Category: News

November 19, 2013

Summer outreach in Ukraine

UKRAINE – This past summer was a busy one for Lutheran outreach to youth in Ukraine. Rev. Alexey Navrotskyy, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Missionary in Ukraine, reports the operation of several Vacation Bible School (VBS) camps for children during June, July, and August. The leadership team consisted…

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November 13, 2013

LCC calls for prayers for the Philippines

PHILIPPINES – As the Philippines struggles in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is calling on its members to offer up prayers on behalf of the suffering. More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead, with thousands more injured and hundreds of…

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October 25, 2013

Sharing the faith in Turkey: An interview with the head of the Istanbul Lutheran Church

Rev. Ville Typpö is head of the Istanbul Lutheran Church and pastor of Istanbul Lutheran Congregation in Turkey. He joined Mathew Block, editor of The Canadian Lutheran (CL), for an interview by Skype. CL: Let’s start at the beginning: what is the history of the…

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October 21, 2013

Attack on LCC’s Mission Centre in Nicaragua

by Mathew Block NICARAGUA – On October 11 at 7:00 p.m., Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Mission Centre in Chinandega, Nicaragua was attacked. Details emerged slowly over the past week, as regular communications were interrupted following the incident. At the time of the attack, Rev. Rufino Quintero…

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October 9, 2013

Beaten for Jesus

by John Maina I have always marveled at the story of Jesus and the woman at the well, and how the Samaritan city of Sychar was reached (John 4:1-42). It seems a chance meeting at first, but Jesus had it planned all along. This woman…

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September 24, 2013

A Year of Martyrs: Praying for the Persecuted Church

by Mathew Block 2013 has been a deadly year for Christians across the world. Sunday, September 22 marked the deadliest recorded attack ever on Christians in Pakistan, when two suicide bombers stuck All Saints Anglican Church in Peshawar. At least 85 people are dead, with…

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