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Tuesday
Apr192016

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I'm from the Pacific Northwest. Rain used to comfort me. Now it wakes me from sleep to check on the flooding.

Friday
Apr152016

Lodwar Mission Station - Land, Land, Land

Lutherans from Lokichar meet with us in Preparation and Support of the Lodwar Mission Station Land SelectionWednesday was a day of heat, dust, fellowship, and excitement. The General Secretary, Rev. Benjamin, had invited five key members of the congregations in Lokichar about six hours south to come up to Lodwar so they could be a part of the process here. To get to Lodwar from Lokichar, you have to catch the buses that pass through the town of Lokichar around 9pm or 10pm on their way from Nairobi to Lodwar, ultimately arriving in Lodwar around 3am or 4am. Those buses are already full but the conductor is always happy to make a few extra bucks and will pick up anyone they can physically fit into the bus, often standing room only at this point in the ride. Those people from those congregations in Lokichar are NOT NORMAL. Instead of five of them coming on that slow and crowded and uncomfortable bus ride, TWELVE of them came! That’s how eager they were to be a part of this mission work in Lodwar. We spent some time with them all being sure they all understood and were supportive of planting a church in Lodwar. They unanimously endorsed the idea and wanted to spend the whole day seeing the land on offer by the Congressman with us before taking an evening/night bus back to Lokichar. 
Minister of Parliament's Pickup Truck Carries Lutherans Around LodwarAfter loading into the Minister of Parliament’s pickup truck with five in the cab and the 12 from Lokichar in the bed of the truck, we set out to pick up the area chief on our way out of town. Just about 3 bumpy and rough miles out of the center of town the area chief directed us to the first plot which was large but in sight of only one homestead. There was no cellular network signal and no power out this side of town. To me the site was less than ideal although I know the town will eventually expand out this far. But for the immediate future, there were just no people to be seen and you have to put a church where there are God’s people!  Well, I wasn’t the only one thinking so.  There was quite a bit of discussion, some in English, most in Swahili. Rev. Benjamin could tell that there was more to be said that was being held back, so us “visitors” walked away and left the area chief and the Turkanas from Lokichar alone. They immediately switched into the Turkana language and those Lutherans from Lokichar expressed their concerns with the site. They didn’t want to plant a church, much less the anchor church for the Turkana people in a place where there weren't any people. They didn’t want the church to be pushed out to some inconvenient place. That was site 1. 
We loaded back into the truck and drove back a half-mile closer to town and the chief directed the driver off the road again. When we stopped, we were immediately adjacent to a village of about 300 homes, an area for internally displaced people where Rev. Benjamin, Rev. Daniel, and I had visited a few months ago. This land, the chief explained, had been allocated for a university of some kind many years ago but they had exceeded the two-year window of development and it should revert to the government. Within sight of so many homes of the most vulnerable kinds of people, a half-mile closer to town, on land with more contour, this was a much, much better place. God’s people were there! Everyone agreed that this is the place for a church. There was still no cellular network signal or power but being closer to town those things would come before too long. This was site 2. 
Camels Roam just West of Lodwar TownIt now being early afternoon, we headed back to Lodwar Town proper and made a few more visits and connections to other ministries and projects in Lodwar. We dropped off the group so they could head back to Lokichar in good time and dropped off the area chief. Then the Congressman’s personal assistant said, “okay, let’s go.” The congressman had one more plot to show us. So we set off the other direction this time, west, between the two rivers that come together in Lodwar. Although the distance was ultimately about the same, about 3 miles from the center of town, the road was much better - sand the whole way instead of old broken pavement and rock. This time when we stopped, the local area elder met us and walked us over past a couple grazing camels to a plot of land. This plot of land was in an area where Lodwar had already begun a rapid expansion. There was land allocated for a university, land allocated for the county government buildings which were under construction just a half-mile away, power lines within sight, and cellular network coverage already in place. Homesteads were already built entirely around the area and more would continue to be constructed as the County Headquarters opens up and the other institutions build up. In short, it is even better than site 2 for planting the mission station. This was site 3. All the land pictures attached are from site 3. 
Lutheran Pastors and Local Officials Look Out Over the PlotIn the evening, after expressing our gratitude to the congressman’s personal assistant and getting some contact information that will help with the medical clinic we’ll host here in June, we said our goodbyes and settled in to discuss. Both General Secretary Benjamin and Pastor Daniel agreed that site 3 was by far the best place to establish the mission station, with people already entirely around the site and the area under construction with the county headquarters buildings and the institutions that had been allocated land. The proximity of power lines and cellular phone network meant that Lodwar would continue to expand in this direction. So that’s the decision of the church. Rev. Benjamin and Rev. Daniel agreed, though, that we would also ask the congressman for a small plot at site 2 to plant a preaching station there by that village of internally displaced people! The Mission Station isn’t even established yet and the church is already planting preaching stations! This is the site of the Lodwar Mission Station as long as the congressman and the area elders can make the land allocation: http://maps.google.com/?q=3.115578,35.552835 
The Land to be Requested for The Lodwar Mission Station
On Thursday I return to Nairobi and Rev. Benjamin will start the formal process of allocating the land with the congressman. He’ll likely return to Lodwar within the next two weeks with the congressman to hold the wider meetings with all the elders of the area. Praise the Lord for a successful trip, a clear way forward, and a church that is eager to see God’s people in TWO sites reached with the Gospel! 

