The Humanitarian Aid committee has funded dozens of bore holes (wells dug 150 -200 feet deep) to provide water for people in various countries around the world. One bore hole can provide clean water for many people for 10 years. The bore holes are typically dug near mission churches and the water is made available [...]

There were so many things to correct and so many things to start. Pastor and Mrs. Henry Nau arrived in April 1936 to prepare the Ibesikpo field to be a Lutheran mission. The Synodical Conference was calling for a permanent missionary. The mission would need a source of water.
Calling on his previous experience in India, [...]

During the second week of our visit, we traveled to Malawi for our final days in Africa.  Once again, our time there was both memorable and productive. Zambian Pastor Mweete delivered us to the border and Missionary Steve Lawrenz picked us up.
We began to learn about many interesting aspects of Malawian mission work.  There are [...]

To visit bush congregations in Africa requires miles and miles of travel on indescribable roads, trails, and paths.  As a first time visitor to Africa, let me try to help you envision several typical scenes one sees as he rattle over the roads:  lines and lines of people walk or bike on the edge of [...]

We (Humanitarian Aid Committee of the Board for World Missions: Prof. David Valleskey, Kent Raabe and Tom Hering) have found the last few days of our Zambian visit to be extremely educational and informational.
On Tuesday afternoon we visited St. Peter Lutheran Church in Lusaka, where the youth group meets regularly for tailoring classes.  A youth [...]