Confirmation of Bella! You are invited! Celebrate God’s faithfulness with us! This weekend our daughter, Isabella Grace Cima (14), will be confirmed through the International Lutheran Church in Seoul, South Korea. We are thankful to God for leading Bella to this point in her life of Christian discipleship, and for using the immense gifts of Rev. Carl Hanson to be…
Wood_Southeast-Asia_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Meet the Woods Matthew, Kali, Laurel, Eleanor, Caroline, and Kermit serve in Medan, Indonesia with LCMS International Mission. Matthew supports The Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI), by mentoring pastors, providing continuing education, and overseeing translation projects. Preparation for a Big November The GKLI received welcome news that LCMS Church Relations…
Nelson_Indonesia_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Belated September News Thanks for your patience – updates are coming to our blog and you’re just now receiving September news. Not that we haven’t had lots to share! We’ll be getting October news out to you in a couple weeks. Please keep the prayers coming – lots of changes…
Jastram_Japan_Aug-Sept-Oct2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Serving the Lord in Japan News from the Jastrams (Aug-Sept-Oct) Dear Friend, Thank you so much for your prayers and support for LCMS mission work in Japan. You can read our latest news in the Newsletter attached. Thank you for your interest in our work. We couldn’t do it without…
Bartelt_Taiwan_September-October-2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Please download my latest newsletter update. Rebecca (Becky)
Borgwardt_Taiwan_Sept2023-2.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Greetings in Christ, I am attaching my September newsletter for your review. The Holy Spirit continues to call people to faith across Asia as we spread the Gospel, plant Lutheran Churches, and show Mercy in the region. Please keep me and all our missionaries and their families in…
M-PAUL_TAIWAN-Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear friends and family: Thank you for your interest and support! Attached is our September 2023 newsletter. in Christ, Pastor Michael and Jen-Yi “Irene” Paul Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Theological Educator to Taiwan LCMS Office of International Mission www.lcms.org/paul
Is God calling you? We need your help! Greetings from your missionaries in Cambodia! It is our great blessing to have so many people pray for and partner with us as we serve in Southeast Asia. We take that partnership seriously, and have endeavored to keep our partners informed of what God is doing in this part of the world….
Dear Friend in Christ, Warm greetings to you again from Hong Kong!!! Because of the COVID-19 restrictions here, I have been sharing the Word of God on Zoom with a great class of students in their 30s and 40s for over a year. I have also kept in contact with them individually by phone. Since they reside in Macau, I had…
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Borgwardt_Taiwan_Aug2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Hello, I am attaching my August newsletter for your review. The Holy Spirit continues to call people to faith across Asia as we spread the Gospel, plant Lutheran Churches, and show Mercy in the region. Please keep me and all our missionaries and their families in your prayers. Thank you….
