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New Worker in Asia

Dr. Steven L. Witte was formally added to the Asia Lutheran Seminary faculty in an installation service on November 1.  Earlier this year Dr. Witte accepted a call to serve as professor and vice-president at ALS.  Steven and his wife Mary arrived in Hong Kong in early October.  Dr. Witte had served the past eight [...]


Brothers & Sisters in Asia

Cynthia told me that she had just been at the hospital with her sister, who had cancer. Now, was that her sister in her family or her sister in her congregation? In this case she was referring to a fellow church member. In Hong Kong those who share your faith are called your brothers and [...]


Hungry Ghost Festival

My husband, Pastor Paul Hartman, and I are in Hong Kong to help SALEM (a WELS sister Lutheran church) with its publishing efforts. Paul is the coordinator for WELS Multi-Language Publications.
Last week I was baking brownies to take to the home of Cici and her husband Angus, an evangelist in one of the SALEM congregations, [...]


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 [...]


Two new visiting professors for ALS

Read an article about two new visiting professors who will be teaching at Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong.