ST. MATTHEW AT MAPLETON VISITS MISSION CENTRAL! October 20th, 2019 was truly a special Sunday. The congregation at St. Matthew Lutheran Church at Mapleton, Iowa just 2 miles West of Mission Central…came to visit and have their “Mission Festival” here at the Lord’s MISSION CENTRAL! There was a very nice group of NOT NORMAL people that came for this special…
GRACE LUTHERAN OF LEMARS, IOWA ARRIVES! What a blessing to welcome a wonderful, wonderful group of truly NOT NORMAL people from Grace Lutheran Church in LeMars, Iowa on October 20th, 2019 at 2:30PM for a Sunday afternoon tour of the Lord’s Mission Central. One must truly understand that only NOT NORMAL people would come out on a Sunday Afternoon to…
What a blessing to welcome the 7th grade confirmation class from Ida Grove, Iowa at St. Paul Lutheran Church to Mission Central on October 16th, 2019! This group was led by Rev. Neil Wehmas and two other adults. The group was able to spend time in the Creation Theater, the Barn Museum and each one of the group was officially…
Only truly NOT NORMAL people would drive hours and hours all the way from Woodbury, Minnesota, staying overnight at Ida Grove, Iowa, and then spend the day in the middle of nowhere in the hills of Western Iowa at a place called MISSION CENTRAL! That’s the only kind of people that come here to Mission Central….NOT NORMAL PEOPLE. Normal people…
It truly was a special Tuesday on October 8th, 2019! We had the privilege and honor of welcoming one of our newest missionary couples to Mission Central! Yes, Rev. Walter and Robyn Steele, our new missionaries called to serve the Lord Jesus at the Matango Seminary in Kenya East Africa were here to present and be sent off to their…
What a special BLESSING to have our missionaries Jamielynn Tinkey from the Dominican Republic and new missionary Ashley Lehr, going to Puerto Rico visit us on October 4th, 2019. These missionaries came to receive some educational training and update on their presentations. It was a day of training, work and suggestions for helping them. Two special ladies drove up from…
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY ARRIVES AT MISSION CENTRAL! What a JOY and blessing to have one of our newest missionaries that God has called to the dark country of Latvia. Yes, on September 27th, 2019, Rev. John Bombaro was here in person at the World Famous Mission Central to present his story of how the Lord Jesus has truly…
It was one of those “SPECIAL DAYS” at the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, a large number of NOT NORMAL people came on Saturday the 28th of September and what a JOY to welcome them to this NOT NORMAL place! These people came from South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. They came for a special tour, and also to see our newest…
On Thursday the 26th of September 2019, we were able to welcome the entire school from Madison, Nebraska. What a JOY to welcome these young missionaries. Each one of these missionaries were sworn in the rest of their lives as REAL missionaries, and they will be able to tell people about Jesus the rest of their lives! Each of the…
On September 21st, 2019, we here at the Lord’s Mission Central were so blessed to have the Fall Rally of the LWML members of Iowa District West. What an excellent turn out, and about 175 people were present to hear the Honorable Rev. Dan McMiller, Chief Executive Office of the LCMS International Missions give his presentation as the keynote speaker! …
Late in the afternoon on September 17th, 2019, the HUGE caterpillar arrived to create an entirely new drainage system for our parking area here at the World Famous Mission Central. Dr. James A. Thies, who happened to be the nephew of Old Missionary Gary W. Thies, came and ran the huge dirt mover to create an entirely new swale to…
Thursday the 19th of September was a special day, because our dear friends, Charles and Ann Jedele from Winfield, Kansas arrived with a HUGE NUMBER of Missionary Crosses here at Mission Central. These are special crosses that we give out to “missionaries” that come here to visit Mission Central. These crosses are special, and are made of black walnut and…
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL FROM BOONE, IOWA ARRIVES! What a JOY to welcome the 7th and 8th grade Students from Trinity Lutheran School in Boone, Iowa for a special tour of the world famous Mission Central. Yes, under the leadership of Dr. Amy Schroeder, Principal of this wonderful school, the students came and had the “trip of their lives”. What a…
WASMUND FAMILY ARRIVES AT MISSION CENTRAL! People come here to the Lord’s Mission Central from all over the world and all over the United States. Two very, very special NOT NORMAL people arrived on Saturday the 14th of September. YES, the honorable Missionaries Gary and Pauline Wasmund all the way from Florida arrived at this MIRACLE PLACE! They had no…
September 13th, 2019 was indeed a very, very, very special day at the Lord’s Mission Central. We were able to welcome one of the finest missionaries that we have in all of Eurasia and Russia. The Honorable Cindy Wrucke from the Czech Republic was presenting here. Chelsea Irwin from Lincoln, Nebraska was also present as a special guest who wanted…
NEW PARKING LOT AT MISSION CENTRAL ANOTHER MIRACLE!
