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Dear Family and Friends, How excited we are to welcome in year 201 2, and we anticipate that this year will be as exciting, blessed, and stretching as 2011 was! We hope you enjoyed celebrating the gift of our Savior this season along with spending time with family and friends.  We certainly appreciated the opportunity to slow down and reflect on God’s goodness to us, demonstrated in so

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What are you expecting this year? What are you hoping for? For many of us, the answer to those two questions would not be the same! The chaos in the world around us leads our minds to expect the worst; our hearts hope for better things. This internal tug of war isn’t new; Jesus actually promised it—”In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.” It

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Thank you for all of the Christmas cards and greetings. We loved getting them! We are all feeling fully refreshed after these past few weeks of extended family time. We were able to get away with another missionary family to the coast of Kenya for a week-long holiday the week before Christmas. The house we stayed in was on a cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean. Each day we'd run down our stone

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Editor’s note:  This is an excerpt from the Schierkolk’s newsletter.  To read the entire document please click here. “‘. . . and they shall call His name Immanuel’ which means, God with us.”                     -Gospel of Matthew 1:28 Advent and Christmas bring some paradoxical feelings for us.   On one hand, we are really enjoying being with our daughter Rachel, seeing snow, being with

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Merry Christmas! Christmas is a time to celebrate God's gift of His only begotten Son to the world. This year, we are also celebrating God's gift of a son for our family! We are so thankful for His good and perfect gifts. May your celebrations this Christmas season always be focused on Jesus! Because of Him, Justo, Patricia and Nathanael pillmanfamily@gmail.com

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Editor’s note:  Please access the PDF copy of the entire newsletter here where you can read their prayer requests and praises. Imagine knowing about Christ and desiring to live according to His word without having the word of God in your own language to clarify God’s precepts.    John 15, verses 4-8, reveal to us things that are missed in our understanding without God’s word for us to study

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We knew this single mother of three who was struggling to make ends meet. One night before Christmas, she was walking with her little boy  looking at some houses that were decorated with Christmas lights for the Holiday. Wonder filled the little boy’s eyes as he contemplated the sight, then he  turned to his mother and said, “I know why Santa never comes to our house on Christmas, we don’t put

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“There are many homes up there where my father lives, and I am going to prepare them for your coming. When everything is ready, you can always be with me where I am. If this weren’t so, I would tell you plainly.”   John 14:2-3 Jesus left His Home in glory at Christmas to dwell among us. This was the greatest gift (of salvation) ever given to all the world. Millions are still waiting to hear

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Editor’s Note:  Here is a teaser from Jonni’s December newsletter.  Enjoy the full document here. The  end of the year is always so special. Christmas, New Years, family time and parties - all of it speaks of hope and joy! One year ending, another brand new, ready to begin! But it doesn’t always work that way. When you see many years come and go and little seems to change it is easy for hope

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Editor’s note:  The following devotion was written by Craig Wentzel. Sometimes, it feels like our lives are “boats” afloat on the “ocean” of life.  A boat can be really unsteady and, as a passenger, you feel like you’re not in control.  This can be true of us as the busyness of the Christmas season threatens to “engulf” us, or there are “tsunamis” of major problems or troubles looming over us

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Check out the Schierkolk’s current video of their work in Mexico.  The Schierkolks are home on furlough at this time.  Pray for their timely return to Mexico.

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Editor’s note:  Visit the Jore’s blog here!

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Yesterday, I (Andy) returned from another weekend of teaching Bible seminars in two different cities. It was an interesting weekend as two polar opposite realities were on display. What a joy it was in one congregation to teach a group of 25 young adults who desired to learn and grow in the Lord. God is working in this group. Unfortunately, at the next location, the spiritual pendulum swung. I

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“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…” Isaiah 9:6 These verses have taken on new meaning to us as we anxiously wait for our first born son. With his birth only a few weeks away, we can’t wait to meet him in person. Are you sitting on pins and needles just waiting to share with others the reason for Jesus’ birth? We are looking forward to sending out a birth announcement

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“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. . . for the Might One has done great things for me-holy is his name.” (Luke 1:47, 49) “This is the fulfillment of a dream for me.”  Those were the words of Pastor Milton Flores of Celaya, Mexico when he came to the United States to drop off his son, Milton, Jr., for his first year of Bible school at AFLBS in Minneapolis.

