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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 33
During a worship service in the Rajahmundry district of the Lutheran Mission of Salvation - India, the late Rev. G.J.Andnada Raj baptized a baby. While this is not an uncommon event, one fact makes it especially significant: the young mother who brought her baby for the Sacrament of Holy Baptism had been raised as a child in the congregation’s orphan home. There she learned that our loving God “saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit (Titus 3).”