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DEAR, DEAR SPECIAL FRIENDS FROM DES MOINES COME TO VISIT FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH BABY BELLA! What a special and wonderful blessing to have some of our closest friends come to visit Mission Central. The Lord placed some special helpers in our lives in this journey. From Des Moines, Iowa we were so blessed to have Ben Young and…
October 6th , 2022 was a very, very, very special day. Here at Mission Central the Lord sends people who are truly NOT NORMAL. We had one of the most interested, attentive, and eager to hear groups we have ever had visit the Lord’s Mission Central. These 8th graders were like a bunch of hungry hogs at the trough! Yes, they…
In this journey we call life, I’ve found that our dear Lord sends “just the right people at just the right time”!!! Yes, our Jesus does CALL HIS SPECIAL “NOT NORMAL” PEOPLE AT THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME! A very, very special Bible Study group came all the way from Urbandale, Iowa and spent Thursday the 6th of October, and we were…
ONE SPECIAL FAMILY AND ONE SPECIAL MAN CAME TO VISIT ON SATURDAY THE 1ST OF OCTOBER! Here you see the Matt Wood family and Rev. Charles St. Onge from Canada that were guests for the day on October 1st, 2022. It truly was a special day, and a wonderful group of people spent the day here enjoying a special tour…
The only kind of people that come to visit Mission Central are people who are truly NOT NORMAL! Yes, normal people do not come to this place! What a JOY to welcome the SECOND tour group from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin! Yes, the second group…and here you see some of these folks with their special motor coach, and they are gathered…
Jastram_Japan_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. “Alleluia. If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead. Alleluia.” (Liturgical Verse for Pentecost 16, Luke 16:31) From Home and Abroad “How can you speak English?” The preschooler had a puzzled look on his face. During a…
Special note: The September print issue of the REPORTER (the official newspaper of the LCMS) incorrectly states that Rev. St-Onge is part of a group of eight “retired” missionaries whose service was recognized at a special Service of Thanksgiving. The online version of the story was corrected; however, the print version had already been mailed. Rev. St-Onge is NOT retired, but is…
News from the Tiews Family Sharing the Gospel in Germany Latest posts from on 09/26/2022 Support the Mission The Good Samaritan in Hamburg By Rev. Tiews on 11/09/22 Today’s Gospel lesson is the parable of “The Good Samaritan” in Luke 10. Yesterday I sat down with an Iranian liturgical assistant to go over the service with him. “What is a…
It was one of the very, very special days on the 27th of September when the Honorable Super Star Missionary Tirzah Krey arrived at the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central. Missionary Nurse Tirzah Krey gave an excellent report on her “calling” in the area of Latin America, where she works in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. She is reaching out to…
Lehr_Puerto-Rico_Sept2022_.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. News from LCMS Missionary Ashley Lehr and what God is doing in Puerto Rico. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 A comprehensive update about what happened before, during, and immediately following Hurricane Fiona. My full September Newsletter and Hurricane Fiona Update is…
What a blessing to welcome the members of the Iowa District West LWML for their Fall Rally at the Lord’s Mission Central. This event was held on Saturday the 24th of September, and what a wonderful turnout. Special guests came and what a JOY to have as our special guests Hispanic Missionary Rev. Lopez and his wife and in the Photos,…
Mackenzie_Dominican-Republic_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. September/October 2022 News from Erin Mackenzie Serving the Lord in Latin America & the Caribbean These are my people. In this issue: Anyone else’s mind immediately jump to Rikki-Tikki-Tavi? I can’t talk about fauna and not flora! A Misión milestone Prayer requests for those within and outside the household of fait. …
What a JOY and blessing to welcome on the 21st day of September 2022, a very, very special group of pastors and laypeople who are all retired church workers for the LCMS from all over the United States to this place in the middle of nowhere. Yes, under the leadership of the Honorable Rev. Robert Riggert and his wife Diane, they…
It was over 20 years ago when Missionary Gary visited St. Mark Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska! Yes, and at that time he met his special missionary friend the Honorable Missionary Helen Oldenkamp. The years have passed so quickly, and Helen is now 93 years old and she wanted to come one more time and see Mission Central and she…
What a blessing to welcome to the Lord’s Mission Central a very, very special group of people from Estherville, Iowa. We have known Father Kelly for about 5 years ago, when he came for the first time to Mission Central. On Tuesday the 20th of September Father Kelly brought another Catholic Priest and 3 other friends so that they could…