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“He set me apart, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through His grace and was pleased to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentile(Brazilians).” Gal. 1:15-16  Since our last newsletter we have traveled many kilometers and visited many Free Lutheran churches in Brazil.  One of our goals for this missionary term is to encourage local Free Lutheran congregations

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It's so great to be part of such a wonderful family of faith! We were overwhelmed by the response of so many of you who sent e-mails or called during the past 24 hours after surgery.  We realize that many others joined with us in prayer today for Christina as well.  Thank you so much!  The surgery was very successful and the doctor was able to repair the elbow without using a prothesis.  There

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We are so thankful for the team God has rounded up for this important work here in Ukraine. As we serve on this side of the world, we are encouraged to know that we are not serving alone. It is a humbling privilege to be on the receiving end of your prayers, encouragement and support! As you know, our primary goal is to help start a Bible School for Russian-speaking students. We are working

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The following November Missions Devotional was written by Jim Fugleberg Psalm 118:1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. The words of this verse are an oft-repeated refrain in the psalms.  If Jesus in the New Testament says “verily, verily,” doubling the word to emphasize the truth and importance of what He is about to say, how much more do the

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Christina and her husband Daniel were in a bad car accident Saturday.  We are rejoicing that their lives were spared and they are both fine but Christina needs our prayers as she broke her right arm above and below the elbow and broke her elbow as well. Daniel and Christina headed for the beach for a couple of days of rest on Saturday.  However, their plans were quickly changed when their car

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Our Trips this Fall:  September/October  2011   This Thanksgiving season, we are thankful to all of you who have made us feel so welcomed in your homes and in your churches. It's like being with family again. We thank the Lord for your prayers and your financial support. We know that as you bless us, we can better bless others. We are so thankful to hear of reports from Brazil, and how God is

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Cor. 5:17 In one short month a lot has changed in the Miriam Home! I told you last month that the twins, Altieres and Thavilidy had joined a new family, and I am pleased to say they are doing very well! Three more children have returned to their homes (as we were

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The following story is from the Jore Family Blog called:  “Under the Mango Tree”.  Click here to view other posts. Hans Tanner and Micah Berger, recent AFLBS graduates, have been with us since June 22nd. They are here as short-term assistants for a year to help out with the work and gain practical experience in missions. Their partnership in the work has been a great encouragement and I have

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by Rev. Luther Dasari Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am very happy whenever I hear about the news from our pastors working among unreached groups.  Recently I too have participated in this work and encouraged our workers to go forward.  We are having good results in the Pileru area.  Each worker has been working among many villages in addition to their own

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Here is October’s Missions Devotional written by Lyle Mattson: “Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:13-14 I haven’t taught Sunday School full time for a

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Hello! We hope this finds you doing well and enjoying the beauty of autumn. We pray you are encouraged today as you seek the Lord and His strength (1 Chronicles 16:11). This verse from Colossians has been a blessing to me (Monica) lately and I hope that it is to you, too! Col. 1:28-29, "He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present

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Dear friends, We've really enjoyed getting to visit with many friends and making new ones as we have traveled over these last few months sharing about the ministry in Mexico.  The two young girls whose mother recently died continue to be doing well for which we are so grateful to God.   This past week we were in North Dakota visiting several churches and hearing about all the changes in some

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In the last year you have heard a lot about two precious babies with very difficult names (Altieres and Thavilidy). They came to the Miriam home, not because of many congenital health problems (premature, fetal alcohol syndrome, heart murmur) but because their mother’s drinking kept her from meeting even their most basic needs. The fact is they arrived barely alive. From the time they arrived

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Recent News: After a crazy time of packing all our things up and moving out of our house we finally made it back to the US in May for a year furlough. Summer seems to be slipping away so quickly, but we have been blessed to meet many of you, friends, at different conferences and camps, retreats and churches.  Both Tamba & I have especially enjoyed being ministered to. Four years on the mission

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Often times, we refer to Bibleless peoples still waiting for God’s written word in their heart language and we explain the many years that translation can take. What is being done in the meantime? Wycliffe Bible Translators with One Story, as well as partner organizations such as Faith Comes By Hearing with listening devices, and Campus Crusade for Christ with the “JESUS” film, work to

