READY FOR BAPTISMS AT THE CHAPEL AT MISSION CENTRAL! Your Mission Central is a real place of MIRACLES each day! Yes, on Thursday the 27th of June, we had THREE (3) GIANT MIRACLES happen! We had two absolutely amazing gifts come in from dear, dear long time friends of over 30 years! These gifts were NOT expected, but God…
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL FROM NEBRASKA COMES TO MISSION CENTRAL! It was a beautiful day at the Lord’s Mission Central and what a blessing to welcome a Vacation Bible School group from the Wakefield, Nebraska area, which was directed by Missionary Pastor Willie Bertrand! The group arrived here at Mission Central and what joy to welcome the adults and students to…
What an honor and PRIVILEGE to welcome the Associate Executive Director of the LCMS Office of International Missions, the Honorable Missionary Christian Boehlke and his dear family to the World Famous Mission Central. This family came all the way from our National Headquarters in St. Louis to the WORLD FAMOUS Mission Central to spend the entire day here! A huge crowd came…
It was such a blessing to welcome the members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln, Nebraska and their family that came to see the World Famous Mission Central. This group was headed by the Honorable Missionary Granny Green, who is a member of that church. She served so faithfully in the Philippines a number of years ago and welcomed…
What a blessing to welcome Neil Wieland and his special group that came all the way from Kansas to come and visit the world famous MISSION CENTRAL. Yes, it was such a JOY that NOT NORMAL people from Kansas were willing to come and start so, so early to be here at the World Famous MISSION CENTRAL AT 10:35AM…to be…
IT TRULY WAS ONE OF THOSE “SPECIAL NOT NORMAL DAYS” at the world famous Mission Central! On Saturday the 22nd of June , the Lord sent special NOT NORMAL missionaries to come and give a special report on their work in the Lord’s Mission Field. Yes, on Saturday we had a HUGE crowd of NOT NORMAL people come here to…
What a blessing to welcome NOT NORMAL folks from St. John and Holy Cross Lutheran Churches from Austin, Minnesota and also folks from Our Savior Lutheran at Brownsdale, Minnesota to the world famous Mission Central on June 22nd, 2019!!! Yes, an entire bus load came to see this MIRACLE PLACE, and spent the entire day here and what a JOY! …
At just the right time, the Lord blesses us here at HIS Mission Central. Sometime ago, Old Missionary Gary received a special e-mail from Veteran Missionaries, Rev. Paul and Joy Mueller. In the e-mail a wonderful question was presented….”Would you be interested in our artifacts from when we served the Lord Jesus in Africa?” What a real JOY to say,…
Special long time Christian Friends are a special blessing and what a JOY to welcome Reuben Riedel and Dee for a wonderful visit to Mission Central on Wednesday the 19th of June for the afternoon visit. Reuben Riedel and old Missionary Gary have been friends for many, many years, and Reuben lives in Pierce, Nebraska and so does his friend…
Yes, it was on a MONDAY…!!! Now, who in the world could adjust their schedules to bring a full busload of folks, which included a large group of youth and adults to come during the day on a Monday. The answer is so simple…PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY “NOT NORMAL”. This bus load of folks came from Ascension Lutheran Church in…
On Saturday morning the 15th of June, we were so happy to welcome Pastor Nathan Henschen and members of his congregation there at St. Paul Lutheran at Bancroft, Nebraska. This group had never been to Mission Central, and this was the only time that would work for this group. They arrived at 10:00AM and were able to see the…
What a special day! It was one of those days that one will NEVER, NEVER forget. Here at Mission Central we have the honor and privilege of working with some of the MOST NOT NORMAL PEOPLE! At the head of that group is Dr. Margaret Walker of Boone, Iowa. Yes, on June 8th, 2019, what a privilege it was to…
Mrs. & Mrs. Tom Boggs from the Neligh, Nebraska area had NO IDEA when they got married the kind of blessing that they would have in the Lord blessing them with 3 NOT NORMAL SONS! Yes, the Boggs families from Tilden, Seward areas of Nebraska are special people. Old Missionary Gary knew this family for years, and for them…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome our two new missionaries that are going to the Dominican Republic and to Germany! Yes, on June 10th, both Cortney Zalmanoff, who is scheduled to leave for the Dominican Republic, where she will be telling people about Jesus, and also, Rev. Steve Braun, who will be working with the thousands of refugees and…
Old missionary Gary was working late in the office again and was supposed to be at the Lord’s Mission Central, when he looked out and there late in the evening two people were walking on the grounds of Mission Central. The folks were the Not Normal couple that God sent to visit late in the evening, and there were the…
Sunday afternoon on the 9th of June, a group came with Zion Lutheran’s DCE and his wife to visit Mission Central for a tour on Sunday afternoon at 3:30PM. This was a special group, and they enjoyed the tour of the chapel, offices, the Creation Theater and the Barn Museum. Here you see this group of NOT NORMAL people,…
June 6th, 2019 was a very, very special day for a number of reasons! First was the fact that it was the very first time we had folks sit in our new 20 foot front padded pew in the Lord’s Creation Theater. The second was the fact that we had special guests that came all the way from Germany to…
