From Freedom to Freezing!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries James and Liisa Tino (Serving in Santiago, Chile)

With pastor Brian and Sarah Stolarczyk and family, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Port Charlotte, FL. It has been a LONG TIME since our last newsletter! From April through mid-July, we have been on furlough. A furlough is a time for missionaries to step away from their work on the mission field, reconnect with family and friends, renew relationships with mission partners and supporting congregations, and share what God is doing in their mission corner! It is certainly not a vacation, although sometimes we can squeeze in a little of that, too! Our mission partners and family members are scattered across the USA, which makes it a challenge to visit everyone. From Freedom to Freezing! We’re back in Chile! After enjoying life in the USA which is relatively free of covid restrictions, and after enjoying some summer weather, we returned to Chile – it’s dead winter here, and covid restrictions are still nearly in full force. Here is how our “re-entry” has gone: Another line at the airport, this one to board the government-provided bus to insure that we arrive at our designated quarantine hotel. About 20 hours after leaving Miami – 8 of them spent on a plane – we finally got situated in our “Quarantine Hotel”. What happened in between? Well, there were delays, documents and Covid protocol lines. Our flight was the last of several to arrive at the Santiago airport early in the morning on Friday July 16. We zigzagged through a roped off area for 3 hours before presenting our recent negative covid results from the USA, and then proceeded to take the PCR test one more time. Immigration, baggage and customs went smoothly, only took about an hour or so. Then we had another 3 hour wait for the government-sponsored bus that took us to the certified quarantine hotel.      After that journey, we were thankful for the 5 days of hotel quarantine, isolation and rest. On July 21, we were released to continue mandatory quarantine for 5 more days in our own home. We were finally able to leave our house on July 27! It’s time to get back into ministry! To learn more about James and Liisa Tino, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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We are set to Travel 4th August!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Dixon and Christy Gbeanquoi (Serving in Tanzania):

 A Difficult Journey in Getting Our Visas!
What we took to be an easy task, became one of the most difficult periods of our lives and ministry. We thought we would just leave Tanzania to come to our various home countries, get our visas in few weeks or maybe a month or two. I guess we were wrong, the process lasted for almost 4.5 months and cost us a whopping $5,175, for our visas, Dixon traveling process, and all of us getting our new passports. Christy and the children first interview appointment was on April 23rd and due to some technical issues, they were denied visas. This was indeed sad for us because, for this particular interview, we had spent $1,080 in total. We had to again start another process to secure their visas.

 Dixon’s Second Trip to Liberia for His Interview
As we did mentioned in our last newsletter, Dixon was given an appointment for 14th June to sit his visa interview in his home country Liberia. He had to again travel from Nigeria to Liberia, this again was a blow to our already depleted finances. We had to spend $2,565 for ticket costs and changes, hotels, and four different Covid-19 tests in Nigeria and Liberia, and new passport. Dixon was successful on his first attempt in securing a visa on-like Christy and the kids in Nigeria. Dixon visa was issued to him on the 17th of June and he was due to fly back to Nigeria on the 27th of June after having quality time with his parents and siblings, unfortunately, after doing a Covid-19 test to get a negative result for travel, he was told on the day of his travel 27th June that his result came out positive. Meaning he was Covid-19 positive, even though he is fully vaccinated. He was told to go home and come back after a week to do another test. 

 Christy and the Children Second Attempt for their Visas
After being denied the first time, we decided to apply again for Christy and the kids. This time we had to go through a visa agent to help us with the process. What this means is that we had to pay a fee for the processes. In total, we had to pay $1530, for visa application fees, consultation, agent  fees and earlier dates for interviews. We are thankful to God that this time around Christy and the kids were each given two years visas. We are thankful to God that they were all issued visas on their second attempt.
 

Milcah’s Birthday Celebration
This year for the first time in six years we celebrated Milcah’s birthday in Nigeria and under difficult circumstances. Her birthday came at a time we all were struggling to get our visas and I was in Liberia, while they were in Nigeria. What was most interesting is that her birthday came on the same day they were to have their interview. So her birthday brought blessings for us during their interview. Milcah on the day of the interview reminded the interviewer that she was celebrating her birthday that day and this brought some calmness and friendly discussion during the interview and the interviewer wishes her a wonderful birthday celebration. Also, it was sad that I wasn’t able to be around for Milcah’s birthday, the reason being I was diagnosed with COVID on the 27th of June and was prevented from traveling for  two weeks. This caused me to miss Milcah’s birthday. We are hoping we can all have a wonderful celebration in the  US as a family.

