God’s plan flourishes in Vietnam
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…
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…
Sisters Martha (left) and Dora with Missionary Mike Hartman at St. George Lutheran Church in London.
From Colombia to London
“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…
My Christian life: Child of missionary grows up to serve as missionary herself
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…
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…
Now is still the time
Twenty years after it opened, Asia Lutheran Seminary continues to train national pastors and evangelists, now expanding to cover all of Asia. It was the right time. On May 29,…
News from WELS’ sister churches
Luteranos Confesionales Colombia celebrated 50 years of preaching God’s Word in Colombia in February. What began as a three-man WELS missionary team to this Latin American mission field has now…
Missionaries called to explore new world mission fields
The Board for World Missions, working alongside the various World Missions One Teams, has identified new world mission fields and is taking steps to deploy missionaries into three new areas.…
Moments with missionaries: Keegan Dowling
Last summer, Missionary Dan Kroll and I went to the port city of Douala, Cameroon’s biggest city. Where we stayed was right next to where the huge freighter ships docked.…