Hello, My name is Jessica A. and I currently reside in Paris where I attend a Lutheran Church in Châtenay-Malabry. We recently have had some Iranian Christians begin attending church with us, however, they do not speak French. Fortunately, they speak a little English, so I have started communicating with them as I am American. … Read More
Hi LHF, I’m a Lutheran pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. I serve in St Philip’s Lutheran Church in the city of Kajaani. I have just met Iranian Christians who has been baptized in the state church’s congregation. They haven’t get enough Lutheran teaching, so I want to teach them with Luther’s … Read More
contribution by Rev. Knud Skov, Danish Balkan Mission Since 2015, streams of refugees and migrants have been coming to Europe, and now hundreds of Iranians and Syrians have found themselves in Denmark. The Iranians (former Shiite Muslims) sought the Christian community, and some of them came into our Lutheran churches. Recently Syrians and Africans (Somalis, … Read More
Sometimes it’s hard to see God’s plan. Young Mary never imagined she would be pregnant before she was married. Certainly as her labor pains began, neither she nor Joseph planned on Mary having to give birth to the Savior of the Nations in a lowly stable. God’s plans are often not our own. Like Mary … Read More