June through August

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Ben and Scarlett Tino  (Serving in Zacapa, Guatemala):

August means an end to summer and back to school for the kids! Here in Guatemala although we are having summer weather we are not on “summer break” yet as the students just passed the halfway point in the school year. We have had a good amount of rain these last couple months. The rivers are full sometimes causing flooding, and the mosquito population has tripled bringing the numbers up of people infected with the deadly dengue fever. But we have been healthy and well, and baby Jaakko continues to grow just fine.

Sunday school
Scarlett continues to teach out in La Trementina and El Maguey on Saturday and Sundays. Sometimes the group is three little boys, but regardless she always leads the class and when the group gets thin she goes around knocking on doors to get the kids up and out.

Growing the church… one baby at a time

Us with some of our friends at a gender reveal party in June. No, it wasn’t for Scarlett but for our Pastor’s wife Ana, who is third from left in the picture. It has been great to have a pregnancy buddy for Scarlett and their due dates are just two weeks apart!

Click here to read the latest newsletter from Ben and Scarlett Tino

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Twentieth anniversary video

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries David and Luz Maria Ernst (serving in La Curamuca, Venezuela ):

This month of July marks a personal milestone for me. In July 2003, I arrived in Venezuela to begin three years of service as a lay volunteer for Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod World Missions. Venezuela and the world have changed dramatically since then. To celebrate the occasion, I have recorded a special video message and publshed on the mission’s Spotify podcast (which normally consists of my Sunday sermons in Spanish) and on our YouTube channel. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported our mission, especially those who have been our partners from the beginning.

We ask that you continue to pray for our young people here and around the world. May the Lord bless and keep you. Amen.

Click to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIVHh_yGo10 to watch their video

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Good things of June

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Victor, Belén and Sophia Rivas (serving in Guyana)

God has been Good. Four days a week Guyanese Outreach attends children in the afternoon, teaching them English and Math. Our Sofía has being blessed with teachers and friends. God also has blessed us by letting us  know wonderful children. Learning Guyanese Creole has been a challenge. A wonderful one. While we understand more of what is going on around us, we feel happier. Still, sometimes we find ourselves confused; but the best thing of all is that we have many teachers. Beautiful people willing to explain things.

We have praying for Sofía’s faith, and He is answering in wonderful ways, I will like to share  one small story: I went to pick up Sofi from school, and she said “Mommy one of the girls was saying something and I couldn´t understand, and she was getting angry, so I asked Jesus to give me wisdom; and what she wanted was to play with another girl, so I went to play with another friend, than she was happy again, do you see? God always answers when we pray.”

Maybe many of you already know, the one of the most difficult things to left behind is family and friends. So having mom was a big blessing. We had time to play, to talk alot, to drink many cups of coffee.

These moments helped us to remember that weare always together, church is one in Christ. And while we are here learning every day, our big families are with us in constant prayer.

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Making the good confession

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries David and Luz Maria Ernst (serving in La Curamuca, Venezuela):

A new parament from Peru

We are very pleased with the gift of a new banner for our sanctuary from Luz Maria’s daughter, Yepci. Since we put out the red paraments on Sunday (consistent with Reformation Sunday) as a sign of the Holy Spirit’s continuing guidance and protection of the church, it arrived at just the right moment.

Yepci and her children attend the congregation in the Los Olivos District of Lima, where there are other Venezuelan expatriates. Her daughter, Oriana Montoya, is one of seven deaconess students mentored by missionary deaconess Caitlin Ramirez.

Close of school year.
On June 29 we marked the end of the 2022/2023 school year with gifts and games for the children. This was the year in which COVID-19 restrictions were lifted for educational institutions in Venezuela. Yet many schools remained closed because of a public teacher’s strike over inadequate wages. We were able to keep our preschool open, thanks be to God and the patrons of our mission, with many opportunities to proclaim the Gospel to the children and their families.

Click here to read the latest newsletter from the Ernst!

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A New Chapter Begins

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Joe and Viya Stoltenow:

We made it to Colorado!

Yes, Viya, Ray, Ellie, and I safely arrived in Denver where we will be living with my parents for the foreseeable future. The months since our last newsletter have been some of the busiest we’ve ever experienced so this newsletter promises to be full of some very exciting updates as we look into our family life in the USA and check in on Vimol and our ministry Ray of Hope.

With Joe and Viya now living in the US, we’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to all of our staff at Ray of Hope. In a previous newsletter we introduced our Ministry Director Vimol, but we also have staff that support her and keep the ministry running smoothly.

Hello everyone, my name is Meng Liv Khy and I’m 45 years old. I have three children, two girls and one boy. I found Jesus through my husband, Nora Chan, thirty years ago shortly after my daughter Viya was born. In my free time, I like to take care of my little garden and vegetables in my home.

Hello everyone, I’m Nora Chan and I’m 55 years old and I’m the Facilities Manager at Ray of Hope. I have three children, two girls and one boy. I found Jesus through a pastor in Battambang many years ago and In my free time I like to take care of the garden and the truck at Ray of Hope.

