The only kind of people that come to visit Mission Central are people who are truly NOT NORMAL! Yes, normal people do not come to this place! What a JOY to welcome the SECOND tour group from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin! Yes, the second group…and here you see some of these folks with their special motor coach, and they are gathered…
It was one of the very, very special days on the 27th of September when the Honorable Super Star Missionary Tirzah Krey arrived at the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central. Missionary Nurse Tirzah Krey gave an excellent report on her “calling” in the area of Latin America, where she works in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. She is reaching out to…
What a blessing to welcome the members of the Iowa District West LWML for their Fall Rally at the Lord’s Mission Central. This event was held on Saturday the 24th of September, and what a wonderful turnout. Special guests came and what a JOY to have as our special guests Hispanic Missionary Rev. Lopez and his wife and in the Photos,…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome on the 21st day of September 2022, a very, very special group of pastors and laypeople who are all retired church workers for the LCMS from all over the United States to this place in the middle of nowhere. Yes, under the leadership of the Honorable Rev. Robert Riggert and his wife Diane, they…
It was over 20 years ago when Missionary Gary visited St. Mark Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska! Yes, and at that time he met his special missionary friend the Honorable Missionary Helen Oldenkamp. The years have passed so quickly, and Helen is now 93 years old and she wanted to come one more time and see Mission Central and she…
What a blessing to welcome to the Lord’s Mission Central a very, very special group of people from Estherville, Iowa. We have known Father Kelly for about 5 years ago, when he came for the first time to Mission Central. On Tuesday the 20th of September Father Kelly brought another Catholic Priest and 3 other friends so that they could…
On the 14th of September two special friends came from Battle Creek, Iowa to deliver 16 dozen of home-made cookies that the ladies of St. John Lutheran Church LWML provided for the people that come to visit Mission Central. Helping to deliver these cookies was our friends Don and Sue Schultz farmers from Battle Creek, Iowa. It was so good to…
We have the JOY and blessing of welcoming people from all over the world to this MIRACLE place called MISSION CENTRAL! We have so many missionaries come here from all over the world and our tour groups are now coming from all over the United States! We have never had anyone come from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and yet today the…
What a blessing to welcome some long, long-time friends from Sioux City, Iowa and Moville, Iowa on Monday the 12th of September for a special personal tour of Mission Central. Yes, this brother and sister team came for a special tour because they had never been to the world-famous Mission Central. Missionary Gary had known the Klaus family from Ute, Iowa…
What a JOY to welcome all of the students from Trinity Lutheran School from Madison, Nebraska to the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central! This special event happened on September 8th, 2022! These young students were “officially sworn in as missionaries for the rest of their lives” in the Lord’s Creation Theater! They will never forget this special event, and when…
With our busy schedule each and every day, we are just absolutely “swamped” with people here at Mission Central all the time… HOWEVER, the Lord knows all about our schedule, and HE is the one in charge at this MIRACLE PLACE. That was the case here on the 8th of September! The Lord sent very, very special people “at just the…
What a blessing to welcome a former missionary from the jungles of Papua, New Guinea, the Honorable Joyce Rehman, who served in this country from 1962 to 1967! Yes, Joyce came and brought her special friends Jan Worth and her daughter Sarah Worth. These dear friends wanted to come and deliver some special items from Papua New Guinea to increase…
Another one of those real “MIRACLES” happened on Friday the 2nd of September, when a dear family from Watertown, Wisconsin “just dropped in” to these old farm buildings in the middle of nowhere here in the hills of Western Iowa. Gary was just finishing a very important meeting with Rev. Brad and Christy Birtell of Columbus, Nebraska. The family of Rev….
