God doesn’t stop moving!

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

Moveable Chapel Project

A moveable chapel? Well… the Old Testament nation of Israel had a moveable chapel called a “tabernacle” that they carried with them in their desert wanderings. We don’t plan to be wandering Santiago from week to week, HOWEVER, since our ministry location is rented, we don’t know how long we will be here! We don’t want to build something and then – if we have to move – lose our investment. Thus, a moveable chapel!

Our first step was to build a solid floor, like a cement patio. (That part isn’t moveable!) The floor cost about $800 and used up all of our funds. Walls, a roof, and electrical will cost about another $4,000. For now, we are worshipping under canopies (see next article) as we wait for the Lord’s provision, and we know that He will provide! Providing a space for worship is an important part of our ministry to immigrants. If you would like to contribute to the chapel, click here to make a donation to the Santiago Immigrant Ministry project!

Hail causes damage

Due to covid-19 restrictions, we have to hold worship services outdoors for now. With our new cement patio, we bought some canopies and were all set! Until a freak summer hailstorm, that is. It was disappointing to have our canopies ruined after just two weeks of outdoor services on our new floor! True, they were not high-quality canopies, but they cost us about $50 each. And the hail was big!

Medicine for Venezuela project blesses thousands!

GLO missionaries Rev. David Ernst and his wife Luz Maria with members of their congregation celebrate the arrival and distribution of medicines in La Caramuca, Venezuela.

The country of Venezuela – where we served as missionaries for 13 years – continues going from bad to worse. Wages are now two dollars per MONTH. For the past three years, we have been supporting our Venezuelan brothers and sisters by sending life-sustaining and (in some cases) life-saving medicine from Chile. A typical shipment serves about 1000 patients with a month or more supply of their medications.

Medicines are distributed through the network of 21 Lutheran congregations in Venezuela. Since many of our members in Santiago are Venezuelan immigrants, this project is near and dear to our hearts. Unfortunately, this may have been our last shipment as funding for the project has been exhausted. Each shipment costs about $10,000, or about $10 per patient. To learn more about this project, click here.

Furlough Plans now being made! Can we visit you?

YES! It’s time! Since covid-19 frustrated our plans to visit our mission partners this past Fall, we have rescheduled. We are well aware that for many churches, the Sunday morning dynamics have changed dramatically. Still, we would LOVE to visit your church, if possible, to share the news of God’s mission in Chile!

This year, in addition to visiting congregations, we would also like to emphasize visiting with small groups. This could be a home Bible study group, a mid-week congregational Bible study, or other group. If you are interested in scheduling a visit for a group or for your congregation, please email Jim directly: revtino@hotmail.com

Here is the tentative schedule of where we will be, and when:

MICHIGAN: March 27 – April 20 (Sundays available: March 28, April 11 and 18).

ARIZONA/CALIFORNIA: April 21 – May 10 (Sundays available: April 25, May 2 and 9).

FLORIDA: May 11 – June 7 (Sundays available: May 9 and 23, June 6).

NEW ENGLAND: June 7 – June 21 (Sundays available: June 13, and 20).

To learn more about James and Liisa Tino, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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The Newest Little Stoltenow

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Joe and Viya Stoltenow (Serving in Cambodia):

We’re pregnant!!! I mean… Viya is, obviously. We are incredibly excited to announce that we will be having a baby girl in May and we couldn’t be more thankful to God for this precious gift! It has always been Viya’s dream to have a baby girl and to be able to do her hair and pick out her clothes and bows(of which we have already bought many haha). Raymond isn’t quite sure about all of this just yet but he has already given his baby sister some kisses and even sings to mommies belly sometimes. We can’t wait to meet our baby girl and for Raymond and her to grow up together as siblings.

Our trip to the US has been amazing and even though we haven’t done much, we’ve still loved the time we’ve had with my parents. Christmas was so much fun and Viya and I loved to see Ray’s face light up as he opened his presents.

In other news, we have had to extend our trip to the US by another month as we are working on getting Raymond’s Social Security Card(turns out those are important).

Ray of Hope Update

One of the biggest questions we get asked while in the US is “Who’s running Ray of Hope while you’re here?”, and it’s one of my favorite answers to give as it ultimately leads into our main objective as missionaries. While Viya, Ray, and I are visiting the US, Ray of Hope is run by Viya’s younger sister Vimol.