Hello everyone, my name is Thanin Chhieng and I’m 19 years old. I’m currently in my sophomore year at college. I have three brothers and I’m the third child. My whole family is Christian and I went to a Christian school where learned many stories about Jesus. I started to believe in Jesus when I was very young.

Hello everyone, I’m Danith Hean and I’m 21 years old. I live in Battambang Cambodia where I graduated from high school in 2019. I’m the second child in my family and have two brothers and one sister. I’m a quiet person who doesn’t talk a lot, but I have many ambitions and in the future I would like to be a businessman. I grew up in a Christian family and I believe in Jesus through the Bible.

Hello everyone, my name is Sina Toy and I’m 24 years old. I have four sisters and four brothers. I’m the youngest daughter in my family and I’m the only child who believes in Jesus Christ. I started to believe in Jesus Christ in 2019 and right now I stay in a dorm at a Christian church here in Battambang.

Click here to read more details and the latest newsletter from the Stoltenow!

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Good news from Ben and Scarlett Tino!

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Ben and Scarlett Tino (Serving in Zacapa, Guatemala)

What is the latest news on us in Zacapa??

To be brief, we are still serving in Zacapa, waiting for Scarlett’s US visa paperwork to be approved, and waiting on the newest Tino to arrive!

The month of March was full of rehearsals and Easter preparations. The top photo you can see Cristian-singing, David-guitar, and Ana-piano, during a Saturday night rehearsal.

April began with Holy week, a week of vacations for every Guatemalan but a busy time for us at the church. Scarlett was in-charge of putting together the first ever re-enactment of the Passion of Christ, done by the Sunday School kids at the church.

The month of May began with Mother’s Day celebrations. In Guatemala, Mother’s Day always falls on May 10th, not the 2nd Sunday of May.

The group in La Trementina has grown to about ten. May ended with helping two teams from the Lutheran organization, CALMS. . Scarlett and I both helped out with translating for them while they were down here. Top left pic is VBS in the church of El Maguey.

As you might have concluded, there is more than a turkey in the oven for this thanksgiving… Yes, Scarlett  and I are expecting our first child come November!

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GOD ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WAS PLANNED…AND MORE!

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The Khmer Khronicle

Being almost to the end of May, we
here are in the hot humid, steamy most days,
season time. Folks go about their days as best
possible. They are already eagerly preparing for
the rainy season, as that’s the time of planting,
of nurturing the ground to give them a healthy
crop of rice for another year, to provide feed for
their animals, food for themselves, and maybe
earn an income.

English in Action
Pastor Ravy and I continue to teach these
eager learners of English. He also does Lutheran Hour ministry
radio broadcasting in the province, with what
I understand is a growing audience.
There is also a second group of older
students who are faithful in coming after dark
and the first class.
There are about 35 kiddos this term total.
And photos of Sundays. Each week our
numbers are growing in church. Such a
blessing. We have expanded our post
service activities to incorporate things that
they all can do.

You have to see this, click here

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March experiences on two continents

The Rivas serving in Guyana

Early in the morning of February 27, we arrived at GUYANA. As any move takes time to adapt to the new environment, to know how to move, where to buy things, how to interact with the new neighbors and even to the new climate of the place, we will be telling you how we are doing in all these things.

One of the challenges sofy had was adapting to school in Guyana, the first week was difficult because a different country, another language and even the weather, make her not want to be separated from us. It seemed like an excuse to go to kindergarten but now she is happy attending.

If you would like to read the details of their newsletter, click here

Tim and Beth Heiney serving in Guinea
Dear Friends,
This week the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims all over the world will refrain from taking food or drink as well as
unclean deeds or thoughts from sun up until sundown for the entire next month.
During this time they are to focus on Allah through prayer and reading of Quran.
Meanwhile Christians around the world use
this time to ask the Lord Jesus to reveal Himself to those who are truly seeking the Truth. Please be in prayer these next weeks for those to whom we minister here as well
as the millions that don’t know Jesus!

Click here if you would like to read all the details.

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Worth is the Lamb who was slain

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries David and Luz Maria Ernst (serving in La Curamuca, Venezuela ):

More medicine from Chile
On March 5, 2023, we began distribution of another shipment of non-prescription medicines made possible by Global Outreach (GLO). During the initial years (2017-2020) of the GLO Venezuela Relief Project, many pharmaceutical companies had ceased operations in Venezuela, and local pharmacies had bare shelves. Volunteers collate the orders and prepare each shipment according to lists of needed prepared by participating Lutheran congregations in Venezuela. In addition to La Caramuca, medicines have been distributed in other locations, such as the cities of Barinas and Barquisimeto.

New cycle of deaconess formation begins
Once again Luz Maria is mentoring women who aspire to be deaconesses in our national church. Many of them have served the church for years in works of mercy and Christian education.  The seminary has extended its deaconess training program to nine Latin American countries, but Venezuela continues to have the largest enrollment with 28 women.

Click here to read the latest newsletter from the Ernst!

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