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 »
(The LORD said) … “Call to Me and I will answer you …” Jeremiah. 33:3a Some friends and I went fishing at a river. When we gathered to begin our trip, one of those friends requested that somebody invoke the Name of God and ask Him for His protection for our trip. With the respectful … Continue reading »
… We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:20b-21 To many supposedly sophisticated people in our modern world, sin appears to be a primitive concept. … Continue reading »
During Jorge’s stay at the hospital, not one family member or friend visited him or even called to express their concern. Victor stopped by to let Jorge know that he was not alone. Continue reading »
When the people saw Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” Exodus 32:1 Impatience has a way of … Continue reading »
Although most people don’t enjoy waking up at 3:30 a.m. to go to work, LHM—Paraguay Director Victor Verruck describes it as a great joy. Every Monday morning, Verruck rises early in order to travel to the suburb of Chaco, where he meets with participants of Project JOEL, an outreach program designed in Panama to provide … Continue reading »
Every so often we are reminded of the dangers that our staff face in other parts of the world. Last month, for example, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM)—Brazil director, Paulo Warth, reported that he and his wife, Lucia, had been kidnapped and robbed. Paulo and Lucia were driving to a wedding on a Friday evening, and … Continue reading »
