Category: Mission News
Nicaraguan Deaconesses enjoy seminar
by Anita Syens On October 30, 2017, I had the wonderful privilege of leading a one day seminar for the deaconesses of the Lutheran Church of Nicaragua. Together with our DPS Intern, Lenora Wallden, we met with 24 of the 29 deaconesses for a day…
LCC active this fall in Ukraine; Canadians involved at Convention and Seminary
ODESSA, Ukraine – The Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) has once again welcomed the active involvement of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) this fall, both at its Convention and in the ongoing teaching ministry of its seminary. The annual Synod convention met November 21-22,…
Celebrating the Reformation in Nicaragua
KITCHENER, Ontario – A short-term mission team made up of Rev. Roland Syens, his wife Anita, along with DPS Intern Lenora Wallden from Holy Cross Lutheran Church and Erika Brandt from Bethel Lutheran Church in Kitchener, Ontario went to Nicaragua from October 25-November 2, 2017….
2017 Advent Devotions Now Available to Download in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese
ONLINE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has released its 2017 series of Advent Devotions, entitled Love Came Down. The series is available to freely download in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. “In Love Came Down we see how the Heavenly Father spared nothing—not even His own…
Refugee sponsorship demonstrates Christian charity
WINNIPEG – It began with a presentation from Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) on October 24, 2015—a heartbreaking presentation that included a film about a day in a Syrian refugee camp, and a talk by two Syrian refugees now living in Winnipeg. Six members of…
Third National Youth Gathering for Nicaraguan Lutherans
NICARAGUA – The Third National Youth Gathering of the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (ILSN) took place October 28-29, 2017. Thanks to the financial support from many Lutheran Church–Canada congregations, 200 youth from all over Nicaragua and Honduras were able to come together at the…
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