Mission updates and prayer requests from One Africa Team
In November of 2016, Rev. Daniel Finn, an Evangelical Lutheran Synod pastor with a congregation in Brisbane Australia, was contacted by Rev. Jean Claude Maniragaba from the Reformed Lutheran Church of Rwanda (RLCR) through Pastor Finn’s church website. They began an email conversation that led to a recent mission exploration trip by WELS representatives.
It doesn’t rain in October in Malawi. October is an oven preheated to broil. The sun is intense. The heat blisters. The ground hardens. Rivers dry and the lakes recede. It never rains in October in Malawi.
But to everyone’s surprise, showers fell on the 29th of October. People are still talking about it. “Hey, did you hear…?” That was the very day that most churches in the Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Synod (LCCA-MS) were celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.
A Mother Nature mistake? A global warming mix-up? Climate change chaos?Or…the gift of God?
Continue reading “Reformation Rain”
Children are a reflection of their parents. Four young Lutheran children in Lilongwe recently reflected our church’s value of teaching our children the Word of God. Continue reading “Our Children Reflect Our Values”