We are working with and training Vimol to eventually take over as Ministry Director of Ray of Hope and believe me, she was born for it. Everyday she shows the kids the love of Jesus Christ with her words and actions and if you ever got to meet her in person you’d know that Christ is truly at the center of everything she does. We are incredibly proud of her and the hard work she has done for this ministry and the street kids.

We are also working on hiring new staff at Ray of Hope. With our students being in so many different grade levels we want to have more teachers at our center so that each student gets more individual tutoring. It will also help to give Vimol some additional leadership experience by having some non-family staff to supervise. As of right now the kids are back in school full time, but as new Covid cases in Cambodia are continuing to be more and more sporadic we are prepared to have zoom classes recommence at anytime. But for now the kids are happy to be back in school and off their computers.

Student Spotlight

Bong Bproh (Khmer for “Big Brother)

This newsletter we are very excited to introduce you to Bong Bproh, or “Big Brother”. Bong is eleven years old and is currently in the seventh grade. He has been a student with us for the last three years and actually transferred to Ray of Hope from our friends at Crossing Cambodia, a similar Christian street kids ministry here in Battambang. Bong was already in Crossing Cambodia’s program but they were already at capacity after enrolling new students all summer. So we enrolled his sister and since we both use the same school Crossing Cambodia and Ray of Hope came to the agreement that we would take Bong so as to keep the siblings together.

Bong’s parents are currently working/living in Thailand so Bong lives with his grandmother in the same village as Joe and Viya. His grandmother is nearing seventy years old and isn’t able to support herself on her own. Fortunately her children are able to send small amounts of money to her and she is able to get by with food but the real saving grace is that one of our neighbors has an extra house in our village that they let them stay in rent free.

He is polite, gentle, and he loves to learn about Jesus and the Bible. His favorite Bible story is Noah’s Ark and he recently played the part of King Herod’s guard in our annual Christmas pageant, along with preforming in some song and dance routines. Bong is a great student and a better kid. And I know we say this about every student but we truly can’t wait to see what God has in store for him.

To learn more about Joe and Viya Stoltenow’s, click here to read their latest newsletter!

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Starting off on the right foot.. literally

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionarie Ben Tino (Serving in Zacapa, Guatemala):

I wish everyone a joyous 2021 and hope the transition into the new year went smoothly. In this brief newsletter I will update you on the past two months for me, and inform you on what I look forward to this year!

From December 23rd-January 31st

My update begins a few weeks after I sent out my last newsletter (Dec 11th). Amongst all the Christmas preparations and activities in the church, I found time to participate in a Christmas basketball tournament here in Zacapa (2nd place!), and take a couple trips to Guatemala City for my expired VISA ordeal (still not resolved). On a 3-hr motorcycle ride home from the capital city on Dec. 23rd, I became very sick from a stomach infection, and somehow managed to make it back among several stops to vomit and what not. The infection led to me taking some bad medicine, which greatly affected me Christmas Eve, and most of December 25th. Due to my illness, I spent the 24th-25th by myself and attended no festivities other than church.

      But the new year was received with a bang! I celebrated New Years with my girlfriends family in Puerto Barrios, and ate all the food I could since I had not eaten much from the infection of December 23rd. The following week after January 1st I went out to play basketball one night and ended up breaking my foot, the fifth metatarsal to be exact. So I am now confined to a boot and limited activity for 4-6 weeks! Although living by myself, I am managing to still get around to teach classes, grocery shop, and do other errands, but I pray I heal quickly. No long distance motorcycle rides for me.

What my work looks like for this year

My work in training musicians in the church is coming along nicely. Starting this Sunday (1/31), my students will be leading Sunday music without me at least once a month. This will serve as an opportunity for them to build confidence playing on their own, and will be a gentle transition from having me by their side the whole time. I of course will be present in the church. By the end of this year I hope to have them playing every Sunday without me.

A project I took on this past year during the pandemic was to put together a hymnal for the musicians to use. Here in Zacapa, there are 4 different hymnals/songbooks that I read from, each written differently, some with music some without, totaling over 500 songs. With my knowledge of what has been sung during my two years here, I went through the four hymnals and selected 351 songs that the church in Zacapa should know, and have put together a songbook with basic chords to serve as a tool for the musicians. It is now ready to print! Since this songbook is only for the musicians that read chords/music, I will need at least 7 copies to start, and hopefully more in the future. The cost of each one will be $32.00. As a missionary I live off financial donations from people like you, making this mission work possible. I hope to get at least 7 copies printed in the month of February and could use your support to do so! If you would like to donate $32 towards a new songbook, message me! and I will be sure to include your name in the foreword.