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Here is an excerpt from Andy and Monica Coyle’s latest newsletter.  To read about the exciting plans for the Bible School and meet one of Andy’s co-workers, please visit this site to download a PDF copy. In many ways, the similarities of this time of year remind us of home. It has started to get cooler, there is a marked presence of farm machinery outside the city, and everyone in our house is “

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Mr.Raju is a medical doctor in Chirala who helps at Free Lutheran Medical Camps.      Irrespective of caste and creed, the AFLCI conducts free camps in many villages where there are Free Lutheran Congregations.  Many villages do not have hospitals so villagers have many problem when they are sick.  These mobile clinics help them to sustain their health.   These camps  provide medicines to

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Here is a teaser from Jonni’s September newsletter.  To read the whole letter, please click here. September - right in the middle of the year, is really a time of beginnings. Summer slips away as a new season enters. School starts up again with all kinds of excitement and challenges. Here in the Miriam Home it is a time for change too. The weather is starting to warm up (it’s sad to say but I

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The following devotional was written by Scott Erickson: Romans 3:10,11 “There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who seek for God.” Growing up in a loving Christian home we had family devotions regularly. A death of a classmate (9 year old) and his uncle made a big impact in our community and many families. We made some life important changes. Bible camps, bible schools, special

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World Relief is the aid agency that the AFLC works with.  Donations can be made through AFLC World Missions or directly to World Relief.  If you’re donating online with the button at the left be indicate that it is for “Africa Emergency-WR.”

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I Corinthians 14:11   “If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker and he is a foreigner to me.” This verse took on a literal meaning when we traveled to Czech Republic this summer. The hotel we stayed at was within five blocks of the country of Poland. We enjoyed taking walks on each side of the river. Crossing the bridge meant you were entering

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 Editor’s note:  Adri is the woman in the middle of the photo. This past February Adri was diagnosed with cancer.  Originally from Venezuela, she’d had a hard life full of sad circumstances, bad decisions and their tragic consequences. In God’s love and providence the next two months following the diagnosis served to force her to confront some of the faith and life issues that she had

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Short Term Missionary Cassie Nash Short term missions assistant Cassie Nash has been working in Haiti.  She has been in the US for the Summer.  Right now she is back in Haiti for a short time of planning.  Please be in prayer for Cassie.

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Last month I presented Adriana and Deborah to you; lovely girls who have had far too many hurtful experiences in their young lives. It isn’t surprising that these experiences have shaped the way the girls see the world and their behavior. One of Adriana’s struggles is that she has a very poor moral standard. That is pretty common when girls are abused as children. They don’t see them-selves as

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This is an update on the young girl, Talitha, who was demon-possessed.  If you have not read the first part of her story, check out the Jore’s blog here. From an August 4th post:  This past Monday, six days after Jowali and his family professed their faith in Christ, Talitha became demon-possessed again. It was a blow to all of us. How could this happen? Was she not now under Christ’s

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Since we last wrote after our arrival, we have been getting settled in our new home, an apartment in downtown Odessa. It has been fun to do some exploring around town and to try out our Russian. We have managed to find some neat markets and grocery stores, and were able to bike together on a few excursions. The children seem to be adjusting well, covered by His grace. Thank you all for your

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There have been spiritual struggles in Uganda recently.  You can read about them on Nate Jore’s and Han’s Tanner/Micah Berger’s blog. Click here for: Nate Jore’s Blog Han’s Tanner/Micah Berger’s Blog

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The following is an article that was in the Osakis Review written by Jenna Galstad on July 27.  We have included it in it’s entirety because it is such a good article!  May you be blessed: Only being home for one month, Cassie Nash reflected on her time spent in Haiti and is looking forward to returning, saying she feels humbled and blessed to be serving God in this way. “I fell in love with

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The following are some “snapshots” from the Abels’ newsletter:  ARCA retreats:  The ARCA is used regularly to bless lives. The months of June and July were so busy with camp rentals that we ended up scheduling our Youth Camp for the very end of July. Pray with us this coming weekend when about 100 youth will gather for fellowship around the theme "One for all and all for One."   Ministry with

