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 [...]

Another workshop to train Christian leaders was held last month in Nepal. This was the seventh trip to Nepal for my husband, Paul Hartman, who coordinates Multi-Language Publications and directs theological education for the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nepal. But it was a new experience for both Prof. Allen Sorum from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary [...]

The main mission contact in Nepal recently submitted a monthly report summarizing ministry related activity in May 2009.  Below is his report and accompanying pictures.

In May , most of the days we went to mountain area for outreach and for medical clinic. We have visited five districts for outreach and medical treatment program. There were [...]

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 [...]

The workshop and distance learning program posed an urgent need to translate the Bible Teachings Series and Luther’s Catechism into the Nepali language. And this in turn creates a need to raise up translators among the people in the church, who are not only highly literate in their own language and capable of understanding the [...]