“Too bad we hafta go to bed.”
Spoken matter-of-factly. Stated sincerely. Said to no one yet heard by everyone. Everyone, that is, who was on the truck.
At least a dozen of us were seated or standing on the back of a 4 X 4 Landcruiser. We were on safari. No guns, [...]

I’ll tell you, it’s downright chilly at 55F without central heat. You certainly need a blanket at night. This season a donation of quilts was much appreciated. The quilts came here to the Lutheran Bible Institute through a special courier, my brother, who had come to visit.
Andy lives near Washington DC. [...]

This blog entry is from Missionary Mark Johnston, one of six WELS missionaries currently serving in Malawi.  Due to synod wide budget cuts, his is one of as many as 15 missionary positions being eliminated around the world.
The Administrative Committee for Africa (ACA) is the WELS committee that overlooks the calling and the distribution of [...]

While driving around the city of Lilongwe, Malawi, there is a common bumper sticker that I laughed at the first time I saw it. It seemed to be a random place for the phrase. The bumper sticker simply states “Relax, God is in Control.” There it was—the best advice stuck to the back of a [...]

For three years an orphan girl, Loveness Banda, has been coming to our Children’s Hour on Friday afternoons.  She is our daughter in Christ and has a way to smiling even though life is very difficult.  She shows the faith in her heart with her attitude, her actions and her words.
She does not remember her [...]