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In His Time

It took seven years. But if you ask me, it was worth the wait.  And judging from all the joyful comments, the crowd was thinking the same: “God has really blessed us!” “This is history in the making!” “I’ve never seen anything like this before!”
On September 13, 2009, members from five area congregations gathered at [...]


Trained to proclaim

A new seminary school year began on the third of August. There are ten men in the fourth year of seminary and these men will, the Lord willing, graduate on the July 16, 2010. Seventeen men began the second year of their seminary training and 36 men are enrolled in the two-year pre-seminary program.  Please [...]


Pastor Pembeleka Installed at Beautiful Saviour

Yes, we now have a Malawian pastor at Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church, downtown Blantyre.  The installation of Pastor Pembeleka is typical of what we want to accomplish on the Malawian Mission Field.  We want to lessen work done by American missionaries, while encouraging and partnering with the pastors of the Lutheran Church of Central Africa [...]


A Pivotal Event in Blantyre, Malawi

Ever hear of “pivotal events”?  The day I married my wife, Jane was a pivotal event.  It changed my life.  Receiving the awesome call as a missionary to Africa was a pivotal event.  A fellow pastor knew it was pivotal and advised me, “Take your time in making a decision.”
Sunday September 14th, we had a [...]