Nelson_Indonesia_July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. It’s a Hot July! Then again odds are you’re having a hot July as well! And while we can share perspiration it’s better that we share a partnership in sharing the Gospel around the world! Read our July newsletter for updates from the past month. And check our blog…
Dear friends of ILC, Below is the link for today’s Divine Service. The service will be live streamed and available for viewing later as well. God bless our worship! Worship Service Live Stream – July 30 at 10:00 AM ILC Website Homepage ILC Facebook International Lutheran Church 148 Hannam-daero Yongsan-gu Seoul, Korea 04417 +82.2.794.6274 seoulilc.volunteer@gmail.com
Hanson_South-Korea_July2023-4.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. View this email in your browser www.ilcseoul.org +++ July 30, 2023 +++ Issue 864 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to…
Dear friends of ILC, Below is the link for today’s Divine Service. The service will be live streamed and available for viewing later as well. God bless our worship! Worship Service Live Stream – July 23 at 10:00 AM ILC Website Homepage ILC Facebook International Lutheran Church 148 Hannam-daero Yongsan-gu Seoul, Korea 04417 +82.2.794.6274 seoulilc.volunteer@gmail.com Our mailing address is: International Lutheran…
Hanson_South-Korea_July2023-2.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. www.ilcseoul.org +++ July 23, 2023 +++ Issue 863 Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Romans 8:26a ESV At times we can get a little weary of life’s trials and tribulations, and the “road” can feel long and arduous. We hear today though that we are not alone. Help…
Jastram_Japan_June-July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friend, Thank you so much for your prayers and support for LCMS mission work in Japan. You can read our latest news on the attached “Jastram Newsletter”. Thank you for your interest in our work. We couldn’t do it without you. God’s grace and peace, Dan and Joan Copyright…
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Cima_Cambodia_June2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Visiting partners in the US. Our June newsletter is attached! What a glorious whirlwind we have had while in the United States! We have enjoyed seeing old friends and making new ones, all in celebration of what God is doing in Southeast Asia. Click through to read about our time…
June/July 2023 …NEWS FROM BECKY BARTELT …Serving the Lord in Taiwan/Asia A New Neighbor! I have a new neighbor and friend. Mindy…
Warm Easter greetings to you all from Taiwan where we just concluded our Easter Vigil service at the LCMS Asia Regional Headquarters in Chiayi. I wanted to share the below picture of our chapel here at our headquarters as a reminder of what Holy Week is all about: Jesus Christ crucified for our sins and raised for our justification! Have…
M-Paul_Taiwan_Mar2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Thank you for your interest and support! Attached is our March 2023 newsletter. in Christ, Pastor Michael and Jen-Yi “Irene” Paul Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Theological Educator to Taiwan LCMS Office of International Mission www.lcms.org/paul
Cima_Cambodia_Mar2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Holistic ministry in Ratanakiri Aimee traveled to one of the remotest parts of Cambodia this month to work on holistic ministry with a partner organization. Click through to read more! READ THE MARCH NEWSLETTER ATTACHED: Family photoblog: click here! Did you know you can access all 15+ years’ worth of our…
A Christmas message from the Cima Family in Cambodia . MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM PHNOM PENH! In Isaiah 9:7, after God makes some amazing promises, it says that “the zeal of the Lord” accomplish all of it. I love how the Bible describes God as zealous. But it makes me wonder, what am I zealous for? Christmas is a good time…
Merry Christmas from Taiwan The Ferry Family gathered to celebrate our Lord’s Nativity today with our brothers and sisters here in our island nation home. The day was a bit more like Christmas since most people had off this year since the day fell on a Sunday. But it was still a high of 70 degrees F. here so there…
Cima_Cambodia_Dec2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. A full Christmas! Our December newsletter is available here! We pray you all enjoyed Christmas, filled with the joy and hope that only the Christ child can bring. We had a wonderful Christmas in Cambodia, with plentiful opportunities to serve and share. Click through to read more! Family photoblog: click here!…
Nelson_Asia_Dec2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Happy New Year! We pray your December and Christmas celebrations were a wonderful opportunity to reflect on God the Father’s great gifts to us every day and most importantly in sending his Son, Jesus. Now we wait together for the fulfillment of God’s final promise to us – the return…
Nelson_Asia_Nov2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Thanksgiving While we may not have turkey, we have much to give thanks for and we were able to do so on multiple occasions with very different groups of people. Take a peek at a recap of significant events in November, and don’t forget to check our blog for more…
December 2022 Newsletter NEWS FROM BECKY BARTELT …..Serving the Lord in Taiwan/Asia Advent Reflections: This will be an interesting Advent for me. It will be the…
Michael-Paul_Taiwan_Nov2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear friends and family: Thank you for your interest and ongoing support! Attached is our November 2022 newsletter. Pastor Michael and Jen-Yi “Irene” Paul Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Theological Educator to Taiwan LCMS Office of International Mission www.lcms.org/paul
What is Aimee doing in Africa!!?? Our November newsletter is available here This month, Aimee traveled halfway around the world to Sierra Leone, Africa. Click through to hear how she had the great opportunity to be a blessing to rural women there! READ THE NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER: click here! Family photoblog: click here! Did you know you can access all 15+ years’ worth…
Ferry_Asia_Nov2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Happy Thanksgiving from the Ferrys! No one over here in Asia celebrates Thanksgiving, but it’s still a great chance for us to say “Thank You” to all of you for your partnership. Please check out our latest newsletter for some updates of recent life in Taiwan and All Over Asia….