The mom of the family wanted to take her 2 daughters to visit the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central in the hills of Western Iowa! The only day that would be possible was on this special Saturday! They wanted to see, what they had heard about from many others, and so this special family arrived for their entire tour of the…
Have you ever seen such a huge number of hundreds and hundreds of 80th Birthday Cards on the desk of Old Missionary Gary? I have come to understand one of the real blessings in this journey we call life is the special and dear friends we meet along the way! What you see here is a few of the Birthday Cards…
Here at the Lord’s Mission Central the only way we can keep on telling people about our Jesus, is with the help of special and wonderful VOLUNTEERS! Yes, we have over 100 volunteers and none of them get paid, and they have all kinds of “gifts” and they are willing to help. On August 30th, 2022 the Lord sent a…
It was one of those “Miracle Moments” at Mission Central when the Lord had two very, very NOT NORMAL people stop for a “tour” at this miracle place. The Lord told them to “just drop in” as they were traveling through this area on their way to Clive, Iowa from their home in Sioux Center, Iowa! Old missionary Gary “just…
What a blessing to welcome our long, long time special Christian friends here at Mission Central who drove all the way from Clarinda, Iowa. Yes, it was a long trip of over 3 hours, but, Missionaries Steve and Linda Wagoner made the trip because they wanted to see the Lord’s Creation Theater. They had NOT seen this miracle that the…
The world can talk about the World Series in Baseball, or about the Super Bowl in football, BUT NOTHING COMPARES TO THE WORLD FAMOUS “EUCHERE CHAMPIONSHIP” at Mission Central. This year was super special, because it was held in connection with Old Missionary Gary’s 80th Birthday! Never in the history of this world wide event has there been the shouting, yelling,…
Each day at the Lord’s Mission Central is a true MIRACLE! Stop for a moment and ask yourself….”What 91 year old lady would come from Hampton, Nebraska and travel all the way to a place in the hills of Western Iowa to an old set of farm buildings in the middle of nowhere to spend an afternoon…when walking is such…
There are many people who can’t figure out what goes on at this “miracle place” called the Lord’s Mission Central! In fact a man in Mapleton, Iowa, just 2 miles West of Mission Central, when asked by visitors from Michigan said, “Hey, what goes on there at this place out there at Mission Central?”….and the man said, “Don’t you folks…
On August 21st, 2022, it was truly a blessing to welcome Britt Odemba, her husband Michael and their children to Mission Central for a special Sunday morning event. Britt Odemba is working with our 8 Lutheran Schools in Kenya in East Africa, and she gave a great presentation on how the Lord is using her and her family in a…
What a blessing to welcome the Honorable Principal Dr. Perry Miller and all of his Senior Students at the Lutheran High Northeast from Norfolk, Nebraska! It was such a blessing to have them all come and spend the day at the world-famous Mission Central. These Senior Students were some of the finest young missionaries that we have had the privilege…
It was another one of those “miracle days” here at the Lord’s Mission Central. God arranges all things here, and Old Missionary Gary doesn’t do anything. We see God’s hand in all the planning here at HIS Mission Central. On the “spur of the moment” the Lord called two special ladies to come for a tour of this MIRACLE PLACE! …
It was a Sunday afternoon on August 14th, 2022 a little after 1:00PM, when the members of Bethel Lutheran Church of Sutherland, Iowa brought their pastor, the Honorable Missionary Pastor Britt Witmer to see the Lord’s Mission Central for the very first time. These “mission minded” members arranged to come again to Mission Central and they wanted to make sure…
Here you see the Richard and Rita Breuning Family that brought their family from Newcastle, Nebraska in front of our sign at the world-famous Mission Central. These special friends came to spend the day on August 15th, 2022. These long, long time friends were so excited to see this MIRACLE place and spend the day! They had NOT had the…
When the HUGE motor coach from Wausau, Wisconsin rolled into the Lord’s Mission Central on August 10th, 2022 at 10:00AM, it was truly a full day that we will never forget here at this MIRACLE PLACE. The tour of the entire facilities, the time spent in the Barn Museum, the Lord’s Creation Theater and a very, very special presentation after…
The answer to that question is very, very simple! It is because the Lord sends very, very, very special NOT NORMAL people like the family of Tim and Jacquelyn Moser and their family. What an absolute blessing to provide a full tour of the entire facilities here at the Lord’s Mission Central that included the offices, the Ministry Center, the…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome the Honorable Missionaries, dear Tim and Jennifer Dibbern all the way from York, Nebraska, who came for a special family tour with their daughter and her family. These dear friends are members of Faith Lutheran in York, Nebraska and they wanted their family and grandchildren to see this MIRACLE PLACE called Mission Central….
