It truly was one of those very, very, very special days. For folks to leave at 6:30AM and then travel from Kansas all the way to a place in the middle of nowhere in the hills of Western Iowa on a bus….YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO BE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NORMAL! Mission Central has a wonderful…
It was truly one of those very special days that the Lord used to bring 3 very, VERY “NOT NORMAL” people here for a visit to the world famous Mission Central! Yes, at 1:07PM the staff members and the president of the famous Grand View University of Des Moines, Iowa came for a personal visit to see “what in…
Yes, June 2nd, 2018 was indeed a very, very, very special day and the Lord blessed us with the presentations from three African Missionaries that God called to bring people out of total darkness. Rev. Jonathan Clausing and his dear wife Anita and their nine children were all here in person, having traveled from their home in Kenya in…
Please know that a “triple header” at the Lord’s Mission Central means that we have not one, not two, but THREE missionaries that will be speaking on one day! That’s what happened on June 2nd, 2018, when Rev. Jonathan Clausing and his wife Anita and their 9….yes NINE children…
We could tell immediately when this group arrived that they were NOT NORMAL. Yes, they were God’s special people who have a “home Bible Study” in the home of the members of this group that came from Odebolt and Holstein, Iowa. They came for a special Bible Study and tour. …
During one of our wind filled Spring days here at the Lord’s Mission Central, the old yard light was actually blown off the pole that held that light for so many years! What could we do, and who could climb the pole to put a new light up? We found that the pole was too high for a ladder,…
Yes, God always sends the right people at the right place at “just the right time”!!! We have seen it and seen it over the years here at the Lord’s Mission Central! Another MIRACLE happened this past week here at Mission Central….what a blessing to…
It was 2003, when Old Missionary Gary purchased the benches for people to set on at the Lord’s Mission Central. These benches were used and used and as the years pasted the weather and the temperature took it’s toll. Yes, they were rotten, and about to collapse. However, the…
It was indeed one of those VERY, VERY, VERY special days that God had arranged in advance. The temperate and day was just perfect…and that’s when the Lord had the saints from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone, Minnesota come to visit the world famous Mission Central! This group of NOT NORMAL people arrived at 10:00AM, and this group was…
IOWA DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET AT MISSION CENTRAL! What a blessing to have the privilege of hosting the Board of Directors meeting of the Iowa District West on May 17th, 2018. It was a special day that featured the attendance of nearly all of the board members, and the total was 22 for the day! The meeting was called…
What a blessing to have a special Ascension Service here at the World Famous Mission Central. Yes, on May 10th, 2018, we were so, so blessed to have the President of our Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana come and speak at our evening service. The Honorable Missionary…
Each year 6 special Educational Executives from all over the Synod come together to meet, pray and discuss mutual objectives in furthering the Lord’s Kingdom work with Lutheran Schools in Districts within the Synod. This group is called “The Six Pack” Group and it includes the District…
It was one of those very, very, very special days on May 4th, 2018. It was a day at MIRACLES keep on happening! Only NOT NORMAL people come to visit Mission Central, and that’s exactly what happened again. Terry and Jan Hoge drove all the way out to…
On the 1st day of May 2018, we were so blessed to have a wonderful group of school students and adults from St. Paul Lutheran School at Arlington, Nebraska come for a day tour. It was such a blessing to have the 5th Grade through the 8th…
What a blessing to have David and Phyllis Bockelmann as special friends and Staff Members here at the Lord’s Mission Central. Dave and Phyllis live in Denison, Iowa…and when they have friends visit, they want them to see the Lord’s Mission Central. On April 30th, 2018, what…
What a blessing to welcome special Missionaries Dennis and Cheryl Neppl from Schleswig, Iowa for a special tour of the world famous Mission Central. This special couple made the trip to see first hand what goes on at this MIRACLE PLACE! It was such an honor to give…
