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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!

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

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

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

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…

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?

Whose Hat is This?

Among the Ukrainian Orthodox clergy, four locks of hair are clipped from those who profess commitmen…

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In South Korea today there are more Christians (about 1/3 of the population) than Buddhists (about 20%). Still the influence of Buddhism remains, evidenced in this wall of statues at Seoul National Cemetery. Confessional Lutheran pastors bring Koreans the Good News of Christ’s sinless life, innocent death and victorious resurrection as the basis for salvation and eternal hope. Christians know . . . no other name under heaven . . . (Acts 4).