My Christian life: Missionary wife values family ties
A missionary wife shares the importance of family ties when serving in a mission field. In March 2014, our family of five wearily deplaned at Hong Kong International Airport. My…
Mission dreams
I always wanted to be a missionary. From early on, God seemed to be pointing me in that direction. Since I was a little boy, God surrounded me with people…
My Christian life: Holding up the prophets’ hands
How one woman turned her mission zeal into a lifetime of service "holding up the prophet's hands". For almost 60 years Delores Griepentrog has been writing letters of encouragement and…
“It’s good to be here”
“I feel like I’m on top of the mountain of transfiguration! Everything is happy and bright, but I know it won’t stay this way forever.” Russian seminarian Andre Gydkov expressed…
The joy of the gospel
After serving 27 years in Africa, a missionary reflects on how ministry changes but God’s grace remains constant. Go in without expectations. That’s a maxim I’ve found useful when I…
As a father has compassion
Our brother Jesus teaches us about his Father so we can be better fathers. The other day, someone told me one of the saddest stories ever. A little boy has…
New mission online event set for this month
WELS Missions and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society (LWMS) are partnering to offer Taste and See, a first-of-its-kind free online mission event, from June 27–July 11. This new opportunity to…
Confessions of faith: Sherry Deaton
The seed of the Word fell on rocky ground but over time sprouted and grew. Amanda M. Klemp In 2005, an agricultural expert grew a date palm tree from seed…
Confessions of faith: Mark Hartman
A knock on the door starts a lifelong journey of faith. Julie K. Wietzke It was a night Mark Hartman says he will never forget. It was summer 1981 in…