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	<title>Missions &#187; NORTH AMERICA</title>
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		<title>Mexico Missionaries: In Transition</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/17/mexico-missionaries-in-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhartman</dc:creator>
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Last week we spent a few days house hunting in Leon. My first impression of the city was positive: it is clean, modern in many ways, and full of Mexican life. We found a lovely house to rent and signed the contract for it last Friday.
This week boxes are piling up in our rooms and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being the Savior&#8217;s hands</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/10/being-the-saviors-hands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dominican Republic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[french]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humanitarian aid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.wels.net/missions/?p=1677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tara Brennan is the nurse coordinator for the WELS Committee on Relief.  She recently returned from a trip to Jimani, Dominican Republic to coordinate future WELS relief efforts for victims of the Haiti earthquake.  WELS personnel worked with International Medical Alliance of Tennessee, a non-profit organization that provides access to medical care in under-served and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quite the little missionary</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/07/quite-the-little-missionary/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/03/07/quite-the-little-missionary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[english]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nevada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.wels.net/missions/?p=1668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Isabella was introduced to God&#8217;s Word for the first time when she came to Beautiful Savior&#8217;s summer program in 2009.  In the fall her mom enrolled her in our kindergarten.  The first time I taught a Christ Light lesson I heard her say, &#8220;I never heard that story before.&#8221;  Her eyes lit up and she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not in vain</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/24/not-in-vain/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/24/not-in-vain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cristo Palabra de Vida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hispanic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uni]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.wels.net/missions/?p=1634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people judge a ministry by the amount of confirmed members they have on paper.  As a missionary I hear the folllowing quite often; &#8220;You&#8217;ve been in Detroit a year and a half now.  How many members do you have?&#8221;  If I&#8217;m honest, I have to respond by saying one and she&#8217;s my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Something to smile about</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/11/something-to-smile-about/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/11/something-to-smile-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caribbean]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I smile each and every time I see Ophelia and her daughter Sabina walk into church on a Sunday morning. They both have friendly and contagious smiles and always have a kind greeting to give.
Sabina and Ophelia first came to know about Trinity Lutheran Church by watching its church “bus” drive back and forth in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversational English</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/09/conversational-english/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/09/conversational-english/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week ago, Sure Foundation began offering conversational English to the Woodside community of Queens, NY. Conversational English is a modified version of English as a Second Language. Many language classes fail their students because they are grammar intensive. Conversational English is an English program focused on conversation.
After only two classes, the Woodside community has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Pastors Ordained and Installed in Sonora, Mexico</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/08/two-pastors-ordained-and-installed-in-sonora-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/08/two-pastors-ordained-and-installed-in-sonora-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rhartman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[                                                                                                The last weekend in January was a memorable one for the Lutheran churches in the state of Sonora, Mexico. On Saturday, Alejandro Sanchez was ordained and installed at the congregation Cordero de Dios (Lamb of God) in the town of Sásabe. More than 100 people attended the service. Mike had the privilege of preaching and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepared to answer</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/08/prepared-to-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/08/prepared-to-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cristo Palabra de Vida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many a pastor has said in his career, &#8220;They never taught me that at the Seminary,&#8221; but I believe that missionaries tend to say that more often than anyone else.  Just a few days ago I was called by one of our parishioners about her dear friend who had given birth prematurely.  The young mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing the Gospel in Colors</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/05/sharing-the-gospel-in-colors/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/05/sharing-the-gospel-in-colors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julie wagenknecht</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible resource]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[colors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[latin america]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[latte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spanish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the caribbean]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.wels.net/missions/?p=1571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to one of our missions in the Caribbean, Missionary Nathan Wagenknecht and I presented an interactive project to assist members in sharing the good news of the Savior.  Over 45 people at various locations participated. The first part of the project included a basic law and gospel presentation with several Bible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks</title>
		<link>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/01/thanks/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.wels.net/missions/2010/02/01/thanks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>missions</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NORTH AMERICA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dedication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How would we sum up our church building&#8217;s dedication, on Sunday afternoon, January 24?
Thanks.
Thanks to all who gave offerings to our synod. They may have seemed small to you. They weren&#8217;t. Through the WELS Board for Home Missions, we received hundreds of thousands of dollars of financial help to get us started.
Thanks to our neighboring [...]]]></description>
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