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World Missions Update

 
Download a copy of the most recent update of all world mission fields.
Below is a sample of updates from a few fields…
Nepal – Great progress is being made in sharing the gospel in the country of Nepal where not many years ago few were called Christians.  The Scripture Learning Program continues to provide Christian literature [...]


About Japan-Europe-Asia Missions

The close of World War II opened a window for WELS to enter Japan as its third world field in 1957. Missionaries to the Land of the Rising Sun encounter a culture steeped in a blend of three world religions: Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism. While Christianity is still young in Japan, the members of the [...]


Albania

Albania is a small country across the Adriatic Sea from Italy; it is one of the poorest countries in Europe, and commonly considered to be the only Muslim country in Europe. But there is a vibrancy in the capital city of Tirana – and also materialism. But here we have a congregation in the main [...]


Bio: Bruce Ahlers

Missionary Ahlers graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1976.Bruce has served in Kansas City, Indonesia, and Jackson, MI.  He and his wife, Barbara moved to Tirana, Albania in 2002.