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What a JOY to welcome groups from Kansas and from Rochelle, Illinois came for full tour of the facilities at the world-famous Mission Central. This group of special ladies came on August 4th, 2026 and enjoyed their tour and several ladies said, “Hey, we had NO IDEA it would be this totally and completely amazing….NO IDEA AT ALL!” …
It was another “real miracle day” at the world-famous Mission Central! A wonderful group of NOT NORMAL people came on Thursday, the 30th of July, and what a JOY to have them come from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Milford, Nebraska. Yes, what a special blessing to welcome our dear, dear friends the Honorable Missionaries Rev. Mark and Carol Weber, the…
SPECIAL, SPECIAL FAMILY COMES TO VISIT THE WORLD-FAMOUS MISSION CENTRAL It truly was such a special honor and privilege to have a wonderful family from Loup City, Nebraska come for an extra special tour of the entire facilities on July 28th, 2026. The family was Les and Tatiana Glinsman and their 9 year old son, Benjamin. This dear family…
It was again one of those SPECIAL DAYS when we are able to thank our volunteer staff at the World-Famous Mission Central. Each year we have a very, very special catered meal and this year again we had a wonderful chicken and beef meal with all the trimmings as a way of expressing our thanks to all of our…
Yes, it was again one of those special times when Dr. Bill Foster and his wife Sandy came from Nebraska to visit and tour this “miracle place” on July 23rd, 2026 and spend time having these dear, dear friend witness what the Lord Jesus has done here in the middle of nowhere. We were so blessed to have…
What a wonderful blessing to welcome Missionaries Jim and Cindy Nelson from Shannon City, Iowa a 2.5 hour drive on July 20th, 2026. They have been such wonderful long, long time friends here at Mission Central. Here you see Jim and Cindy down in our Wayside Prayer Chapel and standing by our Welcome Sign. We were so happy…
The Lord Jesus sends special people to help with HIS work at just the right time! On this special day our dear Jesus sent Allen Stuhr and his family to come and deliver a wonderful Memorial gift of loving memory of Yvonne Stuhr who was called to our real home. Allen and his family came all the way…
It was another example of how the Lord Jesus sends just the right people at the right place at just the right time! This group of special families from these two areas wanted so badly to come in person to see what the Lord has done here at HIS Mission Central. Yes, on Wednesday the 15th of July in spite…
What a JOY and BLESSING to welcome the long, long time veteran missionaries Matt and DeeDee Wasmund from Seoul, Korea and their dear daughters, Lilly and Olivia who came to have their photo taken in our “trade-mark” location in our office with our Boss in the background! Yes, our friendship has continued for over 30 years, and we…
It was one of those very, very, very special days at Mission Central on July 11th, 2026 when the Lord sent not just ONE MISSIONARY FAMILY….BUT, THREE FAMILIES….TO REPORT ON THEIR CALLINGS FOR THE LORD JESUS! One of the largest gatherings came together to pray for these 3 families. Yes, all of the people gathered together and put…
What a blessing and JOY to have Jamielynn Tinkey Flores and her family come and report in person at the world-famous Mission Central! Here you see this wonderful family and their two little girls and also, Rev. Flores who reported on his work. It was such a great honor to have this family come.
What an excellent presentation of God’s calling to this dear Missionary who is the Entire Regional Director for all of our missionaries in Africa!!! Yes, this was provided for a huge crowd of people at Mission Central on July 11th, 2026! What an amazing missionary that God called to this special work for Jesus!
ONE OF THE LARGEST GATHERINGS FOR SENDING MISSIONARIES IN THE 32 YEARS AT THE WORLD FAMOUS MISSION CENTRAL OCCURED ON JULY 8TH, 2026. WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE TWO SPECIAL MISSIONARY FAMILIES THAT CAME TO REPORT ON THEIR WORK AND SHOW PICTURES OF HOW THE LORD JESUS IS USING THESE TWO DEAR FAMILIES! HERE YOU SEE THE HUGE, HUGE…
WHAT A BLESSING TO WELCOME OUR SUPER STAR MISSIONARIES FROM OUR CONCORDIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE GOD HAS BLESSED THEM TO TEACH IN TAIWAN FOR 23 YEARS! YES, WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE THE HONORABLE MISSIONARY TEACHERS, ANDREW AND NOEL SCHAFF AND THEY GAVE AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ON THEIR CALLING THERE TO TAIWAN ON JULY 8TH, 2026! HERE YOU…
WHAT A BLESSING TO WELCOME OUR NEW CHIEF MISSION OFFICER THE HONORABLE REV. DAN GALCHUTT AND OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OIM, THE HONORABLE REV. BRIAN GAUTHIER TO BE AT MISSION CENTRAL. AlSO, WHAT AN HONOR TO HAVE DEAR KATIE FIENE, THE MISSIONS PROGRAM MANAGER FROM ST. LOUIS HERE YOU SEE THESE DEAR AND SPECIAL FRIENDS IN OUR OFFICE WITH OUR…
That’s exactly what happened today, because a dear friend by the name of Vern Kettlehake from Nebraska told some family members about this MIRACLE PLACE! Yes, on Tuesday the 7th of July 2026…the MIRACLE HAPPENED! A family all the way from Unionville, Michigan, who were traveling from Seward, Nebraska, made the effort to stop and see this place. The…
Yes, the 2nd of July was a very, very blessed and special day. It was another day that the Lord had “prepared in advance” to happen. Missionary Lyle Kruse on the left of the picture and Missionary Ed Bohlman on the right both who live in Omaha, were on a special mission. These men brought the remaining supplies that were…
This past week at Mission Central we were blessed with some amazing gifts and we wanted to share these items with you! Yes, our dear friend Jim Schroeder brought Rev. Schulz and Gary 2 new shirts of the type that you see with our names on them. We got new hats with the wording of “Jesus is my…
Here you see the full group of our newest missionaries gathered in front of our Mission Central sign and we were able to get all of these new missionaries in our little Wayside Prayer Chapel. The last picture is the entire group as they are gathered in our Ministry Center with the statue of our dear Lord Jesus in…
