The more we travel, the more we see here at Mission Central, the more we are aware of the Lord being in charge of every little thing that happens in our lives and that sure “includes” the right time for the people that come here. The Lord arranged for Rev. Schulz to be here to meet this family…
What a surprise and blessing to have two “family members” stop at the world-famous Mission Central! Yes, after a long, long trip to the West Coast the Honorable Rev. Kurt Kaiser and his dear sister Ann from Michigan came to make a SUPRISE visit to make a first time visit for Ann to see Mission Central. It was so kind…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Steve and Martha Mahlburg to the world-famous Mission Central! Yes, on this special Saturday the Lord sent our only missionaries to give a wonderful report! We had the privilege of learning so much of what is currently underway in this land of darkness that is located just off the tip of India. …
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome nearly 40 students and staff to the Lord’s Mission Central on September 25th, 2025. These young missionaries were officially “sworn in” as missionaries for the rest of their lives on this wonderful day! Here by our sign this group of young students will begin their personal lives as special people who…
A wonderful group of people gathered at Mission Central for the LWML Fall Rally of 2025! Here you will see the special crowd of folks. We had two wonderful missionaries, Rev. James Neuendorf from Puerto Rico and Deaconess Sandra Rhein from Taiwan and other countries in Asia. Here you see them together in our Ministry Center, and see the many…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Robert Zellmer, his family and members of the church at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, Iowa. They came to hear 2 of our missionaries speak, and then had a special guided tour of the facilities. Here you see this dear and special group of people down in our little “Wayside Prayer Chapel”! It…
It was a perfect day for the Lutheran School from Madison, Nebraska to visit the world-famous Mission Central on September 19th, 2050. The students were able to fill up the little wayside prayer chapel as you can see from the picture. Also, right by the Mission Central sign, the entire group was “sworn in” as missionaries for the…
It truly was a very, very, very special day on September 17th, 2025! Yes, the honorable Missionary Principal Nick Onnen, and his teachers, staff and 45 total visitors came to Mission Central for a day of training and touring. The bus was loaded and the tour was from 10:20AM to 1:12PM…and the group was so well behaved and the…
It truly was a very, very special day on September 13th, 2025, when the Lord sent some very, very NOT NORMAL folks for a full day tour at Mission Central. The Honorable Missionary Rev. Tom Batchelder, his dear wife and their four little Missionary Children came and brought some VERY, VERY SPECIAL MEMBERS TO THIS MIRACLE PLACE. The…
What a true JOY AND BLESSING to welcome our God sent Volunteers to come for our Annual Appreciation Special catered meal at Mission Central! It was indeed a wonderful way that we can thank our volunteers for all the work that they do to help us here at this MIRACLE PLACE. It’s the BEST way we can show our thankfulness…
Another example of a REAL, REAL MIRACLE! Who would drive all the way from Glen Carbon, Illinois, and NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT, AT MISSION CENTRAL….WHY WOULD WE BE HERE ON THIS SPECIAL DAY OF AUGUST 12TH AND OUT OF THE BLUE THIS SPECIAL “NOT NORMAL” COUPLE CAME HERE? Because God had this appointment all prepared in advance to happen. …
On August 11th, 2025, we were blessed to have the family of Missionary John Wolf and family come and show pictures and tell of how the Lord Jesus is using this family to touch the lives of people in Kenya and surrounding countries in Africa with the Good, Good News of our dear Lord Jesus! Here you see…
What a JOY to welcome some friends for the last 30 years from Nebraska. Here you see two very special couples that are pictured in front of our Boss here at the Lord’s Mission Central on August 6th, 2025! Yes, pictured from left to right, The Honorable Verlyn Luebbe from Aurora, Nebraska and his dear wife, Marcia, and…
What a blessing to welcome a large group of folks from all over Iowa and Nebraska that came to the Lord’s Mission Central on Saturday the 2nd of August 2025 for a day tour, meal, and presentation. Yes, the family of Rev. Tyler McMiller from Italy was able to come on this special Saturday event! They were able to tell…
What a special blessing on July 30th, 2025, to welcome Veteran Missionaries, Darwyn and Pat Glover from Hope Lutheran Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska and their special family friends who came all the way from Washington State to visit the world-famous Mission Central. We had a very, very special tour for them for the afternoon of that…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Michael Paul and his dear wife Irene, to the hills of Western Iowa to a place called Mission Central. For over 30 years we have had the privilege and honor of working with the Paul family from Asia! We had a wonderful group of people from Holstein, Iowa and from Council Bluffs,…
Yes, what a blessing on July 23rd, 2025, to welcome some very, very special “Missionary Grandparents”. What a JOY that Armin and Dawn Christiansen from rural Early, Iowa brought their grandsons Owen and Garrett from Colorado, who were staying with them for some time for a special visit. They wanted these dear grandsons to see this MIRACLE PLACE…
