November 10th, 2018 was a special day when a whopping crowd of approximately 150 NOT NORMAL people came from all over Iowa and Nebraska came to the world famous Mission Central to see our Missionaries from Canada and Latin America come to report. Yes, Rev. Charles St. Onge and his entire family came to tell of how the Lord…
VETERAN MISSIONARIES, PASTOR HERB AND MARKIE BURCH COME FROM BELIZE TO PRESENT!!! It truly was one of those days that you could tell the Holy Spirit had sent some of HIS special people here on November 10th, 2018. Yes, Pastor Herb and Markie Burch, Veteran Missionaries who came from Belize, where they have helped to start the FIRST Lutheran Church…
What a blessing to welcome the world famous Missionary Shara Osiro and her husband, Michael to Mission Central on November 10th, 2018! What a JOY to have the privilege of hearing of how the Lord is using this special family for the Lord’s work. We had about 150 people present for this special Mission Event here at the World…
YES, it was one of those days we will ALWAYS remember…a day when God’s special Not Normal missionaries arrived at Mission Central on November 3rd, 2018. Missionaries that we love and appreciate so much! It was the family of the sainted Dale and Maxine Stetzel from Casey, Iowa who came to spend an afternoon to tour this MIRACLE PLACE. Old…
What a JOY to welcome the Regional Gathering of treasurers from Iowa District West at Mission Central on November 3rd, 2018. They began their meeting under the watchful eye of Dr. Roger Curtis, Executive Treasurer of Iowa District West! Approximately 30 treasurers, and Pastors came for a full day of educational training for treasurers in our congregations. The presenter…
On November 3rd, 2018, we had the privilege of welcoming two special Christian Friends. Yes, Sue Hedges and Jody Watenbury from Omaha, Nebraska and Waterloo, Iowa made the trip here to have a tour and spend time here at this MIRACLE PLACE. Neither of these dear ladies had ever been to Mission Central, and they had the super special tour…
We will always remember November 1st, 2018 here at the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, because that was the day that the Lord sent Jim and Cindy Nelson to come and bring an amazing gift of love for the operations of HIS work here at HIS Mission Central! Missionaries Jim and Cindy Nelson are members at Trinity Lutheran Church at…
October 16th, 2018 was a very, very, very special day in the history of Mission Central and Orphan Grain Train. These two organizations are working together on a totally new project called “The Hannah House” in St. Petersburg, Russia. This special project is so badly needed to help young girls that are released from the orphanages in Russia and…
It was a special afternoon that brought the cousins of Missionary Maxine Thies to come to the Lord’s Mission Central. They arrived in the late afternoon and were able to have a tour of the Creation Theater and the Barn Museum. They also had a chance to the office and Ministry Center and the little wayside Prayer Chapel here at…
What a great blessing to welcome Rev. Adam DeGroot, our wonderful missionary from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who is a Missionary who has been called to start a new congregation in this area where so many, many Hispanic people are moving into this area. Rev. DeGroot came and spent a morning here at Mission Central and told of his work that God has…
It was a day that Leroy and Lorene Rowedder will never, never forget. It was October 8th, 2018. They had prayed for and supported Rev. Dale and Suzanne Kaster for a long time, as the Kaster family served in Ghana West Africa and now in the Czech Republic in Eurasia. On this special day this dear family who are members…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome John Wolf and John Kissinger from Kenya in East Africa and Rev. Dale and Suzanne Kaster from the Czech Republic on October 8th, 2018! It was indeed a wonderful day, as we had guests come from Eastern Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Cherokee, Iowa, Aurelia, Wall Lake, and Lake View, Iowa. These dear friends came…
October 8th, 2018 was truly a wonderful and special day to welcome Rev. Derek Evans from St. Paul Lutheran Church at Aurelia, Iowa! Rev. Evans had never had a chance to come and visit the Lord’s Mission Central, and on this special Monday, Rev. Evans was personally escorted by Missionary Deke Rempfert from Aurelia, Iowa! What an honor and…
Rev. Paul J. Fitzpatrick and his dear wife Mary drove all the way across Iowa to get to Mission Central to deliver a wonderful gift of love to some missionaries from Africa! Yes, on October 8th, they delivered a huge amount of stoles, gowns, and pastoral garments as well as several boxes of books and in addition a number of…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome the Rev. David Preus Family from the Dominican Republic on October 1st, 2018 at 1:30PM. Pastor Preus told of his work in the Dominican Republic, and how the Lord was using his family to reach out to so many people in total darkness in this Latin American country. God is…
It was about 20 years ago when Old Missionary Gary met Herb and Marianne Glesmann in Omaha, Nebraska at their church. As soon as Gary met them he knew immediately that they were NOT NORMAL! This special friendship began and over the years it has only gotten stronger and stronger. Now, you have to know that now Herb and Marianne…
