What a wonderful surprise it was for us to welcome Karen Maassel, Michael Rachow, and Laurie Rachow as they were passing through on their way home to Fargo, North Dakota. These are dear friends and members of the congregation where Pastor Schulz served before he came here to Mission Central. We gave them the grand tour of our Office, the…
PRESIDENT REV. DR. BRIAN FRIEDRICH OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA BRINGS NEW MISSIONARIES TO MISSION CENTRAL! What a blessing to welcome Rev. Brian Friedrich and a group of students who are interested in mission work in their future. It was a joy to have them here for a tour of this MIRACLE PLACE. We wanted to encourage…
Today, we joyfully welcomed 65 students and adults from St. Paul Lutheran School in Arlington, Nebraska! What a wonderful group of people they are, and they asked so many good and insightful questions as we toured our facilities here at Mission Central. They were all sworn in as missionaries for the rest of their lives, and they all enjoyed special…
On this special day the Lord Jesus sent us 5 missionary families to come for a full, full day of training and orientation at HIS Mission Central! Yes, the Lord is still CALLING special people to HIS Mission Fields around the world. These 5 families are the newest missionaries in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod! They are heading for…
Here are the Lord’s Mission Central, we have the privilege and honor of meeting some of the most amazing people. Who would bring a busload of people all the way from Sherburn, Minnesota on a Monday when there are snow drifts 4 feet high and sub-zero temperatures? There are God’s special people that want to hear about how…
What a blessing to welcome Matt Martin, vicar at Remsen, Iowa and his special friend, Daniel, who is doing post-graduate work at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Daniel comes from the country of Ghana in West Africa, and Matt brought him to visit Mission Central while Daniel was visiting here in Iowa. It was a JOY to hear them both…
It was one of those special days here at Mission Central! Yes, on December 30th, 2023 on that Saturday we had the privilege and honor of welcoming our dear missionary family, Rev. James Sharp and his entire family to Mission Central. It was an excellent report given by Rev. Sharp and his wife Angie and their 4 children! They reported…
What a JOY and BLESSING to see how the Lord sends “just the right people at just the right place at just the right time”. God sent the Rev. Steve and Sue Schulz family to come to work at HIS Mission Central at just the right time, when they were needed so badly! Now, the Schulz family is living down…
It was again one of those “God Things” at the Lord’s Mission Central on December 27th, 2023. Yes, our long, long, long time Missionary friends, Steve and Brenda Martens came from their home in Nashville, Tennessee to meet with Old Missionary Gary and Rev. Steve Schulz. Steve Martens and Gary met for the first time over 30 YEARS AGO,…
(A note from Mark Hofman) As almost everyone knows, Mission Central sends only one appeal letter each year. Made possible by dozens of volunteers and even a donation of the postage, this letter of joy and possibility is eagerly anticipated by all those who want to tell others about Jesus through a personal or group gift. This year, however, just…
It was one of the MOST BUSY DAYS OF THE YEAR being December 23rd, 2023 here at the Lord’s Mission Central! HUGE amounts of gifts of love come at the end of the year. We had a major problem, and the steps to the entrance to the Lord’s Office Building were actually “rotted away”…and what are we going to…
Yes, it was one of those very, very special days on December 16th, 2023 here at Mission Central. So much “history” was reviewed with the arrival of some very, very dear old “aviation friends”!!! Pictured in these 3 pictures are a part of the history of this MIRACLE PLACE. In the picture with the aircraft, you see on the…
It was another one of those “SPECIAL DAYS” that the Lord provides here at the Lord’s Mission Central! On Saturday the 16th of December the Honorable Missionaries, Dr. Joseph Dumba and his wife Sabina came to see what God can do with a place in the middle of nowhere in the hills of Western Iowa! Dr. Dumba and his…
It was the 15th of December 2023 and what a blessing to welcome two very, very special people who are truly NOT NORMAL! Yes, these were special friends that came all the way from Oregon to visit this MIRACLE PLACE! The honorable missionaries Curt and Kristin Fintel came for a special tour and what a JOY to have them come…
What a JOY and BLESSING to gather with the members of the Iowa District West at the home of President Rev. Steve Turner and his dear wife, Darlene, who prepared a real banquet at their home on December 1st, 2023! Here you see the entire group of the Staff of the District and some of the folks enjoying this…
What a special day on Saturday the 2nd of December 2023, when our dear Missionary Rev. Eric Stinnett brought his dear mom to visit and see MIRACLE MISSION CENTRAL. Yes, Rev. Stinnett is our only Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Missionary working at our Seminary in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in East Africa. Yes, what a JOY and BLESSING to have these…
What a glorious day we had here at Mission Central on Saturday, November 18th. We hosted so many friends — old and new — from TEN different congregations in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Best of all, we rejoiced to hear about all the exciting work that our Lord Jesus is doing through His servant, Carol Halter, among the Chinese-speaking people…