On Wednesday afternoon the 25th of April a group of adults and youth from St. Matthew Lutheran Church came to visit Mission Central. It was a blessing to have these young missionaries come and they were all “sworn in” to be missionaries the rest of their lives and to tell others…
It is such a blessing to have so many YOUTH come and see what God can do in the middle of nowhere with an old set of farm buildings. These young people MUST hear, as Paul Harvey said, “The rest of the story”….today many young people…
What an honor to have the members of the Peru Foro Group come to visit and see what the Lord can do with an old set of farm buildings in the middle of nowhere, in the hills of Western Iowa. Here you see this group that was kind enough to spend some time experiencing the Miracles that take place…
We were able to welcome 150 people here to Mission Central on Saturday the 21st of April! What a JOY to have these NOT NORMAL people come to see this MIRACLE PLACE, that only God could have prepared for HIS use! Yes, nearly every seat was filled in the Ministry Center for the special missionaries to report in, and the…
It was a “triple header” for us here at the Lord’s Mission Central, when we were blessed to have 3 missionary families come to report on their work for the Lord Jesus. Yes, John Carlos and Caitlin De-Ramirez from Peru, Peter and Lucy Hoffman heading to the Czech Republic and Pastor Eddie Hosch from Peru, and then also we welcomed…
It was one of those SPECIAL days that the Lord provides during our journey we call life. Yes, on April 17th, 2018 we enjoyed having special friends who came for a tour of the World Famous Mission Central here in the hills of Western Iowa. The…
Download the Adoption Agreement What a blessing to see the leadership of Hope Lutheran Church at South Sioux City, Nebraska take the lead in reaching out the Hispanic people that God is sending to South Sioux City, and also to Sioux City. Yes, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Michael…
What a blessing to see the leadership of Hope Lutheran Church at South Sioux City, Nebraska take the lead in reaching out the Hispanic people that God is sending to South Sioux City, and also to Sioux City. Yes, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Michael Awe, Senior Pastor of…
Friday April 13th was a very, very, very important day here at the World Famous Mission Central! It was a day that the Lord prepared because we had the honor and privilege of visiting with the Christian Leaders of tomorrow! Yes, 3 full bus loads of students came from…
In this “journey” we call life the things that really matter are the people we have the privilege of knowing and meeting along the way! The older I get, Old Missionary Gary knows this to be so true! In my life journey, Old Missionary Gary has had…
April 11th, 2018 was a special day for many youth and adults from Ida Grove, Wall Lake, Sac City, and Denison, Iowa. Buses and cars came to Mission Central at 4:30PM to allow the youth from these congregations and their adult friends to also come and see what…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome Rev. Ron Rall and his wife Mary Anne to Mission Central where they had the privilege of speaking to over 100 youth and adults for a special late afternoon event. Rev. Ron and Mary Anne Rall are veteran missionaries that…
It truly was one of those special MIRACLE DAYS! When the Lord sent us Jim, Carol and Pete Segebart to help design and build the new Creation Theater, we NEVER had any idea that such HUGE, HUGE crowds would be coming!!! We should have built it BIGGER! Yes, on April the 7th we had over 200 people that came…
It was truly a very, very, very special day! Yes, on April 7th, 2018 we were able to welcome 3 missionaries and to “commission” them, and to pray for them. We were blessed to have 8 pastors present to come forward and pray for these dear missionaries! In our humble barn here at Mission Central, the Lord called 210…
What an absolute JOY AND BLESSING it was to have the honor and privilege of receiving a VERY SPECIAL visitor to our humble Mission Central for 3 days! Yes, the Lord called the Honorable Missionary Rev. John Fale, the Executive Director of ALL international missionaries for the LCMS…
April 5th, 2018 was a special day, because we had the privilege here at the Lord’s Mission Central to welcome the veteran Missionaries to Japan, Rev. James Vehling and his dear wife Jane. What a JOY to welcome them here for a tour of our new…
It was snowing….the weatherman was calling for snow, and not good conditions on the road. Normal people would not have left the interstate to drive their way out into the middle of nowhere in Western Iowa to an old set of farm buildings in conditions like that! But,…