September 24th, 2018 was indeed a special day! For many times, that Old Missionary Gary and Missionary Brent have visited at Redeemer Lutheran in Sioux City, Iowa…they noticed setting there were missionaries Chuck and Gloria Ford! They always wanted to come and see the Lord’s Mission Central. When their…
It was indeed one of those SPECIAL NOT NORMAL DAYS, that the Lord had prepared for us all here at Mission Central, when a full house program was held at the LWML Fall Rally for the Iowa District West. Dr. Jane Morris, President called the meeting to order at 9:30AM and the first event was the singing of Angela Rosener…
What an amazing blessing to have the honor and privilege of working with missionaries like Veteran Missionary Ben Helge from the Czech Republic. Ben and two of his Czech friends came to report at Mission Central on September 22nd, 2018, as a part of the wonderful Fall LWML Rally for the Iowa District West. Yes, Ben and…
September 19th was a special day for us here at the Lord’s Mission Central, as John Wolf and his entire family came here to visit and report to some very, very special people. It was a very NOT NORMAL day to welcome the Wolf family, but what was amazing was the people who came, and they truly were people…
When Mikayla Snow was just a little girl, her Mom, Tammy Snow, brought her to Mission Central and she saw the little wayside prayer chapel. She never forgot and her real dream was to someday be married in the little Wayside Prayer Chapel at the Lord’s Mission Central. That’s exactly what happened at 6:30PM on September 15th, 2018. Mikayla’s…
What a blessing to see that the Lord has provided an AMAZING MIRACLE for the special Fall LWML Rally at the Lord’s Mission Central. One of our VERY, VERY NOT NORMAL FAMILES has provided a HUGE COLLECTION of Christmas ornaments that will be offered at the Lord’s Mission Central on September 22nd, 2018. The donor does NOT WANT anyone…
There are special friends that come from all over the United States to visit this MIRACLE PLACE called Mission Central. Our friendship with Marvin and Delores Kugel began more than 20 years ago, when the Lord allowed Old Missionary Gary to speak at their rural church near Daykin, Nebraska and at that time the Honorable Missionary Pastor Rev. Rick…
What blessing to see two school buses come from West Point, Nebraska to bring the students from St. Paul Lutheran School for a day trip to Mission Central. This was one of the best groups that we have had here at Mission Central, as the students were so respectful and well behaved. Yes, they were able to see the story…
It was indeed a very, very, very special day. Yes, a group of our very dear friends and co-workers for the Lord Jesus, the leadership people of the Orphan Grain Train from Norfolk, Nebraska came on Tuesday morning the 28th of August to visit Mission Central to discuss a wonderful new partnership between Mission Central and the Orphan Grain…
We are always AMAZED at how our Lord sends special people at “just the right time” to help with HIS work here at HIS Mission Central. Recently, when Old Missionary Gary was speaking at Schleswig, Iowa Missionary Cynthia Ernst walked up and handed him a resume, and we were…
When the Honorable Missionary Dr. John Nikodym called from Red Cloud, Nebraska we had NO IDEA what he was bringing with him on his trip to the world famous Mission Central! We knew that he and his friend, Missionary Myron Smith were going to stop for a tour and visit at the Lord’s Mission Central, but had ABSOLUTELY no…
Yes, the long time friendships are a special blessing in this life, and about 24 years ago, Old Missionary Gary had the privilege of meeting Rev. Dennis and Barb Angland at Emmetsburg, Iowa at St. Paul Lutheran Church. They were called to Russia to serve the Lord Jesus there, and what a blessing it was to work with this…
It was truly a special evening on August 22nd, 2018 to welcome two special families that came to visit this MIRACLE PLACE! Rev. James Sharp and his wonderful family came all the way from Uruguay South America to tell of their work and outreach programs in this land of darkness. They were here on vacation and were staying with their…
The Lord keeps sending us new Staff people and today on the 21st of August the Lord sent us Kristin Kaldahl from Spencer, Iowa. Yes, we were worried about help for our Volunteer E-Mail Specialists, and the Lord sent Kristin from Spencer at “just the right time”. Kristin is the wife of the very famous Missionary Pastor Rev. Dr….
The Lord has every single day and hour planned in our lives! Sometimes we forget that. That is what happened on August the 21st, 2018. Yes, as Old Missionary Gary was walking around the grounds of the Lord’s Mission Central, a very strange pickup pulled up and two NOT NORMAL people walked over to pray in the little wayside…
It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon on August 19th, 2018, when the Lord sent members from Faith Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa and special friends from Omaha. Yes, Pastor Ron Rosenkaimer and his dear wife Maureen and their son and members of their congregation came from Council Bluffs, and also our dear friends Bart and Maggie came from Omaha….
