In March, a seven-member International Volunteer Team from Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills, near Birmingham, Ala., visited the Lutheran Hour Ministries—Nicaragua ministry center to make some repairs and improvements on a pair of buildings. Each building was a “rancho”—a small cinder block structure on a concrete slab with a corrugated tin roof. Ranchos are used … Continue reading »
Lutheran Hour Ministries’ ministry center in Asuncion, Paraguay joined forces this month with Mission Opportunities Short-Term (a.k.a. MOST Ministries) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay in a compassionate outreach project—a free eyeglass clinic for people in the city who cannot afford eye care. Members of a team from the United States helped operate the … Continue reading »
Since 1998 Lutheran Hour Ministries-Nicaragua has operated as Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones. From its ministry center in Chinandega, it shares the Gospel with the citizens of this Central American country of about six million people. Recently, its satellite office in Matagalpa concluded a series of Bible courses it was offering kids in elementary schools. … Continue reading »
On November 21-24 Lutheran Hour Ministries-Paraguay and MOST (Mission Opportunities Short Term) Ministries offered a spiritual health and personal hygiene clinic. In addition to information shared and distributed on health and hygiene practices was the good news that God cares for us spiritually and physically. The objective behind these informational in-services was to provide attendees … Continue reading »
Lutheran Hour Ministries-Uruguay recently celebrated its tenth anniversary of ministry operations in South America. Known locally as Cristo Para Todas las Naciones, LHM-Uruguay enjoyed a special service honoring the event at San Pablo Lutheran Church in Montevideo. Attending the festivities were friends, area contacts, and brothers and sisters in the faith. The LHM staff extends … Continue reading »
In a recent evangelistic trip through northeast Brazil, Lutheran Hour Ministries’ staff member and Outreach Coordinator Carlos Kracke and his wife Marcia had the opportunity to visit the Center for Children Labor Eradication. He told them Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep from Luke 15. In the parable, a sheep is lost and the owner searches … Continue reading »
During three weeks in July, Lutheran Hour Ministries-Mexico—known locally as Cristo Para Todas las Naciones (“Christ for all Nations”)—held a summer camp program at Academia Joel. Forty children attended this year’s camp and there could have been more. The number was kept to 40 to allow the four teachers and five teen volunteers to best … Continue reading »
Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun. Ecclesiastes 2:11 People have personal preferences regarding what things brings them joy and what gives them happiness. … Continue reading »
We are pleased to welcome Rebeca de Franco who is visiting the United States from Guatemala. Rebeca, who is the LHM-Guatemala director, was attending the National LWML Convention held last week in Peoria, IL. Yesterday, she also paid a visit to St. Paul Lutheran in Jackson, MO. This was an especially significant visit because Rebeca … Continue reading »
Last week, Dr. Douglas Rutt, the International Director for Lutheran Hour Ministries paid a visit to the ministry center in Tijuana, Mexico. He was accompanied by the Area Counselor for Latin America, Rev. Nilo Figur, and LHM—Mexico Director, Melissa Salomon, as they visited with local church partners and ministry sites. “I was impressed by the … Continue reading »