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The Last Newsletter

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries, Aaron and Yeni Farrow (they served in Valparaiso, Chile) write:

The last 3 months have flown by.  Now we are well on our way into the next stage in life.   In this month’s newsletter, our last newsletter, we will be telling you about our long journey home.  It has been a difficult one as we adapt to our new roles and over come all the logistical obstacles of resituating one’s self to live in another country.  I look forward to sharing it with you.  My hope is that this is not the last bit of my life I get to share with all of you.  There is a long pause before writing this next line because words cannot encapsulate the many thanks I have for you all in your support, prayers, attention, and love that made this mission possible.  The words I deeply appreciate it seem to hollow and weak to express how I truly and humbly feel that you all teamed up to make a vision God gave me more than ten years ago come true.

First, before I give you a review of the long journey, I want to apologize about the amount of time it took me to get this update out.  My hopes had been that I would be visiting churches and communities when I got back and once finished sharing this newsletter.  While we have visited several still there are other communities that Covid has interfered with my ability to schedule.

In conclusion to the introduction this month Ill be sharing with you the amazing and challenging journey home, what God is still doing as a result of our mission, and what are our future plans. Thanks for walking with us.

The Trip Home

We flew home the 16th of September on a two-week journey through the Dominican Republic.  As mentioned before we went to the D.R. so we could get Yenifer’s Passport renewed.  This was ordained because while we were able to also visit Yenifer’s family who were very pleased I returned their daughter to them safely, also baptized Axel and more.

One of the largest preoccupations for me in my evangelism perspective is to teach the idea od remembering your Baptism. The idea that we have been bought and buried in Christ, the grace received through it was and is sufficient.  This is much easier to do when you have someone with whom to remember.

Upon arriving to the Dominican, I began a series of conversations and answering questions about the Gospel and Baptism.  One such conversation was with Pastor Ted Krey who was serving in Santo Domingo. Side note from the one I had with my father-in-law…He said, “We were waiting for someone to come minister to us.” I willing to bet, if I was a gambling man, that there are a lot more people with the same thoughts in their mind waiting for you to come speak to them as well.  So, a few days after arriving we piled everyone in a bus provided arranged through a local Catholic Church.  Thank God for His Church.

It was a beautiful day.  Seven people were baptized there in Santo Domingo and coincidently we even had a friend and witness, the son of a Global Lutheran Outreach Pastor missionary in the South of Chile from Venezuela who is now a seminarian in the D.R.., Joshua Ventura.

The family of Christ grew that day, and while I am a proud father to have held my son and seen it happen, that’s not even the half of it.  Yeni’s town is a mountain community a couple hours in from the coast and Santo Domingo.  Pastor Krey with Joshua Ventura by his side have been in Ocoa over the last 3 months evangelizing and doing Bible studies.  The pictures speak for themselves with children lined up outside the house of my in laws listening and the more recent additional baptisms this last weekend.  Four more people so far.  More to come for sure.

The Future

Hopefully the near future will have me coming to see you after we have defeated the Covid.  As for now I am an Administrative Assistant for a Manufacturing Company and an in home tutor helping kids whose education has been affected by the Pandemic.  Will I be back in active ministry?  God only knows.  I enjoy my work but am very busy doing what I can to rebuild my life with a wife and a new son.   Your contributions have helped a lot as well getting us stable.  Yeni being a foreigner and us having a baby it is obvious that much of the rebuilding process financially I have had to do alone, but I wasn’t alone thanks to you guys and I will be eternally.  I hope to see each of you very soon.

Fundraising Finished!

This is December and the end of your commitment to support our mission. Thanks for all your help in aiding us to achieve our reintegration and cover our years payroll taxes.  Please remember to go up to our site at Global Lutheran Outreach and either reassign your support to another missionary, or cancel your support.  The links are below.  I want to lift up our African ministries as they struggle to find support on their own continent. Blessings from our Global Lutheran Outreach Family to Yours.

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Good and uplifting news

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

A lot has happened since the last time we sent a newsletter! We have a lot of ground to cover, so in this edition we are going to provide several “ministry snapshots”. Hope you enjoy them!

