Cundiff_Latvia_July2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Home Service complete – now what? Dear friends in Christ, I am pleased to write to say that we have safely arrived back in Riga and are getting ready for the fall classes to start in a few weeks. Work has already started moving quickly for us as well. You…
Helge_Czech-Republic_June2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Our dear supporters, prayer warriors and friends, Děkujeme mockrát, thank you very much! Thank you for your continued support and prayers! Our series of newsletters continues with updates from the first third of 2024. In this issue, we explore “English Days,” a month long program in the K4 Community Center /…
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CUNDIFF_Latvia_May2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Home Service is imminent! Dear friends in Christ, This month begins our time of home service. It is a time designed by Synod for missionaries to come off the field and reconnect with family, friends, and supporters. All missionaries are required to do this every two to three…
Helge_Czech-Republic_May2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Our dear supporters, prayer warriors and friends, Děkujeme mockrát, thank you very much! Thank you for your continued support and prayers! Christ is risen! Alleluia! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! God bless this final week of the Easter season. Light your Christ candles, cook up a feast, and celebrate. Jesus Christ…
Irwin_Czech-Republic_Mar2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Czech-in Stay up to date with LCMS Missionary Chelsea Irwin and what the Lord is doing in the Czech Republic and Central Europe! Hi everyone! I pray you are enjoying the Spring weather. March and April were full of local ministries in Czech Silesia. Read about LCMS volunteers serving in the Czech…
Kaster_Czech-Republic_May2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. May 2024 Serving the Lord in Prague News from the Kasters Joy-Fully Lutheran! Easter’s joy is infectious. How could it not be? After all, the resurrection of Christ assures us that our sins are forgiven and that death will be conquered. We will rise as well! We apologize that…
Cundiff_Latvia_Apr2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. \ Next steps for the English program Dear friends in Christ, This month marks the end of the third official academic year of the English program with Lutera Akadēmija in Riga and my second year with them. Much has transpired in that time, and I rejoice that I…
Winterstein_Germany_Apr2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Note: Mark Winterstein completed his service as a Globally Engaged in Outreach (GEO) missionary and has returned home to the United States. By design and appointment, GEO missionaries typically serve two-years in the field. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Read I’ve been doing in my final…
ANDREASEN_Romania_Apr2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Andreasens in Romania Newsletter Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Our Lord’s resurrection has brought life and immortality to light through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Above all, we pray that this is your joy as God’s people baptized into this same Jesus. Thank you for your prayers…
Domenichelli_Germany_Apr2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Thank you for following the Domenichelli family in Germany. If you would like support this important mission, please see our prayer card and follow this link: https://www.lcms.org/domenichelli LCMS Eurasia Missionary – Domenichelli Family | 1333 Kirkwood, St. Louis, MO 63122
Bobby_Latvia_Mar-Apr2014.docx Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends in Christ, The renowned Italian painter Caravaggio painted a scene from John 20 back in 1601. It depicts Jesus after His resurrection confronting Thomas’ unbelief. The painting is typically referred to as “The Incredulity of Thomas.” If I could name this painting, however, I…
Fedder_Romania_Feb-Mar-2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Fedder Family Newsletter Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we approach Good Friday and Easter, I am reminded again of why we spread the Gospel. For so many in North American Easter is a time to eat candy and hunt for eggs. Here in the…
Irwin_Czech-Republic_Jan-Feb2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Monthly Czech-in Stay up to date with LCMS Missionary Chelsea Irwin and what the Lord is doing in the Czech Republic and Central Europe! Greetings in Christ! Spring is almost here and preparations for the 2024 English Bible Camps (EBCs) are well underway. This fall when the advertisement went out…
Andreasen_Romania_Feb2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Thank you! Mulțumesc! Thank you for signing up to follow the Andreasens in Romania. Please find our first newsletter to get to know a little about us and where we are serving the Lord. We look forward to sharing with you about the work we are privileged to witness our…
Cundiff_Latvia_Jan2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. A big hurdle has been cleared! Dear friends in Christ, Big news this month from Riga Luther Academy! Some of you may have heard by now, but the Riga Luther Academy received reaccreditation with the Latvian government for a term of six years, which is the longest accreditation…
Winterstein_Germany_Jan2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Read my newsletter here Prayerfully continue or consider partnering with the LCMS to…
CUNDIFF__Latvia_Dec2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Ministry updates Dear friends in Christ, “There was no mention of Christ!” That was the utterance of one of the missionary family members here with us after a cultural Christmas event. There was a Christmas concert in one of the churches here in Riga where the performers also sang some…
Bobby__Latvia_Jan2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Please download our January newsletter for updates on our lives and work in Latvia.