At the Lord’s Mission Central we work every single day. Why, because it’s NOT WORK…it’s a JOY to see what “surprises” and MIRACLES happen each day at this MIRACLE PLACE! Our volunteers were off for the day, my secretary Pam was off for the day and it…
It was later in the afternoon, but that allowed the students to get out of school and get together and come to visit Mission Central. Yes, the students and Adults from Zion Lutheran Church of Atlantic, Iowa came under the direction of Rob and Lori…
In the past days here at Mission Central we had a real, real problem. Yes, the ice came, it broke limbs and caused so many, many twigs and limbs to fall on the lawn here at the Lord’s Mission Central. As old Missionary Gary looked out of…
It was truly a special day to have the youth and adults from St. John Lutheran Church from Yankton, South Dakota come and visit Mission Central on March 17th, 2018! They met first in the little wayside prayer chapel for a special prayer, and then their…
OUR SPECIAL THRIVENT AGENT AN AMAZING VOLUNTEER! Many people ask, “How do you folks at Mission Central get all the work done, and how can you go hour after hour?” The answer to that is really quite simple. THE LORD SENDS US SPECIAL NOT NORMAL PEOPLE TO…
FINAL TOUCHES ON CREATION THEATER COMPLETED What a blessing and JOY to have the blessed volunteer helpers here at the Lord’s…
SPECIAL GUESTS COMING TO MISSION CENTRAL! What a JOY and BLESSING to have received the news that the world famous Missionary, and Executive Director of all International Work of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod the Honorable Missionary Rev. John Fale, will be coming to visit Mission Central on April 7th, 2018. Yes, Rev. Fale will be here at your Mission Central on…
Here you see in the stadium seating of the World Famous Mission Central’s Creation Theater another group of folks from all over the entire mid-west that came for a special presentation. The purpose of the Creation Theater is to awaken people to the fact that God did…
Our five groups of farm ladies that do cooking here at Mission Central are such a blessing. We are averaging feeding one of tour groups here at this MIRACLE PLACE every week! The load is heavy, but without the Lord sending us volunteer cooks, we just couldn’t…
At the world famous Mission Central, God calls all kinds of missionaries. Have you ever heard of “Cookie Missionaries”??? Well, here at Mission Central some of our volunteers are truly “Cookie Missionaries”!!!!! On March 10th, 2018 some of our Miracle Cookie Makers arrived at…
THE BULLETIN BOARDS AT MISSION CENTRAL FILLED WITH WANTED POSTERS! When you enter the office area of the World Famous Mission Central located in the hills of Western Iowa….you will immediately note a huge number of “WANTED POSTERS”… Why? Well, really these are Wanted Posters for our…
AMAZING ASIA SUPER STARS COME TO MISSION CENTRAL It truly was a day for SPECIAL MIRACLES. Yes, to normal people a day when snow is predicted and the weathermen are “yelling” horrible storm, yes, then ONLY NOT NORMAL people come to Mission Central. That’s just what happened on the…
NEW ITEMS ARE BROUGHT FOR THE MUSEUM FROM ASIA Carol Halter again was such an amazing presenter on the 24th of February when she “blew the socks off of everyone”. Yes, she gave such a great report and also brought some special NEW ITEMS to display in our…
SPECIAL NOT NORMAL COUPLE COME TO SEE THE LORD’S MISSION CENTRAL What a JOY and blessing that we have the privilege of work with the most amazing NOT NORMAL PEOPLE! Yes, on the 24th of February we had the honor and privilege of welcoming Al and Jacque Collison, our…
A LITTLE MISSIONARY WILL LEAD THEM We have the privilege of seeing REAL MIRACLES here at the Lord’s Mission Central. On Saturday the 17th of February we had some very, very special guests that came to visit Mission Central from Omaha. Do you know why they came? This special couple from Omaha came to Mission Central, because their grandson was a…
HUGE CROWD COMES FROM IOWA AND NEBRASKA Do you know what kind of people come to visit the world famous Mission Central??? YES, YOU GOT IT!!! Only people who are NOT NORMAL! People who are not like people of this world….they are in the world but NOT OF THE WORLD. They are different…they are special, and they don’t care how…
SPECIAL MISSIONARIES COME FROM SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome the Honorable Missionaries, Dr. Larry Dixon and his lovely wife Jody from Spirit Lake, Iowa to the world famous Lord’s Mission Central on Friday the 16th of February. These NOT NORMAL people have been friends of Old Missionary Gary for so many years, with Gary knowing…
