Today I was blessed to meet two of our LCMS missionaries, David and Radka Fiala. They serve the Lord and His church in Eurasia in the countries of Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary and are in the U.S. for two months. The International Center of LCMS in St. Louis was the site of their [...]
Oftentimes we look for the “big” things in life to see how God directs and guides. This evening I experienced His guiding in two un-related things. I was staying at a hotel and decided to run a few errands. I left my room, and pressed the button for the elevator. As the doors opened, I [...]
This evening I had the opportunity to represent the LWML at the reception that we host for the final year students at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Karen Drury, President of the Missouri District LWML joined me for the evening. Seminary President Dr. Dale Meyer started the evening with a PowerPoint presentation for those in [...]
This morning I took a flight from the airport in Milwaukee. While in line for the security I noticed three women behind me. They were all decked out in Green Bay Packers clothing and jewelry from head to toe. The woman directly behind me asked them where the Packers were playing this weekend; Washington was [...]
This morning I had the opportunity to talk with the children at St. Paul Lutheran School in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. They are participating in the Children’s Mission Adventure and designating their chapel offerings to support LWML mission grants. I had a delightful time sharing with the students from the 3 yr old pre-K classes to 8th [...]
Each week I have the opportunity to share a brief message on KFUO, a radio station housed on the grounds of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Because of modern technology like Internet, live streaming people can listen to this radio station all over the world. I must admit there are times when I wonder if anyone [...]
Last biennium the Christian Life Committee developed a resource titled, 31 Day LWML Prayer Prompts. Suggested prayer topics are listed for each day of the month. Yesterday morning, the 18th, the entry read: Thank You for giving our officers sufficient energy to complete the work they are given to do; bless them with an extra [...]
This past week I had the opportunity to visit Gertrude, a 96 year old woman who attended the founding convention of the LWML in 1942. The Lutheran Woman’s Quarterly had an article titled, “Reinventing Servant Gertrude,” on page 9 of the Summer 2010 issue. I made the trip with two dear LWML friends; we stopped [...]
For several years I have received a newsletter from International Student Ministries. One page of the newsletter (front and back) contains prayer requests from the various ministries on campuses throughout the country. Once a week I look at the requests for that week and include them in my prayers. This week, August 1-7, contained the [...]
In June I wrote about attending the Indiana District LWML convention and the relationships that are a blessing to me. My friend Betty shared the following story: A Brazilian pastor was the guest preacher at our church in Lafayette many years ago and as part of the sermon he said that when he died and [...]