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Stories from 2023
2022
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- New Teen Bible Book Now Available
- LHF publishes new Spanish Hymnal
- 46,000 Books Printed for Muslim Indonesia
- Jesus Never Fails in Burkina Faso, West Africa
- In the Face of Another Trial, Finland is “in the Victory Parade!“
- A Lutheran Witness to Scattered Christians in Turkey
- Ukraine: LHF Translator Continues to Share the Gospel in Wartime
- Russian Missionary Says “Trust in the Lord”
- LHF Executive Director Publishes Books About the Persecution of Russian Churches
- Mozambique: Building up a Lutheran Church
- Georgia: Sowing the Gospel on the Hard Soil of False Religions, Communism
- Your gifts at work: Catechisms for Ukrainian Refugee Children
2021
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- The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light!
- Those dark nights were illuminated with the glory of heaven
- Rev. Mark Moss Accepts Call to LHF
- Seeking an Education… and Learning About Jesus
- A Historic Event: the Khmer Book of Concord
- National LWML Awards LHF $100K Grant for Africa
- Luther returns to Rome: LHF Begins Work in Italy
- In Uganda, the Holy Spirit Plants Faith with Catechism
- Teacher Shaves Head to Raise Money for Missions
- In Ghana: Teaching the Augsburg Confession to 7th Graders
- Uniting the Ethiopian Lutheran Diaspora
- A Year of Covid… When People Lose Hope, God’s Word Speaks
- Taiwanese Christians embrace Book of Concord
- In Just 3 Years, 100 New Believers Join St. Petersburg Church
- District LWML Grants Share Gospel With Immigrants
- A Glimpse into Asian Lutheran Missions
2020
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- Leaving Behind a Gift That Keeps on Teaching… LHF Books for Short-Term Mission Trips
- I ask God to Allow Me to Sing My Faith in Christ
- 100 Years Later, LHF Follows Russian Bishop’s Trail
- In Tanzania, LHF Books Fight Against Islam and the Witch Doctor
- Confirmand Sends Gospel to Nigeria
- Long-time Translator and Missionary to Africa Falls Asleep in Christ
- 5 New Catechism Translations Delivered to East Africa
- Pastor’s Book Opens Bible for New Believers
- Global Coronavirus Prayer Requests
- Coming to Faith in an I.C.E. Detention Center
- Kazakhstan: Despite Increasing Persecution, LCMS Missionary is Introducing Muslims to Jesus
- Indonesia: Bringing the Small Catechism into Public Schools
- Sweden and Finland: LHF Publishes 92nd Small Catechism Translation
- Cambodia: Putting Down Buddhism’s Burdens
2019
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- In Uganda, a Mother Chooses Life for her son
- Lutherans Model a Different Way of Life to Buddhists
- Persecution in Finland
- Devotion: Sharing the Message of Life to All the World!
- LHF Board of Directors Member Educates African Immigrants
- New Translation in Nigeria
- Kenya: Two Years with No Rain, but Quenched with the Word of God
- Ghana Lutherans Celebrate 60 Years in Mission
- In Somalia, Books Go Where Missionaries Cannot
- Eritrea: LHF Begins Work in a New Region of the World
- India: LHF Shares CPH Catechisms with the Poor
- Gospel Brings Comfort to Persecuted Kachin Families
- Pastor’s Wife Shares Good News In Workplace
- Jesus Never Fails: Tiny Devotional Booklet Makes a Big Impact
- In Venezuela, God’s Word Brings Comfort
- Iranian Muslim Immigrants Embrace Catechism
- Medical Mercy Team Shares Good News in Haiti
- Using Your Thrivent Benefits to Share the Gospel
2018
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- In Russia, God’s Church Still Stands
- In Somalia, an LHF Translator is Attacked
- Concordia Publishing House Presents Catechism Gift
- God’s Word: the Best Weapon to Combat Witchcraft in Papua New Guinea
- River of Life Makes Big Splash in Poland
- Rev. Rod Benkendorf Accepts Call to LHF
- Catechism Distributed at Cambodia’s National Day of Prayer
- Spanish-Speaking Children Receive God’s Word
- At the Seminary in South Sudan, “They Deserve to Learn About Jesus”
- Stewardship Spotlight: Property Donation
- The “Year of the Bible” Proclaimed in Ukraine
- In Burma, “I Love Jesus and Worry for Lost Souls”
- The Holy Spirit Works Through the Small Catechism in Haiti
- Translator Spotlight: Ex-Muslim Spreads Gospel Through Catechism
- Rev. Dinku Bato Accepts Call to LHF
- New Sudanese Seminary Opens with Preachers and Teachers
- Thousands Attend Thailand Reformation Celebrations.