  Transition Challenges
As we go through the excitement of moving to the States, we still have before us huge financial challenges that we must resolve as we make our way to the US. We still have a debt of $5,175 to pay back to Global Lutheran Outreach as a loan taken to complete our visa processes. Now we have the challenge to pay back the loan. We are also looking for $2,500 as an amount we will need for our transition process in St. Louis. We have been given an apartment that is furnished, but we will need to get some essential items for our new home. We have gotten our date for travel and we are to arrived St. Louis on the 4th of August. We left everything in Mwanza including our clothes and some important items for the children we wanted to take along with us. This is our project for now. 

To learn more about Dixon and Chrity Gbeanquoi, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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After being stateside for 8 weeks and 2 days…

My furlough has ended! From mid May to July 14th I was back on US soil taking a much needed break to reconnect with

Above is a family picture we took in late May, minus my sister Gabi and her family, who live in PHX.

family and friends, as well as raise support for my ministry in Zacapa by visiting congregations across the east coast. Mondays through Fridays I would spend the time either driving or with family, and Saturdays and Sundays were spent at the church. In those 8 weeks I logged a few miles as I drove from Miami to Detroit to New Hampshire and back to Miami. I was able to visit six loving congregations where I helped out with the music and was given a moment to share a little about me and how I serve as a missionary. I am truly grateful for each church I visited as I met so many caring people and made many new friends! I pray you all are doing well, and that through my newsletters we can stay connected until my next in-person visit!

Playing trumpet with the talented musicians of St. James

         The six churches I visited were: Miramar Lutheran in Miramar FL, Guardian Lutheran in Dearborn MI, Shadow of the Cross in Farmington Hills MI, St. James Lutheran in Southbury CT, Trinity Lutheran in Keen NH, and Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran in Ft. Lauderdale FL.

I arrived back to my home in Zacapa around 530pm July 14th, and after a few days of settling back in (and writing this newsletter) I am eager to get back to teaching music. During those 8 Sundays away my students led the music on their own, and I have only heard positive remarks about how they did! We can celebrate and thank God that my students were able to survive 8 weeks without me, and the church in Zacapa is well on there way to having church musicians of their own! My plans for now are to keep teaching music and hopefully within a year see where we are at and what else God has instore for me.

Click here to read the latest newsletter from Ben!

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Brinks’ final Chile mission newsletter

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Paul and Barbara Brink (they served in Santiago, Chile)

We are now at home in Las Vegas.  Due to the COVID lockdown in Chile, our original flights to the U.S. were canceled and we had to rebook with another airline.  The Lord worked out all the details, including arrangements to receive our COVID tests when the timing was very problematic.  Thank the Lord, we arrived home safely on June 30.

We are thankful for your support during our time in Chile.  We know that prayer makes a difference and we are glad to have partnered with you in helping with God’s mission there.

During the last month, Bo’s responsibilities didn’t slow down. He finished teaching the Christian Doctrine course to 13 students enrolled in the Bible Institute of the national church. In the course we call “Towards a New Life,” five friends of the congregation remained faithful and will complete the course with Pastor Jim. In the last week in Chile, Bo led a Zoom funeral for a Lutheran Christian in Venezuela and planned the worship services for the three Sundays between our departure and the arrival of the Tinos.

Barb finished presenting the “Teaching the Bible to Children” course on June 21. She also helped one of the ladies of the congregation prepare for teaching Sunday School through the month of July.

By mid-June the government again tightened the COVID-related restrictions. This made it necessary to livestream one Sunday worship service from our house. We were thankful for the tech assistance of Genesis and Elianeth.

 We came to love and admire the members and friends of the little congregation in Santiago.  We have remained in contact with them. They are doing well and looking forward to the return of Pastor Jim and Liisa, who will arrive on July 16.

To read more of Bo and Barbara's work in Chile, click here!