What a special JOY AND BLESSING to welcome Missionary Teachers Andrew and Noel Schaff veteran missionaries to Mission Central, who have served the Lord Jesus at our wonderful Concordia Middle School in Taiwan for 21 years, and they have told the students about our Jesus with about 1% of the students are Christian! Yes, in that school they have…
Yes, yes, here at the Lord’s Mission Central we get to see special NOT NORMAL people and wonderful Christian Friends. It doesn’t seem possible, but the Lord sends special people to this MIRACLE PLACE. For over 30 years the Lord has placed Rev. Kurt Kaiser, Rev. Larry Lemke, and Rev. Merle Mahnken into our lives, and here you see…
On the afternoon of July 17th, 2025, the Lord sent the new pastor at Zion Lutheran Church at Denison, Iowa to come and see what the Lord has done at the World-Famous Mission Central. It was such a HUGE, HUGE blessing to have Rev. Jeff Wade be willing to come and see Mission Central in person! In his…
There was no question that Friday July 11th, 2025 was another example of the Lord’s DIVINE INTERVENTION! First, to think that a father and his son would drive all the way to a place in the middle of nowhere in the hills of Western Iowa from Payton, Colorado to make sure that a son, named Tim Skrastins, would have…
It was another one of those VERY SPECIAL DAYS at the Lord’s Mission Central! On this Tuesday we had some special guests from Grand Island, Nebraska that came for a tour and then to hear of the work of our dear missionary couple from the Cayman Islands! Yes, pictured here at Mission Central are Rev. Gerald and Heidi…
Yes, what a JOY and BLESSING to welcome from left to right a special family who came for a tour, being Branden, Kent, Dorcus and Brooke. One of the things that this family all had on their “BUCKET LIST” was having the opportunity to see the world-famous MISSION CENTRAL!!! On July 8th, 2025, this family group came to…
What a blessing to welcome members of the Schaller, Iowa congregation as they have their “Annual Mission Worship Service at Mission Central on July 7th, 2025. Yes, Rev. Carl Hanson, from the International Lutheran Church of Seoul, Korea came as was the special speaker for the service. What a blessing to welcome these dear friends on this special…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome the Honorable Missionary Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson and his family to Mission Central on Sunday the 7th of July! It was a wonderful opportunity to have Rev. Hanson and his dear family give a report of their work in a special Sunday Service held in the Ministry Center here at Mission Central,…
She was just a little girl, the first time I met her! Yes, the first time we were together in our Bible Class, I could tell that Denise Gosch was truly NOT NORMAL! It was obvious that Jesus lived in her heart, and nothing has changed over all the years! Denise teaches Lutheran School children down in Florida…
Yes, the Lord even has special plans for Mission Central even on the 4th of July! Was it our plan for something special on this day…NO, NO…IT WAS THE LORD’S PLAN! Old Missionary Gary, received a call on the evening of July 3rd, 2025. It was from dear friends Keith and Donna Zediker who just lived down the road. …
Never before in the history of 31 years of Mission Central have we had the numbers of tour groups all during the time of the National LWML Convention in Omaha, Nebraska when nearly 4,000 members came to gather their National Convention. During these days of June 24th to June 30th we had so, so many Bus Loads and carloads for tours…
What a JOY to welcome a group of the LWML members that were present in Omaha for the National Convention. These special people came for a complete tour of all of the facilities, and these folks came from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Michigan and Wisconsin and even California! What a blessing to have them come from such a long ways. …
What a JOY and BLESSING to have the entire family of our Latin American Regional Director, the Honorable Missionary Rev. Ted Krey come to report in person in our Ministry Center at the Lord’s Mission Central! Rev. Krey did an excellent job of reporting how the Lord is growing and expanding the Lord’s Kingdom all over South America…
On Thursday the 26th of June a wonderful family arrived at Mission Central to have their personal full tour of the facilities at this MIRACLE PLACE! Steve and Joan Stoller and their children Mitchell and Millie arrived and were so delighted to have the opportunity for the first time to see what the Lord has done here! Steve…
What a true JOY and BLESSING to welcome dear Missionary Carol Hubert from Cologne, Minnesota for a personal special tour at Mission Central. Dear Carol had an opportunity to see what GOD HAS DONE AT THIS “MIRACLE PLACE” and was able to see the facilities and museums. It was a stop that was NOT scheduled and yet the Lord…
For many, many years we have had a friend by the name of Duane Lieb from the Lotts Creek congregation up in Northern, Iowa. Duane was such a dear friend and Old Missionary Gary loved Duane and his dear wife so much! He talked about his brother Francis, but we never met! On June 26th, 2025 Pastor Francis…
