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.
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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 21
We associate the abacus with Chinese or Eastern culture, but the early form of this hand-operated calculator has a worldwide history, and is still in use today in many places. With Moses we pray that God would teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90).