Category: Mission News
Students prepare to serve Nicaraguan church
Future church workers in Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua participated in the final stage of their preparation for theological education last week. The class of 15 pastoral students and 21 diaconate program students gathered at the Mission Centre in Chinandega September 7 to meet with ILSN President Luis Turcios and several…
Language classes teach Bible stories
by James Morgan We often hear about churches using English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to reach out to new immigrants in their community. But there is also a strong demand for English among people living in non-English speaking countries. As a result, last…
Ontario woman hits pavement for Lutheran mission to Nicaragua
by Keven Drews Liz Mellecke gets a little closer to Chinandega, Nicaragua every time she laces up her running shoes or takes her bike for a spin. A resident of Kincardine, Ont., Mellecke plans to teach English as a foreign language as part of a Lutheran…
Rural and urban outreach in Nicaragua
A few kilometres north of the Nicaraguan city of Leon is the town of Telica. With a population of less than 20,000, Telica became the focus of outreach for LCC missionary Pastor Maximo Urroz in 2010. In a report to Lutheran Church–Canada in July the pastor noted…
Video features LCC’s mission outreach
During Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention in June, one of the breakout sessions featured an overview of mission activity in Canada and overseas. “We wanted to give delegates and those watching the webcast a complete picture of how LCC is sharing the Gospel in Canada and around…
LCC explores overseas mission team partnership
For the past ten years Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission in Nicaraguaand Iglesia Luterana Sínondo de Nicaragua have benefitted from visiting mission teams organized by Mission Opportunities Short Term (MOST) Ministries. As another Canadian team prepares to work on a water project in Nicaragua in November, MOST…
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