Category: Mission News

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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May 22, 2015

Mission Spotlight on Thailand

Rev. Leonardo Neitzel Located at the centre of Southeast Asia, Thailand—with a population of 67.5 Million inhabitants—is in many ways a large, exuberant, and unique country. Its geography and landscape is diverse, with boundaries marked by mountains, plains, rivers and oceans. Ten percent of the…

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April 29, 2015

LCC and LCMS staff meet in Winnipeg to coordinate on Central America missions

 WINNIPEG – In late March, representatives of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) met together in Winnipeg to discuss plans for continued Gospel outreach in Central America. 2014 saw the LCMS and LCC, along with the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (ILSN),…

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