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This October we highlight our ongoing ministry with the Tanzania Scholarship Project. Through this project, students from poor families and communities are able to receive schooling. These students are bright, motivated, faithful and ready to learn. The only thing holding them... Read More →

This week, we received the following update from Pastor Joshua at Karansi Lutheran Church in Tanzania: “Dear our beloved friends, I greet you all in the name of Jesus Christ. It is my hope that you are all doing well and God is still keeping you safe from this pandemic... Read More →

COVID-19 paused our regular ministry hours at Barnabas. However, our creative team of volunteers developed a plan for take-out meals and shopping by appointment. Every Thursday and Saturday, meals are served in take out containers. For many in our Barnabas Community, this is... Read More →

The crisis in Haiti continues…and our partners in Haiti need us. The following is a message from Haitian Timoun Foundation Executive Director, Erin Murphy from October 23. Dear HTF family, Our friends in Haiti are living amid very difficult circumstances right now. Fuel is... Read More →

We praise God for the sponsors! In 13 years, the Tanzania Orphan Scholarship Project has given 1,834 scholarships to Christian youth in Tanzania. Last year, 135 students received scholarships at the Lutheran schools managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. These... Read More →

This is the time of year when the Haiti mission team would typically be returning from a week of service in Jacmel, Haiti and would be so excited to share details of the trip. This year, however, is a little different. At the beginning of 2019, the political climate in Haiti grew... Read More →

Please pray for our youth and caring adult leaders attending the 2019 Youth Mission Trip to Mt. Cross Lutheran Camp near San Francisco from July 13-21, 2019. Youth: Madalynn Abele, Elise Anderson, Hailey Anderson, Skylar Anderson, Aleksey Betancur, Evan Betancur, Cadie Bonneau,... Read More →

As flooding continues in Nebraska, and as the pastor for missions and outreach at Sheridan, many people have asked about Sheridan’s response to the devastation and hardships. Our strategy has been developed over the years and we believe it is most effective, so I share it with... Read More →

Hurricane Irma seems a distant event for us living in Nebraska, but for those living in Marathon, Florida, the effects of this devastating storm continue to plague residents. Combine the hurricane’s destruction and the cost of living in the highly sought after beach front views,... Read More →

We knew we wanted to do something special to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Nebraska Synod’s relationship with Tanzania, but we were not quite certain what to do. We heard that the Nebraska Synod was bringing someone to Nebraska for the Assembly in June, so we didn’t want to... Read More →

Written by Koren Plummer The Second Quarter 20s & 30s group assembled personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief. Personal care kits are given to those who were forced to leave their homes quickly due to a natural disaster that left it in ruins, or while fleeing from war or... Read More →

1 Corinthians 3:9 (Good News Translation) “For we are partners working together for God, and you are God’s field. You are also God’s building.” This time of year brings out the farmer in me. When I see all the machinery bringing in the harvest after the long growing... Read More →