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We Are Excited to Announce that we have Received Appointments for our Visas Interview

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Dixon and Christy Gbeanquoi (serving in Tanzania)

Clarity on our Ministry in Tanzania  And Opportunity to Study at St. Louis!

As we look set to do our visas interview, it is important that we give more clarity about our ministry and why attending St. Louis is an added advantage to our lives missionaries.

When we first joined Global Lutheran Outreach in 2012, we had a plan that we were going to serve as a family for not more than Five(5) years and then take a little break to improve ourselves academically for the sake of Christ’s Church. This was what we had planned, and we are thankful to God that our prayers have been answered. As a family serving in the East of Lake Victoria Diocese, we have seen a great need for empowerment, training of more laborers and caring for Christ’s Church, and therefore we have agreed with the leadership in the diocese that it will be good we seek further help by developing ourselves spiritually and educationally for this task.

Christy’s Education and its Importance to the Development and Growth of the Church in Mwanza

It will be important we make it clear here why Christy is taking up a course in Spiritual Care and Counseling. A year back before we had our son(Uri), Christy had started a program for young girls in our local congregation, were she was helping in counseling them on hygiene, spiritual care and career development. This program led her to a wider vision for the Lutheran congregations within the Mwanza area, the Lutheran Bible college, Lutheran Hospital and the Lutheran High School that we are presently developing. With an Education in Spiritual Care and Counseling for two years, we believe it is the right fit for carrying on this task.

Dixon’s Education and its Importance to the Growth of the Church in Mwanza

Moving to Mwanza in 2015 (Dixon) idea was to actually help the diocese with her church planting efforts. This is written on Dixon’s work permit. However, knowing that there was no department set aside for Church Planting, therefore we had to accept to pastor a local congregation in the Kisesa area. Within two years of our effort in growing the Kisesa congregation, we were again asked to teach at the Lutheran Bible College in Mwanza with the responsibility of training more Pastors, Evangelists and Church Workers. Now, with this opportunity of studying at a PhD level, we believe Dixon will be able to set up a department for Church Planting, not just for the diocese in which we work, but for other neighboring dioceses that are all mission dioceses.

Appealing for your Support to Make this Happen

As we look to transition to St. Louis, we see this transitioning process as a continuation of our ministry in Tanzania, we are fully involved as missionaries with Global Lutheran Outreach. As we study we will still be carrying on our various ministries in Tanzania. Our ministry still continues and we are still in need of your support(s). As we write this newsletter, we are still struggling financially in our ministry. As we prepare for our various visas interview and subsequent return to Tanzania, we are really struggling to sustain our ministry financially. As you many be aware we took out all our finances to for our travels and visas preparation. We are still struggling to raise the remaining $6,500 for all that we will need for our ministry between now until we get to St Louis for our studies in August.

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Christy and the Kids Preparation for their Visas Interview

We are thankful to God that we were able to pay the visa fees, $640 for all Four(4) of us , including what Dixon paid in Liberia. This amount is a lot for us giving that we are now going through financial constraint. However, we are thankful to God that we were able to scheduled a date for the interview. Christy and the kids have been scheduled for April 23rd. The visas cannot be mailed to us we will have to pick it up at a specific location in Abuja. Staying for Five(5) days or over as a family will required finances. We are looking to spend not less than $500 for transportation, hotel and feeding. Please keep us in your prayers as we look to God to provide and please pray for a successful interview.

Dixon Travel to Liberia for Preparation for Visa Interview Appointment

After securing Christy and the kids visa interview appointment, Dixon had to travel from Nigeria to Liberia to prepare for his visa interview appointment. Arriving in Liberia and beginning the process to secure an interview date, it was disappointing to be told that the embassy in Liberia is yet to open due to the pandemic. They finally open the embassy on 17th March and the only date Dixon could get for his appointment was 14th June. This was due to the fact that there were many interviews that were put on hold due to the pandemic and now after opening the embassy they have to attend to these people who interviews were pending. He will again travel to Liberia early June to sit his interview.

