When the Soviet Union fell 30 years ago, doors opened to telling generations of atheists about the newborn Savior. Rev. Leif Camp first went to Russia as a volunteer missionary from 1995-1997, then was called as a missionary to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR) in 2000. Here, he describes what life … Read More
It did not matter whether winter was snowy or not. Back in the 1970s, Christmas could be white or rainy, and yet it was still Christmas in the western parts of Ukraine. It was also quite different from celebrations that we have now. The USSR was not just an atheistic country. The Soviet government declared … Read More
The Rev. Mark Moss has accepted a call to serve at the Lutheran Heritage Foundation in Michigan as LHF mission engagement associate. He will be installed at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota at their 10:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Nov. 21. LHF is a recognized service organization of the LCMS, dedicated … Read More
Immigrants and refugees aren’t the only people coming to America who need to be introduced to Jesus. Another fertile mission field waits at our nation’s colleges and universities, where more than 1,000,000 international students are enrolled this year. “These students come to learn at our universities, and it’s the perfect time to teach them about … Read More
Twenty years ago, there was no Lutheran church body in Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia just west of Vietnam. It’s been an amazing journey over the past couple of decades, but today, Lutheran church leaders there are celebrating a historic moment in the life of the Cambodia Lutheran Church (CLC): the translation and publication … Read More