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This e-mail was sent to us on July 14…due to computer problems we are just getting this up now…please continue praying: This is just a quick note. My brother, fellow worker, and friend Alfonso has been in and out of the hospital all week with a bad headache in the back of his head, in his chest, and he's having trouble breathing. I'm going to take him in today to see if we can't get him an

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"Nevertheless, I am continually with thee." Psalm 73:23  If you get a chance to read Spurgeon's meditations for today on this text it is very inspiring for prayer. Perhaps this verse is the other side of the coin of "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world." Mat 28:20 Today we begin Vacation Bible School in Buenos Aires. Everything is in place, the teachers, songs, lessons,

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This is an update and some prayer requests from Erlend Straume, an AFLTS graduate and missions volunteer in Brazil: Language study is going forward. I have finished my first semester of Basic 1 Portuguese and am now half way through an intensive 3 weeks Basic 2 class. I feel that I am a slow language learner, but I understand more and more, and am able to speak more with the locals, so I

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The following is an e-mail update on George Knapp from his daughter, Carol:Thought I'd let you know what is going on with dad. He is slowly making progress. Today the speech therapist checked his vision, and he read well. So it would seem that his vision is okay. He was able feed himself supper last night and breakfast this morning without any major problems swallowing. He is speaking, and able

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I recently finished a book entitled, Movements That Change the World. It is an easy read and you would find it very encouraging. Steve Addison, the author has a track record as a church planter and writes out of that experience and what he has studied about movements historically and in contemporary times. This is not a book review but I thought it would be good to share his, Five Keys to

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Here is a sneak peak at Jonni’s July newsletter.  Read the rest of it here. They aren’t singing and there isn’t much choreography, but the Miriam Home does have new kids on the block. I am pleased to introduce Adriana (16 years old) and her little sister Deborah (11 years old). Middle children in a family of 11 children, the girls come from a family that has already experienced great

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Dear E-mail Prayer Partners: "Your prayer life denotes how much you depend on your own ability, and how much you really believe in your heart when you sing, "Nothing in my hands I bring, simply to Thy cross I cling..." The more self-confidence you have, the less you pray. The less self-confidence you have, the more you have to pray." Lars Widerberg. Well, this is it. Today we pull

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        Hello from Odessa! We are so thankful to God for countless answers to prayer in the past day. The travels went well and we arrived safely with all of our luggage. God is so good! The kids were excellent travelers and even slept on the long flight. An added bonus was that we were able to get the wall-mounted cradle for Josiah during the long flight. We are now getting settled in our

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Hans Tanner and Micah Berger left for Uganda on Monday, June 20th.   They will be working with Nate Jore for the next year learning and teaching Ambassador Institute curriculum.

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The 2011 Annual Conference in beautiful Sioux Falls is in full swing!  The women of the World Mission Federation (WMF) enjoyed a full day of worship, Bible study, encouragement, yes, and even business as well as wonderful workshop speakers who exhorted us to Trust in, Delight in,  and Commit our ways to God who will give us the desire of our hearts. (Psalm 37:3-6)  We heard greetings from Tamba

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Just out, the new video about Brazil by Andrew Abel.

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We send greetings from our missionaries.

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Dear Friends, The rains have returned and the villagers are busy planting. I'd like to tell you a story that has been unfolding over the past year or so. I have a garden in the village of Butagaya, near the original Bible class that I began teaching. Last year at this time, I was going there every Monday to teach. Following the training each week, I would go to the garden and work before coming

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Here are some excerpts from Jonni’s newest newsletter.  To read the entire newsletter, please click here! A fact of life: everything changes. That was one of my mother’s biggest pet peeves, the continual changes of life. The hard part of change is that we often feel of balance, unsure of the next step. The positive side (or sides) is that boredom isn’t a threat (or is shouldn’t be!) and that we

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The following is just a sneak peak into this quarter’s Inquiry.  Please click here to read the entire newsletter. It is a great blessing to be a part of the ministry that the Lord has called us to in the Ambassador Institute! People are being trained in God’s Word and lives are being changed as they study and share what they have learned.  This Inquiry is a prayer list made up of the people that

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Dear Friends in Christ, We have just returned home for furlough.  We want to thank you for all your prayers and support over these years  and are looking forward to seeing many of you at our Conferences, Rallies, and Churches during this year.   We would like to ask you to keep us in your prayers as we plan our schedule and travel the many miles.    Also, we would like to request prayers for