Dixon also took the opportunity to visit a village that is struggling to have a school building for the past Forty(40) years. There is no school building or even hospital in a community of over 1500 inhabitants. The only makeshift building they built for the kids was destroyed by a rain storm. Now they are using a local Church building as a temporary school building until they can built theirs. Dixon has taken upon himself to pray for this community and if possible help them a get a building for kids to have the opportunity to get a primary education.

We Took Our First Jab of the COVID-19 VaccineThe vaccine was administered to us free and we are glad we were able to take it. We have delayed our return to Tanzania so that we can get our second dose. This will help reduce the cost of doing test every time we have to travel.

To learn more about Dixon and Chrity Gbeanquoi, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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The last quarter of school has begun!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionarie Joshua Wareham (Serving in Jos, Nigeria)

Educating Global Disciples of Christ

The third quarter has ended and the fourth has begun. The year is going by so fast it seems as though I have only been teaching here for few months…well it has been only a few months here in Nigeria, but it does feel like yesterday that I was packing my things not knowing what to expect when I got here. God is great! He brought me here and has carried me through the ups and downs and has seen me through the beginning of this journey here at Hillcrest.

Luna is getting huge and is off the bottle. She now enjoys salads and fruits. Her horns are starting to poke out through her hair.

This last quarter we finished reading the books War Horse, The Giver, and The Diary of Anne Frank. These books were great to teach because the books bring up controversial topics that the students need to critically think about and apply what they have learned to create a dialogue in the classroom from their perspective in Christ’s word. These topics were sometimes tough to discuss, but they are important to have so that they can be effective in sharing Christ’s word in a loving way.

For spring break some of the missionaries in Jos went to a game reserve called Yankari in Bauchi State. It has a beautiful warm spring that constantly flows even in the dry season. It is interesting to see this spring full when a huge river dries up this time of year.

Life Giving Water. John 7:37-39

On our way to Yankari, I saw many interesting things. I saw families of four or five riding on one motorcycle. I saw people sitting in the open trunk of a Honda civic with their feet dangling a few inches from the   going 60 mph down the highway. I saw people walking on the side of the road with some sort of good to sell or keep for themselves miles from the nearest civilization. The most interesting thing I saw though on the drive to Yankari was how dry the landscape was. There was not much green to be seen except in some trees. The rivers were nothing but sand and any movement on the ground kicked up a small cloud of dust. It is truly its own sight to see and experience. I could not imagine Yankari would be much different, until I saw it.

This is the warm springs at Yankari.

When we got to Yankari, the first place we went was the spring, and it was a magnificent sight! It shouldn’t be there; but there it was, flowing water emerging from beneath a giant rock, the beginning unknown to us, and the end unseen. The water was a deep blue, teeming with plant and animal life, yet clear enough to see everything in it. It gave the plants in the area sustenance and the animal life around it the thirst quenching satisfaction of water in the driest of times. This spring keeps the life around it alive.

It was an awesome experience to have and see, but after looking at the two photos above one can get a picture of what life is like with and without Christ. In this world we are all wandering down the dry river searching for some water to quench our thirst of meaning and purpose. Sometimes we stumble upon a dirty puddle that we taste and drink. It seems to quench our thirst for a moment, but in the end causes us to be more dehydrated and sick; full of sin. We continue to taste test these dirty waters in life because it always seems good in the moment. It is what we think will quench our thirst for a complete life; and If we continue this in the dry river, we will die. God knew this was our situation. He knows we only want to search the dry river because “we know best”. God sent the Holy Spirit to stop our search in the dry dead rivers of man to guide us to the life giving water of Christ and His word. He wants us to have an abundant life here and be with Him in heaven. He says, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink…Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

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Tales of Tanzania

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionarie Cheryl Kruckemeyer (serving in Tanzania) :

Installation and Celebration Ceremony Reverend Yohanna Nzelu, Assistant Bishop

We recently celebrated a joyous occasion in honoring Rev. Nzelu for his appointment as assistant to Bishop Makala!. Choirs from Mwanza, Kahama, and different areas filled the church with wonderful hymns of praise and celebration. Friends, family, and staff members filled the cathedral to overflowing literally, making use of the tented area provided outside. The ceremony began promptly at 9:00 a.m. and continued until after 3:00 p.m. — a memorable and happy occasion for all!