 

 

Wednesday
Apr132016

Lodwar Mission Station - Land, Land

Turkana from the Skyward Express airplaneYesterday we arrived in Lodwar, Turkana County, to dry and hot. I took a picture from the plane as we came in. The climate conditions are only part of the issue here. The land has been consistently overgrazed removing all grasses and vegetation which leads to a cycle of flooding runoff when rains do fall because there's nothing to absorb the rain or slow the water. The topsoil washes away and the rain doesn't sink into the earth. Combine that with years of drought and vegetation just can't survive. After season upon season of this, the earth looks like it does today. As I travel around the area, once in a while I come upon a fenced plot of land, inside of which are grasses, shrubs, and trees. By fencing, the owner has done nothing more than prevent grazing and within a decade or so - provided there is any rain - the land can recover, holding down the soil, retaining moisture, and reducing flooding, while also creating a much more pleasant environment for his homestead. It takes a long-term view and dedication to deny open grazing in your land but the benefits are substantial and visible.
Abandoned Engines at the Lodwar AirportWe arrived at the airport where it was 99 degrees out. The airport runway is paved as is one other road through Lodwar Town. There are busted up and abandoned airplane engines in a outcropping of rocks just off the runway, giving the area the feeling of a conflict zone. 
We spent the evening visiting with the personal assistant to the congressman (minister of parliament), named James, and with a local Pentecostal Pastor, named Joseph, whom the congressman sent to us. Joseph described a little about his own experience as a pastor in the town and about his congregation of about 30 people. The congressman sent him to us as a local church connection and because the pastor is interested in converting to the Lutheran Church and eager to be sent to Seminary if we are willing and find him capable. He has friends in the Lutheran congregations far to the south in Lokichar and has learned from them about our emphasis on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Lutheran Church is already gaining recognition in the community and we have only just arrived - God prepares the hearts of His people!
Today (Wednesday) we will visit two different locations here in Lodwar where the congressman is offering us land. The congressman is also giving us free use of one of his cars if we put some gas in it. It's not only an election year (to which some would attribute the congressman's generosity and support) but this congressman is locally known as "The Missionary" because of his work before being elected.  Some things are universal - I'm talking about the amazing transforming love of Jesus Christ who makes even politicians NOT NORMAL as my dear friend Gary Thies would say. We'll spend the balance of the day in visits to the area chief and elders who are part of the land allocation process. Next week, after we have agreed on the site, the congressman himself will come to Lodwar and the General Secretary will return so the congressman, area chief, land officials, and community elders can go to the site and gather the local community to make the public announcement of the land allocation. This public gathering and conversation will take all day and ensures that the community feels involved in the process and feels informed and supported. 
General Secretary Rev. Benjamin Lemosi, Rev. Joseph, James, and Rev. Daniel Mutai meet at Ceamo Prestige Hotel in LodwarPray for us as we visit and see the people who live near the two plots being offered!

