What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome Rev. Arthur and Deaconess Eva Rickman and their seven missionary children to Mission Central on May 20th, 2025! The family arrived on this Tuesday and we were able to welcome folks from Hebron, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa and it was wonderful opportunity to hear of their mission work in Panama. Here…
Yes, it truly was a “miracle day” on May 16th, 2025. That Friday will be a day we will always remember. Can you imagine these dear missionary friends came all the way from the Wyoming District to visit the Lord’s Mission Central to see what God can do with an old set of farm buildings in the middle of…
Did you know that if the Lord knows the number of hairs on our heads, and when a little sparrow falls to the ground….HE KNOWS JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO PLACE THE “RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME”!!!!!!! Here at the Lord’s Mission Central the 13th of May was one of our busiest days…
What a special day on May 13th, 2025, when the Lord sent 4 special guests to have a MIRACLE TOUR at this Mission Central, where God sent these folks to see what the Lord has done at this MIRACLE PLACE. Yes, the Lord sent these folks from a long distance to see what Jesus has done here, and…
What a very special day and blessing it was for May 9th, 2025! It was one of the best reports we have had at the Lord’s Mission Central on May 25th, 2025. Yes, we were so excited to have the Honorable Missionaries Ben Helge and Rebecca Helge and their son Viktor tell of their truly amazing work being done…
What a blessing to welcome such a wonderful group of students and adults to Mission Central on May 5th, 2025. Yes, these little missionaries will never, never forget their special tour at the sign to have their photo taken, and then traveled to the ministry center to see some amazing pictures and also the special statue of…
What an absolute blessing to welcome Rev. Corey Akers, senior missionary at Faith Lutheran Church from Sioux Falls, South Dakota….and his family and members of the confirmation class and adults from that wonderful congregation. It was a day that began down by the sign at Mission Central, this entire group was sworn in as Missionaries for the rest…
What a JOY to welcome some very, very “NOT NORMAL PEOPLE” to the Lord’s Mission Central on this 1st day of May 2025! Yes, a special lady called and her name was Frieda Paulson from Fort Dodge, Iowa….she wanted to bring some family members here to see this MIRACLE PLACE! She is 91 years old and was able to walk…
On Tuesday the 29th of April, the Lord called just the right people at just the right time to help clean the Barn Museum at the Lord’s Mission Central. It was a special day for the semi-annual “cleaning of the barn”. The Lord sent members for various congregations to help from St. Paul at Ute, Iowa, Immanuel at Schleswig,…
What a special group of special Christian people that came for a complete tour of Mission Central on Saturday the 12th of April 2025. This group was from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church from Gretna, Nebraska. Here you see these folks in the Wayside Prayer Chapel and again in the Ministry Center. Many of these dear friends had never been…
What a joy and blessing to welcome the entire group from St. John Lutheran Church from the membership there in Yankton, South Dakota! This group led by DCE Josh Schmitt, brough their children and adults. For a number of folks who had never been to Mission Central, but also some “return folks” to see this MIRACLE PLACE again! …
Certainly another “MIRACLE” at the world-famous Lord’s Way-side Mission Central Chapel, when special friends came together from rural Smithland, Iowa, Iowa for a very, very NOT NORMAL wedding! Yes, Cowboy, chaplain Corey came and provided the special wedding vows for the newly weds Kim and Karen Alexander on this special Friday service at 4:00PM! Yes, what a blessing…
What a blessing to welcome over 30 members of the Beatrice Zone LWML for their special tour to the world-famous Mission Central on Saturday the 5th of April, 2025. This group was led by their counselor, Rev. Greg Stuckwisch, and what a blessing and joy to provide a tour for these dear friends. Pictured here are members from St….
