Category: Mission News
LLL-Canada welcomes new board members
WINNIPEG – On October 21, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-Canada) held its Annual General Meeting at St. James Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, during which time the missions organization welcomed new board members. Brenda Reimer (Treasurer) and Rev. John Makey (Director) were both installed…
Bringing the Bread of Life to children in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – One of the most powerful programs Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) offers is its feeding program for children in Nicaragua, now called Pan de Vida (Bread of Life). Far more than just a feeding initiative, Pan de Vida offers nourishment for both body and soul,…
Nicaragua holds National Youth Gathering
NICARAGUA – At the end of August, the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana – Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) held its National Youth Gathering at the Mission Centre in Chinandega. Despite a tropical storm that prevented some members from attending, more than 200…
Costa Rican pastor authors new book
COSTA RICA – Rev. Edmundo Retana, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) missionary in Costa Rica, has released a new book discussing images of the sacred in the works of famous Costa Rican poet, Jorge Debravo. Rev. Retana, a recognized poet himself, developed the book out of a…
Ukrainian Seminary damaged in recent strikes
UKRAINE – The seminary of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) in Odessa was damaged during recent missile strikes on the city. “We recently received heart wrenching news and pictures from our missionary in Ukraine, Rev. Olexsiy Navrotskyy,” noted Rev. Mark L….
Malabar Mission Society celebrates 33rd Anniversary
REGINA, SK – The Malabar Mission Society (MMS) held its Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting on April 22, 2023 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Regina, SK. Plans had been made in early 2020 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the MMS with a…