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		<title>50/50</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/07/5050/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Vogt, who has served WELS as Friendly Counselor for Scandinavia and as guest professor at Asia Lutheran Seminary, is now once again serving WELS missions.  From his post as Rector [President] of St. Sophia Lutheran Seminary in Ternopil’, Ukraine, he is also assisting WELS with the training of pastors in Bulgaria and Albania.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia update</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/03/russia-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a very cold, dark winter – even for here! This is southern Siberia, after all. The month of January had only six days where the high temperature reached 0 degrees Fahrenheit. There were several days where our girls could have stayed home from school. The rule is that if the temperature is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventure</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/27/adventure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was younger and read about those early missionaries or itinerant pastors who traveled from one congregation to another via horseback (especially in the Midwest), I wondered what it was like and how hard it was.  Well, the Lord has given us, Missionary John and Sandy Vogt, that same feeling.
We don&#8217;t travel via horseback, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three months in Russia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/01/13/three-months-in-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It all started with a presentation by WELS Kingdom Workers we heard about.  My wife and I signed up and went not knowing what to expect and not realizing the impact it would have on our lives within a year. We wanted to find a way in which we could serve our Lord and His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas from Russia</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas from Russia!  We live in Berdsk, a city of about 90,000 people and a suburb of Novosibirsk, a city of almost 1.5 million people. Here in Berdsk we never have to wonder if we will have a white Christmas! We’ve had quite a lot of snow and cold weather already in December. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian outreach</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/12/12/bulgarian-outreach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bulgarian Lutheran Church (BLC) congregation in Dunavtsi, in the far north eastern corner of Bulgaria, is a membership of Roma people, more commonly called Gypsies. There are two ministry locations in this very poor village since few people have transportation to go very far. These congregations are led by an  evangelist, Iskar , and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia mission &#8211; year in review</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/12/10/russia-mission-year-in-review/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/12/10/russia-mission-year-in-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warmest holiday greetings from Berdsk, Siberia! I’m thinking back how God led us through 2009:
January

Our Russian congregations joyfully celebrated the Savior’s birth on January 7th with special music, children’s programs and fellowship.

February

A cold snap! There were a number of days in the -30 and -40’s. We baked lots of cookies and drank lots of coffee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Mission Updates</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/11/11/world-mission-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/11/11/world-mission-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asia Lutheran Seminary (ALS) &#8211; Asia Lutheran Seminary has entered its fifth year and will grant degrees for the first time on November 2.  Student body size that had ebbed slightly during the last two years has stabilized this fall.  The current human resources within our support and auxiliary staff are extraordinary in talent, experience, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convention Implications</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/09/02/convention-implications/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/09/02/convention-implications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Synod convention of 2009 is now over.  Interpreting its implications remains the challenge before us.  From a World Mission (WM) perspective there is a feeling of thankfulness that the five ‘at risk’ missionary positions were saved for the next 2 years.  The Board for World Missions (BWM) continues to believe that the loss of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please pray</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2009/05/27/please-pray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 01:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Did you know that each month a printable prayer calendar is published to assist you in praying for specific situations?  Print out a copy and post it on your refrigerator or in your Bible or devotional book.  Click to find the calendar for June 2009.

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