On August 4th, 2022, it was another one of those real “God Things”…when the Lord sent a very, very NOT NORMAL family to come and visit HIS Mission Central. A special family that God sent at “just the right time”. The young missionaries really enjoyed the full tour of the day! Lance Anderson from rural Galva, Iowa wanted his two…
It was such a blessing to welcome two very, very NOT NORMAL couples that came for a day tour at the Lord’s Mission Central. These folks are pictured in front of our altar in the Barn Museum on August 2nd, 2022! Here you see Dale and Tammy Schlote from Norfolk, Nebraska on the left and Jerry and Kathrine Wilson from…
July 30th, 2022 was a special day when we welcomed some of our dear volunteers for our annual volunteer meal and report of the Lord’s work for our fiscal year July 1st, 2021 to June 30th, 2022! Some of our KEY Volunteers are the Honorable Missionaries from Norfolk, Nebraska, Bill and Bonnie Begeman. Bonnie serves as our Volunteer Advance Publicity…
The only reason we can continue the work of the Lord’s Mission Central is because God sends special people at “just the right time”!! We have over 100 volunteers that God has called to help continue the work here at this MIRACLE PLACE! On July 30th, 2022 at our annual volunteer meeting we were so blessed to have Darwin and…
Our God calls all kinds of special friends to be a part of HIS kingdom work here at HIS Mission Central. What a blessing to have our dear long, long, long time friends Clyde and Lenn Brenner of rural Mapleton, Iowa be a part of our volunteers to help with the Lord’s work! They were special guests on July 30th,…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome our special volunteers that God has sent to help with the work at Mission Central! On Saturday the 30th of July! Yes, it was a special day and because of our over 100 volunteers the Lord has blessed the work of HIS Mission Central! On this day a large group of our volunteers…
It was one of those “MIRACLE DAYS” when the Lord sends truly NOT NORMAL people who come at “just the right time”. On July 26th, 2022, we were so blessed to have our dear friends in Christ, Vaughn and Cheryll Davisson all the way from Riverside, Iowa come to visit the Lord’s Mission Central. They drove over for a special…
July 26th, 2022 was a special day here at the Lord’s Mission Central, in that we had such a wonderful group of people from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. It was a full day tour and meal and missionary presentation from Andrew and Noel Schaff from Taiwan. This family was short on their support and worried about securing support to “keep…
It was one of those truly SPECIAL days that we will never, never forget here at the Lord’s Mission Central!!! The Lord sends special families to come to this MIRACLE PLACE! One of those families came here in November last year all the way from Hanover, Kansas! They didn’t forget their trip here, and our dear friends, Ken and Janice…
What a blessing to welcome our dear missionary teachers, Andrew and Noel Schaff who came to visit Mission Central on July 26th, 2022. For 18 years the Schaff family has served at Concordia Middle School in Taiwan. What a special family, and at their calling, they are able to tell all of their students about our Savior Jesus. Yes, there…
It was one of our busiest days of the year with 3 missionaries here to report on their work in the Dominican Republic, Latvia and Kenya, but early in the morning a special family came, and they did not have a lot of time, but they come from Illinois and Iowa. Sisters that needed to see what the Lord had…
What a blessing to receive these special pictures from our long, long time volunteer helpers here at the Lord’s Mission Central, Darwin and Sharon Hamann from Anthon, Iowa! They have been involved with the Lord’s work at Mission Central for over 25 years! The interest in missions is handed to their son, Lance Hamann, elder of the church who was…
Yes, it was one of those very special days that we will long remember here at the Lord’s Mission Central. On July 23rd, 2022, we had the honor and privilege of welcoming not one, but THREE wonderful missionaries from around the world! Here you see seated from left to right Rev. Jerry Lawson, Alexander and Patty from Riga, Latvia, and…
Here at Mission Central we have the privilege of welcoming some of the most important people in the entire world! Yes, our dear missionaries from around the world come to this MIRACLE place to share what God is doing in the world. On July 23rd, 2022, we had the privilege of welcoming the Honorable Missionaries from the Matongo Seminary in…
What an absolute blessing to welcome Rev. Jerry Lawson, his dear wife Patty and their super star son, Missionary Alexander Lawson from Riga, Latvia on July 23rd, 2022. Here you see this special family in the Ministry Center at the world-famous Mission Central. They gave a wonderful presentation of the work that Rev. Lawson and his family have been called…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Johnathan and Cheryl Naumann from the Dominican Republic for their very first visit to Mission Central on July 23rd, 2022! Rev. Naumann and his wife are doing EXCELLENT work at their calling in this land of darkness. Here you see this special couple at Mission Central, and attached is a photo of what Rev….
When a group of folks from the area of Grand Island and Juniata, Nebraska and several other towns in that area are willing to come and visit the Lord’s Mission Central on a Thursday, they have to be special NOT NORMAL people! That was the case on July 14th, 2022, when this special group traveled all the way from their…
Many years ago the friendship of Rev. Gordon Bruce and Old Missionary Gary was firmly established at Zion Lutheran Church at Pierce, Nebraska! Immediately it was obvious that this congregation was truly NOT NORMAL. They had such a love for the Lord’s mission work, starting with their school, their members and the leadership of this special congregation. On Tuesday the…
We have amazing MIRACLES happen here at the Lord’s Mission Central! That certainly was the case on Saturday the 9th of July when the Lord sent not one, but THREE missionaries to report on their work at their callings. Yes, Barbara Rebentisch from Taiwan came to report on her important work in this land of darkness. Barb is such a HUGE…
What a blessing to welcome Missionary Rebecca Bartelt from Lincoln, Nebraska on July 5th, 2022. Becky has accepted the appointment as a special missionary to Taiwan and will be traveling in the mid-west region telling her story and asking for prayers and support for this new calling. She has been teaching at Lincoln Lutheran High School and using her musical…
What a special blessing to welcome a wonderful group of VERY NOT NORMAL PEOPLE from Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Nebraska. It was indeed a “first time visit” for some of this special group from Our Savior Lutheran. Here you can see some of the people that arrived on the “Forklift” express. Because of the size of the group…
