Teaching the Lutheran Confessions in Uganda
The Lutheran Church of Uganda is hungry for the Lutheran Confessions and rejoices when pastors come on short-term mission trips to teach.
10 reasons to spend your spring break on a mission trip
Rachel Franke spent spring break serving on an LCMS Mission Education trip to the Czech Republic, where she witnessed God’s love in action every day. Here are 10 reasons why she think other college students should do the same.
A day in the life of an immersive Spanish student
Learning Spanish through immersion is a big undertaking. Yet, it is well worth it. And chances are, you will receive much more than an expanded Spanish vocabulary.
Free to worship an extraordinary God
While teaching children in Asia, an LCMS Short-Term Mission team from Roanoke, Va., discovered that God transforms seemingly ordinary activities into extraordinary opportunities to witness His love and worship Him with fellow Christians.
‘Of one mind’: Teaching and learning in the Czech Republic
An LCMS Short-Term Mission team leads an English Bible Camp in the Czech Republic.
Faith without borders: A week in Uruguay
Lauren Dawson and other students from Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb., served on an LCMS International Mission short-term team at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Come to the table
God is right in the middle of the darkness with us, working through His people in Latin America to provide them with spiritual and physical care.
Where do missionaries come from?
As a seminarian, I joined a student trip and met the seminarians studying in the Dominican Republic. I realized how similar we were and was encouraged to continue my studies.
Divine disruptions: Lessons learned in the Dominican Republic
While on a short-term mission trip, a seminarian experiences a widening view of the church, Christian mission work and his own life as a Christian.
Short-term mission story 1 of 6 — English Bible Camps and the Eurasia vision
English will not only allow them worldly opportunity, but an opportunity to develop their understanding of the Lutheran church and of the Word of God.
Short-term mission story 2 of 6 — What’s it like to be an English learner in the Czech Republic?
In the same way that we are freely given salvation, we have worldwide access to knowledge and opportunity, simply by knowing English.
Short-term mission story 3 of 6 — A brief history of … never mind, it’s not that brief
When done gracefully and from a place of love, the simple act of sharing the Word in our native tongue can frame the Gospel in a new way.
Short-term mission story 4 of 6 — A labor of love: Czech Republic English Bible Camp sending service
We were in the Czech Republic to do God’s work, not our work. We shared the message of God’s love and celebrated our oneness in Christ.
Short-term mission story 5 of 6 — Mountains
Every day there will be tall mountains before us, and, even on journeys through places that seem impassible, God has already made a way for us.
Short-term mission story 6 of 6 — This is the Czech Republic
Short-term voluntarily serve at the English Bible Camp to further the reach and impact of the church on the community.