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Let’s Talk About World Mission Souvenirs Bible Study
Intriguing images and inspirational stories from the World Outreach ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Peru, Chile, India, Korea, Ukraine, Czechia and Latvia.
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Original World Mission Souvenirs Series
At Work in the Kitchen!
This is hardly a kitchen American Christians can relate to, but it is where the cook in an Indian or…
Useful Yes, But Fragile
These ceramic bowls were crafted and decorated by a Peruvian rainforest artisan. St. Paul teaches us…
Bringing the Gospel to Faraway Places
Anena Christensen served in a mission in India, 1926-1939. For that period, she was the only ELS rep…
They Are Not in Jail
These boys reside in an orphan home in Guntipalli, India. The bars on the windows are a customary bu…
Built on the Rock…
This stone church souvenir is made from a of sample of the material produced at a quarry outside San…
Whose Hat is This?
Among the Ukrainian Orthodox clergy, four locks of hair are clipped from those who profess commitmen…
More World Mission Souvenir Photos
WMS Photo 34
Children line up to receive food at the slum village adjacent to Smokey Mountain, the garbage dump of Manilla, Philippines. Residents of the slum scavenge among the refuse to find recyclable material to sell. Soup and bread, provided by nearby non-denominational congregations, are distributed to impoverished children through Landfill Mission Church. What are the implications of what Jesus told his disciples regarding hungry people? When a crowd followed Jesus to "a solitary place,” Matthew says that our Savior “. . . had compassion on them (Matthew 14).” He told his disciples, “You give them something to eat.” Christian congregations in the U.S. stock church pantries for travelers in need. They contribute to community food banks to feed hungry neighbors. These actions are responses to our Lord’s loving kindness, his “compassion” toward us. They reflect gratitude not only for God’s gracious providence, but especially for the forgiveness of sin he grants us in Christ, our Savior.