Conrad_Mexico_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Partners in Mission, Greetings in the name of the Lord. The Summer season is just about over and Autumn is almost upon us. We hope you enjoyed your Summer. Attached please find our latest newsletter. We thank you for your prayers and support. God’s richest blessings! “Now…
September 2022 Newsletter NEWS FROM BECKY BARTELT Serving the Lord in Taiwan Where Are You…
Odemba_Kenya_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Mission of the Heart Dear Supporters, Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya! We pray that you are all well in the Lord. We have concluded our home service in the states and are now back in Kenya. We are grateful to all of you for a wonderful visit and for your encouragement. …
Cortright_Eurasia_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. That’s Karl on the left and me on the right, right? Connie and I recently visited a congregation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We were welcomed by Karl Hoessel with whom I have been in email contact for a while but had never met before our trip. Hmmm. Beyond sharing certain outward…
On the 14th of September two special friends came from Battle Creek, Iowa to deliver 16 dozen of home-made cookies that the ladies of St. John Lutheran Church LWML provided for the people that come to visit Mission Central. Helping to deliver these cookies was our friends Don and Sue Schultz farmers from Battle Creek, Iowa. It was so good to…
Touch down in Latvia! Well, we made it to Latvia on August 13th and made a mad dash to IKEA in order to furnish our apartment. The following week consisted of building said furniture. Temperatures were over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and air conditioning is not a common sight in Latvian homes and apartments. Luckily, the temperatures finally cooled down to the…
We have the JOY and blessing of welcoming people from all over the world to this MIRACLE place called MISSION CENTRAL! We have so many missionaries come here from all over the world and our tour groups are now coming from all over the United States! We have never had anyone come from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and yet today the…
What a blessing to welcome some long, long-time friends from Sioux City, Iowa and Moville, Iowa on Monday the 12th of September for a special personal tour of Mission Central. Yes, this brother and sister team came for a special tour because they had never been to the world-famous Mission Central. Missionary Gary had known the Klaus family from Ute, Iowa…
Rameriz_Peru_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. September 2022 Newsletter from the Ramirez Family We’re finally back in Peru! Read our September newsletter to hear all about how the first few weeks back in Peru have gone and what we’ve been up to. Don’t forget to look for us on facebook for…
What a JOY to welcome all of the students from Trinity Lutheran School from Madison, Nebraska to the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central! This special event happened on September 8th, 2022! These young students were “officially sworn in as missionaries for the rest of their lives” in the Lord’s Creation Theater! They will never forget this special event, and when…
Cima_Cambodia_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. On saying and doing the same things over and over… Sometimes it seems like we as missionaries do and say the same things over and over again. But is that a bad thing? Click below to find out that along with other news from the past month. …
Neuendorf_Puerto-Rico_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. During one of our recent evening prayer services, I grabbed one of the bibles from the pew to read from because I had left my own in my office. When I opened it, a note written on the inside cover caught my eye, it had been written by one of our…
Lehr_Puerto-Rico_Jul-Aug2022_.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. News from LCMS Missionary Ashley Lehr and what God is doing in Puerto Rico. Late Summer greetings from your sister in Christ serving the Lord in Puerto Rico. Here is the latest update in the life of Missionary Ashley Lehr. In this Issue: End of Summer Vacation Bible School. Teaching my first…
With our busy schedule each and every day, we are just absolutely “swamped” with people here at Mission Central all the time… HOWEVER, the Lord knows all about our schedule, and HE is the one in charge at this MIRACLE PLACE. That was the case here on the 8th of September! The Lord sent very, very special people “at just the…
Mantey_Uganda_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. July & August, 2022 Serving the Lord in Africa News from Mark & Megan Mantey “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” ~ 2 Timothy…
What a blessing to welcome a former missionary from the jungles of Papua, New Guinea, the Honorable Joyce Rehman, who served in this country from 1962 to 1967! Yes, Joyce came and brought her special friends Jan Worth and her daughter Sarah Worth. These dear friends wanted to come and deliver some special items from Papua New Guinea to increase…
Another one of those real “MIRACLES” happened on Friday the 2nd of September, when a dear family from Watertown, Wisconsin “just dropped in” to these old farm buildings in the middle of nowhere here in the hills of Western Iowa. Gary was just finishing a very important meeting with Rev. Brad and Christy Birtell of Columbus, Nebraska. The family of Rev….
