Every culture has their own ways of celebrating and relaxing including St. Lucia.  Since St. Lucia was settled in the 1600’s, competing cultures that have left their mark on the island.  The French, the British, and even India and China have all left remnants of their past.
La Rose and La Margurite Festival …
One of [...]

The fall/Christmas Caregiver’s Workshop was completed recently.  I spent many hours trying to think up a word to describe the spirit that was present during the three days we were together.  We are always a friendly group but that friendliness was more evident at this gathering.  We encourage one another but that was more apparent [...]

View a slideshow that gives an overview of the work of the Humanitarian Aid Committee.  See the ways in which humanitarian aid is used to build a bridge to the gospel in countries were WELS is doing mission work.

Can you imagine this—$9.50 for a gallon of gasoline when your average income is under $2.00 per day? Actually, this is very real!
Real life that is, if you are living in Zambia, Africa. As a result, a good percentage of the population must walk everywhere they go! This was just one of the eye-opening things [...]

You didn’t expect to see it there. But, there it was and it was thriving amid very harsh conditions. It was not big but it sure looked robust. I did a double take when I saw it. I also watched as several people passed by but took no notice. Maybe they had seen it a [...]