WELS news briefs: September 2024
Christian Aid and Relief |wels.net/relief WELS Christian Aid and Relief will be distributing almost $500,000 in humanitarian aid grants for Fiscal Year 2024–25. WELS Home Missions will receive $64,258 in…
Tragedy strikes world missionary and his family
During the early hours of Sunday, June 30, a fire broke out and killed Steve Witte and five of his family members. Witte, the team leader for WELS’ Asia One…
Extending a healing reach to Kenya
The Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) has had a presence in Africa for more than 60 years—bringing health care and the gospel to the people of Zambia and Malawi. Altogether,…
Free in Christ: Community outreach
“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). See how congregations reach out with Christ’s love in their communities. “In humility…
Church food bank shares love through action
“If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear…
A small book with a big impact
WELS Christian Aid and Relief delivers hands-on disaster relief and humanitarian aid to communities around the world. During these times of disaster and trauma, WELS missionaries and volunteers work to…
WELS Christian Aid and Relief responds to Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28 as a powerful Category 4 storm. Thirteen WELS congregations were in the vicinity of the storm and had varied degrees of…
Food for body and soul
For the residents of Mahahual, Mexico, COVID wasn’t only a threat to their health. It also threatened their livelihoods. Mahahual, a remote beach village about four hours south of Cancún,…
Creating connections
In 2020, Bethlehem, an exploratory mission in Richland Center, Wis., was looking for a ministry space to call home. After one option fell through, God provided a perfect fit: a…