Category: Mission News

August 6, 2015

Beggars telling beggars where to find food

by Leonardo Neitzel The Missionary D.T. Niles once said that sharing the Gospel is really about one ‘beggar telling other beggars where to find food.’ Before coming to Christ as our Saviour, we are beggars, poor and condemned sinners, with no strength or power of…

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July 24, 2015

Women of LCC plan for the future, LWMLC President Barta reelected

WATERLOO, Ontario – Mission, service and fellowship are the elements Lutheran women consider key in an organization. How do you keep and increase those elements while making major revisions to how you are organized with the intent to free up resources, time and finances to…

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July 14, 2015

Another step forward for Nicaraguan children’s computer program

NICARAGUA – The Children’s Computer Education program in Nicaragua took another step forward in May with the delivery of laptop carrying bags and surge protectors for deaconesses in the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (ILSN). These items may seem small to North Americans but they…

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July 8, 2015

Lutherans call for prayer amidst devastating forest fires

SASKATCHEWAN – The largest evacuation in Saskatchewan’s history has Lutherans calling for prayer in Northern Saskatchewan. The area is facing a particularly devastating forest fire season, with 54 communities under a full or partial evacuation at this time; more than 13,000 people are currently displaced,…

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June 23, 2015

We Care in Nicaragua

NICARAGUA – Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) “We Care” Program Coordinator Patrick Stewart recently participated in the distribution of the recent commodities shipment to Nicaragua, where CLWR works in partnership with Lutheran Church–Canada and the Iglesia Luterano Sinodo de Nicaragua (ILSN). Having the opportunity to…

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May 27, 2015

CLWR to host Prayer Breakfast in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is hosting a Prayer Breakfast in Winnipeg on Thursday, June 4 and all are invited to attend. The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Canad Inns Polo Park (1405 St. Matthew Avenue). Lutheran…

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