Schaff_Taiwan_Nov2022.docx Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends in Christ, We thank and praise God for all of you and your continued prayers this Thanksgiving season! We pray that you and your family had a blessed Thanksgiving. We look forward to the return of our Savior Jesus as we begin this Advent season. Here is…
Nelson_Asia_Oct2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. It’s Autumn in Indonesia! Which means it rains a lot (more) and everyone around us is sick. But we’ve been healthy through most of October, thank God, and have had the opportunity to meet more people and create more connections at home in Indonesia as well as overseas. Read our…
November Newsletter NEWS FROM BECKY BARTELT ….Serving the Lord in Taiwan/Asia Trust… Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your…
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Michael-Paul_Taiwan_Oct2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear friends and family: Thank you for your interest and support! Attached is our October 2022 newsletter. in Christ, Pastor Michael and Jen-Yi “Irene” Paul Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Theological Educator to Taiwan LCMS Office of International Mission www.lcms.org/paul
Jastram_Japan_Oct-Nov2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. “Alleluia. Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us look to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. Alleluia.” (Liturgical Verse for All Saints’ Day, Hebrews 12:1a, 2a) Hidden Fruit Discovered Suddenly I found it! I had been searching on the internet at great length…
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Thews_Taiwan_Sept-Oct2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. News from Missionary Mindy Thews Serving the Lord in Taiwan 2022 September – October Newsletter Thank you for your support, prayers, and encouragement! Mindy Thews – Concordia Middle School Chiayi City, Taiwan But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that…
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Nelson_Asia_Sept2022_2.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. September Newsletter September saw our first travels elsewhere in Indonesia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Visit our blog at http://partners-apart.org. Copyright (C) 2022 Partners-Apart. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Partners-Apart 1250 E Mineral Rd Gilbert, AZ 85234-4805
Michael-Paul_Taiwan_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear friends and family: Thank you for your interest and support! Attached is our September 2022 newsletter. in Christ, Pastor Michael and Jen-Yi “Irene” Paul Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Theological Educator to Taiwan LCMS Office of International Mission www.lcms.org/paul
Jastram_Japan_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. “Alleluia. If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. Alleluia.” (Liturgical Verse for Pentecost 16, Luke 16:31) From Home and Abroad “How can you speak English?” The preschooler had a puzzled look on his face. During a…
September 2022 Newsletter NEWS FROM BECKY BARTELT Serving the Lord in Taiwan Where Are You…
Cima_Cambodia_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. On saying and doing the same things over and over… Sometimes it seems like we as missionaries do and say the same things over and over again. But is that a bad thing? Click below to find out that along with other news from the past month. …
Dear Prayer Partners, Thanks for your prayers! I have accepted our Mission’s new call for us to move to our Asia mission headquarters in Chiayi to help start our own new seminary. While this seems way out of reach now, we accept this calling in faith, faith that looks forward to what GOD WILL DO! Ever grateful for 22 great…
Schaff_Taiwan_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends in Christ, Sorry, this has been a long time coming! It was the first time in three years that Andrew was able to leave Taiwan and return to the States for summer. It was a great blessing to have that time together with friends and family! Attached…
Thews_Taiwan_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. News from Missionary Mindy Thews Serving the Lord in Taiwan 2022 June – Aug Newsletter Thank you for your support, prayers, and encouragement! Mindy Thews – Concordia Middle School Chiayi City, Taiwan Let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Psalm…