- Epiphany Devotion
2017
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- Russian Study Bible Brings New Understanding
- The Gospel Light Shines Through LHF and 316NOW
- LHF founder looks back on 25 years in mission
- From the Executive Director: Looking to the next 25 years
- Lutheran Ethiopian immigrants to US find comfort in Book of Concord and A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories
- Haiti and Africa: French books like the Book of Concord revitalize pastors
- LHF and Lutheran Hour Ministries partner to publish A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories in Arabic
- Albania: Extended interview with Rev. Jimmy Svenfelt
- Ethiopia: A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories published
- India: Small Catechism reprinted in Malayalam
- In Muslim Turkey, LHF publications bring comfort and strength to tiny Lutheran church body
- Slovakia: Church Under Oppression traces history of persecuted pastors
- Mongolia: Child’s Garden of Bible Stories published
25 Years in Mission: LHF in Asia/Southeast Asia
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- Azerbaijan: Sharing the love of Jesus in a Muslim country
- Georgia: “LHF is a blessing!”
- Kazakhstan: Christians learn to persevere in Muslim-dominated region
- Russia: Exciting evangelism program success!
- Thailand: Bringing Christ to the Land of Buddha
- Vietnam: “Free but priceless”
- Mongolia: “Mongolians never heard the Bible stories before”
2016
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- Miracles can happen (Luther’s Small Catechism for Iranian immigrants in Germany)
- Lao Bible in Pictures published
- Hammer of God for Ethiopia
- God’s bigger plan (Luther’s Small Catechism for Iranian immigrants in Germany)
- Papua New Guinea receives Bible Storybooks
- Ghana youth grow in faith and understanding
- Catechism provides foundation for growth of Mozambique churches
- New books for Latvia
- Thai teens gather for Catechism and fun
- New Lutheran center in Ethiopia brings Gospel to searching Somalis
- South Sudan: New Lutherans cling to God’s Word
- New hymnals for Lutherans in Finland
- Amid civil war violence, 13 graduate South Sudan seminary
- Ministering to Sudanese immigrants in Australia
- Kenyan pastor shares Gospel with Finland’s immigrants
2015
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- Fire damages Russia warehouse
- Reformation to Southeast Asia: LHF plans Book of Concord translations in 8 languages
- Michigan circuit congregations join together to provide Vientamese Book of Concord
- LHF releases Amharic Book of Concord in Ethiopia
- LHF books encourage persecuted Christans in Nigeria
- LCMS teachers use Amharic Book of Concord in Ethiopia’s seminaries
- Vietnamese children receive Child’s Garden of Bible Stories
- LHF materials distributed at Thai eyeglass clinic
- LHF translator continues work in Muslim-dominated camp
- CLIHM seminary classes resume in South Sudan
- Somali Child’s Garden of Bible Stories given to Somali families
- Sunday school materials for southeast Asia go into testing
2014
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- LHF Finnish translator defrocked for faithful teaching
- Catechism comes to Nias Island, Indonesia
- LHF begins work on Korean Book of Concord
- Delivering the true Word of God during Ramadan
- Detention centers share Spanish Bibles
- LWML “mighty mites” spread the Gospel worldwide
- Catechisms distributed in Haiti
- Farsi Dari prayer books distributed to Afghan immigrants
- Ghana receives Child’s Garden and Augsburg Confession
2013
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- LHF provides books for Ghana Lutheran school
- Sudanese seminarians learn to preach the Word
- In Madagascar, medical mercy teams share catechism
- National LWML votes to “tell the next generation” in Southeast Asia
- LHF releases Tswana Book of Concord
- Arabic Small Catechism available soon
- Fandrey accepts call to parish ministry
- LHF books used to teach deaconess students in Ethiopia
- Kenyan street boys receive Catechism
- American family uses Ukrainian A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories with their adopted children
2011
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- Hmong Child’s Garden of Bible Stories arrives in the U.S.
- Robert Rahn, LHF founder, celebrates 50 years in ministry
- Nigeria’s Yala catechism nearing completion
- Small Catechism brings peace to Tokyo in wake of earthquake and tsunami
- Laotian students receive Child’s Garden of Bible Stories
- Book of Concord released in Ethiopia
- Seminary graduate brings new catechisms to Ghana
- Nigerians learn about baptism through Luther’s Large Catechism
- Nebraska teacher creates art for missions