Category: Stories
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Ascension Lutheran Church Wichita, Kansas leaves their mark for the Kingdom
Pastor Mike Biggenheimer writes: We are back in the USA. Thank you to Mchungaji Scott, Tobi and Bethe Ortstadt, Paulo Cater, and Sandra Childs for your work of sharing the Good News in and around Tinde, Shinyanga, Tanzania. 1142 people were baptized and added to God’s rainbow of people. Ascension has a third campus again.…
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Playground and basketball court for recreation and fun
Austin and Amber Reed , missionaries with Global Lutheran Outreach are currently serving in Shinyanga, Tanzania. They are working in many capacities but their heart is with the children. We have had the privilege of meeting them on our recent trip to Bushushu community. They planned, organized and helped to build a playground for the…
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As deaconesses, we watch for where there is need, and that is where we serve
Deaconesses have become an active participant ministry in the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). Recently the focus of these women has broadened to include a number of components. Deaconesses Lilian Makala, Stella Matary, Esther Mangesho and Linda Funke are working on the Community Health Evangelism program. Esther is the coordinator for that program…
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ILC welcomes Tanzanian Lutheran diocese into membership
GERMANY – On February 27, 2019, the International Lutheran Council (ILC)) welcomed the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania – South East of Lake Victoria Diocese (ELCT-SELVD) as a Recognized Organization observer member. Their acceptance was formally declared in Wittenberg, Germany following a decision of the ILC’s Executive Committee. “We are so joyful that we have been accepted as…