The staff and students at Mwadui Lutheran Secondary School also held a ceremony to honor Rev. Nzelu. A little less formal occasion, but equal in celebration, Bishop Makala and Happy Gorum joined us for the event. The students especially enjoyed the music and dancing following the fun event. (Videos of students and teachers dancing are posted on Facebook @Tales of Tanzania)

“Forgive us our trespasses, as He forgives us. . . “

Prayer moves mountains. I believe your prayers for protection against malaria and other life- threatening diseases here are being heard and answered. I know that if you agree with me in prayer for change to these cultural practices that are harmful to the mental, emotional and physical health of these children, He will hear and answer. Some teachers have stopped this practice already, but a few continue with the beatings and it is tolerated. Upcoming meetings among the school board and leadership here will again address this issue, as lasting change for this campus is desired. Your prayers for permanent change and elimination of student beatings will be heard, and in His sovereign timing, the Lord will answer.

Williamson Diamond Mine/ Petra Diamonds

The existence of this community, Mwadui, depends almost solely on the diamond mine here. There are some farmers and livestock owners, teachers, and a few shop owners, but all are connected to the mine for their livelihood. The mine closed operations April 2020 when the Covid-19 threat closed schools and many business operations. It has not reopened. Lawsuits, operational costs vs. production revenue, government intervention, and various challenges continue to plague mine owners and delay start-up. Workers are left “in the dark” about when, or if, it will reopen. Each month a meeting is held only to inform staff that work has been postponed again for another month. This is definitely worrisome for this community, but workers remain patient and eager to return to work. I am told a similar situation occurred in past years, and operations returned to normal after a shorter non-operational period.

Home for Vulnerable Children

The home for children at risk is complete and    ready for them to move into their new home.  We are awaiting final authorization from Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, and then at    least 7 of these children will reside here immediately. St. John Lutheran Church in Bingen, Indiana has fully funded the new building construction and provided the funds needed for the first year’s provisions of 16 children. What an awesome gift from this generous congregation. Many thanks you and to our God for this wonderful blessing.

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Spring update

Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries George and Shary Frahm (serving in Cambodia)

Immanuel Lutheran Church Snor

Even though the world has been changing, our basic human needs are constant. The need still remains for people, community, life-on-life, and the hope of a Redeemer who breathes life and sustains in and among the broken fallen context called earth and the here and now.

We’ve never been more thankful for technology and cell services as it has allowed for connection this past year between here and Cambodia. Since right now we are doing most of that work remotely, this give us a great opportunity to use this season to work even more so in how the Holy Spirit is leading our efforts. Amen!

Chinese New Year

While Chinese New Year comes every year, last year most of us forgot it because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Usually, it is filled with a great deal of celebration, feasting and visiting, but not in 2020.

Chinese New Year is based upon the lunar cycle and the twelve animal signs of the Chinese zodiac and is celebrated over the next 19 days with the first 7 days being used for visiting and celebration. The Chinese New Year started on February 12, 2021 when we left the Year of the Rat (2020) and entered the second animal of the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Ox (2021).

The ox is supposed to carry career advancement, business success, and prosperity. The road will be a series of ups and downs with improvements in love and relationships. But, we will have to wait and see.

A year ago during the pandemic and new year, the borders were closed. As Shary said in an earlier article, the tourist trade which is vital to Siem Reap, ground to a complete halt and the borders were closed causing detrimental economic effects similar to many countries around the world. This situation has gradually improved but the majority of flights are now flying into Phnom Penh where tourists are quarantined for two weeks in government selected hotels at their expense.

Covid tests within 3 days of entering Cambodia have also been required and of course the number of flights significantly reduced.

All this seemed initially to have worked and while there were early cases of Covid, they were very limited in number across the country. Cambodia seemed to have missed the first wave.

However, that has changed! Recently, the US State Department has issued a notice that access to Sihanouk province (which is partially situated on the Bay of Thailand.) has been eliminated and the province quarantined..

Samuel Forges On

God has protected Samuel and his family from the virus so far. This has allowed him to continue with classes and small group meetings. We have received short messages from him that he has had eight people accept Christ in Prign, Roseylok Commune in Siem Reap Province and baptized four of them.. Samuel describes this village as 35 families located about 55 miles from Siem Reap with no electricity. The children walk 2 ½ miles each way to school barefoot.