 

Tuesday
Apr122016

Lodwar Mission Station - Land

Rev. Mutai waits for the taxi in Shauen's office.In a few hours, I will be traveling by small plane to Lodwar along with Rev. Daniel Mutai who is sitting right across from me here in my office (see picture) as we wait for our taxi to the airport. Rev. Daniel is the local missionary who is assigned to the Lodwar Mission Station and is currently making trips to the area every few months to minister to the congregations in the refugee camp and those about 6 hours south of Lodwar. Rev. Daniel will stay in the area for just over two weeks this time making visits and surveying the people of the area.
Also accompanying us will be Rev. Benjamin Lemosi, the General Secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya. Rev. Benjamin and I will only be in Lodwar for two days with a very specific task. We are meeting with the personal assistant of the local minister of parliament (congressman) who is ready to identify the piece of land he is allocating to the church at no cost. We’ll meet with him, visit the land, survey the area, and likely also visit with local chief(s) or elders.  The intent is that by the end of the next two days we’ll know which land is set aside for the Lodwar Mission Station and have the process of obtaining the official letter of allocation from the government (which stands in lieu of a title deed in these kinds of areas). 
In the next two weeks, after Rev. Benjamin and I return to Nairobi, our Volunteer Coordinator, Shara Cunningham, will visit the site to begin preparations for an LCMS Mercy Medical Team - a traveling medical clinic - which will be held on the site in June. This way we can immediately show that the church is serious about the business of being the church in this place and show the congressman, area chief, and elders that they will be recognized for allowing the church to receive land here. It is my hope that the local Lutheran Hour Ministries project will also accompany Shara since they play an important part in evangelism during our Mercy Medical Team clinics. If all has gone well, we will already or almost already be starting the construction of the Mission Station by June! 
Please pray for us as we visit with the area chief and local government representatives about the land - that they may give us a favorable and pleasant place where God has prepared the hearts of His people to hear the clear Gospel message of Jesus Christ’s amazing work for us. Happy Easter! He is risen!!!
Monday
Apr112016

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Josiah asked if he cld do more chores in exchange for money. He wants to save up 700Shillings ($7) for "good cereal" (which is $7-$8 a box)!

Further explanation: Apparently Josiah found his wallet and counted what he had - 270 Shillings - which isn't enough for Fruit Loops or Frosted Flakes unless you go for the brands that taste like stale cardboard. We can get Kellogs and other "American" cereal (what Josiah rightly refers to as "good cereal") in Nairobi from time to time. Prices for actual American cereal (which is usually from the UK) range from $7 a box to $9 a box. We have JUST started getting Malt-o-Meal boxes here at significants savings ($5-$6 a box)! Believe it or not, I actually bring cereal from the United States when I travel for work and we save it for a special occasion! "It's our anniversary! Let's have Honey Bunches of Oats for our special dinner!"

Saturday
Apr022016

Lions Are Wandering Out of Parks and Into Cities

You might think this article by National Geographic which was published on April 1st is an April Fool's Joke, but it's not. We live about one mile from the Nairobi National Park which is a 45 square mile wilderness area that is currently home to about 35 lions. They do, of course, wander...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160401-Kenya-lions-leaving-Nairobi-National-park-conflict/

 

Tuesday
Mar292016

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"I’m looking for my new, orange sandals. They don’t appear anywhere for me these days." -Josiah, age 6

Tuesday
Mar292016

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Today's Swahili Proverb (I'm at language school): "A fish can be bent while it is still fresh." (You can't teach an old dog new tricks)

Sunday
Mar062016

Field Notes Newsletter - March 2, 2016

 
Writing from St. Louis, Missouri
March 2, 2016
 

Tanzania - Connecting Congregations

Elijah Looks for Pictures in the Altar Bible in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Two LCEA Pastors with their Bible Leave for the Next Congregation

“Tanga...” Shauen thought. “Tanga... Isn't that on the coast?” On a late afternoon in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, truck loaded with our two youngest boys, fellow missionary Julie McManus, a visitor from St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and various leaders from the local church, the prospect of starting the drive to the Tanzanian coast at four in the evening seemed daunting. “Perhaps,” Shauen thought, “we can make it before 10pm.” Later that night, the truck's headlights flashed across the sign for Tanga pointing to the right as we went to the left. Arriving in a remote village in Tanga District (quite distinct from Tanga Town) well after 2am, Shauen, Elijah, and Isaiah turned down the offer of dinner, got into bed and fell quickly asleep.

As the sun rose over the hills and the chickens welcomed the day, we emerged from our quarters to be warmly greeted by the bishop of the area, eager to share with us the impact the Gospel is having in the area he oversees for The Lutheran Church of East Africa (LCEA). Our too-brief visit included time with the local pastors, villagers, and church members. Children passing by on their way to school were fascinated with Elijah and Isaiah gleefully digging in the dirt with sticks.