Return to In-Person Worship

All Saints’ Day (November 1) marked the return to in-person worship for our mission in the Providencia municipality of Santiago. We celebrated “Reformation Day” and tried out our new outdoor setting for worship. The 34 souls in attendance rejoiced at the opportunity to draw near to the Lord’s table and be strengthened by Word and Sacrament.

House of Refuge

We praise God that the ministry towards Venezuelan immigrants continues. New people have moved in. Others have moved out. Also at our ministry site, we have our Resale Shop which is open about two days a week. Not only is this a way to help those in need, but the hope is it will generate some cash to help fund the ministry center.

New Immigrant Residents

Andrius and Dexire have been in Chile since October 2019 when the social protests began. The social and economic unrest, combined with winter temperatures and corona virus, brought them to our house of refuge seeking a safe place to live with their 4 year old son, Carlos.

Laura also arrived in Chile in 2019. She is an early education teacher, but with schools only opened virtually, has not been able to find a job in her field. She is an energetic young woman who is struggling to make a new life in a new country.

Temporary Chapel Project

The original “chapel” (a converted garage) on the church property has been “re-purposed” during the coronavirus “Where should we hold worship services?”, was the question as Santiago began to move out of the quarantine stage. Well, immediately a few more patio tents were purchased and the space between buildings was cleaned up for outdoor worship. Next, we need to construct a “temporary” chapel – “temporary”, because this property is rented and hopefully we will one day be able to relocate onto our own land and take our chapel with us! The chapel will cost approximately $5,000. If you would like to donate to the project, click here to make your contribution to the Santiago Immigrant Ministry project.

New Members!

Juan Carlos and Luis Marcos were received as members by adult confirmation on November 15! They had the unique experience of studying confirmation with pastor Jim via zoom during COVID-19 quarantine! Veronica also completed her confirmation instruction. However, she has been battling cancer and thus is unable to circulate in public. The family would also like to baptize their daughter Florencia. Her confirmation day and also witnessing her daughter wrapped in the grace of her Heavenly Father in baptism will be a very special moment.

Medicine for Venezuela Project completes 3rd Year of Operation          

Thousands of people have benefited from this incredible project of mercy over the last 3 years. Currently we are packing and preparing to send about 60,000 pills which will be distributed to people in desperate need via our 21 sister congregations throughout Venezuela.

Unfortunately, this may be our last shipment since our funding has run out. If you feel God is calling you to help support the continuation of this project, you can make a donation HERE. Each shipment costs about $15,000!

Family and Furlough

We were blessed with the opportunity to finally see family during the months of September and October. The weeks were full of masked and socially-distanced celebrations: a wedding, anniversaries, birthdays, family get-togethers…even Liisa’s dad’s 80th birthday! What a blessing it was to see our grandchildren and all of our kids…EXCEPT Ben, who was not able to leave Guatemala.

Support Corner

The pandemic has been hard on everyone, missionaries included! Travel restrictions and limitations placed on gatherings such as worship and fellowship times have made traditional missionary visits to supporting congregations and individuals both impractical and inadvisable. Additionally, many partners have been forced to make the difficult decision to discontinue financial support for their missionaries. We move ahead in faith, knowing that God is faithful and is able to do those things that – humanly speaking – are impossible!

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Heavy Flooding in Cambodia

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Joe and Viya Stoltenow (Serving in Cambodia):

September and October have been trying months here in Cambodia as we experienced particularly heavy monsoon season which has caused massive flooding all over the country. In Battambang the Stung Sanke River flooded and many villages were completely underwater. Fortunately most of the flooding is now gone but many of our students were affected by the flooding and had to leave their homes until the flooding receded. This also caused many families to lose their possessions and even a few to lose their jobs, crippling what little income they had.

We are incredibly grateful to our  friends and supporters who helped our students and their families by sending with donations last month. With those funds we were able to provide extra food to the families who lost their jobs and/or possessions. The kids are very thankful to both their sponsors and to their Savior Jesus. We are happy to say that all the families are back in their homes and that the rainy season has come to an end.Our center continues to revert back to our more normal pre-Covid schedule despite our neighborhood being underwater (our building is fortunately raised up and only our yard was flooded). Our students love being back at school and are very happy to get to stay at our center longer into the afternoon.

Stoltenow Family Update

We’re coming to America! The US Embassy in Phnom Penh recently reopened its visa renewal services and we were able to get Viya’s visa renewed! So look out for Joe, Viya, and Ray coming on November 14th! This trip has multiple objectives for us such as attending Joe’s sister Anna’s wedding, meeting our new neice, and visiting as many of our sponsors and churches as possible.

