IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MIRACLE VISITS AT MISSION CENTRAL ON JUNE 11TH, 2021! Yes, the Lord is still in charge of ALL appointments here at the Lord’s Mission Central! It sure was one of those special days on Friday the 11th of June 2021!!! Many, many years ago, there was a little girl by the name of Denise Gosch…
Well, REAL MIRACLES keep right on happening at the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, I couldn’t believe it when we received permission and authorization to welcome the Honorable Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer, as our newest Volunteer Staff person at Mission Central!!! Yes, the “World-Famous” Dr. Dale Meyer will be our Volunteer Staff person and his title will be: EXECUTIVE VOLUNTEER WRITER,…
Over the years we have the privilege and honor to meet some of the most NOT NORMAL MISSIONARIES! Yes, people that “really, really” get it! On Thursday the 10th of June we had ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING Missionaries come to spend the night on June 9th and then present on Thursday the 10th at 10:00AM. The Lord allowed us…
It was one of those REAL MIRACLE days here at the Lord’s Mission Central. While working in his office all alone old Missionary Gary heard a knock on the door at the Lord’s Mission Central! Our long, long time friends Dennis Meseck and his dear daughter Heather Riessen “just happened to stop by”…and what a blessing to visit with them…
HOW CAN WE FEED SO MANY PEOPLE AT MISSION CENTRAL? The answer to that question is so, so, so simple and that is to just pray that the Lord will send special people to help with the cooking of meals at HIS Mission Central, and the Lord answers and sends special NOT NORMAL people who want to help. In these…
This grandpa from Davenport, Nebraska felt it was VERY important for his grandchildren to see the World-Famous Mission Central! He want his grandchildren to know that God can even use an old set of farm building in the hills of Western Iowa to tell so many about our dear Jesus. Here you see that grandpa with one of his grandchildren,…
If a group of people from Rising City, Bellevue, Davenport, Deshler, and Fairbury, Nebraska can come to Mission Central, you know that you truly have a group of NOT NORMAL PEOPLE. What a JOY to welcome these dear friends on June 5th, 2021. It was a day we ALWAYS remember! This dear group of people came for a full day…
God sends missionaries from ALL OVER THE WORLD to HIS Mission Central to report on the work that God has called these missionaries to do in bringing the love of Jesus to countries in total darkness. On June 5th, 2021 Veteran Missionary John Wolf from Kenya East Africa came in person to present his story and show his pictures of…
Just this morning I heard from some dear friends that said, “Our church hasn’t opened up yet, because of this virus”. It is amazing how many groups and organizations have NOT YET OPENED UP! What a JOY here at the Lord’s Mission Central to be able to welcome more and more people here for tours and special times together! Just…
SPECIAL FRIENDS FROM AURELIA, IOWA ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL! Here at the Lord’s Mission Central, we are working 24/7, and it seems like every single day we have groups, families, busloads, and visitors from all over the world! Few people realize the HUGE amount of people that visit this MIRACLE PLACE! However, over the years the Lord sends HIS special…
REV. TYLER McMILLER AND FAMILY ARE OFFICIALLY SENT FROM MISSION CENTRAL What a JOY and blessing to have the privilege of praying for and sending the Rev. Tyler McMiller Family to their new assignment in Italy on May 24th, 2021. A wonderful gathering of special NOT NORMAL people came to Mission Central from Texas, York, Nebraska, Glenwood, Iowa and Aurela,…
Never in the 27 year history of Mission Central have such special awards ever been given! On May the 24th with a large crowd present, two young missionaries were awarded lifetime missionary certificates. Yes, 9 year old Judah Kaiser from Glenwood, Iowa, the son of Rev. Seth and Kate Kaiser, and 9 year old Noah Kaiser from York, Nebraska the…
The family of Lee Umland of Sioux City wanted to have a special memorial service at Mission Central. Lee was one of our most faithful Volunteer Missionaries. Lee was called home on November 16th, 2018, and the entire family gathered at Mission Central on May 21st, 2021. The Umland Family owns the Ace Sign Company and have donated so many…
Many people ask us here at the Lord’s Mission Central…how do you folks keep everything clean in the Barn Museum? Well, the answer is the Lord sends us special people to help clean at “just the right time”. On May 18th, 2021 we had a wonderful group of people that came to “pitch right in” and boy did they ever! …
YES, It was one of those special times and what a JOY to have some under a thousand people come to Mission Central on the Lord’s celebration of HIS ascension on May 13th, 2021! A meal was served at 5:00PM in the ministry center, and then at 6:30PM a wonderful worship service was held. Helping to serve the meal and…
For all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we do NOT have “final resting places”…or “grave sites”….NO, NO…we have a RESURRECTION SPOTS! That grave will not hold us, because Jesus said, “Because I live you too shall live”. That’s what Easter is all about, and we have that promise from our dear Savior Jesus. Old Missionary Gary will be buried…
“IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN”…That was the exact words out of the mouth of Rev. Orville Jank. He and his dear wife, Arlene, stopped on the “spur of the moment” without an appointment and Old Missionary Gary was at his desk waiting for a late evening meeting. It was truly a moment of DIVINE INTERVENTION!! To have the privilege of…
