Bible Studies
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.
Download the online Bible study lessons here . This series is perfect for personal use, family devotions, small groups and/or congregational classes.
Original World Mission Souvenirs Series
A Savior Has Been Born to You
At Christmas-time many families display a treasured Nativity creche, perhaps one handed down from ea…
Hindu Evangelism?
In northern India, on the road between Delhi and Agra (home of the Taj Mahal), we stopped at a large…
Something Better – Here and Now
My five-panel iconostasis is a miniature representation of much larger versions found in Ukrainian O…
Martin Luther’s Legacy
What, exactly, did Martin Luther look like? We’re not sure. He died on February 18, 1546 in the town…
Old-fashioned Indian Threshing
Around the country, the harvest has begun. Huge machines crawl across fields of corn and soybeans, g…
The Message of Our Ringing Bell
Buddhist temples are scattered throughout the forests in the mountainous Korean Peninsula. Their tra…
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.