Life has otherwise been more of the same for Viya, Ray, and I here in Battambang. Raymond continues to grow healthy and strong and has even begun making friends with the students at Ray of Hope.

Student Spotlight

Brerm Bprey (Khmer for “Happy Kid”)

Brem Bprey is nine years old and began his enrollment at Ray of Hope just over two years ago. He lives with his mother, father, and baby brother in a small house near in a slum just north of the public hospital here in Battambang.

At Ray of Hope, Brem is very popular thanks to his almost constant upbeat attitude and boyish charm. His favorite food is Khmer BBQ’d chicken, which is fortunate for him as it’s our go-to party food here at Ray of Hope. Brem is also enjoys painting, drawing, and watching super hero movies on Fridays. His favorite Bible story is Sampson. It has been an amazing experience to watch Brem grow and learn about his savior Jesus Christ.

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I made it!

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

I made it. I’m here! Here I am! I made it to Nigeria! It seemed like I would never make it to Hillcrest. I was thinking, “Well, I gave it a good shot. Maybe next year I’ll make it out there. It was a long trip. I flew 6,224 miles…Wow, this is the farthest from home I have ever been, but I could not be more ecstatic to be here to serve the community in Christ’s name.

So far since I have been here, I have been quarantined to my apartment and been teaching online. I have seen a little bit of Nigeria on the drive to Hillcrest and some of Jos when I went to get my COVID test. The country is beautiful, and I am ready to learn more about it once I am allowed to leave my apartment. I have been warmly welcomed by everyone here and am starting to settle into my new apartment here. The apartment Hillcrest has provided, and it is fantastic. It has no A/C or heater, but what is wonderful about it, is I don’t need them. The temperature here is terrific! I have been here for a week now, and I haven’t closed my windows. Its not too hot and not too cold. If I want to wear a hoodie, I turn on my fan.

This was my second Nigerian meal. I had this for lunch. This is pounded yam with beef and red sauce. It was absolutely delicious. The pounded yam was a playdough consistency and texture with a tomato and beef based sauce with various spices. That is the best way I can describe it. It was delicious.

Plans

“Is today the day that the embassies will open?” – I remember thinking this everyday for the past few months, checking the embassy’s website almost every day. I thought it would never open. I prayed and prayed. After feeling like I had exhausted myself with this prayer, I said, “God, this wanting the embassies to open is just making me miserable, please help me to focus on teaching and being with the people around me. Remind me that you are in control and you will send me when you know I am ready.”

My stress about going to Nigeria quickly faded, and I was able to focus on what was important. A few days later I got a call from Samson, he was helping me with the visa process, he said, “Josh, the embassy in Atlanta is taking visa application; submit yours.”

I did all of the paper work and set up a date to submit it to the embassy. I was the going to the office the following Monday. I went and submitted my paper work; everything went perfectly and then I was told, “You will get your visa in about three weeks.”

This meant that I had time to say goodbye and be with my family and friends for a little longer. It was great. I had plenty of time to do what I needed before leaving. Well, Friday of the same week came, and I get a call, “Your visa is ready for pickup.”

The Lord blessed me with many blessings before I left. He gave me extra time with my family, extra time to prepare, extra time to reflect on His word, extra time for many other things. With this extra time he gave me, I was able to come here in confidence knowing that Christ has a plan, and He will follow through with His plan when He is ready. One week to get a visa and then the next to fly out is nothing but a miracle. Thanks be to God.

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Welcome!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionarie Ben Tino (Serving in Zacapa, Guatemala):

I hope you enjoy this brief update on the latest events with me. My week mainly consists of private lessons, (now two new students, ukelele and flute!) and a few odd projects I am working on. In regards to the pandemic, Guatemala no longer has nationwide curfew, restaurants and most other gathering locations are now open, and the virtual school year is coming to an end! We thank God for all He has done thus far, and for His continued care over everyone.

Remembering Pastor Gerardo

I start this letter off with sad news. This past week one of the former Pastors of Zacapa was called to his heavenly home after battling a severe illness for many years. Pastor Gerardo retired from his pastoral duties in the church a few years before I got to Zacapa. He passed away on October 6th in his home, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren, and the funeral was held the next morning in our church. He was 74.

The videos continue!