What a special blessing to welcome the students and adults from St. John Lutheran Church’s Vacation Bible School from Galva, Iowa to visit Mission Central at 9:30AM on June 4th, 2019!! This group was led by the Honorable Missionary Pastor Paul Egger. This wonderful group of young missionaries and adults all came to have a tour of the Lord’s Creation…
May 22nd and 23rd, 2019 were special days, because the Lord sent us two wonderful helpers from the International Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Chandra Thurman and Dr. Pam Hassler, are part of our Mission Central team and they came to help us install our new check scanning equipment, so that our missionaries could have their support…
On the 30th of May 2019, we reviewed our records, and found that the attendance at the Lord’s Mission Central had the LARGEST attendance on record for our Ascension Day service, with a whopping 245 people in attendance…..yes, that was the record. Why? Because of the presence of the world Famous Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer, President of Concordia Seminary in…
June 1st, 2019 was indeed a day we will long, long remember. What a JOY to welcome our dear missionaries from Papua New Guinea, Dr. Martin and Marie Dicke and also our missionaries from Ghana West Africa, Rev. Steve and Cindy Schumacher. What a special program that they presented, and a wonderful group of people to spend the day with…
On June 1st, 2019, we were so blessed to have a large group from St. Paul Lutheran Church at Ames, Iowa come and bless us with being with us for the full day of activity. When the group came, we could IMMEDIATELY that they were truly NOT NORMAL people and what a JOY to have them come. The bus arrived…
It was a special event that drew people from all over the United States. It was the Annual Ascension Event at Mission Central. What was most unusual was the fact that we were blessed with not one, but two special guests. Dr. Martin Dicke and his dear wife Marie came from half way around the world to provide 2 wonderful…
The days from May 29th, 2019 to May 31st, 2019 were filled with much JOY and presentation. Yes, what an absolute JOY to welcome the world famous Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer and the members of his congregation, that he attends at Collinsville, Illinois, which is the congregation that he served for many years there at Holy Cross. Yes, in…
On May 20th, 2019, at 12:30PM we were so blessed to welcome the amazing NOT NORMAL women of the Aurelia Women’s Club from Aurelia, Iowa. They came for a special tour and what a JOY to welcome these dear folks. We had a special program for them in the NEW LORD’S CREATION THEATER….it was appreciated by these folks, and we…
It was a very special evening when Dr. Ken Ohlemeyer, Missionary Senior Manager, Marketing Specialist, of Concordia Publishing Company came all the way from St. Louis, Missouri to see the Lord’s Mission Central on the late afternoon of May 15th, 2019, at 6:30 PM and was able to spend 2 hours here to see what the Lord can do with…
Who would in this world take their motorhome and drive from Geneva, Nebraska to a place in the middle of the hills of Western Iowa to an old set of farm buildings to spend a week of working like Slaves, painting, caulking, pouring and mixing cement, repairing gutters, spraying, painting entrances, touching up painting, painting walls, fixing chimneys, cleaning bathrooms,…
KENT KUNKEL FROM CONCORDIA, MISSOURI VISITS MISSION CENTRAL! What a blessing to welcome Mr. Kent Kunkel, Special Missionary from St. Paul Lutheran School in Concordia, Missouri, who arrived at Mission Central on May 15th, 2019. It was the “first time” experience for Kent, and it was such a JOY to show him what the Lord has done here…
May 7th was one of those very, very special days when 12 Volunteers came from Iowa and Nebraska to help with the cleaning here at the Lord’s Mission Central! It was such a special day, and it began in the barn with an opening devotion and special prayer. Under the direction of Pat and Ruth Nicolaus from Seward…
On Friday the 3rd of May four very NOT NORMAL ladies came to visit Mission Central. They drove from Ireton, Iowa and came for a tour of the facilities, and old Missionary Gary was able to take their picture in front of our Boss here in our offices. These ladies came to see the facilities, and it was a blessing…
It was such an honor and blessing to welcome Missionary Irene Thayer, President of the Sac Zone LWML to Mission Central on May 1st, 2019. At the Sac Zone LWML Spring Rally, the members collected a whopping total of $1,560.00 in gift cards to be used for the flood victims here in our Iowa District West. Irene made a…
It was such a blessing to have DCE Josh Schmitt and his group of youth and adults visit from St. John Lutheran Church at Yankton, South Dakota on April 27th, 2019. The group enjoyed the tour of Mission Central and what a blessing to have these dear folks come and see what God can do with an old set…
April 27th, 2019 was a special day for the confirmation class at Faith Lutheran in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was their day to come and visit Mission Central. What a blessing to welcome Rev. Corey Aker and his group that traveled for a day tour. They enjoyed the noon meal, the new Creation Theater and heard the story of…
