Everyone wants to hear the exciting stories, see the cool pictures and shake the hands associated with “the feet of those who bring good news.” Missionaries. God gives them special calling to go where we cannot. I am very excited to work with the missionaries and their families. You see, it’s my job to assist them in raising awareness for each mission field, both in the US and around the world. My name is Dave Savatski, and it is my privilege to help these great men and women of faith tell the stories of Missions.

WELS Missions Promotions is the current tag for my position and I schedule presentations. Schools, churches, Mission Festivals, Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society rallies – I can schedule a mission speaker for all of those. This is, quite possibly, the most interesting and diverse job out there. You should see all of the cool pictures that are sent in and the video footage that needs to be edited. The most difficult part of the job is to organize and push media out into the spotlight while it’s still relevant.

To help with these things, I have a few tools I use. My speaker request form is the easiest way for you to request a mission speaker for an event. Maps, bulletin inserts, video clips and Mission Information kits all help to tell the story as well. The blogs have been a tremendous help in connecting the mission families with everyone back home and abroad.  Organizations like WELS Kingdom Workers, Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society, Multi-language Publications, Humanitarian Aid and my fellow synod employees in Milwaukee, WI, have all been extremely helpful in helping to coordinate efforts by WELS Missions (Home & World Missions). It’s not always what you know, but rather who you know.