Sheridan Lutheran Church Missions Archives

Haiti Needs Prayers

Nov 04 2019

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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...

Sponsors Open a Door to Hope

Nov 03 2019

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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...

God Sighting: The Best Camp Ever

Jul 26 2019

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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...

Pray for our Youth Mission Trip Participants

Jul 13 2019

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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,...

Nebraska Flood Relief: A Long Haul Partner

Mar 20 2019

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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...

Mission Trip Recap: Florida Keys Hurricane Repair

Feb 28 2019

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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,...

God Sighting: Partnership

Dec 04 2018

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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...

God Sighting – Lutheran World Relief and Second Quarter

Nov 05 2018

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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...

Devotion: Partnership #ThisMatters

Nov 01 2018

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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...

Tanzania Leader to visit Sheridan Oct. 21-31

Oct 08 2018

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Pastor Godrick is the headmaster at Agape Lutheran Seminary, a high school owned by the ELCT Northern Diocese which enrolls Christian students from diocese congregations.

Feeding the Hungry one Backpack at a time

Jul 27 2018

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Submitted by Pastor Rhonda Bostrom For more than a decade Sheridan has partnered with the Food Bank of Lincoln’s BackPack Program which provides food backpacks for children and their families. This program provides a weekend of meals for students in the “BackPack Club” during the...

Haiti VBS: God’s Good Creation

Jul 03 2018

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This week, a group from Sheridan will join with others from across the United States to help serve and lead a Vacation Bible School in Jacmel, Haiti. This year, our theme is God’s Good Creation teaching on the goodness of God in and through the gifts of creation. Haiti suffers...

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