Back in Snor, Samuel continues to preach and conduct bible classes and confirmation for the students. It is amazing to see the wall hanging of Christ on the cross smiling down on the activities.

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We are finally in Jos Nigeria!

Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Dixon and Christy Gbeanquoi (serving in Tanzania)

We are finally in Jos Nigeria. It was a very difficult journey we had to make. Concordia Seminary St. Louis finally sent our F1 and F2-I-20 visa application forms to Nigeria, as we had requested them to do. Therefore, it was important that we find a way to leave for Nigeria even though under challenging circumstances. We were still struggling to raise the needed funding for our transportation and visas processes when we got the news that the documents had arrived in Nigeria. We had no option but to look for ways to get some loans and leave. We had to cleared all that we had with Global Lutheran Outreach just for this trip and unfortunately, the expenses keep adding up. Leaving Mwanza on the 15th of February, we had to spend Three(3) nights in Dar es Salaam to get our son Uri passport and to do our COVID-19 tests if we must travel out of Tanzania. We had budgeted $100 each for the test, sadly, we paid $160 each for the test. Again we had budgeted $100 for our Son’s passport, we ended up paying $250 for express services. This is one of the most challenging time(s) in our Six(6) years of ministry as missionaries. As we write this newsletter we have emptied our account with GLO and have spent in total for this trip $6000 so far.

We now have zero balance with GLO as at February19, 2021.Now as we write, we need to raise in total the amount of $5,770. If not we will not even be able to complete this transition process or even return to Tanzania. The amount mentioned include our up keep, GLO loan of $1500, $700 for Department of Homeland Security Student and Exchange Visitor Information System(SEVIS ID), (N0031723393 for Christy and the kids) and (N0031723353 for Dixon), the kids visa fee $320, and $3250 we need to keep us going until we are able to return to Mwanza to continue our work and move to the States middle or ending July.

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Our I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status

We are thankful to God that our  F1 and F2 I-20 Certificates have arrived and we were able to receive them upon our arrival in Nigeria. These certificates are in two forms one carries Christy and the kids and the other carries Dixon. Since Christy and the kids bears the same citizenship, the school thought it wise that Christy and the kids apply together in Nigeria and Dixon can go to Liberia and apply. What we did not plan for in our initial preparation was that we were going to pay for the SEVIS ID: cost which is ($700) for both of us( Christy and Dixon) as students. This amount was increase by the Department of Homeland Security in 2019 from $200 to $350. There is also visa fee for the kids (Milcah and Uri) $320. We will need to pay this $320 before the end of next week in order for Christy and the kids to do their visas interview on or before the 19th of April.

To learn more about Dixon and Chrity Gbeanquoi, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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Dear Family and Friends

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Paul and Barbara Brink (Preparing to serve in Santiago, Chile)

How is 2021 looking to you? We hope you are well and seeing life becoming a bit more normal.

We are thankful to report a successful time of teaching in Liberia last month. The Lord kept us safe and healthy and gave us significant opportunities to support the congregations of our sister church in Liberia, The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Liberia Synod.

We are also praising God for opening the doors for us to go to Chile—finally! The country is gradually opening, and we received the green light to go ahead with our plans. God willing, we will leave for Santiago, Chile, on March 19, 2021. We will have 7 to 10 days with Rev. Jim and Liisa Tino before they leave on their three-month furlough. Our task is to keep their church plant going and growing while they are gone. We plan to stay in Chile until June 30.

We are grateful to all of you for your support through your contributions and prayers. We will do our best to send regular updates of our ministry along with prayer requests.

As you know, through your donations, we have reached 100% of the funds needed to make this trip. For those of you still wanting to contribute, here is an idea. The ministry we will be serving is currently worshipping outdoors and is trying to raise funds to build a chapel before the cold weather begins in April! If you would like to learn more about this project or make a contribution, click here: Santiago Ministry Center | GLO Missionaries Jim and Liisa Tino (globallutheranoutreach.com).

You’ll hear from us next when we are in Santiago! Until then, God be with you and bless you.

Partners in the gospel,

Bo and Barb Brink

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