He was more than a little excited. His dream had been to serve as missionary in Africa. The Lord seemed to point him that way three times before in the last 20 years. Each time, the Lord led him to the answer “not yet.”
Meanwhile, a brother pastor was spearheading WELS assistance to Christ the King [...]

Our LWMS visitors decided they like the bush churches. Like yesterday in Yala area SW of Ogoja. Rural village, small church, short walls, tin roof not far overhead, over 200 eager women plus a few men and lots of children crowded into every space. About 100 degrees indoors.[slideshow=41]

She seeks them out. She draws them out. Nigerian kids of all ages love to flock to Carol Egelseer on the LWMS April visit. This morning we worshiped at Christ the King Lutheran in Calabar. This congregation has children in the worship service instead of closeted away for Sunday School. You could hear their voices [...]

Greetings from Calabar, Nigeria! Carol, Ima, Michelle, and Sarah are half way through their women’s conferences. Three so far, ending in Calabar today. 220 and 160 at the first two, and about 40 today.
What fellowship, what love sister to sister! Our four presenters are just great! What they are learning from the Lutheran women of Nigeria [...]

Tomorrow we fly. Michelle Markgraf, Sarah Malchow, Carol Egelseer and Pastor Doug Weiser will head to New York City tomorrow. After an overnight stay, they will join Ima Udofia on Thursday afternoon, en route to Lagos, Nigeria. Ima’s husband Ikpe Udofia will also fly over with us for a visit to his homeland.  Our travel [...]