What a blessing to welcome special missionaries Tammy Martin and Karen Anders here to Mission Central. Tammy’s husband, Matt, is serving as a vicar in Remsen, Iowa and Karen is a special friend from Collinsville, IL. It was a JOY to provide them with a tour of our buildings and museums, and we were also able to pray with them…
Today, we eagerly welcomed the 7th and 8th Grade students from Trinity Lutheran School in Boone, Iowa! What a wonderful group of people they are! We started with a special prayer in our little wayside prayer chapel where they were all sworn in as missionaries the rest of their lives! Then they enjoyed special presentations in the Creation Theater and…
November 11th, 2023 was a very, very special day. We had the privilege of welcoming the World-Famous veteran missionaries from Puerto Rico, the Honorable Rev. James and Christel Neuendorf who gave one of the most wonderful reports and presentation! What a JOY to have such a POSITIVE report on how the Lord has started 3 new Lutheran Churches and soon…
THE LORD IS STILL “CALLING” PEOPLE AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO CARRY OUT HIS WORK OF SENDING MISSIONARIES AROUND THE WORLD! What a JOY and blessing to have the help of special “not normal” people who did come together to help mail out our Annual Thanksgiving Mailing. Yes, here at the Lord’s Mission Central we MAKE ONLY ONE MAILING…
Yes it was indeed one of those very, very special days here at the Lord’s Mission Central! We were so blessed to have our two missionary families from the Czech Republic on November 4th, 2023 arrive to present their stories and pictures on how the Lord is using these missionaries to bring light to such a dark country where over…
November 2nd, 2023 was a very, very special day. Yes the entire school from Christ Lutheran School of Columbus, Nebraska came for a very special tour. The students and adults came for a tour and prayer to start the day in our little wayside prayer chapel where nearly 50 students and adults came in and were sworn in as missionaries…
What a JOY to welcome Rev. Kevin and Tawn Bueltmann to spend time at the Lord’s Mission Central. They wanted to come for a tour of this Miracle place. They came on October 31st, 2023 and Rev. Schulz and Old Missionary Gary provided a special tour for these dear friends. Our friendship with these folks is special because Tawn is…
What a blessing to welcome the Honorable Missionary Verlyn Fick from Port St. Lucie, Florida who came to visit this MIRACLE PLACE called “The Lord’s Mission Central”. Verlyn is the relative of the dear Fick Brothers Lowell and LeRoy who farm in the Luverne, Minnesota area and these dear families have all helped to start Mission Central in the year…
Saturday the 21st of October was a special day here at the Lord’s Mission Central. On that Saturday we welcomed all the way from Leipzig, Germany the Honorable Missionary Kim Bueltmann. Kim is one of our most effective missionaries in all of Eurasia, because God gave her the ability to speak the Farsi Language of the Muslim people of the middle…
It truly was one of those MIRACLE HAPPENINGS again at the Lord’s Mission Central on October 15th and 16th, 2023! Yes, the Lord sent Students from the St. Louis Seminary, being pastoral students and deaconess students! They came for some special training for two days. What a blessing that we had some excellent training materials from the Honorable Missionary…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome missionaries, Ron and Dawn Cech from Schuyler, Nebraska to Mission Central on October 9th, 2023! They came to bring some very nice banners that were used by their rural church that was closing near Schuyler, Nebraska. These banners can be used by our missionaries around the world, and what a blessing! This dear…
PRESIDENT OF KING OF KINGS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA COMES TO MAKE SPECIAL PRESENTATION! It was one of those special days that help to keep us going here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Without the Lord sending special friends at “just the right time”….we would grow weary and get discouraged. However, the Lord sends special friends to keep us going and…
The honorable Dr. Perry Miller, Esquire brought all of his Lutheran High School students from Norfolk, Nebraska for their annual Senior Day Trip to Mission Central. It was special because it was Mr. Miller’s 58th Birthday and what a JOY to have this group of special missionaries come for a visit. The first order of business was to “swear in all…
It was truly one of those special days on September 25th! Yes, our dear friends for over 20 years, Gary and Therese Liedtke from Cedar Rapids, Iowa made their very first trip to this MIRACLE PLACE! What a blessing to welcome them for a full tour of the facilities and they enjoyed the chapel, Ministry Center, Barn Museum and even…
Amazing things happen at this MIRACLE PLACE! Yes, on September 22nd, 2023 the entire Mission Committee drove 12 hours to get to Mission Central from Frankenmuth, Michigan from this famous St. Lorenz Lutheran Church! They arrived at 9:00AM on this special day! This group of leadership people headed by the Honorable Rev. Bob Smith, was so excited about spending the…
Yes, it was one of the BEST FALL RALLY EVENT that we have had here at the Lord’s Mission Central! The Event was Saturday the 23rd of September and what a wonderful turn out of well over 100 LWML ladies from all over Iowa District West. What a JOY to welcome nearly 130 special friends here on this special day that…
