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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
All Because of Easter
OK, this is a little creepy. The catacombs at the San Francisco de Asis Convent in Lima, Peru form a…
The Virgin Mary
This World Mission Souvenir is a five-inch statuette of the Virgin Mary, purchased at a second-hand …
Any Angels Around Here?
Standing outside a cement block church in a small village in rural India, I was joined by a member o…
Live at Peace
The Tosho-gu Shrine in Nikko, Japan, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The shrine is home to the maus…
The Maids of Lima
Lying along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Lima, Peru’s climate is that of a subtropical desert. M…
Korean King’s Cup
A Korean king with faltering self-control may need this device. The cup is placed on top of the pede…
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.”