What a blessing to have an entire new coating and sealer for the entire parking lot at Mission Central! This special treatment was applied in order to take care of cracks and weathering on our asphalt parking area. Here you can see this impact at Mission Central Parking Lot to have an excellent area for our thousands of…
Pictured here in front of our sign at the Lord’s Mission Central is the group of 9 special people who drove all the way from Peace Lutheran Church in Hastings, Nebraska for a round trip of 8 hours of driving in order to see this MIRACLE PLACE! This group of NOT NORMAL PEOPLE made this trip so that they…
What a very, very special group of “Home Schooler Moms and their children” from Winterset, Iowa came on May 27th, 2026. An entire afternoon was so, so much appreciated by the entire group. Every single one of those students knew the full story of our dear Savior Jesus. Every one of those students gave such a wonderful profession of their…
Yes, it truly was one of those SUPER SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAYS which included so many, many memories! Rev. Paul Nelson and his dear wife Gena came all the way from Asia and specifically Indonesia AND Rev. Adam and Christine Lehman and their family from Puerto Rico came on this special day to present EXCELLENT pictures of how the Lord…
Each day is such a “BUSY” day at the Lord’s Mission Central! Yes, the Lord does send special people “at just the right time and just the right people”! Over the last 32 years we have witnessed this over and over….just when the right people are needed our LORD JESUS SENDS THEM AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME! One…
What a truly special worship Sunday on May 17th, 2026!! Yes, the Honorable Missionary Pastor Martin Hill brought his congregation from Martinsburg, Nebraska to the World-Famous Mission Central! Here you see pastor Hill presenting the special message and the entire congregation was able to have a special meal and also to have a COMPLETE TOUR OF THE MINISTRY…
What a blessing to welcome the Mock Family to give their full report on their work for the Lord Jesus. Here you see the Mock family in our office and also for the people who prayed for them to send them back to their calling. It was a special day.
What a joy and blessing to welcome a large group of NOT NORMAL people on Ascension Day for our Annual Ascension Day meal and service to commigrate the 40 days from Easter Sunday to Ascension Day that is celebrated every year here on May 14th!!! The Honorable Rev. Richard Snow, President of the Nebraska District of the LCMS…
It was truly a special day with tours in the morning and afternoon with visitors from Nebraska. One of our long, long time special friends came for their first time tour! Yes, dear Gahlen and Diane Anderson came for a full tour on this special Tuesday on May 12th, 2026!!! They so much enjoyed their tour of the…
What a JOY to welcome this special couple and their son for a “first time tour” of the world-famous Mission Central. Yes, on May 12th, 2026 this dear family came and they were able to see what the Lord has done here in the middle of the hills here in Western Iowa 2 miles east of Mapleton, Iowa with…
Here is the link to the May 11, 2026 Meyer Minute: May 11, 2026 Meyer Minute
The one thing that keeps us all going at Mission Central, is the fact that we have the privilege and honor of working with our dear missionaries around the world! We had such a wonderful time on May 8th, 2026 when Rev. James Sharp, our dear missionary in Puerto Rico came and brought with him our lead missionary in Jamaica,…
The Lord sends special people to Mission Central at just the right time, and that’s what happened on Friday the 8th of May, when Rev. Ite came with the honorable Missionary Rev. James Sharp! Rev. Ite is our lead missionary in Jamica and is doing such excellent work. We were able to provide a full and long tour of…
On Wednesday the 6th of May it was that special time when the Lord called HIS special helpers to clean the Barn Museum and Wayside Chapel. These are special people that come together twice a year to help with complete cleaning of these buildings! Here you see these special NOT NORMAL PEOPLE that have been “sent” to come and…
What a blessing to welcome missionaries Dave and Janice Oppedahl from Boone, Iowa who made a special trip to see what the Lord has done here in the hills of western Iowa at the world-famous Mission Central!!! This dear couple enjoyed their morning tour and they had their personal photo taken with our Boss in the office here at…
What a wonderful day to welcome the confirmation students from Sioux Falls, South Dakota at Faith Lutheran and their pastor Rev. Corey Aker, who is truly NOT A NORMAL PERSON! Here you can see this wonderful group by our sign and in the Creation Theater. It was such a blessing to “swear in” these young people as true missionaries…
Here you see a full house of missionaries that were sworn in for the rest of their lives to tell people about our dear Jesus! Yes, all the students from the Lutheran School in Norfolk, Nebraska arrived at 10:00AM for a full day tour at the Lord’s Mission Central! As the entire membership of TWO LARGE BUSES ARRIVED YOU…
What a blessing to welcome a full bus load of NOT NORMAL people for a wonderful day tour at the Lord’s Mission Central. We were so happy to help provide a wonderful meal and a complete tour of all of the facilities at our location! Yes, this huge bus load began with a special tour of the Wayside Prayer Chapel,…
It was truly a special day that we won’t forget for a long, long time! Yes, on this special Saturday people came to see our two dear missionaries from Belize and Taiwan, Rev. Herb Burch, from Belize and Rev. Dr. Tom Park from Taiwan. Here you see the FULL HOUSE from Council Bluffs, Iowa and Polk City, Iowa…
What a JOY and blessing to welcome the Honorable Missionary Pastor Rev. Steven A. Weispfennig, Senior Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Yankton, South Dakota and his dear son and members of the congregation for a full day tour at the World Famous Mission Central on March 28th, 2026! Yes, these dear folks came on a 2…
