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Topic: International Mission
Approved for Call
Danny and Mandy have been approved for call as missionaries of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren to serve in Chad, Africa (Last name removed due to online privacy concerns). Article continues below the video. RIGHT CLICK HERE to download […]
In God’s Hands (Journey to Chad)
The Journal of Danny and Mandy (Part 1 of 6) In some ways it feels like Mandy and I are completing a long journey. At the same time, we know that the journey is just beginning. Before we got married, […]
Council of Directors Call Danny and Mandy as Missionaries
Today, the Council of Directors voted to approve Danny and Mandy for call as missionaries of Lutheran Brethren International Mission (last name removed for privacy concerns on the mission field). - Article continues below the video - RIGHT CLICK TO […]
Journey to Chad – CLB Focus (VIDEO)
Danny and Mandy are missionary candidates to Chad, Africa (Last names removed for privacy and safety concerns). Danny is a graduate of Lutheran Brethren Seminary and currently serves Birch Hills Community Church and Saron Lutheran Church in Saskatchewan, Canada. RIGHT […]
Regeneration of a Daffodil
Joshua Bengtson working on his cell phone mosaic, “Regeneration of a Daffodil” It is God’s desire to “…comfort all who mourn… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and […]
Two Year Anniversary of Tsunami in Japan
Only a month after CLB missionaries Dean and Linda Bengtson moved into a new home in the middle of Ishinomaki, where they have been serving tsunami victims through relief efforts, we find ourselves at the two year anniversary of the […]
Bengtsons Find A Home in Ishinomaki
Missionaries Dean and Linda Bengtson have been praying for a place to rent or buy in the Ishinomaki area where they have been ministering to the tsunami victims through their relief and rebuilding efforts. The Bengtsons have had many opportunities […]
Rev. Otto Valder Passes Away
Adapted from the obituary from Washburn-McReavy Rev. Otto Trygve Valder, age 90, of Brooklyn Center, passed away on Jan. 5, 2013. Preceded in death by his beloved wife Ossie of 68 years; brother, David; and sisters, Myrtle Thompson, Gladys Behnke […]
An Exercise in Futility or a Journey of Hope?
The words that he spoke stung me. That was not his intention, I am sure, but it hurt. The implication settled in my stomach like lead: “This is a victory of Satan,” he said. “We are going to pray that […]
Back to Nazareth
Now, imagine this—Young Jesus wakes up in a small mud-brick room, his surroundings colored by Jewish peasantry and poverty. He hops out of bed, prays, recites his weekly Torah text, and is off to eat with his mom, Mary. Then […]