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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 [...]


African Ministry Training Crossover

I went to Nigeria to meet up with Doug Weiser and to see what I could learn about the operation of a seminary and pre-seminary from Christ the King Lutheran Church of Nigeria and All Saints Lutheran Church.
Our group drove to Uruk Uso and began about a week there with the officials of Christ [...]


News from Amsterdam on our way home

Team Nigeria is dispersing to their various normal duties. Missionary Dan Myers took the sea-going ship back to Cameroon early Wednesday morning. Jason Paltzer flew back to Zambia from Lagos on the same day, returning to his health and development work. Prof. Ken Cherney split away in Amsterdam on Thursday morning to head to Mequon. [...]


Cameroon

Mentoring pastors. Training certified assistants. Developing the Lutheran Church of Cameroon by developing
programs. Training and equipping the Synod and congregations. Travelling to villages in Cameroon two weeks each month.  This is the daily work of Missionary Dan Myers in Cameroon.
This year, an emergency vicar will assist with teaching and training the laymen while Pastor Myers [...]



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Reflections after the first year in Cameroon

No one can explain what it is like to live in Africa, you must experience it first to truly grasp it.  Cameroon may be one of the most primitive areas we work in Africa.  I do not know about Mozambique, but it is definitely more primitive than the rest of our fields to date.
Working with [...]



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