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…
Does everyone know how we can go some days up to 17 hours a day here at the Lord’s Mission Central????? It’s because the Lord sends special Pastors and Congregations to come here at “just the right times”. What a JOY to see a real MIRACLE again on Saturday the 19th of October 2024! YES, the honorable Missionary Pastor Alex…
Yes, it truly was a special day and one that the Lord Jesus truly “PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO ENJOY”!!! On the 18th of October the Lord sent the Honorable Missionaries Rich and Molly Gommels all the way from Rochester, Minnesota to see what the Lord can do with an old set of farm buildings in the middle of…
PASTOR BRINGS SEMINARY STUDENT TO TOUR MISSION CENTRAL! It was a special day on the 18th of October! Our dear friend and co-worker, the Honorable Missionary Pastor Matthew Martin, from Christ Lutheran Church of Remsen, Iowa brought a seminary friend of his, the Honorable Missionary Stephen Wareham to tour Mission Central. Pastor Martin was kind enough to spend an afternoon…
It is truly and absolutely amazing to see how the Lord continues to provide REAL MIRACLES at HIS Mission Central in the middle of the hills of western Iowa! Yes, we had another real MIRACLE on October 14th, 2024. One of the things we hear from so many of our dear Missionaries in Africa is how in the…
It was indeed a truly special “SHOCKING EXPERIENCE” FOR 6 SEMINARY STUDENTS from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. These 6 students came to spend two days of VERY INTENSIVE TRAINING about their “calling” to serve the Lord Jesus as full-time pastors the rest of their lives. Their happy smiles and “shocking responses” was such an encouragement for…
What a blessing and special JOY to have the honor and privilege of meeting one more time with some very, very NOT NORMAL members of our Mission Central Family. Yes, on the evening of October 15th, 2024, the Honorable Missionaries, John and Caroline Boll from Billings, Montana came for a special tour and visit with old Missionary Gary! These dear…
What a JOY and BLESSING to have newly wed special friends arrive for a tour at this MIRACLE PLACE! On Monday the 14th, 2024 at 1:00 PM, we were able to welcome the Honorable Missionary Wendell Volkens and his new wife that the Lord has sent to Wendell, dear Bonnie, and they were united in marriage in June of 2024!…
What a blessing to welcome our long, long-time friends from Boone, Iowa, the Honorable Missionaries Larry and Cheryl Olofson! Yes, our friendship has gone back so many years and they have visited us here at the Lord’s Mission Central many times! They wanted their friends Nathan, Sarah and little Enoch to see this AMAZING MIRACLE PLACE and they are friends…
What a wonderful day for training 4 of our NEW missionaries! Yes, on October the 8th, 2024 the entire day was devoted to the training, orientation and discussion about the responsibilities for these amazing young missionaries going to Romania, the Dominican Republic and Taiwan! We were able to help with their training of Power-Point presentations and detail for helping…
What a JOY AND BLESSING to welcome five very, very NOT NORMAL ladies, who made the trip from Zion Lutheran Church at Ogden, Iowa to spend the entire morning touring the Wayside Prayer Chapel, the offices, the ministry center and the barn museum. They also had the privilege of seeing the resurrection spot for Old Missionary Gary! These dear…
What a blessing to welcome about 30 youth and adults to Mission Central as Rev. Senstad and Rev. Zirpel wanted their youth to see this MIRACLE PLACE! It was such a blessing to have all of the youth “SWORN IN AS MISSIONARIES THE REST OF THEIR LIVES” and for these youth to know that they are truly all missionaries…
The Lord arranged to have two very special people come to visit and see what our Jesus has done at this MIRACLE PLACE. Yes, on Wednesday evening at 3:30PM, Dr. Steve Meyer and his friend, Jody, came to see Mission Central. It was an abbreviated tour because they both came from their work, and met so that Jody…
One of the highlights of the year is our Annual Fall Rally at Mission Central for the Iowa District West LWML. This year it was held on September 28th, 2024 and the attendance was excellent. What a blessing to have the privilege of welcoming these mission minded ladies here. Here you see these special guests in the barn,…
It was a special day on September 28th, 2024 and on that Saturday we had a HUGE crowd of special people that spent the day at the Lord’s Mission Central. People came from all over our Iowa District West LWML for their Fall Rally! People started coming at 7:00AM and it was truly a day of so much MISSION…
The Lord has continued to send special friends at just the right time. We were all out of beef here for our volunteer cooks to use at Mission Central to cook for the 52 bus loads that came this past year! Then we received word that our dear faithful “meat suppliers” Jim and Cindy Nelson had a quarter…
Yes, it was one of those special days, when the Honorable Missionary Dr. Ken Ohlemeyer, Executive from Concordia Publishing House (CPH) in St. Louis, Missouri made the effort to stop and visit his old Missionary friend, Gary. What a JOY to have the privilege and honor of having this dear Christian friend come and spend time at the…
The Lord truly “calls” people at all times of the day and night to come and see what the Lord has done at this MIRACLE PLACE! Yes, Sunday the 22nd of September was another example of how the Lord sends HIS people to be here at Mission Central! Yes, after speaking at Waco, Nebraska on Saturday and then…
It was again “one of those days that had to happen”. It was a Wednesday morning and for the first time in a long time, we had an open morning, as the afternoon was already scheduled here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, on that morning of September 18th, 2024 at 9:00AM a car all the way from Chili, Wisconsin…
It was again one of those days that the Lord arranged to have some of His dear and special missionaries come to see this MIRACLE PLACE called Mission Central. Yes, all the way from Cape Girardeau, Missouri we see here in our office, from left to right the Honorable Petra Meraz and Judy Peetz! Only those people who “really…
Dale and Kim Carstens are truly special “missionary friends”. They are such dear “farmer friends” as they have a farm right here in our area so close to us here at the Lord’s Mission Central. It was exciting to have them come for a personal tour of the entire facilities, and to see 2 missionaries and hear their…
What a blessing to welcome Doug and Brenda Meyer from Hiawatha, Kansas to spend Saturday the 30th of August. They came all this way to have a special tour and to hear two special missionaries from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. These dear friends were so excited to have their own personal tour and a special parting prayer…
On August 30th, 2024, we were able to welcome 3 special LWML Missionaries. Yes, it was such an honor and blessing to welcome these dear ladies. They were able to be together on this special Saturday at Mission Central and have their picture taken in our “trade mark” location with our Boss in the background. Pictured from left…
Yes, it was one of those very, very special days here at Mission Central when on this Saturday a group of very special people came to pray for and send Missionary Ashley Lehr from Puerto Rico and Tirzah Krey from the Dominican Republic back to their callings in these two lands of darkness! It was one of those days…
On Wednesday, August 28th, “Old” Missionary Gary celebrated his 82nd birthday. He received so many cards, emails, and text messages from so many of our Mission Central friends. We want you to know how much you are all loved and appreciated, and we thank you for your kindness in remembering Gary on his birthday. We celebrated with a special birthday…