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Here is a teaser from  Steve and Glenda Kvale’s quarterly newsletter:  Kvale Connection.  This quarter’s prayer letter is opened with a word of praise to God who moves mountains. As you prayed with us concerning Steve’s computer project when our last letter was printed, we knew God was at work through the sleepless nights, extra hours of work on the project and the unity that grew in the team

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We are leaving to oversee and encourage the work in India and Uganda.  Would you pray for us as we travel?  Especially pray for our heath and that God would use us as He sees fit.  We leave May 23 and will return on June 7, a few days before the AFLC Annual Conference. Keep up with us and other AFLC World Missions happenings by becoming friends of AFLC World Missions.  Follow the link below

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"Lord Jesus, thou art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make us free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved, but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be horded. Help us to see that our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to do what is right." Peter Marshall

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I went to church last night and saw something I haven’t since the furnace went out at Emmaus in November - people sitting in the pews wrapped in scarves, wearing mittens. Winter is coming to Campo Mourão! No, it really doesn’t compare with the winter that was in the Upper Midwest but the cool nights in an unheated room makes me very grateful for many things - the lovely, cozy apartment that was

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Rachael Ballman recently wrote an essay for Global Encounters website.  here is just a small part of it.  Read it in its entirety here. Missions is the very heart of God! It is the central theme of the Bible and gives Christian people purpose and meaning. Jesus sent out the first missionaries uttering the Gospel imperative, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

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"Trouble is one of God's great servants because it reminds us how much we continually need the Lord." Jim Cymbala We had a great conference in Nogales Sonora last weekend with brethren from Puebla, Sinaloa and of course here in Sonora. The theme of the conference was "United in the Spirit." I took Gracie for a couple of days so that she could experience the joy of it all. She knew

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Justo and Patricia Pillman have accepted a call to be missionaries with AFLC World Missions.  The Pillmans will be commissioned at the WMF Missions Festival at AFLC Annual Conference in Sioux Falls, SD, June 14-17. Justo and Patricia will be assigned to Ecuador after the details are worked out with the national church.  Before they were married, Justo worked as a Short Term Mission Assistant

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As I was thinking about Psalm 84 recently, and looking at verses 5-7 which describe those who believe in the Lord, I realized that v. 6 describes a unique way of doing the work of missions: “Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring;  The early rain also covers it with blessings.” The “valley of Baca” is the valley of “weeping”, or the valley of “suffering”. It is a HARD

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"We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done." Psalm 78:4 We took over 70 youth and adults from the Curitiba area to Carnaval Camp in Campo Mourão in March. We were happy to have 280 campers with representatives from all the Free Lutheran churches in Brazil for 4 days of spiritual fellowship. Paul translated for Pastor Mark Olson

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John and Ruby Able travel to Brazil annually to hold evangelistic meetings.  Most of our churches in Brazil have been started or strengthened through these meetings.  This March John became ill and was taken to the doctor.  The doctor diagnosed him with congestive heart failure.  This illness cut short his trip to Brazil.  It is questionable if John will be able to hold evangelistic meetings in

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Andy and Monica Coyle, AFLC Missionaries on loan to Eastern European Missions Network , were commissioned by EEMN on Sunday afternoon, April 10th at 2 p.m.   The service was held at the AFLC Schools Chapel in Plymouth, MN.  The Coyles will be deployed to Ukraine in the days ahead so please keep them in your prayers as they make their final preparations. 

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Update from Andrew Abel Dear Family and Friends,                 I am finally getting an update out about my trip to Brazil in January to work on a video documentary of the AFLC Brazil mission field.  First off, I want to thank everyone who prayed for me and supported me financially for this project.  I am happy to say that this portion of the project has been fully funded, thanks to you!

