Missions | WELS Missions

Archive for the "portuguese" Tag

World Missions Update

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 [...]


Easter in Portugal

Easter in Portugal will be very low key this year for our family.  Here are a few things we will be missing this year for Easter.

We won’t be going to a 6am sunrise service and eating Easter brunch.
There won’t be trumpets and choirs in church.
There won’t be huge bouquets of flowers and banners in the [...]


Easter in Brazil

Easter in Brazil is a big celebration with most, if not all, businesses being closed for the day.  Many people go to church and then spend the rest of the day with family, just as a lot of people in the United States do.  One big difference though is that instead of ham for the [...]


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 [...]


Only God, who makes things grow

“So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow” (1 Cor 3:7).
It has been my privilege to be a part of the WELS mission team to Brazil since my graduation from the seminary in 1994. The Lord has blessed me with the opportunity to share in [...]