Krause_Germany_Dec2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends, Christmas greetings from Germany! I pray you have a blessed time celebrating our Savior’s birth with friends and family. I will be back in the States for my home service beginning at the end of February through the end of April, so as you begin to plan…
Bueltmann_Germany_Dec2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Vol. 7, No. 2 December 2023 Deaconess in Deutschland Helping refugees find refuge in Christ Dear Friends, I want to wish you all a very merry and blessed Christmas! I am so thankful to each of you for your prayers, encouragement and support! It means so much to me as I serve…
Merry Christmas Christmas market, Riga, Latvia And, Happy New Year in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers and support that have ensured we can serve and prepare church workers to serve God’s kingdom during this past year. May God Bless you, Jerry and Patty Lawson Our mailing address is: Serving in…
Winterstein_Germany_Dec2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Please prayerfully continue or consider partnering with the LCMS to…
Greetings in the name of our risen Lord Jesus Christ! Our family has finished our move to Brașov. While we are still in Romania, we are now in the Transylvania region. Here in the Carpathian Mountains, the air has begun to crisp, fall is in full swing and winter is just around the corner. But as the weather begins to cool, the work here…
Bombaro_Eurasia_Dec2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends and Family, Advent and Christmas greetings from Central Europe. This Advent Newsletter tells of Christ’s ministry on two fronts: Here in Central Europe (Rīga Luther Academy and Prague) but also through my military service as a Ministry to the Armed Forces chaplain, and activation that begins on 1…
Cundiff_Latvia_Nov2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Mission updates Dear friends in Christ, I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday and are looking forward to the season of Advent and then the season of Christmas. For the instructors of Luther Academy, we were together on Thanksgiving, not to enjoy a meal together but to work. We typically…
Winterstein_Germany_Nov2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Prayerfully continue or consider partnering with the LCMS to support…
Helge Missionary Home Service December is here and the southwest is calling. Here’s where we’ll be for the month of December. We would love to see you! Southwest 2023 December 3rd – Sunday morning at Salem Lutheran Church in Orange, CA December 3rd – Sunday Source at Concordia University Irvine in Irvine, CA December 5th – Chapel at…
Cundiff_Latvia_Oct2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Why serve in Europe? Dear friends in Christ, How do you picture a missionary’s work? A pastor in an old-time sun hat hacking through the undergrowth of a jungle somewhere? This is the very image that came to mind when I was preaching for the Reformation service at the Latvian…
Irwin_Czech-Republic_May2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Irwin_Czech-Republic_June2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Stay up to date with LCMS Missionary Chelsea Irwin and what the Lord is doing in the Czech Republic and Central Europe! Greetings in Christ! I pray you are all doing well. To read an update on Short Term Missions in the…
Winterstein_Germany_Oct2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig, along with an important update regarding my service. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Prayerfully consider…
Cundiff_Latvia_Sept-2-2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Living through disasters Dear friends in Christ, Jesus tells us that there will be signs accompanying the end. In Matthew 24, He says there will be false prophets, wars, rumors of wars, famines, and earthquakes. Truly, these signs have been visible in our world for a long time. Christians know…
Kaster_Czech-Republic_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. September 2023 Serving the Lord in Prague News from the Kasters Joy-Fully Lutheran! Recently, we were visited by Amy, a dear friend of my cousin Janet. Amy is an LCMS member from Arizona, and she is full of the love of the Lord and of His work. She has spent…
Kaster_Czech-Republic_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. September 2023 Serving the Lord in Prague News from the Kasters Joy-Fully Lutheran! Recently, we were visited by Amy, a dear friend of my cousin Janet. Amy is an LCMS member from Arizona, and she is full of the love of the Lord and of His work. She has spent…
Winterstein_Germany_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Prayerfully consider partnering with the LCMS to support the work…
Kaster_Czech-Republic_July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. July 2023 Serving the Lord in Prague News from the Kasters Joy-Fully Lutheran! How is your summer going? We hope and pray that it is filled with times of relaxation and reconnecting with your families. These are moments we should treasure as gifts from our heavenly Father. But they should…
Helge_Czech-Republic_May-June-July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Our dear supporters, prayer warriors and friends, Děkujeme mockrát, thank you very much! Thank you for your continued support and prayers! “And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.’” (Luke 19:5, ESV)…
Winterstein_Germany_July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Prayerfully continue or consider partnering with the LCMS to support…
Krause_Germany_July2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends, I pray you are doing well! So much has happened in the last several months and we look forward to many more activities and special events in the coming weeks, especially our Children’s Retreat next week. Please read my attached newsletter to see how God is at work here…
CUNDIFF_June_2023_newsletter.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. The blessing of meeting face-to-face A bit of a change of pace, but the main article for this edition comes from Lindsay, who was asked to write an article about the recent Intensive Study Weeks for the Luther Academy website: On 17 June 2023, seminarians from across the globe (including…
Cundiff_Latvia_Mar2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Lent – a bit different this year… Dear friends in Christ, A blessed Holy Week to all of you! Those of you who receive these digitally will get our newsletter before Easter. For those of you who receive this via regular mail, it will be after Easter. The season of…
God’s Work in Latvia A Mock Family Newsletter March 2023 Dear Mission Friends, Thank you for your continued interest in God’s work in Latvia. We hope and pray these updates encourage you as much as you are an encouragement to us. Why is the work important? Luther Academy provides the education necessary to form pastors who will preach Christ crucified…
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Winterstein_Germany_Dec2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear supporters, family, and friends, Welcome to my newsletter! Come and see what I’ve been up to in the last month working in Leipzig. Thank you very much for all your prayers and support! In His Service, Mark Winterstein Read my newsletter here Prayerfully consider partnering with the…
To Our Dear Family and Friends, As we near the manger and the end of another year, we grow reflective regarding the mystery of the Incarnation and His gift of Life. This special time and these thoughts have been greatly enhanced by the arrival of Viktor Emil this year. We have been greatly preoccupied with him and the joy he…