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Steve is currently assigned to a Wycliffe/SIL partnership project. SIL is the Summer Institute of Linguistics based in Dallas, TX. The goal for this computer project is to make more language resources available to language workers around the world. It’s also a joy to be able to revisit supporting churches now and share ministry updates. We are looking forward to sharing at a supporting

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Many of you have been following, with much interest, Jonni Sliver’s saga of getting her visa for Brazil.  Well, today she boarded the plane for Brazil!  In attendance to pray with her before she left were:  Pastor Kevin Olson, Pastor Dick Gunderson, and Pastor Elden Nelson.   We wish you God’s blessings, Jonni , as you serve at the Miriam Infant Home in Brazil.  Please uphold Jonni and the work

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The following is the April Mission’s Devotional by Jim Fugleberg: Perhaps few of us who watched the Super Bowl about a month or two ago knew another important football game was going on at the same time. This one was between the big animals and the little animals: The big animals were crushing little animals and at half time, the coach made a passionate speech to rally the little animals. At

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The Ambassador Institute has released their Spring Inquiry Newsletter which can be found on the AFLC website here.  Here is a taste of what is in that newsletter: East European Missions Network (EEMN) will be translating the Ambassador Institute Curriculum into Russian for use in Belarus. Belarus is a closed country to the gospel and yet the constitution has a provision in it to allow the

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Dear friends,         John is one of the students in the Jinja class.  He was raised a Catholic in the village and knows very little of the Bible.   Towards the beginning of our term, I taught the story of Cain and Abel. Afterward John asked, "How did God know that Cain killed Abel?"  His question illustrates his basic lack of understanding that God knows and sees all.     John has been

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"How often have we prayed something like, "O Lord, be with cousin Billy now in a special way"? Have we stopped to consider what it is we're requesting? Imagine that you are a parent who is preparing to leave your children with a babysitter. Would you dream of saying, "O Betsy, I ask you now that you would be with my children in a special way?" No way. You would say, "Betsy, the kids need to be in

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The AFLC Partners with World Relief for relief works around the world.  Contributions to help with the earthquake in Japan can be sent to: World Relief or to, AFLC World Missions 3110 E. Medicine Lake Blvd. Plymouth,  MN  55441 Please indicate that it is for the Japanese earthquake.   Dear World Relief Partners and Friends, After an 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook Japan

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The latest report is that my visa has been approved in Brazil and there are just a few i's to dot and t's to cross, but within days I should have my visa! In celebration I felt a snow angel was appropriate! Thank you so much for your prayers. God has blessed me so much in this time of waiting -      reminding me of what is important! Recently I was in my car expressing a bit of my

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Thanksgiving: 1) For the blessed time Jonathan had at the Mission Conference - how God was gracious and allowed him to go to the US - that it was a time for encouraging the Bible School students/Seminarians to find their Mission/purpose in life.  He not only enjoyed bonding with everyone there, he had great fellowship with the leadership/teachers, and even got to spend some time with April (

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Dear friends, Thanks so much for your prayers for Adri to our heavenly Father who can do absolutely anything.  Adri came through her surgery and will be coming home tomorrow (Editor’s note:  this e-mail was sent on Monday so Adri is home now) much to the delight of her girls.  Today is Adri's 39th birthday and the news that she could come home was a wonderful present to her.  She is still

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Jonni Sliver, missionary to Brazil received a call last evening informing her that everything is ready for her visa.  Once she submits her travel itinerary her visa will be granted and she can depart for Brazil. Praise the Lord with us!

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People from AFLC World Missions regularly take trips to our mission field.  Their greatest need is to have people pray for them.  Would you be willing to pray for those traveling?  If so we will send you email updates so that you can pray purposefully.  Just fill in and submit the sign up box below. Pastor Del and Karen Palmer will be traveling to Brazil with members of the AFLC World Missions

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  Did you know that eligible members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans can designate Thrivent Choice DollarsSM to AFLC World Missions?  It’s simple: Visit Thrivent.com/choicedollars Search for “AFLC Missions Corporation” Direct your Choice Dollars to missions If you haven’t directed your Choice Dollars for 2010, they expire on March 31, 2011.  Help us by giving them to missions.

