People living in the slums of Mumbai, India, are among the poorest in the world. More than a dozen people often crowd into a single room to sleep, and there typically is no indoor plumbing. Public restrooms dump human waste directly into the rivers (pictured at left). “It is the dream of every Indian parent … Read More
Who would have guessed what the Holy Spirit had in mind? In the spring of 1994, Rev. Robert Rahn was guest preacher at Guardian Lutheran Church in Dearborn, Mich., where the people were bidding a fond farewell to one of their members about to become a missionary in Russia – Matthew Heise. About 20 years … Read More
The first step in the Christian journey of faith is ordinarily baptism. But for new believers in India – The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s oldest mission field – cultural barriers might mean that converts go months, even years before being baptized. In fact, Rev. Samuel Thompson, pastor and seminary professor in the India Evangelical Lutheran Church, … Read More
May 2012 – Over the course of 18 days in April and May, LHF’s former executive director, Rev. James Fandrey*, traveled the world to help distribute books to men, women and children seeking to know more about Jesus Christ. “It was very exciting – and such a gift from God! – to see with my … Read More