Category: Central Region News
Ethiopian Oromos facing persecution, request prayer
WINNIPEG – On December 10, Winnipeg’s Oromo Christian Fellowship staged a peaceful protest in Winnipeg at the Manitoba Legislature to draw attention to the plight of Oromo people in Ethiopia, who are facing a violent crackdown from the government. “The Ethiopian government has a plan…
LCC staff partner with CLWR and ELCIC to sponsor refugee family
UPDATE: We just found out they will be a family of four: a couple with two children. The paperwork to get the sponsorship moving has begun. WINNIPEG – The national staff from Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), along with Central District staff, are partnering together with the…
We are not alone
by Thomas Prachar It happens the moment we arrive in this world—we begin crying. And at the moment we leave this world, we may shed tears of pain or anguish, or our friends and relatives may cry as they mourn our death. Our Lord invites…
CLWR seeking Executive Assistant
WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is hiring a full-time Executive Assistant to serve in their Winnipeg office. The individual will be responsible for senior administrative support to the Executive Director (primary), the Board of Directors, the Finance & Administration Director and other staff,…
Malabar Mission Society celebrates 25 years
by Lorna Pederson REGINA – The Malabar Mission Society (MMS) celebrated its 25th anniversary April 10 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Regina, in connection with the society’s board meeting and annual general meeting. Some 45 people gathered for a delicious East Indian dinner catered…
Taking it to the Lord in prayer
by Thomas Prachar Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Amen.” This is the first prayer I memorized, with my mother’s help,…