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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.
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
Partnership in the Gospel
A final but favorite World Mission Souvenir, this photo may well reflect what St. Paul expressed in …
Keep Faith’s Fire Burning
A community kitchen at a rainforest village in the Upper Amazon Basin of Peru. Cooking pots rest on …
8 Billion People on Earth and God Knows Your Name?
Isaiah says of God’s people, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are …
Say Your Prayers!
Do prayers simply fly away into the wind? That’s the idea behind these small Buddhist prayer flags d…
Behind the Mask
In Korea’s distant past, masks were used in religious rites to ward off evil spirits. Today they are…
Opportunities to Help Abound
This girl enjoyed lunch at a Christian school in the Peruvian rainforest. Though the government prov…
More World Mission Souvenir Photos
WMS Photo 40
A common feature in Asian architecture, the roof made from fired clay tiles arches upward as it extends outward. Atop the ridge of the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul are Japsang figures, mythological animals thought to ward off evil spirits, in particular to protect against fire. Rather than relying on superstition, we pray “Deliver us from evil” in the prayer our Savior taught. Why should we trust Christ for physical, material and (more importantly) spiritual protection? Because we know “Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.”