What a blessing to welcome members from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Urbandale, Iowa for a very, very special tour of all of the facilities here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, pictured in our wayside chapel at Mission Central from left to the right are Missionaries Marv Rohn, Norma Rohn, Ruth Ebke, Terry Ebke, Sandy Ploeger and Roger…
Upcoming Missionary Presentations at Mission Central (Be sure to check the Calendar page at the top of the website for additional presentation updates) May 3, 2025 at 1pm. Rev. Micah Wildauer serving in Belize May 9, 2025 at 1pm. Ben Helge and Family from the Czech Republic May 24, 2025 at 1pm. Rev. David Baker & Family serving in Asia…
It again was one of those “miracle days” where God arranged a very, very special couple to come from their congregation in Kaiserslautern Germany to visit the World-Famous Mission Central. These folks just called on the “spur of the moment” on the morning of March 28th, 2025, where old Missionary Gary had that afternoon available for a special…
What a blessing and joy to welcome a very special family for a full tour of the facilities here at Mission Central. What a wonderful group of folks that were able to see what our dear Jesus has done at HIS Mission Central. Yes, on Saturday at 9:00AM on March 15th a special 5th grade missionary teacher from Immanuel…
Storm warnings were out, it was raining, and the forecast was for snow and winds up to 70 miles per hour. Who in the world would come from the area of Hinckley, Minnesota driving 8 hours with conditions like this on a Tuesday! Only people that God had given courage and a desire to see what our God can…
Yes, the Lord calls people from all over the world and all over the United States to this MIRACLE PLACE in the hills of Western Iowa. Who would the Lord call all the way from South Carolina to see what HE has done with an old set of farm building in the middle of nowhere? Our dear new…
For those of you traveling to Omaha for the National LWML Convention in June, don’t miss this opportunity to stop by and see us at Mission Central. If Mission Central is on your travel route and you would like to stop on your way to or from the convention, please call us at 712-882-1029 to schedule a free tour. All tours…
February 10th, 2025 was a day all of us here at Mission Central will never, never forget! Yes, Missionary Jan Steenken from West Point, Nebraska and Missionary Karen Duncan from Pilger, Nebraska picture from left to right in the attached picture came for a day they will always remember!!! These special NOT NORMAL people came and were able to…
HERE WE GO AGAIN! Yes, another “real miracle story”…how our Lord sends the right people to be at the right place at just the right time! When the telephone rang, we did have a clue who was calling, however, the Lord arranges telephone calls. A Christian man by the name of Missionary Rubin Cain called and asked about…
With the roads slick with ice, who would drive from Des Moines, Iowa and Fontanelle, Iowa? They are truly some of our dearest and closest friends! Yes, the honorable missionaries Therald Arteburn, a wonderful Christian farmer who attends his church at Greenfield, Iowa and his dear daughter, Deb, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa came on Thursday the…
FEW PEOPLE REALIZE THE HUGE NUMBER OF MISSIONARIES THAT COME TO MISSION CENTRAL! Here at the Lord’s Mission Central we have hundreds of missionaries that come to present their stories of how the Lord Jesus is using them to tell people in lands of darkness about our dear Savior Jesus! People who have never heard the name of our…
It was indeed a very, very cold day with temperatures in the single digits on January 14th, 2025! However, that didn’t stop this special group of people from Central Nebraska. It was such a great blessing to welcome this truly “NOT NORMAL” group of people from various denominations and congregations. Here at Mission Central we welcome ALL Christian…
The Lord sends special people to Mission Central “at just the right time”. Yes, a new friend was directed to Mission Central on the 1st day of 2025! I had never met Mr. Eric Derby, but Missionaries Ed and Judy Bohlman of Omaha told Eric about this MIRACLE PLACE. Eric called and wanted to have a tour and what a…
What a JOY and blessing to have the honor and privilege of being with the ENTIRE BECK FAMILY AT CHRISTMAS! Yes, the ENTIRE BECK FAMILY SISTERS WERE GATHERED AT SISTER “JOYCE’S HOME” in Columbus, Nebraska on Saturday the 28th of December! The tradition for this special family is at Christmas Time, this family picks out a missionary for the families…
What a surprise to have my dear, dear, dear friend, missionary Ron Maurer from Cherokee, Iowa arrive at Mission Central for a special tour as they traveled all the way from the warm weather in the South. Why would they make a trip here this time of the year? Well, it was because Ron wanted to have his fiancée…
What a blessing it was to have young visitors from Grace Lutheran Church in Fairbury, Nebraska visit us on Monday, December 23rd for a two-hour tour of our Mission Central facilities. The morning began in the office with an opening prayer and a “Christmas gift” from Gary. Then it was off to the Ministry Center where all seven youth were…
What a JOY to have special “banker friends” come for a special tour of the Lord’s Mission Central on December 19th, 2024! Larry Cobb and his dear wife Becky came for a full tour on this special day! Larry and old Missionary Gary served on the Board of Directors of the Iowa State Bank in Des Moines, Iowa…
What a wonderful JOY and BLESSING to welcome the honorable missionaries, Keith and Diana Troester from Adel, Iowa who came for a full tour on the 19th of December. They had never been to this “MIRACLE PLACE”, however we could tell right away that they were truly the kind of people that the Lord needed to send to this place! …
What a JOY and SPECIAL BLESSING to welcome a long, long, long time special Missionary friend to stay at the home of old Missionary Gary! Yes, on Saturday and Sunday, the Honorable Missionary Rev. Tom Zehnder who was President of the Florida-Georgia District of the LCMS and former missionary in Japan, and former Executive Officer of the Board for Mission…