What a JOY and blessing to have had the privilege of knowing and working with Missionary Art Joens from Manilla, Iowa. It was truly one of those VERY, VERY SPECIAL DAYS, When old Missionary Gary was able to stop at the farm home of Art and Peg Joens of Manilla, Iowa on the 11th of May to wish Art Joens…
What a blessing that on Thursday the 6th of May, we were able to welcome special guests that came for a special personal tour of Mission Central. Yes, Dawn Hindman and Judy Seaman from Sioux City, Iowa came and Warren and Rhonda Ehrisman of Beemer, Nebraska and Roger and Carol Feuerbacher of Norfolk, Nebraska all came for a special tour…
Wednesday the 5th of May we were able to welcome a group of young people from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig, Iowa and St. John Lutheran Church from Charter Oak, Iowa. Rev. Kurt Kaiser, Rev. Richard Merrill and Rev. Merle Mahnken all accompanied these young people and they enjoyed their tour of the Creation Theater and the Barn Museum. Here…
Yes, yes more and more Groups, Busloads, Tour Groups, Families, and many Church Groups are planning trips to the World-Famous Mission Central. We are amazed at the numbers of groups that are coming for a “Mission Tour”! As the virus restrictions are being lifted, we are seeing so many happy groups that are coming to this MIRACLE PLACE! On Tuesday…
What an absolute JOY to welcome some cousins of Old Missionary Gary to the World-Famous Mission Central! Yes, it was indeed a special time to welcome Gary and Jenise Sturges from Sgt. Bluff, Iowa and also their son, Jacob Sturges from the Minneapolis area. These family members had NOT seen the Lord’s Creation Theater, and came for a special tour! …
On April 27th, 2021 we had 3 special guests come and visit. Yes, the contractor and foreman of the crew that built our little wayside prayer chapel, the Honorable Missionary Dr. Keith Lambert and his wife Shirley came all the way from Rock Rapids, Iowa to visit. They wanted Shirley’s sister, Eileen from Moorhead, Minnesota to come and see this…
It’s always such a blessing to welcome Confirmation Students to the Lord’s Mission Central, as they are preparing for lifetime membership in the Lord’s Church! On Wednesday evening the 21st of April, Rev. Neil Wehmas from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, Iowa brought his 7th grade confirmation class to visit Mission Central and be able to pray in…
You just know for certain that you are NOT NORMAL when you drive all the from Kenesaw, Nebraska to Iowa to come and see the missionary that they are supporting! Yes, these dear friends drove all this way to see Missionary Johanna Heidorn from Latin America. Who gave an excellent report of her work in this part of the world!…
It was one of those very, very, very special days on Friday the 23rd of April. What a JOY to welcome our missionaries, Johanna Heidorn and Ashley Lehr our special missionaries from Latin America to spend a day at the World-Famous Mission Central! It was especially exciting because our guests for the day were all of the senior students from…
Tuesday the 20th of April was a very, very special day. Special Missionary Friends from Minnesota arrived at the Lord’s Mission Central! It was a day we will long, long remember! Rev. James Krikava and his dear wife, Peggy drove here all the way from Northern Minnesota. Pastor Krikava is the Regional Director for all of our Missionaries in Eurasia,…
I’ve heard of a mail man, a delivery man, a delivery service, but never a “Meat Delivery Man”. Yes, on Wednesday morning our good, good friend and co-worker for Jesus, the Honorable Missionary Rev. Michael Bodkins, Senior Pastor of the churches at Audobon and Wiota, Iowa stopped at Mission Central with a special gift. Yes, he was the Meat Delivery…
April 17th, 2021 was a special time! Yes, on this day, the confirmation students from Faith Lutheran Church at Sioux Falls, South Dakota made the trip to the Lord’s Mission Central to spend the day. This group of young people were able to see the Wayside Prayer Chapel, where their tour began, and also, the Offices, and the Ministry Central,…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. David Preus and his dear family to the Lord’s Mission Central on April 17th, 2021. This Missionary Family came all the way from the Dominican Republic to report to a group of folks from all over from Ogden, Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Rapid City, South Dakota, Ida Grove, Iowa, Latimer, Iowa, Hampton, Iowa…
People are absolutely SHOCKED AND AMAZED when they come to visit Mission Central! Especially, when they see the Lord’s creation theater. On April 10th, 2021 TWO groups from two different congregations came to see the LORD’S CREATION THEATER. The majority of the people had not been to Mission Central, nor had they seen the Creation Theater or Barn Museum. Here…
We always enjoy having children come to visit the Lord’s Mission Central and to see the shock and surprise at what they witness here at this MIRACLE PLACE! On Saturday the 10th of April we were able to welcome 3 special children from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa. Here you see these 3 special students who were…
It was over 20 years ago that Old Missionary Gary met the honorable Missionaries Dr. Ralph and Lillian Schroeder of Sioux City, Iowa. They are so active in their congregation and from the very first time, I could tell that they truly were NOT NORMAL PEOPLE. We have remained such good friends over the years, and it was from the…
