Tag: mission trip
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Evangelizing in the bush is only the beginning. Church planting continues after visitors leave
Evangelism on the annual trips to Tanzania is more of a church planting project. The LCMS has a partnership with the Lutheran church in Tanzania. They are educating pastors, building churches, evangelizing, and disciplining the Tanzanian population. Bush evangelism is only the introduction. The visitors drive long distances over dusty roads and walk by foot…
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The Naomi Project: From widow to child of God
By: Judy Irwin There is such great comfort in the knowledge that nothing comes into our lives without first passing through God’s filter, especially when a life changing event occurs. The sudden illness and death of my husband in 2011 was such an event. At the time, I had no idea the journey that the…
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Mwadui Secondary School receives gifts of Kindle Fires from American students
The 2016 mission trip to Tanzania is finished, and filled us with many wonderful memories. One of my favorites is visiting the Mwadui Lutheran Secondary school. We came to present the students with a gift of six new Kindle Fires loaded with reference materials and two tablets for their use in the new library that…
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Memphis Christ the King members work to fund raise for upcoming trip to Tanzania
Members of Christ the King in Memphis TN work hard to raise funds for their upcoming mission trip to Tanzania in May, 2016. They sponsored a lenten dinner for the congregation to raise funds. Two members of this group, Mike and Cindy Jurgensen will go early, spending a month assisting in Mwaudi Lutheran school and…