Thailand – On March 26, two students graduated from the “It is Finished” Seminary.  The two men were ordained and called to serve as ministers of the gospel in Thailand.  Six other students graduated from the Bible Institute and will be called to serve as interns.
– The church in Nepal is being blessed by [...]

“Yea Sue Foo Hwoh Luh!” is the phrase that will be spoken by Christians on Easter Sunday. In Mandarin Chinese this means, “Jesus has risen from the dead!” Fellow Christians then reply saying, “Shr Duh! Yea Sue Foo Hwoh Luh!”  This response means, “Yes, Jesus has risen from the dead!”   I love this part of [...]

 
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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 [...]

The following diary entry comes from John Lawrenz on Saturday, November 29, 2008, marking 40 years in the ministry of Pastor Karl Gurgel.  Gurgel formerly served as WELS President and currently serves as visiting professor at Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong.
Today is our Thanksgiving Day in HK.  And it is a day we are [...]

Oh, do we have restaurants in HK.  Every kind.  Every cuisine.  From every part of the world.  The local cuisine, of course, is Cantonese.  Eating out is a consequence of (a) the small apartments and (b) multiple wage earners in almost every family.  A typical HK block has twenty restaurants and the remarkable thing is [...]