by Claire R. | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission
The night before the CLB Council of Directors faced the decision on calling us to be missionaries, the Lord put on my heart Isaiah 6—Isaiah’s call to ministry. I am very familiar with verse 8, where the Lord asks, “Who will go for us?” and Isaiah says, “Here am I!...
by Ethan Christofferson | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission
Every time I talk to Mrs. Yue about Christianity, she predictably retells me how she faithfully helps her extended family (and two other persons who died without descendants) by performing the twice-daily ancestor rituals for them at the god shelf in her home. As I...
by Ben Hosch | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission
A Toss of the Blocks“Will Miss Kuo have a boyfriend before next semester?” This seems like a silly question to ask a god. And yet, as the two red crescent-shaped blocks clattered across the floor they stopped with one round side and one flat side both facing up—a very...
by Claire R. | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
God changed the course of our lives just three weeks after we began attending Hillside Lutheran Brethren Church in Succasunna, New Jersey. Nathanael and Carrie S. came to present the work God was doing in and through their lives in Chad, Africa. Since I had sensed...
by Sallee S. | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission
The Welcome Center, located in N’Djamena Chad, is so much more than a guest house and conference facility. I could fill pages and pages with what goes on at this station, but here are three of the reasons that this place is such a blessing: First, the Welcome Center...
by Dan Vanberg | International Mission, We are LB Church (NEWS)
On April 26, Linda Bengtson, Lutheran Brethren International Mission missionary in Japan, changed her profile picture on her Facebook page to feature the following statement: “Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.” Two days later, her husband Dean suffered a major...