NEW PARKING LOT AT MISSION CENTRAL ANOTHER MIRACLE! By Old Missionary Gary We get to see REAL MIRACLES here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, at this place in the middle of “nowhere” in the hills of Western Iowa, the Lord brings the “right people at the right place at just the right time”! That’s what happened when we were…
We have been so busy every single day here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Then traveling to presentations, and on the road also. We are so heavily scheduled here at this place. So much going on we are asking the people to be sure and call for an appointment so we can see them and arrange a time for them…
REV. SHAUEN TRUMP REPORTS TO MISSION CENTRAL! God blessed us with a wonderful crowd of people here at HIS Mission Central on Saturday the 7th of September. Yes, the groups came from all over the mid-west and even from Arizona. They came to see the World Famous Missionary, Rev. Shauen Trump, the Executive Director of all missionaries in East…
LYONS AND BANCROFT, NEBRASKA BRINGS YOUTH! What a JOY to welcome the students from Bancroft and Lyons, Nebraska under the direction of their dear Pastor Missionary Nathan Henschen. They came on Saturday morning the 7th of September, so that they could all have a tour of the Creation Theater and the Barn Museum. It was great to have the…
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL FROM BATTLE CREEK, NE. ARRIVE! September 4th, 2019, was indeed a special day! On that Wednesday, the two big buses rolled into Mission Central at 10:30AM from St. John Lutheran School at Battle Creek, Nebraska. This group was under the direction of the Honorable Missionary Dr. Nick Onnen, the head Principal of this amazing school. The…
WORK BEGINS ON NEW PARKING LOT! What a blessing to see the people that God sends to help with the new sidewalk and the new Asphalt Parking Lot at the Lord’s Mission Central! Here you see in two pictures of Rev. Roger Carlisle from Peace Lutheran of Wall Lake, Iowa breaking up the old sidewalk and loading the huge…
What a blessing to welcome a special young missionary that visited the Lord’s Mission Central on September 1st, 2019! Yes, the Executive Director of our LCMS Mission Advancement Department, the Honorable Missionary Mark Hofman came all the way from St. Louis and brought his son, Matthew to visit this lowly place in the middle of nowhere! Old Missionary Gary could…
What a blessing to have two special friends from Smithland, Iowa come to visit Mission Central on August 29th, 2019! These NOT NORMAL people were willing to spend some time here to see what God can do with uneducated people and an old set of farm buildings in the middle of nowhere! Pictured in our office with our Boss in…
NOT NORMAL PEOPLE FROM SCHLESWIG AND KINGSLEY, IOWA VISIT! What a blessing to welcome the members of First Lutheran Church at Kingsley, Iowa and members of Immanuel Lutheran from Schleswig, Iowa to come on a SUNDAY AFTERNOON….now, rest assured normal people will NOT come out on a Sunday Afternoon…but these NOT NOMRAL PEOPLE CAME FOR A TOUR ALL AFTERNOON…
THE CLARK FAMILY VISITS FROM OMAHA! What a blessing to welcome Bonnie and Chuck Clark from Omaha, Nebraska who visited Mission Central on August 28th, 2019! Yes, on their 48th Wedding Anniversary, this special couple took time to drive to the Lord’s Mission Central on their special day. Chuck and Bonnie are very special NOT NORMAL people and what a…
MILFORD, IOWA MISSIONARIES ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL On August 27th, 2019, we welcomed a group from Milford, Iowa, and this group was led by Enid Creswell, long, long time friend of Missionary Gary. This group was interested in seeing the Lord’s Mission Central, and what a blessing to have these dear friends. For 33 years, Old Missionary Gary worked with…
What a blessing to welcome Bonnie and Chuck Clark from Omaha, Nebraska who visited Mission Central on August 28th, 2019! Yes, on their 48th Wedding Anniversary, this special couple took time to drive to the Lord’s Mission Central on their special day. Chuck and Bonnie are very special NOT NORMAL people and what a JOY to welcome them here for…
On August 27th, 2019, we welcomed a group from Milford, Iowa, and this group was led by Enid Creswell, long, long time friend of Missionary Gary. This group was interested in seeing the Lord’s Mission Central, and what a blessing to have these dear friends. For 33 years, Old Missionary Gary worked with Enid Creswell’s father, the late Al Bruning…
On August 20th, 2019 a special group of youth and adults came to Mission Central for a special program! Yes, Missionary Dr. Craig Bogatzke organized this special trip so that these young missionaries could see and hear about our Heavenly Father and what HE has done for each one of these special students. Some of the students had NEVER…
What a special and important day the 19th of August was here at the Lord’s Mission Central! What a JOY to welcome over 30 of the Senior Students and staff from Lutheran High School Northeast from Norfolk, Nebraska! Under the direction of Dr. Perry Miller, the entire group arrived in their bus and spent the entire day at Mission Central!…
Miracles keep right on happening at Mission Central. For a long, long time we needed to replace a section of the old sidewalk at the entrance to the Lord’s Mission Central! After 16 years the JOB FINALLY GOT DONE. Who would come and help, who could do such a job of “ripping” out the old sidewalk and getting the…
To be truly NOT NORMAL…you have to come across 3 states, of Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa to get to Mission Central…..you have to not forget what you heard from someone from Mission Central who spoke over a year ago in Boulder, Colorado. Then you have to drive that distance and stay at a Super 8 Motel in Onawa, Iowa and…
On Friday the 9th of August we were so blessed to welcome the Rev. Shaun Daugherty Family here to Mission Central to tell a bit of their work in Asia and how the Lord called them to be there at “just the right time”. Their stories were just amazing how the Lord is work in this part of the world….