If you had not noticed in my previous newsletters, I have been recording my music students these last several months playing church songs and posting them on youtube.com and Facebook for all to watch. It has been a way to keep my students learning and motivated during these times of isolation. You can watch them below by clicking on the links.

Video of choir singing on Independence day, click HERE.

Video of sunday school songs medley, click HERE.

Stayed tuned for the next video coming out on October 31st, Reformation Day!

My dog

I still have my dog, Jenga. In my free time you can find us at the church. While I practice different instruments she attentively listens.

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A house of prayer for all the nations

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries The Ernst’s (Serving in La Caramuca, Venezuela)

José Miguel Albarran Pumar was baptized on on August 16, 2020, the 10th Sunday after Trinity. Since 2005, 23 people have been baptized at our mission. Of those baptized, 11 have received their first communion here.

Distribution of food from LeadaChild

That same Sunday we distributed foodstuffs to 27 families, thanks to support from LeadaChild, a mission society based in Olathe, Kansas and dedicated to supporting Christian education around the world. We have received financial support from LeadaChild since 2006. In the past, we have distributed donations from LeadaChild as “scholarships” for students in our preschool and Luz Maria’s afterschool tutoring sessions. That is to say, as cash for the families to buy school supplies, clothing and food. This time around we purchased food items in bulk, in order to get better value for our rapidly devaluing Venezuelan currency. Dividing the currency among the families would mean each household would get less than if we bought the food in one purchase. We were able to do this because of the automobile that we purchased with other donations this past year. Thanks to the car, we drove to the food distribution point and brought the food back to the mission.

Nury de Milian

On Saturday, August 8, we participated in a Zoom videoconference with Nury de Millian, LeadaChild director for Latin America. We listened to presentations on how to reopen Christian schools during the pandemic, testimony from a COVID-19 survivor, and advice from the Rev. Abdiel Orozco Aguirre, the pastor of Castillo Fuerte (Mighty Fortress) Lutheran Church in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and a immunohematologist.

Luz Maria and Phil Frusti

I had heard of the Jorns’ mission work in the 1980s, when I was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Topeka, Kansas, the congregation in which Edie was raised. Luz Maria and I were privileged to meet Jim and Edie in 2006. Last fall we met Dr. Philip J. Frusti, the current executive director of LeadaChild, in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Frusti, a Lutheran teacher and former school principal, graduated from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Pray for recovery

We praise the Lord that Yepci Santana, Luz Maria’s daughter, is recovering from COVID-19 in Lima, Peru. Other members of Luz Maria’s family, with who we have not had face-to-face contact are recovering as well. Also in Peru, Kalen Yolanda Incata Fernández, wife of Martin Osmel Soliz Bernal, a pastor with the LCMS Mission in Lima, was diagnosed with COVID-19 after giving birth to her first child.

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Being the Church in Action!

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

JOIN US IN PRAISING GOD for completion of several projects despite the challenges of Covid-19 restrictions! The apartment over the garage at the back of the mission property is complete. It is a cute studio apartment with an open living space and a good-sized laundry/bathroom combo.

Domenico and Corali Loturco are renting this space while serving as the new coordinators of the Immigrant Ministry! Continue reading to find out more:

FOOD  BANK…We continue using donations of money and food items to put together “food baskets”. Many people contact us weekly and schedule a time to come and pick up a bag of groceries. People also have access to our “Resale Shop” where we have clothing and household items for purchase at very low prices. As quarantine is lowered, we hope to open to the public.

OLLA COMUNITARIA

Although this name literally means, “Community Soup Pot”, the concept is more like a Soup Kitchen. Through donations, we purchase ingredients to make a delicious hot meal. Domenico directs the volunteers at church in the cooking, and then we take our kettles and distribute hot food to people downtown.

HOUSE OF REFUGE

We continue to welcome more people into the house we have at Amapolas. We have room for about 3 more immigrants. This community is a place to find security, support and hope as we share God’s Word as well as His love.

Travel Plans – YES!

We have been given the green light to travel to the United States!  Because things are “not quite” back to normal in the US, we decided to adjust our plans and will NOT be visiting congregations.  Rather than our scheduled furlough, this will be a shorter “vacation trip” – mainly to see family. We plan to reschedule our 3-month furlough for 2021. We are thankful that our “substitutes”, Rev. Paul and Barb Brink, have agreed to adjust their plans as well, and they look forward to coming to Chile sometime next year to fill in for us when we go on furlough.

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