The events of the first half of 2020 brought with them a new vocabulary. Some of the words and phrases we’ve never heard before, some are here to stay, and others we hope to never hear again. Here’s a running list: “wild fires in Australia, missiles in the Middle East, the death of Kobe Bryant, […]
This is the second of a two part update. So much has occurred during the last nine months that I thought our “Missionary at Large Update: 2019 Year in Review” would be best served with two separate posts. This first post focused on the mission work done in, at and through East Bethlehem Lutheran Church […]
This is the first of a two part update. So much has occurred during the last nine months that I thought the “2019 Year in Review” would be best served with two separate posts. This first post will focus on the mission work done in, at and through East Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The second post […]
Fifteen Children Baptized at East Bethlehem As the Triune God willed, appointed and worked, fifteen (15) children were baptized at the 10 am service at East Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Sunday, October 27th. Many prayers, hours of service and countless volunteers from all over the Tri-County area were spiritually invested in this magnificent and sacred sowing of […]
It has been four months since my installation at East Bethlehem and my deployment as a “Missionary at Large” to the Metro Detroit Area. The days have been filled with many challenges and matching blessings. Praise be to the Triune God that He is faithful and true. All of His promises remain the same. Not […]
My connection with Lutherans in Africa didn’t start with a visit from Rev. James May (LIA’s executive director) or a mission presentation or even an email or phone conversation. It all started with a phrase posted bold and centered on the LIA website. It’s just a handful of words but underneath those words are a […]
We just finished up a week long youth seminar and Christmas Day celebration with the Kenyan Youth. Now back to Nairobi for a night’s rest and then back to the United States. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement. The Lord bless and keep us with all of the gifts that come through […]
We’re finishing up our time at the Lutheran School of Theology at the foot of the Ngong Hills just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. The students just finished taking their final exam for the seminar on “Finding Christ in the Psalms” and, after about 8 weeks, they are finally returning home. After the first of the […]
I am currently at Lutherans in Africa’s School of Theology at the foot of the Ngong Hills, west of Nairobi. This last week I began teaching “Finding Christ in the Psalms”. It’s a much needed study, first, for my own life and ministry, as well as for the African students and pastors. We hold on […]
The Lord be praised, we arrived in Kenya without incident. On Monday, I will continue the Fall semester training at Lutherans In Africa’s School of Theology. I’ll be teaching a two week intensive course on “Finding Christ in the Psalms”. It will be a seminar that I need for my own life and ministry. I […]
In December I’ll be heading back to Kenya, Africa to work with Rev. James May and Lutherans in Africa. LIA’s mission is “to form African Lutherans to be Teachers of the Faith”. I’ll be teaching “Finding Christ in the Psalms” at LIA’s new Lutheran School of Theology just outside of Nairobi, Kenya at the foot of Ngong Hills. To view a […]
