Hello from Ogoja. The current WELS visitors arrived on 22 Jan.

We had six intense days at Uruk Uso, where the seminary mission house was our home. In additions to countless meetings, Team Nigeria was able to meet with students of the new pre-seminary class and with the pastors’ conference of Christ the King Lutheran Church of Nigeria. They gave many encouragements to the new students, including their most prized gift, personal copies of the Concordia Self-Study Bibles. WELS Cameron missionary Dan Myers gave the students hours of personal attention, leading them in extra-curricular studies and fielding their many questions about faith and ministry.

Pastor Myers, Prof. Ken Cherney and Health and Development Director (Zambia) Jason Paltzer each addressed the pastors’ conference with studies and discussions. The last discussion especially important to the pastors was Paltzer’s guidance about their plans for more self-support.

Now we are in Ogoja, to meet with pastors and people of All Saints Lutheran Church of Nigeria. Here too we will ‘ meet with their pastors’ conference.

In both areas Paltzer is asking many questions about health care currently available and planned for the future.

We are seeing and sharing so much. It’s a joy.