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Personal accounts from drought-stricken Africa
Canadian Lutheran World Relief Executive Director Robert Granke and Community Relations Director Tom Brook are concluding a visit to Ethiopia where they have witnessed the benefit support from Lutherans in Canada is having on Ethiopians affected by drought, specifically the food distribution and work-for-food projects CLWR leads in the…
Ancient artifacts meet new technology in online course
by James Morgan There’s a lot of Canadian enthusiasm for digging around the Holy Land! Concordia Lutheran Seminary’s (CLS) QUEST extension course on archaeology and Jesus began Tuesday, October 11 and, for the first time, attracted large online participation. Archaeology enthusiast and seminary professor Dr. Stephen…
Theology students are eager to learn
Students taking the theological education courses in Chinandega, Nicaragua are finishing their second week of classes. Thirteen men and 22 women first studied an “Introduction to the New Testament” taught by Rev. Kurt Reinhardt (Trinity, Kurtzville, Ont.). The course began with a brief look at…
Daily Bible reading erupts in Winnipeg
Staff members at Lutheran Church–Canada’s office in Winnipeg meet each workday for a devotion and Bible study with President Robert Bugbee when he’s in town. During those times together he often mentioned how his wife, Gail, has read Scripture every day for years using the…
Southeast Asia floods affect Lutheran churches
by James Morgan Heavy monsoon rains and typhoons in Southeast Asia have led to devastating floods in recent weeks. According to news reports, as of October 11, the flooding has affected 2.5 million people and at least 500 people are dead in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and…
Thanksgiving video from Ukraine
LCC Missionary Alexey Navrotsky and the video team at Alpha & Omega Student Society produced a 12-minute Thanksgiving video for Lutheran Church-Canada. The video includes highlights from the visit of a team from Grace Lutheran Church in Drumheller, A&O summer camps, the opening of the seminary in Odessa in August…
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