“He Broke the Coconut!”
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We Pray to Our Father
This World Mission Souvenir is an embroidered Lord’s Prayer in Ukrainian. Among Christians, the…
Kindness to a Stranger
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What Goes Around…
At tourist attractions in Australia you can watch a demonstration of the returning boomerang. This h…
Welcome to Our Church
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True Christmas Gift-giving
This World Mission Souvenir was purchased at a street market on a snowy afternoon in Kiev, Ukraine. …
World Mission Souvenir Photos
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The late Rev. G.J. Ananda Raju, president of the Rajahmundry District of the Lutheran Mission of Salvation - India, crosses the footbridge to St. Joseph’s Lutheran Church in an Indian village. The pastor of this small congregation attends monthly seminary-level training classes, following St. Paul’s encouragement: Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth (2 Timothy 2).