MESSIAH LUITHERAN CHURCH FROM JOHNSTON, IOWA VISIT: What a blessing to welcome the members of Messiah Lutheran Church from Johnston, Iowa who came to Mission Central on April 27th, 2019 for a day tour. This wonderful group of folks was headed up by our long, long time missionary friends, Missionaries Elmer and Carolyn Weber. They were the first of 4…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome a full bus load of NOT NORMAL people that traveled all the way across the state of Iowa to come and visit the most NOT NORMAL place called Mission Central. Yes, the Honorable Missionary Jeanette Kreutner was the President of the group, and it was such a wonderful day! They arrived at…
Tuesday the 30th of April was a wonderful way to end the month of April, because we had special missionaries that came to visit the Lord’s Mission Central. What an absolute blessing to have the entire 5th grade from Immanuel Lutheran School of Columbus, Nebraska come for a special tour. This group was able to spend a day here…
THE HAASE FAMILY AND THE KELTING FAMILY COME TO VISIT: What a blessing to have Steve and Pam Haase and Darlo and Diana Kelting from Grinnell, Iowa come to visit the World Famous Mission Central on Monday afternoon on the 29th of April. They enjoyed their tour of the office, then the Creation Theater and the Barn Museum and then…
It was ONE OF THOSE VERY SPECIAL DAYS on April 28th, 2019!! Not only was it the birthday of Missionary Maxine Thies, it was a day when some real MIRACLES took place at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Ireton, Iowa. Yes, old Missionary Gary had the privilege of speaking to this VERY, VERY NOT NORMAL CONGREGATION. However, the real…
What a blessing to be able to be at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Hartley, Iowa on Wednesday the 24th of April for the Regional LWML Zone Rally. The group was one of the best and most attentive groups that old Missionary Gary was able to visit in many years. Having known nearly all of the members of the…
Over the years at Mission Central we have had so many, many unusual gifts of love that have been donated….yes to be given to our dear LCMS Missionaries….from cars to buses to stamps and coins and collections of all kinds. The Lord sent us a special helper who has helped us so many times with purchasing these items. The Lord sends the…
It was an evening event, when Missionary Rev. Neil Wehmas from St. Paul Lutheran Church at Ida Grove, Iowa brought the 7th graders to come and visit the Lord’s Mission Central. These young people wanted to see what God can do in the middle of nowhere with an old set of farm buildings. Yes, the tour started at the…
It was one of those days we will never, never, never forget here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Four very NOT NORMAL people came to spend the afternoon at this MIRACLE PLACE to see what God has done here in the middle of nowhere with an old set of farm buildings. Yes, it was a bit of a SPECIAL…
HOW DOES THE LORD GET HIS WORK DONE AT MISSION CENTRAL? That’s a question that many, many people ask us here at the Lord’s Mission Central….”Hey, how can you handle all of the work that comes into the office at Mission Central?” It is simple….it’s because our dear Lord Jesus sends us special people to assist in this…
COMING HOME TO A COUNTRY CHURCH IN ELK CREEK, NEBRASKA! Having never lived in a town or city, for Old Missionary Gary, it was “just like coming home” when he spoke at St. Peter Lutheran Church at rural Elk Creek, Nebraska! The people know about livestock, farming, machinery, crops, and the soil! What a special blessing to go and…
TRINITY LUTHERAN OF CHEROKEE ARRIVES AT MISSION CENTRAL: It truly was a very special evening group that came at 6:15PM to Mission Central. When the group arrived we could see that each one of the guests were truly NOT NORMAL to come of a Friday evening to a place in the middle of nowhere! The group was organized by…
HANSEN FAMILY ARRIVES FROM WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA Old Missionary Gary was so, so, so pleased to welcome his cousin, Missionary Robert Hansen from Wakefield, Nebraska for a special tour and visit. Robert Hansen is the son of Chester Hansen, who was a brother to Gary’s mom. We always got along so well, because Bob would always wear bib stripped overalls,…
SPECIAL GUEST FROM FULLERTON ARRIVES The Lord sends special guests to come and visit HIS Mission Central, and what a blessing and JOY to welcome Missionary Norman Ronell from Fullerton, Nebraska. Norm and his late wife, Ione, have been long, long time friends and on Thursday the 4th of April Norm made the effort to stop and we had…
Cars drive by Mission Central and people say, “What’s going on at that place in the middle of nowhere?” Yes, there is NO PLACE LIKE IT IN THE WHOLE WORLD! How in the world could the Lord use an old set of farm buildings in the middle of nowhere to get HIS WORK DONE? With God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE,…
Isn’t that an interesting question? Not only do NOT NORMAL people here at the Lord’s Mission Central get fed spiritually, the Lord has called special people and with the help of our Volunteer Cooking Staff, they are fed physically also. Yes, from these pictures that were taken on March 25th, 2019, you can see the people streaming out of…
DO PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY THE LORD’S CREATION THEATER AND BARN MUSEUM? Well, let’s take a look at what took place on March 25th, 2019, when a group of very, very, very NOT NORMAL people came to visit the world famous Mission Central for the day! As you can see from these two photos, that the Lord’s Creation Theater was absolutely “cram-packed”…..and…