Monday the 13th of August was indeed a special day…in that we had the honor and privilege of welcoming our newest missionaries that have been CALLED to serve the Lord Jesus in Uganda East Africa. Rev. Michael and Karen Schempf will be serving the Lord Jesus in the Seminary there in Uganda, and will be “teaching and equipping the saints”…
Yes, August 13th was indeed a special day here at Mission Central. We were able to welcome 20 of the Senior High Students here from Lutheran High Northeast at Norfolk, Nebraska. These students and their teachers were here for the day, and you see their picture that was taken in front of our sign here at Mission Central. This group…
For a group to come on a Sunday afternoon, when they could be resting or taking a nap, you just gotta know that these folks are truly NOT NORMAL! What a blessing to welcome members of Lord of Life Lutheran Church from Elkhorn, Nebraska and special friends from Hooper, Nebraska….yes, it was indeed a very, very special afternoon at…
Do you want to see a picture of a group of amazing NOT NORMAL people? Well take a look at these following two pictures! Yes, on August 11th, 2018, we were so blessed to have four of our dear Veteran Missionaries come to report in person to a huge, huge, huge Crowd of people at this MIRACLE PLACE! Rev. Eric…
Wow, you can’t imagine the JOY in our hearts when we were able to see a real MIRACLE unfold in that the world famous chef and super star rib preparer, the Honorable Missionary Chef Dr. Carl Petersen from South Sioux City, Nebraska came and made the entire meal here at Mission Central for over a hundred NOT NORMAL people on August…
A NORMAL young couple with 3 little children just couldn’t take a Thursday and drive to a place in the middle of nowhere in the hills of Western Iowa….to an old set of farm buildings….that just doesn’t happen with Normal people! HOWEVER, we have found that the Lord CALLS NOT NORMAL people to HIS Mission Central at “just the right…
It was about 24 years ago that Old Missionary Gary had the privilege and honor of meeting Missionaries Fred and Petey Pooch from Tecumseh, Nebraska! He knew then as he knows now, that this family was truly NOT NORMAL! Fred and Petey had a full, full understanding that we must send missionaries to the lands of darkness, where they didn’t know our…
What a JOY and blessing to have Rev. Arthur Rickman, our new missionary going to Panama come and spend a couple of days here at the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, on August 3rd and 4th, Rev. Rickman came to report to a large crowd of people on August 4th, 2018. What a blessing to hear “first hand” what the…
It was “ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL DAYS” at the world famous Lord’s Mission Central. God truly CALLS special people to come to this MIRACLE PLACE! On August 4th, 2018, it was one of those days that we will never, never, never forget. About 20 years ago, Rev. Steve Rempfer, a truly NOT NORMAL pastor allowed an unschooled, uneducated layman…
What a blessing to welcome the members of Holy Savior Lutheran Church from Lincoln, Nebraska to the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, on August 4th, 2018, what a blessing to welcome the members of this wonderful congregation for a day Mission Tour. This group arrived in the morning and had the privilege of experiencing the Lord’s Creation Theater, and the…
The only kind of people that come to the Lord’s Mission Central are NOT NORMAL PEOPLE! How many times have you heard that??? Yes, what a blessing that the Lord sends special families that don’t care how far they drive….they just want to come and hear about Jesus and HIS mission! About 20 years ago old Missionary Gary had…
July 2018 Update
It was a Wednesday…the middle of the week…on August 1st, 2018…YES, and it was an afternoon, and no overseas missionaries here…who would come? Just special people who are truly NOT NORMAL would visit the Lord’s Mission Central on a day like this. This group came and what a JOY to have a special group like this….they so much enjoyed The Lord’s Creation Theater and…
It was another one of those busy, busy days at the Lord’s Mission Central, and we find that people come from all over for special tours and discussions here at this MIRACLE PLACE. On July 31st, we were so happy to welcome some special guests. Yes, Rev. James Kruger from Saginaw, Michigan came to visit and brought along his…
It was one of those special days…a day we will long, long, long remember. It was a Saturday on the 28th of July, 2018. A day for making memories… From the very first time that Old Missionary Gary met Rev. Steve Schulz he could tell that this guy was truly NOT NORMAL…and when he met his wife Sue,…
The Lord seems to always “RAISE UP” the right people at just the right time. We needed some volunteer help to assist in the updating and printing of our Official Adoption Agreements for all of the LCMS Missionaries that we support here at the Lord’s Mission Central. God sent Cindy Gray from Deloit, Iowa to fill that need and Cindy…
It was an afternoon event for two special grandmothers that brought their grandchildren to Mission Central for an afternoon tour. Yes, Grandmother Sharon and Grandmother Glenda brought their grandchildren to the Lord’s Mission Central for them to hear the story of the 6th day of Creation and also the story of “The word became flesh and dwelt among us”. This…
July 23rd, 2018 was a very, very busy day with tour groups in the morning, afternoon and evening! We are so blessed to have pastors come from all over the United States to witness the MIRACLES of what God has done here at HIS Mission Central! In the tour groups of this Monday, we had Rev. Eric Wood and…