Yes, it was indeed a wonderful day on Tuesday the 24th of June 2025! A day we will never, never forget! We were so HONORED to have our former President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, The Honorable Rev. Doctor Gerald B. Kieschnick and his dear wife, Missionary Terry come to see this MIRACLE PLACE, THAT ONLY OUR LORD JESUS COULD…
Yes, our friendship extends all the way to Kramer, Nebraska where Old Missionary Gary met this family nearly 20 years ago! The children were just “little buggers”! THIS FAMILY IS MY REAL FAMILY! They are truly a family that is not normal! Here in our office you can see the Honorable Missionaries in front of our Boss….from left…
What a JOY to welcome some very, very important dignitaries from the North Dakota LWML on their journey to the LWML National Convention in Omaha, Nebraska on June 23rd, 2025! Yes, what a blessing to welcome these special leaders in the LWML and have their pictures taken at our Office here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Standing…
What a blessing and JOY to welcome Rev. J. P. Cima and his dear wife and their daughter here at the Lord’s Mission Central on June 22nd, 2025! Wow, what a HUGE CROWD OF PEOPLE THAT CAME TO PRAY FOR THEM AND SEND THEM. Here in these pictures you will see the special people that God sent to…
Here at the Lord’s Mission Central we have fully come to understand that God put’s the right people at the right place at just the right time. Yes, the Lord sent a special friend that we had not had the opportunity of ever meeting before. Our new friend and co-worker, The Honorable Missionary Bruce Borchers from Lincoln, Nebraska…
The Lord provides special people to arrive at Miracle Mission Central when we aren’t even expecting them! Yes, on Thursday the 19th of June a car pulled up our little Wayside Prayer Chapel. Two wonderful Christian friends came to pray and old Missionary Gary was working in his office! Walking down to the chapel, what a joy and blessing to…
What a special JOY and blessing to see how the Lord Jesus is STILL CALLING HIS MISSIONARY WORKERS! On Tuesday the 17th of June 2025, we were able to welcome eight new missionaries here to the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, it was a day of special training that the Lord Jesus had “prepared in advance” for these BRAND NEW…
What a blessing to have an excellent attendance for a special event at Mission Central on Saturday the 14th of June! We were able to welcome our Missionary Barb Rebentish from Taiwan, where God has used her for 24 years, and here you see Barb in our office. Also, in our office you will see Rev. Dale Kaster and his…
What a JOY to welcome our missionary Barb Rebentisch from Taiwan who came here at 4:00PM on Monday the 9th of June with some special friends from South Dakota. Pictured here in our office at Mission Central you will see some very, very, very NOT NORMAL PEOPLE! Yes, from left to right are: Janette Stensland from Hot Springs, South…
What a blessing and absolute JOY to welcome the family of Dr. Leon and Kathleen Gebhardt and their entire family. Dr. Gebhardt and his parents have been long, long time friends of Old Missionary Gary and we have seen Dr. Gebhardt and his family grow up! On this special Thursday the entire family and grandchildren all came for…
What a blessing to welcome the Rev. James and Angie Sharp Family, our missionaries whom God has called to start a new congregation in Puerto Rico, on May 29th, 2025!! This special event was one that we all will long, long remember! Yes, Pastor Sharp was our special Ascension Worship Service speaker in our barn at Mission Central. …
What a blessing to have our dear friends Dave and Julie Wellman and their children and grandchildren come to visit Mission Central one more time. They came for a full tour, and they had their picture taken down at our Mission Central sign, and had a prayer to open their tour at the Wayside Prayer Chapel. After their…
Yes, May 29th, 2025 was a long, long day with so much action and activity. We were honored to have Deaconess Heidi Bishop from the country of Guatamala come to Mission Central to give a report on her work in Central America. Here you see Heidi Bishop and her son Andrew and we had to “photo shop” the…
It was such a busy, busy weekend on May 24th and 25th, 2025! All day on Saturday May 24th, 2025 we had the WONDERFUL Baker Family from Asia here for a meal, tour and amazing presentation, however, old Missionary Gary had to leave before dark to be flown to St. Peter Lutheran Church at Davenport, Nebraska and stay overnight with…
Yes, what a blessing and privilege to work with Rev. Dave and his family who have worked in Asia for 24 years! These faithful souls have given their lives for this special work! Bringing a message of love for this area of the world that is in total darkness. Here you see this family in our office with…
What a JOY and blessing to witness the arrival of 3 special members of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Columbus, Nebraska! These special people were willing to take a Thursday on the 22nd of May and drive to the Lord’s Mission Central for a visit and tour to see what God can do in the middle of nowhere in the…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome Rev. Arthur and Deaconess Eva Rickman and their seven missionary children to Mission Central on May 20th, 2025! The family arrived on this Tuesday and we were able to welcome folks from Hebron, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa and it was wonderful opportunity to hear of their mission work in Panama. Here…