Our trip to Tanga District was one part of a week-long visit with two members of St. Andrew's to the LCEA's congregations across northern Tanzania. This visit was the first step in a budding relationship, intended for both to get to know each other and to find those places where passions, skills, and gifts overlap and complement each other. The end goal is for St. Andrew's to form a congregation to congregation partnership with a congregation in Tanzania through which visits, projects, evangelism and educational programs can bring forth the Gospel.

The whirlwind tour of LCEA work in Tanzania included school graduations, an ordination of a new pastor, laying of foundation stones for a new church building, worship services, and accounts of the Gospel going forth through the hands of dedicated evangelists and pastors. Praise the Lord for His work in the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro!

 

Field Orientation Welcomes New Missionaries

Missionaries Gather for Morning Devotions during Field Orientation

New missionaries have a long journey from receiving the call to arriving on the field. In many ways though, that major milestone of arriving on the field is the beginning of another journey that starts with Field Orientation and moves into language work, cultural acquisition, and finally training in the work they have been sent to do.

In January, we received our very first cohort of new missionaries to attend a Field Orientation program in Nairobi. The four new missionary units arriving on the Eastern Africa field would more than double the number of career missionaries serving this field and greatly expand the number of missionary children serving here.

In a not-so-subtle demonstration of culture, Field Orientation in Nairobi was conducted with heavy reliance on the presence of elders – former missionaries brought back in for this special event to provide their experience, wisdom, and stories. Field Orientation was conversational and experiential with excursions almost every day into different parts of Nairobi – visits to local schools, slums, counseling centers, and the local church's Headquarters. The children had their own program with playtime, excursions, and time in a children's program with the local Lutheran Hour Ministries project in Kenya.

Our new missionaries include Sarah Kanoy - a nurse educator, Rev. Jon Clausing – Mission Training Center Coordinator, Rev. Eric Stinnett – Theological Educator for Ethiopia, and Rev. Mark Rabe – Theological Educator for Ethiopia. Praise the Lord for His workers!

 

Continuing Education: 1st Article in the 3rd World

Isaiah on Safari – Cont Ed Weekend

Keeping engaged in ongoing study is part of the life of every church worker – especially so when you're a missionary. Missionaries constantly stretch themselves, constantly adopt the attitude of learners, constantly study culture, language, and people. Twice a year, our LCMS missionaries engage in continuing education courses provided by professors from an LCMS Seminary.

In January, our missionaries gathered in Kenya to spend time looking at creation through the first article of the creed. As a complement to the material, the course was held in a lodge on a private ranch where we also went on game drives and walks along the river. Praise God for His amazing creation!

 
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Prayer Requests
  • For comfort and support as we mourn recent losses

  • For wisdom, discernment, and patience for Shauen and Krista in their work as spouses, parents, and missionaries

  • For the missionaries, projects, and relationships Shauen oversees for the church

  • St. Andrew's – Cape Girardeau and their growing relationship with the church in Tanzania

In Praise
  • For the Lutheran Church of East Africa in Tanzania

  • For new missionaries arriving on the fields of Kenya and Ethiopia 

 
 
Contact Us At:

Shauen & Krista Trump
PO Box 22
Karen 00502 KENYA

Shauen.Trump@LCMSintl.org 
Krista.Trump@LCMSintl.org


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Wednesday
Feb242016

Project24 State of the Project Forum 2016

Project 24 State of the Project Forum - Othoro

Friday
Jan292016

Agricultural Missionaries in Malawi

An abstract by Dr. Jacque Breman, who will be working with the Meyers on this year's Agricultural Consultancy Project:

Delano and Linda Meyers, from Chokio, Minnesota, have spent most of their 17 years as LCMS missionaries in Western African countries. They are now responding to Lutheran church requests for the subjects they are teaching, in East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi). 

