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
Kitchen Blessing
A friend in the Czech Republic gave me an oval plate, which he called a kitchen blessing. That’s whe…
Banana Bicycles
I crossed paths with two men and their bicycles in Rajahmundry, India. One was at the banana market …
Why So Many Caskets Right Here?
Souvenir: from the French for ‘remember.’ Most South American cities are centered around the Plaza d…
A Pretty Neat Trick
The rooster on the church steeple is one of the most common symbols in Latvia. Often found on the we…
Tattoo Anyone?
Souvenir: from the French for ‘remember.’ From a street vendor in Hyderabad, India, I purchased a 3-…
“But This Cross is Not for Hanging on the Wall”
Souvenir: from the French for ‘remember.’ July 11, 2023 Strolling among the many tourist shops along…
More World Mission Souvenir Photos
WMS Photo 30
A lone worshiper has arrived early for a Sunday service at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Hyderabad, India. Kneeling humbly, he prepares himself to learn again of our Savior’s sinless life on his behalf, Christ’s innocent death as his substitute and Easter morning’s triumphant resurrection attesting to the forgiveness, life and salvation Christ won for all. Even Christians who find themselves in modest circumstances can joyfully proclaim, “Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 15).”