The mom of the family wanted to take her 2 daughters to visit the world-famous Lord’s Mission Central in the hills of Western Iowa! The only day that would be possible was on this special Saturday! They wanted to see, what they had heard about from many others, and so this special family arrived for their entire tour of the…
St-Onge_Quebec_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. LCMS Missions, thanks for your support! In The Way with the St-Onges August 2022 Check out our Picture Gallery Summer, once again, went by far too quickly. Here is a quick update on what the Lord was doing in, through (and sometimes to) us. October 2022 is Network Reconnect…
SEPTEMBER NEWS FROM THE TAPE FAMILY John, Erica, and Sophie Serving the Lord in Latin America A Summer Full of Accounting and Property Management for John With the LCMS’s new fiscal year starting July 1, John spent much of the summer closing out the previous fiscal year and starting the new one. This included completing spending from last year’s budgets,…
Gerald-Paul_Cayman-Islands_Sept2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Serving the Lord in the Cayman Islands News from Gerald and Heidi Paul 2022 Missionary Conference in the Dominican Republic Spanish hymnal is dedicated Sweet summer reunions We thank God for each one of you and for your prayerful support! If you or somebody you know will travel to Grand…
Dear Prayer Partners, Thanks for your prayers! I have accepted our Mission’s new call for us to move to our Asia mission headquarters in Chiayi to help start our own new seminary. While this seems way out of reach now, we accept this calling in faith, faith that looks forward to what GOD WILL DO! Ever grateful for 22 great…
Have you ever seen such a huge number of hundreds and hundreds of 80th Birthday Cards on the desk of Old Missionary Gary? I have come to understand one of the real blessings in this journey we call life is the special and dear friends we meet along the way! What you see here is a few of the Birthday Cards…
Irwin_Czech-Republic_June2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. MONTHLY CZECH-IN Stay up to date with LCMS Missionary Chelsea Irwin and what the Lord is doing in the Czech Republic and Central Europe! Greetings in Christ! Summer is gone and School has arrived! I pray that as you begin the school year God continues to keep you safe and healthy. This…
Here at the Lord’s Mission Central the only way we can keep on telling people about our Jesus, is with the help of special and wonderful VOLUNTEERS! Yes, we have over 100 volunteers and none of them get paid, and they have all kinds of “gifts” and they are willing to help. On August 30th, 2022 the Lord sent a…
Lehman_Puerto-Rico_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. The Lehman Family Newsletter for July/August 2022 The Lord has continued to bless the mission here in Puerto Rico! We’re so happy to be home! Please click the attached to read our newsletter. It will fill you in on all that is going on with our family and with your…
It was one of those “Miracle Moments” at Mission Central when the Lord had two very, very NOT NORMAL people stop for a “tour” at this miracle place. The Lord told them to “just drop in” as they were traveling through this area on their way to Clive, Iowa from their home in Sioux Center, Iowa! Old missionary Gary “just…
Fritsche_Dominican-Republic_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Check out what the Fritsches have been up to… Greetings from missionaries Rev. Joel & Deaconess Clarion Fritsche and family in the Dominican Republic! You are receiving this because you either signed up or have supported us through LCMS or Mission Central. Either way, thank you for following our…
What a blessing to welcome our long, long time special Christian friends here at Mission Central who drove all the way from Clarinda, Iowa. Yes, it was a long trip of over 3 hours, but, Missionaries Steve and Linda Wagoner made the trip because they wanted to see the Lord’s Creation Theater. They had NOT seen this miracle that the…
The world can talk about the World Series in Baseball, or about the Super Bowl in football, BUT NOTHING COMPARES TO THE WORLD FAMOUS “EUCHERE CHAMPIONSHIP” at Mission Central. This year was super special, because it was held in connection with Old Missionary Gary’s 80th Birthday! Never in the history of this world wide event has there been the shouting, yelling,…
Renser_Czech-Republic_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. August 2022 Newsletter Dear friends in Christ, Greetings! The past few weeks have been full of travels, teaching, learning and fellowship. It is hard to believe that the summer is already drawing to a close. I visited a beautiful monastery in the midst of my travels this month. On a wall in…
Schaff_Taiwan_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Dear Friends in Christ, Sorry, this has been a long time coming! It was the first time in three years that Andrew was able to leave Taiwan and return to the States for summer. It was a great blessing to have that time together with friends and family! Attached…
Each day at the Lord’s Mission Central is a true MIRACLE! Stop for a moment and ask yourself….”What 91 year old lady would come from Hampton, Nebraska and travel all the way to a place in the hills of Western Iowa to an old set of farm buildings in the middle of nowhere to spend an afternoon…when walking is such…
Tinkey_Dominican-Republic_Aug2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Wish to subscribe? Sign up here. Hello everybody, We hope this letter finds you all doing well as fall arrives! What are you looking forward to in September? We’ve included our August newsletter in this email. In this issue, you’ll read about : Summer activities in the DR mission Jamielynn’s…
Wrucke_July_August_2022.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Serving the Lord in the Czech Republic News from Cindy Zirbel Wrucke My Amazing Czech Tutor Photo: My Czech tutor, Barbora Vitarogova, holding one-year-old Lambert, with her mother, Ivana, daughter, Jasmine, and son, Jakub, at Jasmine’s kindergarten graduation celebration. When I first arrived in Prague in 2018, I didn’t know…
