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Month: May 2022

In the face of another trial, Finland is “in the Victory Parade!”

Friday, May 27, 2022

We thank and praise God that Bishop Juhana Pohjola, LHF’s coordinator for translation projects in Finland, and author Päivi Räsänen have been found not guilty of “incitement to hatred” for their work on the LHF pamphlet “Male and Female He Created Them” (which puts forth a Biblical view of marriage). The celebration has been short-lived, … Read More

A Lutheran Witness to Scattered Christians in Turkey

Friday, May 27, 2022

When the Lutheran churches in Muslim Turkey have fewer than 3 dozen worshipers on a Sunday, why translate and print 1,500 copies of a Lutheran devotion book? Anna Meyer*, a pastor’s wife who coordinates LHF’s publications in Turkey, is amazed at the thirst for God’s Word that she sees among the Turkish people. While many … Read More

Jesus Never Fails in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Friday, May 27, 2022

Though the devil’s arrows fly on all sides, they are nothing against the shield of faith, taught in God’s Holy Word! Read more about Burkina Faso (a West African country roughly the size of Colorado), where our Lutheran brothers and sisters faithfully proclaim that “Jesus Never Fails.” Rev. Tanpo Tchiritime, president of the Evangelical Lutheran … Read More

International Community Ripe for Outreach

Friday, May 13, 2022

Greetings in Christ Jesus, I am a pastor in Burlington, ON, Canada. My congregation is situated in a relatively diverse and vibrant suburb community, and I am looking for copies of Luther’s Small Catechism in a variety of languages to be available for handing out, or loaning to visitors of various language groups. It would … Read More

Man seeks Korean Catechism for Pastor Friend

Friday, May 13, 2022

Dear LHF, I am trying to find the Book of Concord and a Catechism in the Korean language for a pastor who only speaks Korean. Please let me know if it exists! Blessings, Pastor Berhanu S.