The Meyer husband-wife team teach the following subjects at Lutheran churches from the scriptural perspective of stewardship:

  1. Management of the Harvest (budgeting, so they don’t go hungry between harvests)
  2. Changes in the Environment (what happens to soil moisture when they cut too many trees down for charcoal)
  3. Life of the Soil (what happens if they don’t rotate fields, don’t apply manure from livestock)
  4. Water & Soil Conservation (how to be good stewards of the land they farm so that the soil can continue to produce food crops)
  5. Animal Care (sustainable forage and livestock health practices)
  6. Battle of the Spiritual Kingdoms (indigenous beliefs are still strong in Africa)
  7. Husbands & Wives in Christian Marriage (fidelity and how to handle stresses)

The Meyers have been invited by Reverend Wowa, Excecutive Chairman, Confessional Lutheran Church, Malawi Synod (CLC); to teach these 7 subjects, at as many CLC churches possible, during the month of February.  

In order to maximize the agricultural teaching and farm visits the Meyers recruited Jacque as a short-term LCMS missionary with experience in tropical agriculture and third world experiences.  The vision is to expand the agricultural lessons portion in February and train Jacque for future short-term work.  To quote from Reverend Wowa’s letter “We hope, by God’s Grace, he [Jacque] will touch the soil of Malawi and serve us with agricultural lessons.”

A permanent LCMS project in Africa has been established for this work:  Project #61007 Agricultural Consultancy in East Africa. If you would like to support this continuing project, funding is routed to LCMS through Mission Central by sending a check to:

Mission Central
Gary Thies, Mission Development Counselor
40718 Hwy. E-16
Mapleton, IA 51034-7105

Agricultural Consultancy in East Africa is a continuing LCMS short-term missionary effort, during the Chokio, Minnesota winter months, as the Meyers taper their missionary efforts towards their retirement.  Opportunities for prayer and financial support will continue.

Prayer requests for January 31 through March 2, 2016 for Malawi:

  1. Physical challenge- rainy season travel on dirt or poorly maintained roads to the churches.
  2. Physical challenge- to reach as many Lutheran churches as possible in the time we have.
  3. Spiritual challenge- to have the wisdom to know what we can help with, using local resources/management.  Agricultural inputs, such as farm implements, fence wire, fertilizer, feeds, pesticides are prohibitively expensive imports.
  4. Spiritual challenge- sensitivity to the various cultures, so that we can leave our Lutheran Malawi brothers and sisters with a positive impression of their LCMS brothers and sisters in Christ.  May they know that we (LCMS) lovingly care, as Christians, for the entire person (physically as well as spiritually).

Where is Malawi? 

  • East Africa, land-locked by its neighbors
  • Zambia on west border, Tanzania on north & northeastern border, Mozambique on eastern & southern borders 

What are the major religions in Malawi?

  • 80% Christian Christian (Church of Central Africa Presbyterian is the largest denomination, established in 1875, one year after Dr. David Livingston, Africa’s great Scottish explorer, died)
  • 13% Muslim
  • 7% Indigenous beliefs

Languages?

  • Chewa (national language)
  • Nyanga
  • Yao
  • Tumbuka (in the north)
  • English (widely used in commerce)
Monday
Jan182016

Project24

Project24 is an initiative that was started between the LCMS Office of International Mission and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya. This initiative provides school boarding facilities in Kenya that give vulnerable children the opportunity successfully to complete primary or secondary school education while living at a site, a home away from home. Each site provides a Christ-centered, loving, caring and safe environment. Every pupil is afforded daily opportunities for Scripture engagement, catechesis and worship. The goal is for him or her to grow in faith and celebrate Christ’s claim on his or her life in joyful recognition of God’s forgiveness worked by grace through faith.

The boarding facilities provide several services such as adequate lodging, meals, school fees and related school expenses, medical care, an appropriate play area, adult oversight, scholastic tutoring, emotional support and spiritual care. This is provided free of cost to the children and their families during the school year. On school holidays, children are expected to return to their families, extended families or clans to foster family connections and to help develop their ancestral identities. There are four operational sites and the hope for 24 in the future.


Monday
Jan182016

Christ's Care for Children: Kenya

Christ’s Care for Children: Kenya is a child sponsorship program, initiated by the LCMS Office of International Mission. It is directly linked to the Project 24 sites in Kenya. It is through care and compassion for these children that they receive safe housing, food, education and spiritual care. Each site is strategically located near an Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya church and school so that the children can receive academic as well as spiritual teaching and care.

Currently the four operational sites have 140 children who are in need of sponsorship. The number is expected to increase in 2016. This is purely a child sponsorship program. Each child will have his or her own digital packet that will contain a one-page description of the project/site where the child comes from, information about the child along with his/her picture and then any continuous updates. The child’s digital packet will be sent to the donor when the match is confirmed as well as in the months of January and May of every year. The child’s reports, which will include their welfare, spiritual engagement, school grades and performance, will be made available quarterly.

