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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
“But This Cross is Not for Hanging on the Wall”
Souvenir: from the French for ‘remember.’ Strolling among the many tourist shops along Khreshchatyk …
Old-fashioned Indian Threshing
Around the country, the harvest has begun. Huge machines crawl across fields of corn and soybeans, g…
Partnership in the Gospel
A final but favorite World Mission Souvenir, this photo may well reflect what St. Paul expressed in …
Keep Faith’s Fire Burning
A community kitchen at a rainforest village in the Upper Amazon Basin of Peru. Cooking pots rest on …
8 Billion People on Earth and God Knows Your Name?
Isaiah says of God’s people, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are …
Say Your Prayers!
Do prayers simply fly away into the wind? That’s the idea behind these small Buddhist prayer flags d…
More World Mission Souvenir Photos
WMS Photo 41
TWO KINGDOMS With roots in Cossack culture, the “hetman” club was a symbol of military or civil authority in Ukraine. A common tourist’s souvenir today, the fearsome mace is a reminder of the state’s responsibility to ensure civil order. As we observe Independence Day, we thank God for the blessings of the earthly kingdom. The Christian Church has a different and distinct purpose: to extend God’s Kingdom of Grace through the preaching of the Gospel, the Good News that Jesus Christ has won forgiveness, life and salvation for sinners through his life, death and resurrection. “He rules the world with truth and grace . . . “ Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, #138