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Read more about the article God’s plan flourishes in Vietnam

God’s plan flourishes in Vietnam

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2025/04/30
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Larry Schlomer, administrator for WELS World Missions, shares an update on the mission work in Vietnam It has been 14 years since Hmong church leaders in Vietnam invited WELS to…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Ben Bitter

Moments with missionaries: Ben Bitter

  • Post author:Ben Bitter
  • Post published:2025/04/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

Do you remember your first Bible? Mine is an old study Bible that some relatives gave me at my confirmation. The margins have accumulated helpful notes and comments, different dates…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Missionary wife values family ties

My Christian life: Missionary wife values family ties

  • Post author:Christine Doebler
  • Post published:2025/03/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article Training future church planters

Training future church planters

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2025/02/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

In January 2025, three different groups of students from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS) went on Winterim trips as part of a special partnership with WELS Home Missions. These trips were…

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Read more about the article Moments with missionaries: Ross Chartrand

Moments with missionaries: Ross Chartrand

  • Post author:Ross Chartrand
  • Post published:2025/01/31
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

My wife and I were standing in an empty living room of a new house filled with dust and echoes and not much else until our moving truck arrived. Neither…

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Read more about the article Three home missions launch weekly worship

Three home missions launch weekly worship

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/10/31
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Three home missions launched weekly worship services in September: Divine Savior—North Collin County, Celina, Texas; Anchor Church, Marquette, Mich.; and Victory, Wichita, Kan. “A grand opening is important in the…

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Read more about the article From Colombia to London
Sisters Martha (left) and Dora with Missionary Mike Hartman at St. George Lutheran Church in London.

From Colombia to London

  • Post author:Rachel Hartman
  • Post published:2024/09/30
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

“I was in awe the first time I walked into St. George Lutheran Church,” says Dora Correa Zapata, a member originally from Medellín, Colombia, who lives in London and attends…

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Read more about the article My Christian life: Child of missionary grows up to serve as missionary herself

My Christian life: Child of missionary grows up to serve as missionary herself

  • Post author:Elise Gross
  • Post published:2024/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

As a child of a missionary and now as a missionary myself, Joshua 1:9 is my beacon: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for…

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Read more about the article Diary of a missionary’s wife

Diary of a missionary’s wife

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2024/09/23
  • Post category:Forward in Christ

Missionary Ronald Baerbock and his wife, Karen, spent more than 17 years serving in various Latin American fields. Karen, who passed away in 2023, recorded ministry and family activities faithfully…

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