement This is not our regular newsletter. Instead you get to hear our voices themselves. First is a one minute video we recorded for you by the river rapids near where we live right now. Next is a…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Lessons finish but learning continues We have finished our scheduled Swahili lessons, meeting with our teacher online, but we continue studying Swahili and other things on our own as we wait for things to open up enough to move to where we will teach in Kenya. Many things…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter Still on the Job A lot has changed in the last few weeks, often very quickly. What has not changed is that we are still in Tanzania at Camp Masumbo learning Swahili, and expect to stay here for a while. Some have gone,…
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Keeping Calm and Carrying On This newsletter is late because it requires seven factors to be "green" all at the same time, which is rare here, but we are just fine ("safi sana" as they say here). The attached newsletter is about our routing of learning Swahili, including…
Rev. Vance Becker Theological Educator, Neema Lutheran College, Matongo, Kenya LCMS International Mission The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod +255 747 942 663 vance.becker@LCMS.org http://www.LCMS.org/ 2020MarJambo.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file.
We are thankful for you as a partner in the Gospel. Scroll down for our newsletter Many New Things in the New Year We have made the move to Africa. After wrapping up visits and packing, We flew to Nairobi in mid January for a few days of orientation. Then, on to Iringa, Tanzania, where we will be learning…
Get Outlook for iOS From: Becker, Vance Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2020 12:05:11 PM To: silochurch@immanuelsilo.org <silochurch@immanuelsilo.org> Subject: Thank you Dear members of Immanuel, thank you so much for your support. 2020FebJambo.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file.