It truly was one of those days that we will NEVER, NEVER forget. Yes, the honorable Principal of St. John Lutheran School at Battle Creek, Nebraska, Dr. Nicholas Onnen brought the school’s 5th grade through 8th grade students for a once in a lifetime tour to the Lord’s Mission Central. The group came on Tuesday the 19th of September. What a wonderful…
What a blessing to have the Lord provide wonderful missionary friends to come at “just the right time”…..a day that was open! Steve Smith and old Missionary Gary go all the way back so many, many years when Gary was an old banker over 30 years ago! On September 13th, 2023, a call came from Steve Smith and Shirley Morris…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome the congregation from Honey Creek, Iowa to Mission Central on September 9th, 2023. After a special tour of the entire campus at the Lord’s Mission Central, this group of NOT NORMAL people were led by the Honorable Missionary Pastor Dave Kuhnle and his dear wife Eileen, this entire group had the privilege of…
As soon as these special guests arrived at the Lord’s Mission Central, I could tell IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY WERE “NOT NORMAL”!!! It was amazing to old Missionary Gary, that this District President was a lot like Presidents Turner and Snow from Iowa West and Nebraska! His name is Missionary President Bill Harmon…and BOY DOES HE EVER “GET IT”!! President Pastor…
Missionary Gwen Krenz from Wheaton, Minnesota made an 8 hour round trip to bring special young people to have an experience of a lifetime at the world-famous Mission Central! Here you see this special group at the sign and also at Gary’s Office with our Boss in the background. Then in the barn museum you see our dear Rev. Steve…
What a blessing to welcome Rev. Kurt Kaiser and his two sons here to Mission Central on August 28th, 2023. These 3 pastors were a part of the installation service for Rev. Steve Schulz. For a father to have two sons as pastors is such an encouragement and blessing…..and here you see from right to left, Rev. Seth Kaiser, from…
What a blessing to welcome five of our St. Louis-based LCMS co-workers to Mission Central on August 28th, 2023 to help with the installation of Rev. Steve Schulz. They helped tell the whole Synod this good news, and you can see some of their efforts here: Schulz Joints Staff of Mission Central. Here in Gary’s Office you see Rev. Schulz…
On August 28th, 2023 a special event was held at the Lord’s Mission Central. This HISTORIC EVENT will always be remembered as a time when one of the largest gatherings of pastors occurred, when nearly 30 pastors came to help install Rev. Steve Schulz as Assistant Director of Mission Central. A huge number of people attended this event and as…
It truly was a very, very special day, when Missionary John Wolf and his two sons came to report on their work in East Africa and West Africa. John is a special missionary that assists the churches and pastors with special projects, and he is our project supervisor for all of Africa. John gave a special report and showed some…
What a blessing to have the privilege of welcoming Jacob and Jonathan Schulz, the son’s of Rev. Steve and Sue Schulz to come and provide an amazing Musical Concert on Friday Evening August 18th, 2023. Here you see these professional music preformers, as they presented a special program in honor of the birthdays of Jacob Schulz and Old Missionary Gary,…
When old missionary got the call on the morning of August 9th from Missionaries Rev. Henry and Ruthie Witte of Sioux City, Iowa….they said, “Gary, this is a day we would like to bring Ruthie’s dear brother the Honorable Bob Friedrich to see the world-famous Mission Central!!! I said, “YOU MUST COME IMMEDIATELY” because I’m booked tight in the afternoon….!! They…
Well, what a blessing to welcome a special couple on their 52nd Wedding Anniversary to Mission Central, where they got up and drove over 2 hours to arrive for a surprise visit at the World-Famous Mission Central. Yes, Jim and Darnell Kinzie came for a tour and what do you know? We had people from Kansas, Nebraska and we were in…
It was truly a special Tuesday the 8th of August, when our special friends from Kearney, Nebraska arrived for a special tour. Yes, Gary and Linda Helms came for a time that they will never forget. Here you see Gary and Linda in our office at Mission Central with our Boss in the background. They enjoyed a full tour.
What a JOY to welcome back to the Mapleton, Iowa Community the former pastor of St. Matthew Lutheran Church! Yes, Rev. Charles Adams and Laura returned to visit Mission Central from their home in Kansas! They wanted their grandchildren who live in Elkhorn, Nebraska to see Miracle Mission Central. Here you see the Adams Family in Gary’s Office, with their…
On Monday the 7th of August we had 2 special guests come to see Mission Central for the very first time. Our friends, Dr. Tom Wyatt and his son Benjamin came for a special tour. They enjoyed the tour of the facilities and museums here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Here you see these guests in the office. It was such…
What a blessing to have some very special guests who are members at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City, Iowa. Yes, Paul and Cindy Fleckenstein wanted to celebrate their 58th Wedding Anniversary and so they made an appointment and came for a personal tour of the Lord’s Mission Central. Here you see this special couple in our office at Mission…
Many times people ask, “Gary, how can you go 15 to 18 hours a day when you are 81 years old?” The answer to that is very, very simple….”It’s because God sends special not normal people here, who really, really GET IT!” These folks are such an encouragement!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s what keeps us going! That was the case on August 4th,…