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Cassie is in Haiti working at a local orphanage: I hope you are all doing well!  I'm turning into a jack of all trades down here helping kids with homework, organizing the office at the school, singing in church, and mentoring a few of the people here.  Did I mention teaching English?  I have seen God move in some amazing ways...I am learning a lot too.  Working on my Creole and learning the

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“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trusts in Thee.” Is. 26:3 “First of all, thank you to those of you who have prayed for us during these past two months of readjustment on the mission field. It has been more traumatic than in the past. Our return to Brazil has been accompanied by many different surprises – some good ones and some “not-so-good” ones…

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Dear friends, Thank you all so much for your prayers for Adri (Editor’s note:  Adri is a member of Schierkolk’s church in Jerez  who was recently diagnosed with cancer).  I am reminded that if we have any faith at all (i.e. as a mustard seed) we are connected to the greatest source of power in the universe, our heavenly Father, and because of our relationship to Him through Christ we also have

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The World Missions Committee has asked the Todd Schierkolk family to return to the US over concerns for their safety.  The Schierkolks were due for  a furlough this year.  The Committee felt that it would be best if they could come home a couple of months early.  If you would like to have them come to your church for a missions presentation please call the World Missions office at 763-412-

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The final e-mail sent from Kevin Olson while in India: The training went very well.  The training by Zepheniah Peter from Hydrabad was a highlight. The men enjoyed all of the training. I only spoke once on Friday for 30 minutes, but that also was very powerful. There were tears in all of our eyes as we covered the topic of unity and the work in the Kingdom of God that we have before us. An

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Here is the 2nd e-mail sent by Kevin , continued from part 1 yesterday: Training week started today. Since the students did not arrive until 11:00, the other two teachers taught their lessons instead of me. There were about 25 present by 1:00. The next two days, our guest speaker who is in charge of the Bible League in southeast Asia is presenting. He is an international teacher and he will

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The following is the first e-mail that Kevin Olson (Ambassador Institute Department Head ) sent to family and friends while he was on a mission trip to India with Jim Rasmussen (AFLC Head of Evangelism) in late January and early February. Life in India It is interesting how life can be so similar from culture to culture and yet so wildly different. Some things you have to block out of your

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This is the text from an e-mail Kevin Olson sent out the day of the graduation: The graduation was today (January 22, 2011) and it was a great day! It was held outdoors at the beautiful Itanda Falls. The day was great, with the students beaming out of their skin. This was the first graduation of the Ambassador Institute…the first for this area of Uganda of any sort of big graduation event.

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Ministry Training Institute Students This year’s MTI students have left for their respective fields. Jeremiah Jones, Kathryn Norris and Bryan Bohn have traveled to Brazil. Josiah Rolf is in Alaska (not pictured).     Short Term Assistants     Cassie Nash (pictured with her father) traveled to Haiti. Cassie will be working with an orphanage.       Jim and Cindy

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Greetings friends, Godfrey, one of the students from the Jinja class, recently returned to his home village to bury his aunt. When he arrived, he found the village in an uproar as a child had recently died and the suspected murderer was the co-wife of the child's mother (the child's father had two wives). The village members had gathered and the tension was rising as they discussed murdering the

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Please pray for Mr.Lavon Bohling.    Lavon  has an  Aortic Aneurysm.  He will undergo further tests  on Monday and very possibly undergo  surgery soon thereafter. Lavon is Director of the AFLC FLAPS Ministry and also serves as assistant to Home Mission Director, Rev. Paul Nash.

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Dear friends, I just want to give you an update on how my life is right now. Believe it or not, but I am actually in Brazil and have started to study the Portuguese language. I will start my official Portuguese study at the university here in the end of February. When I came back to the Seminary last fall I did not know why the Lord had led me to the Seminary or what I should do after I

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Darwin and Kirsten Paccha, AFLC members working in Ecuador,  joyfully announce the birth of their son, Daniel born on January 23, 2011!  Here is what Darwin says of the delivery and birth:  “What a blessing at how quickly things progressed! Even though the timing was a little difficult because we lacked sleep (which we know will be common from now on), we realized this timing was also a

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I confess to you now that “waiting” is not my favorite verb. On the other hand, there are blessings in the time between the “call” and the “go”.   Many are the people I have had the privilege of getting to know. So many of you who have invited me into you’re your homes, opened your hearts and encouraged me with everything from words and prayers to precious wooden tops made to bless little ones

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Hello again everybody, It's been a little while since my last update so this is a little bit of what's going on down here. The person who I was working with doing grounds keeping here at the Bible School and Seminary has moved up north and I am now in charge of keeping up the grounds here on campus. It has already been three months that I have been in Brazil and go in next week to renew

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