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WHAT A JOY AND BLESSING TO WELCOME ALL THE MISSIONARIES FROM GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH AT FAIRBURY, NEBRASKA AND OTHER MISSIONARIES FROM IOWA AND NEBRASKA!

It was truly one of those VERY, VERY SPECIAL DAYS, when the Lord Jesus sent some very, very NOT NORMAL people to come to spend the day at Mission Central. A full busload of missionaries came all the way from Grace Lutheran Church in Fairbury, Nebraska under the leadership of the Honorable Missionary Pastor Glen Emery! We were so blessed…

REV. CHARLES ADAMS AND FAMILY ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL!

  What a blessing to welcome the Rev. Charles Adams and his family to the Lord’s Mission Central!  Here you see this family with their grandchildren and daughter.  It was such a blessing to have them come for an afternoon visit as they wanted to see the tractor collection of Old Missionary Gary.     Our friendship has lasted for so, so…

LET’S TALK ABOUT A REAL “MIRACLE SUNDAY MORNING”!!!!

LET’S TALK ABOUT A REAL “MIRACLE SUNDAY MORNING”!!!!   This story started on November 9th, 2000!  Yes, 24 years ago Old Missionary Gary had the privilege of meeting the Honorable Missionary John Nikodym who was from Red Cloud, Nebraska at that time!  Yes, Missionary Gary could tell IMMEDIATELY that he was truly “NOT NORMAL”…He was in the world, but not…

20 YEAR VETERAN MISSIONARIES COME TO VISIT MISSION CENTRAL!

What a JOY and blessing to welcome Veteran Missionary Teachers Andrew and Noel Schaff to Mission Central on July 23rd, 2024! Yes, these dear folks came and were willing to make a WONDERFUL PRESENTATION on their work at Concordia Middle School in Taiwan. At this Lutheran School we have 2100 students and 90% or more of those students are Buddhist…

Preus family at Mission Central

On Tuesday afternoon, July 9th, Pastor David Preus, Regional Director for Eurasia, shared some of the exciting things that our Lord Jesus is doing on the mission fields in this part of the world!  Such wonderful stories and amazing pictures of people whose lives have been changed by hearing the Good News about Jesus!  The harvest is indeed plentiful, especially among…

COOKIE LADY AND HER HUSBAND ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL!

God sends all kinds of people to help with HIS work at the Lord’s Mission Central. Yes, on a special Sunday, the Honorable Volunteer “Cookie Maker” from Orange City, Iowa, The Honorable Volunteer Missionary Debra VandenBerg and her dear husband Scott VandenBerg delivered hundreds of cookies for our volunteer cooks to use to feed the thousands of people that come…

Everyday is Always an Exciting Adventure at Mission Central!

You never know what the Lord has in store for you each day at Mission Central, but you know it is always going to be a blessing. What a joy it was to welcome Ken and Diana Armknecht on Tuesday morning, June 4, for an unexpected – but truly wonderful – visit as they were traveling home to Nebraska from…

FORMER MISSIONARY FROM KOREA MAKES SPECIAL TRIP TO THE LORD’S MISSION CENTRAL!

  On Monday the 3rd of June, the Honorable Missionary Rev. Dr. Hans Trinklein from Seward, Nebraska came for a special visit to Mission Central with his daughter, Abi, and what a JOY to see this family again.    Rev. Trinklein served many years in Seoul, Korea, where he taught at the University and Seminary there.  Hans served for a number…

SPECIAL VOLUNTEER STAFF HELPERS PROVIDE AMAZING GIFT!

  On June 1st, 2024, it will be 30 years that the Lord has allowed Mission Central to exist.  In that time frame of all those years the Lord gave us special friends to help us on our “CALLIING”!     Jesus sent Darwin and Sharon Hamann to be such special helpers in that time frame!  All these years they have…

AMAZING SCOLES FAMILY COMES TO VISIT MISSION CENTRAL!

What a special JOY and BLESSING to have the privilege and honor to welcome the dear Scoles Family to Mission Central on Monday evening May 27, 2024! Yes, it was Veterans Memorial Day and this special family came from such a long, long way! In the picture in our office with our Boss in the background, you will see from…

SPECIAL FAMILY FROM ASIA VISITS MISSION CENTRAL ON MAY 14TH, 2024!

What a special JOY and BLESSING to welcome this wonderful couple from Asia, as they have worked there in the remote part of Asia for 21 years!     Yes, this dear couple came and presented with amazing pictures and stories to tell of some real MIRACLES that the Lord is doing in that part of Asia.    Special people came…

MISSIONARY FAMILY FROM INDONESIA VISITS MISSION CENTRAL

It truly was a special Tuesday afternoon that the Lord had especially arranged at “just the right time.”  What an absolute JOY it was to welcome Pastor Paul Nelson and his family who are serving our Lord Jesus in Indonesia and southeast Asia, one of the darkest regions in the world where they desperately need to hear the Good News…

Maxine Thies called to her real home in Heaven

Maxine A. Thies 1937-2024   Maxine Ann Thies, the daughter of Ernest E. and Ethel A. (Nielsen) Nutt, was born on April 28, 1937, in Castana, Iowa. She grew up on a farm three miles south of Castana and received her education at Castana Consolidated School graduating with the class of 1955.  After high school, Maxine started a career at…