Hills to Conquer

LCCA Malawi Pastors enrolled in BDiv course

Oh, the hills. How striking they were as Howie Mohlke, his wife Leslie, and I drove east from Lilongwe, Malawi down toward Lake Malawi.

So were the sloping tea fields and the hills and valleys in the Sondu area of western Kenya when I saw them a few weeks later with Anariko Onunda: stunning.

Tea fields span the slopes in Western Kenya for miles

Why tell you about hills?

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Befriend a Mission

slide from mission presentation

Pastors in the United States spend a lot of time alone. They work alone to prepare sermons and Bible studies. They sit in their office getting themselves organized for meetings and various events. When a member drops in for an unannounced visit, most Pastors welcome the interruption. I feel the isolation even more acutely as a world missionary. There aren’t any church members that might drop in for a visit. I work remotely with the leaders of national churches across the continent of Africa.

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Learning With Joy

Dan Kroll and John Holtz have been in Buwembula Village, Uganda at the home of Obadiah Lutheran Synod (OLS) President, Pastor Makisimu Musa for a week of classes. They facilitated learning tasks for 5 straight days, Sunday, 3rd October – 7th October 2021 to a group representing the OLS.  28 people were invited.  One person joined us unexpectedly.  But she was more than welcome:  

Joy. 

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