What a blessing to welcome the dad and mom of our new missionaries the Honorable Family of Vicar Paul Mroczenski who will be leaving for the Dominican Republic next month! Yes, Mark and Dawn Mroczenski were kind enough to stop at Mission Central for a wonderful visit and a tour of this MIRACLE place. Both Old Missionary Gary…
What a JOY and BLESSING to have the privilege of being together with the Honorable Rev. Steve Turner, President of Iowa District West and his entire Office Staff of the District. It was indeed a very, very special evening because it is the last Christmas Gathering with Pastor Turner as President of the District, as he has elected…
Without the blessing of special volunteers, we could NOT DO ALL THE WORK HERE AT THE LORD’S MISSION CENTRAL. Here you see some of the “special helpers” that the Lord has called to do HIS work here at this MIRACLE PLACE! The Thanksgiving mailing is pouring in…we had one day with about 400 envelopes that came in! When…
We keep on having MIRACLES happen at Mission Central! Another ONE OF THEM THERE MIRACLES happened on November 27th, 2024! Totally “out of the blue” strangers came and delivered a very, very special gift! Yes, many months ago we received word from all of our dear missionaries stationed in the area of Asia and Taiwan, that they have pooled…
It truly was “one of those miracle days” at Mission Central on November 26th, 2024! Yes, it was about 20 years ago that Old Missionary Gary met The Honorable Missionaries Harry and Eleanor Krafft from Frankenmuth, Michigan, Members of St. Lorenz Lutheran Church! That was the beginning of a friendship that grew and grew over the years. Harry is…
It was a real joy to have twelve 7th and 8th Grade students, along with four adults, visit us at Mission Central on Monday, November 25th. These young people had the privilege of being sworn in as missionaries for the rest of their lives, and they had a full tour of our campus, including our Wayside Chapel, the Ministry Center,…
As you all know, here at the Lord’s Mission Central, we just send ONE MAILING A YEAR TO THANK OUR MANY CO-WORKERS AT THANKSGIVING TIME! Yes, what a JOY to see how the Lord calls HIS special people to help with the HUGE CALLING of mailing out our Thanksgiving letter! It takes so much work to fold, stuff,…
What an amazing day for all the special “not normal” people that came for a full day tour of all of the locations, items, and MIRACLES at the Lord’s Mission Central on Friday the 22nd of November! From 10:00AM to 2:15PM the day was filled with so much to see, do, and contemplate! Yes, a wonderful THANKSGIVING MEAL…
Sometimes we get in such a hurry, we forget who is really in charge of all things! Who is in charge of our schedules and puts the right people at the right place at “JUST THE RIGHT TIME”. The Lord really had things figured out for our schedule here at the Lord’s Mission Central for the weekend of…
What a blessing and privilege to welcome all of the Monona County, Iowa home school students and the adults! This group of special people were called together by the Honorable Missionary Jennifer Fester from Onawa, Iowa. The group enjoyed the beginning in our little wayside prayer chapel, and then had their picture taken by our Mission Central Sign,…
It was one of those “cold and rainy days” and what a great deal of fun it was to welcome some very, very special NOT NORMAL people that came from St. Matthew Lutheran Church from Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska! This entire group came under the direction of the Honorable Missionaries, Rev. Mark Weber and his dear wife Carol. What a…
It was a beautiful fall day the Lord had prepared for us here at HIS Mission Central! Yes, 11 new missionaries were sworn in for the rest of their lives in the little chapel at this MIRACLE PLACE! This special group had the privilege of hearing a special report in the Ministry Center on the “Religions of the…
What a blessing to welcome the youth from Calvary Lutheran Church to Mission Central on Wednesday the 6th of November 2024 at 6:30PM for a 2 hour tour of this MIRACLE PLACE. This evening event began with a special “swearing in” ceremony for all the members of the group that they will be real missionaries for the rest of…
What a blessing to welcome one of the most effective missionary couples we have in all of Africa. Yes, on Friday the 1st of November the Honorable Missionaries Shara and Michael Osiro from Kenya East Africa came and reported to a wonderful group of people. This family had one of the best reports of how the Lord was using this…
What a wonderful day it was on Thursday the 31st of October 2024! Because of Missionary Virgie Henningson of Denison, Iowa she brought her special family friends all the way from Medinah, Illinois, the Honorable Missionaries Robert B. Allen and his wife Kathie Allen! We were able to give them a full tour of the facilities here at…
On Tuesday the 29th of October a very large motor coach arrived at the parking lot of the Lord’s Mission Central promptly at 10:30AM…a ride of about 3 hours from York, Nebraska! This group of young people were led here by the Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church there in York, Nebraska….the Honorable Missionary Pastor Ben Kaiser! What a wonderful…
What a blessing to welcome the tour group from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sac City, Iowa. It was such a beautiful day to offer a complete tour of the Lord’s Mission Central, that began with a special welcome prayer and story in the little Wayside Prayer Chapel to begin the tour! Then the group was given a special…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Neil Wehmas and his confirmation students from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. These young people had the privilege of being sworn in as Missionaries for the rest of their lives. Down in the little wayside prayer chapel these students made a lifetime promise to keep Jesus in their hearts…
