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22 Dec
2011

Dec 22 2011

Merry Christmas

Posted by: Tim Mathiesen

Categories: Announcement, Office of the President

Tagged: Christmas

Christmas 2011

Christ’s Revelation,
Your promised Hope

Christ’s Resurrection,
Your living Hope

Christ’s Residence,
Your enduring Hope

Christ’s Return,
Your blessed Hope

Christmas 2011 sign
Copied from the 2011 Christmas Card from the Office of the President
(Photo: President Joel and Barbara Egge)

Holy Scriptures for further reflection on the Gift of Hope...

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
1 Peter 1:3

...God has chosen to make known...the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:27

We wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Titus 2:13

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12 Dec
2011

Dec 12 2011

Next Steps in Reaching the Unreached

Posted by: Tim Mathiesen

Categories: Announcement, International Mission, Newsletter, Stewardship

Tagged: Mission & Vision

Nathanael and Carrie

At the fall meeting of the Council of Directors, they voted unanimously to call Nathanael and Carrie to serve as missionaries among a people group in Chad (Last name of missionaries and name of people group were removed for online use for privacy concerns).

During the past 12-18 months, a cluster of congregations in Minnesota has been forming to support this ministry. The current cluster includes Hope Lutheran Brethren Church in Barnesville, Bethel Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, and Swan Lake Lutheran Church in rural Fergus Falls. This cluster continues to seek congregations to join them in this mission partnership. (Watch a VIDEO about this partnership in adopting an unreached people group)

Nathanael and Carrie are currently living in France where Carrie is studying French and Nathanael is in his last year of a Master of Arts in Theology program.

Lord willing, they will return to the United States early next summer where they will visit the mission cluster congregations, take pre-field training courses and prepare for ministry.

Nathanael and Carrie will be commissioned for missionary service at the Biennial Convention in August of 2012.

May we as the Church of the Lutheran Brethren uphold this family in prayer during this time of preparation.

Rev. Matthew Rogness is Director of Lutheran Brethren International Mission.