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
Kindness to a Stranger
At a fishing village on Black Mountain Island (Haeksando), off the western coast of South Korea, I f…
What Goes Around…
At tourist attractions in Australia you can watch a demonstration of the returning boomerang. This h…
Welcome to Our Church
Great honor is bestowed on guests who are received in Indian village churches. On one occasion, as w…
True Christmas Gift-giving
This World Mission Souvenir was purchased at a street market on a snowy afternoon in Kiev, Ukraine. …
The Companions God Gives Us
Traveling eastward by train from Ternopil to Kiev, Ukraine, we rolled across flat farmland under a c…
The Pastor and the Paper Picker
Pastor Watson served a small Lutheran congregation in a thatch-roof village in India. After a chicke…
More World Mission Souvenir Photos
WMS Photo 11
Killed in action defending Ukraine against the Russian invasion. Lieutenant Yaroslav Markiv (2nd from right), was a dentist with Medical Clinics On Wheels. We pray, “Lord, grant his family and friends comfort in the promise of eternal life by grace through faith in our Savior, Jesus Christ.“ Medical Clinics on Wheels (MCOW) provides free health care to under-served Ukrainian communities, schools, and orphanages in two mobile clinics,. MCOW is part of the Gift of Life ministry of Thoughts of Faith’s Gospel and humanitarian ministry.