It was a bit cloudy and cold, and for certain normal people would not like to come out to the hills of Western Iowa for a tour and program to an old set of farm buildings. However, the people from St. Paul Lutheran Church under the direction of The Honorable Missionary Pastor Kenny Hsu, came to spend the time on…
Sometimes the evil one can get ahold of a person, and we feel depressed and down in the dumps. The evil one wants to “discourage” us Christians, in this dark old world we now live in! But, what a JOY to realize that our Lord Jesus “PUTS SPECIAL PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES TO KEEP US GOING”. And, we have to…
In this journey we call life, it is filled with special memories! Yes, this Palm Sunday was NO EXCEPTION! What an absolute JOY to spend Saturday and Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church at Glenwood, Iowa with the saints there! It was indeed a time old Missionary Gary will never, never forget. What a privilege to speak at the service on…
As old Missionary Gary travels to so many locations to talk about our dear missionaries…one of the greatest blessings is the fact that We have the privilege of “swearing in” missionaries for the rest of their lives. We MUST get to the young missionaries, because many of us “gray haired” Missionaries are going to be called to our real home,…
Some folks ask us “how can you keep on going and going day after day”? Well the answer to that is really, really simple. It’s because God calls special NOT NORMAL people to come to this MIRACLE PLACE….at “just the right time” It was such an encouragement to welcome missionaries John and Judy Matthies to Mission Central on March 20th,…
Many people marvel at the amount of work that gets done here by our Boss, whose picture is right above the desk of Old Missionary Gary! Yes, God CALLS special people to help with the work here, and what a MIRACLE that the Lord has called over a hundred Volunteer missionaries to help with the work for Jesus! Pictured here…
WHAT IS a Flagallante whip? The Philippine Catholics (men who chose to do so) still practice this on Good Friday, hoping to atone for their sins. The Church doesn’t condone this practice which has been going on for years. Some make a vow to God to become a Flagellante after some event in their lives. The whip was used…
When a dad comes to visit Mission Central with four of his children, a person just has to realize this family is TRULY NOT NORMAL! On the 13th of March, the Honorable Missionary Mike Janssen from Carroll, Iowa brought 4 of his 11 children to Mission Central to see the grizzly bear, and the other 29 animals in the Lord’s…
It was one of those very, very, very special times that do not always happen! Yes, God has called our newest missionaries to go to the MOST Muslim country in the world….INDONESIA! On March 13th, 2021 we had the privilege here at the Lord’s Mission Central to welcome Rev. Paul and Gena Nelson from Santa Barbara, California. They came for…
What a privilege it was to travel to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church at Watertown, South Dakota to be with the Bill and Myrna Snow family on March 12th, 2021 to be a part of the celebration of Bill Snow’s “GOING HOME”. Yes, it was 27 years ago that I met Pastor Rich Snow and his family, when Pastor Snow was…
The years have gone by so quickly and for the Lord’s Mission Central, we see over the history of this MIRACLE PLACE…that God really does place people in our lives that help us to continue on this journey called “life”. At the Lord’s Mission Central we work so closely with the Nebraska District, Iowa District West, and the South Dakota…
What a blessing and real MIRACLE to have one of our newest missionary families come and visit the world-famous Mission Central! Yes, on March 6th, 2021 we had a full day session of orientation, training and interviews with the Honorable Missionaries Rev. Christian Tiews, and his lovely wife Lula, and their daughters Lillian and Mariam. These NEW missionaries drove all…
Here we go again! Yes, a lot of NOT NORMAL people come to this place in the middle of nowhere! On Saturday, March 6th, 2021 we welcomed a wonderful group of NOT NORMAL people here to visit Mission Central. The mission minded members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Carroll, Iowa came for a morning visit to see firsthand, some…
We get to see real MIRACLES here at the Lord’s Mission Central. What a real JOY to see how the Lord provides at “Just the Right Time”. On February 21st, 2021 a REAL MIRACLE took place at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond, Nebraska. On Sunday morning old Missionary Gary had the honor and privilege of speaking at the church in…
What a JOY and BLESSING to have the Burakowski family all the way from Hartford, Wisconsin come to visit the world-famous Mission Central! This new family has accepted the call to go and serve the Latin American Region as missionaries who will be based out of the Dominican Republic! This new missionary family arrived at Mission Central at 12:50PM on…
We need more missionaries to tell people about Jesus! Several days ago, Old Missionary Gary had the most amazing blessing of being “in person” with 224 students at Christ Lutheran School at Norfolk, Nebraska! The entire school came to the sanctuary of Christ Lutheran Church in Norfolk, where they were able to be dressed in clothing from around the world!…
On Tuesday the 2nd of February we were able to welcome Rev. Henry Witte from the Siouxland Hispanic Ministry from South Sioux City, Nebraska along with his special friend, Rolando. Rolando is from Peru and came to the United States 18 years ago. He was confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Rolando’s good friend and mentor…