The program welcomes donors to visit their sponsor child and the place where they stay in the months of February, June or October of every year.

Read the recent Lutherans Engage the World article: https://blogs.lcms.org/2016/christs-care-for-childrens-bodies-and-souls-in-kenya 

View the photo gallery: lcms.org/photo/christs-care-kenya

Sponsor a child: Visit lcms.org/givenow/christs-care-for-children-kenya, or contact LCMS Mission Advancement at 888-930-4438 or by emailing mission.advancement@lcms.org

Monday
Dec282015

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(Heading to the grocery store) Josiah:"You should take us to the play area so you enjoy yourself & don't have to yell at us while you shop!"

Friday
Dec252015

Christmas in Mozambique

CHRISTMAS IN MOZAMBIQUE (written by the pastors of the Lutheran Church in Mozambique)

There is no Christmas Tree in Mozambique. They don’t have this tradition and this kind of tree is not cultivated there. 

There are no lights all over inside and outside the houses, shops and streets. They don’t even have electricity in most of their villages.

There are no sweets and homemade cookies and cakes for children and adults to enjoy. If they have a plate of rice or something more, that’s all. Their daily food is chima (ugali), made from white corn flour. Rice is only for special occasions. 

There are neither gifts to share nor toys for the children. There is no money to buy any gift.

There is no Christmas dinner with a table full of nuts, dry and fresh fruits, and a special tender/gammon or any other kind of meat. They don’t even have tables in their straw huts. 

St. Claus sleigh doesn’t have Mozambique on his route. Father Christmas: “What is that?” 

There is no last minute rush to the malls and shopping. There are no malls and their needs are straight related to their stomach. 

BUT THERE IS STILL CHRISTMAS IN MOZAMBIQUE:

A Christmas full of songs and joy when the Christians gather together in the church to celebrate the coming of the Saviour;

A Christmas full of thanksgiving prayers that the true Light is shining upon them now, because they were wandering in darkness in the recent past; 

A Christmas full of hope when the Gospel is read and the promises of God are renewed;

A Christmas full of love when the extended family come together after the church service to celebrate and to share a pot of rice and maybe a piece of meat if they can afford it;

A Christmas centered on Christ, and not focused on other kinds of traditions, that are good and that I enjoy a lot; but  for some people the traditions are more important than Christ…  

Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people” – also for the people in Mozambique! “Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you” – also for the people in Mozambique! “He is the Christ the Lord!” – Luke 2: 10-11.

*Translated by President Emeritus Rev. Carlos Walter Winterle

If you are interested in supporting the church’s work in Mozambique, please send your gift designated for "60606 - Mozambique" to:

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
PO Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861

Or to:

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Mission Central
40718 Hwy. E16
Mapleton, IA  51034

Thursday
Dec242015

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"American" chocolate chip cookies at Nakumatt. Taste okay, cashews and all, but they look like the tops of muffins!

Friday
Dec182015

Kenya with the Trumps - Day 11

View Missionary's lives through the eyes of Rev. Billy Brath of RevCreative (http://revcreative.org/) while he visits and documents his experience in a series "Kenya With the Trumps: A Reporting Series on Visiting Missionaries": 

Kenya with The Trumps

Thursday
Dec172015

Kenya with the Trumps - Day 10

View Missionary's lives through the eyes of Rev. Billy Brath of RevCreative (http://revcreative.org/) while he visits and documents his experience in a series "Kenya With the Trumps: A Reporting Series on Visiting Missionaries": 

Kenya with The Trumps

Wednesday
Dec162015

Kenya with the Trumps - Day 9

View Missionary's lives through the eyes of Rev. Billy Brath of RevCreative (http://revcreative.org/) while he visits and documents his experience in a series "Kenya With the Trumps: A Reporting Series on Visiting Missionaries":

Kenya with The Trumps

Tuesday
Dec152015

Kenya with the Trumps - Day 8

View Missionary's lives through the eyes of Rev. Billy Brath of RevCreative (http://revcreative.org/) while he visits and documents his experience in a series "Kenya With the Trumps: A Reporting Series on Visiting Missionaries":

Kenya with The Trumps

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