It was truly one of those REAL MIRACLE DAYS! Yes, each day this week was filled here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Every single day, but, Wednesday the 7th of August. It was a day that old Missionary Gary had an open spot in the schedule! Now, if the Lord knows the number of hairs on our head…
MINDERMANS & BRUHN FAMILY VISIT MISSION CENTRAL What a blessing to welcome people from all over the United States and the World to this Miracle Place. On the 5th of August we welcomed Linda and Ervin Minderman from Omaha, the Bruhn family from Mapleton, Minneapolis, and Spain here for a special tour and time together. These dear…
Thursday the 1st of August was a special day. We were able to welcome Jocelyn Worthington and her two daughters and her son-in-laws, as they came from Nebraska, Colorado and Washington for a special tour and visit to this MIRACLE PLACE! What a JOY to have them spend time here, and for the daughters and their husbands to see Mission…
What happens when people “think outside the box” and are truly NOT NORMAL? That’s exactly when real MIRACLES can take place. That’s exactly what happened at the Vacation Bible School at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of York, Nebraska! This VBS was directed by Missionary Kelli Kaiser, pictured with her husband Missionary Rev. Ben Kaiser, and you can see all of…
Jerry and Bonnie Dolesch are NOT NORMAL people! They are from Tilden, Nebraska and many years ago we knew that to be very true. The Dolesch family made every effort to bring their daughter and her family here to Mission Central and on August 2nd, 2019…that very thing happened! Yes, Jerry and Bonnie had their 3 grandchildren and…
What a blessing to welcome our NEWEST Missionaries Rev. Vance and Linda Becker from Mankato, Minnesota where Pastor Becker has served as pastor there. This special family has accepted a call to teach at the Matango Seminary in Kenya East Africa. There they will be training and “equipping the saints” and training pastors, Bible Class teachers and evangelists. …
The Bible is so clear when it says, “Raise up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it”. That applies to all Grandparents especially, as they reach out to their grandchildren. That’s exactly what Grandpa and Grandma Hartner did when they brought 4 of their grandchildren…
It was one of those SPECIAL days at the Lord’s Mission Central here in the hills of Western Iowa! YES, a real NOT NORMAL day to welcome the Supreme Allied Commander of the LWML of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The Honorable Missionaries Dr. Bill and Dr. Patti Ross, came to visit. Patti is the former President of the All Powerful…
It was another “Monday”, when no normal people would come to visit the world famous Mission Central! YES, GOD HAS “NOT NORMAL” PEOPLE OUT HERE TO COME ON A MONDAY. What a JOY to welcome a group of special NOT NORMAL people to this MIRACLE PLACE in the middle of nowhere, where people can see what God can do with…
July 28th, was indeed a very special Sunday for all of us at Mission Central! What a JOY and blessing to travel to Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa for a VERY, VERY “NOT NORMAL EVENT”…the dear folks at Redeemer Lutheran in Sioux City wanted to something special for one of the very NOT NORMAL members, and that member…
It was one of those “FULL HOUSE DAYS” at the world famous Lord’s Mission Central here in the hills of Western Iowa! One of those days that only God could have planned! July 27th, 2019 was a day that many will not forget. The Honorable Missionary Family of Rev. Carl Hanson came to visit and speak to a HUGE group…
What a blessing it was to have our family here…the Dr. Steve Oliver Family from July 25th to July 29th here at the Lord’s Mission Central. It was a JOY to have them move in and spend these days! They made themselves at home, did their own cooking and Mission Central was “THEIR HOME”. There were a number of special…
It was one of those days that was SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. Normally, old Missionary Gary is on the road, appointments, and visitors, but this day the 22nd of July…there was an “open day”. Why? Because the Lord had 2 special guests that were coming from Battle Creek and Norfolk, Nebraska. Yes, if the Lord knows the number of hairs on…
MISSION SERVICE OF ST. PAUL FROM SCHALLER, IA HELD AT MISSION CENTRAL ON 7-21-19! It was the first time this year, that Old Missionary Gary was NOT on the road on a Sunday! Why? Because the Honorable Missionary Pastor David Lyons and his congregation from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller, Iowa wanted to come and have their service…
MISSIONARIES THE RITZMAN FAMILY & THE FRITSCHE FAMILY VISIT! On July 20th, 2019 we were so blessed to welcome the Rev. Joel Fritsche and his family and Michael and Beth Ritzman and his family to the World Famous Mission Central! They were here to report on their work in the Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea. We were honored to…
MESSIAH LUTHERAN FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA COMES! What a JOY and blessing to welcome the members of Messiah Lutheran Church from Lincoln, Nebraska for a day trip to the World Famous Mission Central! Yes, on Saturday the 20th of July, what an amazing full busload of NOT NORMAL people came to visit the Lord’s Mission Central. In the attached pictures you…
