This page updated 02/23/08

Please thank our gracious Father for the faithful funding of all eight grants!

    Lutheran Blind Mission has a work center at St. John Lutheran Church in Wolsey, SD. Through the dedicated efforts of many volunteers, this center

    duplicates over 12,000 audiocassette tapes annually.  A grant of $5000 will help the Lutheran Blind Mission with the costs of producing            

    audiocassette tapes for three magazines:  Portals of Prayer, The Lutheran Witness and the LWML Quarterly.

2. Concordia Theological Seminary Food & Clothing Co-op - $5000  PAID

    Concordia Theological Seminary is preparing men to serve as workers in the harvest fields.  These men are carrying the compassion of Christ to His        

    people as well as to the lost.  In serving these men during their years of study by helping to relieve the financial burden of feeding and clothing their        

    families, Concordia Theological Seminary is furthering the mission and ministry of the Word.  A grant of $5000 will allow for the purchase of food for the

    Food and Clothing Co-op of Concordia Theological Seminary at Ft. Wayne, IN.

3. St. John's Lutheran Preschool - Groton, SD - $5000   PAID

    The idea of starting a Christian-based preschool was brought to the attention of the St. John's Lutheran Church congregation by a member who    

    believed that there was a need for this kind of mission in their community.  Under the guidance of the Lord, a Christ-centered program in early childhood

    education was begun in the fall of 2005.  This grant of $5000 will provide the preschool with the necessary funding to operate.  It would also benefit

    twenty-three (23) children, their families and the staff.

4. Sewing Center & Orphan Assistance in Masindi, Uganda - $3825  PAID

    The Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda (LCMU) is a young church that is growing at a fast rate throughout the country.  The women of Masindi,    

    Uganda, feel they could help their families and church by learning to sew and make clothing to sell in the community.  Along with the sewing project,       

    the women help in supporting the large number of orphans from HIV/AIDS and conflicts near the Congo and Sudanese borders.  Many of the women have

    taken children into their homes because there is no care for them in the community.  A grant of $3825 will help train at least ten (10) women at a time to

    sew and will provide the necessary equipment for them to do so.  It would also help in the support of twenty (20) orphans.

5. Kazakstan Christian Resource Materials - $5000   PAID

    Through the materials produced by the Christian Resource Materials project, Russians and Kazakhs in the cities and villages are able to hear and study

    God's Word, grow in their faith, and share the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ with others. Deacons and pastors are being trained in the

    Word through theological education materials, while children are being taught the basics with Sunday school materials.  All the missionaries as well as

    national staff and leaders use the materials produced by this project.  A grant of $5000 will cover the cost of printing Christian resource materials for        

    one year.

6. Arabic Ministry Woman Worker, Metro, Detroit - $5000  PAID

    The Islamic religion is one of the fastest spreading religions which is evidenced by the dense population of Muslims in the urban Detroit area.  The    

    issues which are being addressed by the POBLO (People Of the Book Lutheran Outreach) ministry through First Arabic Lutheran Church, to Muslim

    women are both physical and spiritual.  Once a friendship is established then the Gospel message can be communicated.  To reach the Arabic women, a

    woman worker is required who can reach the women in the language of their hearts and also be socially and culturally acceptable.  This grant of $5000

    will make possible the commissioning of a woman worker to spread the Gospel message among the Arabic Muslim women of Metro Detroit.

7. Alaska Mission for Christ - $5000  PAID

    The Alaska Mission for Christ is committed to sharing Christ on the Last Frontier and the whole world.  The remote areas of Alaska are only accessible

    by airplane or boat in summer and air and snowmobile in the winter.  The Alaska Mission for Christ is entering into a new phase of ministry by providing

    training materials that are Biblically based and deal with everyday life.  If funded, this grant for $5000 would help provide the necessary transportation to

    the remote areas of Alaska; and, help The Alaska Mission for Christ to develop Bible-based curriculum to help the villagers in the areas of parenting,

    nutrition, domestic violence, substance abuse, etc.

8. Vietnam Poverty Alleviation - $3675  PAID

    The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod began work in Vietnam in 1995, serving through projects that provide humanitarian assistance and educational

    services.  In partnership with LCMS World Relief/Human Care, LCMS World Mission sponsors multiple projects to address the problem of malnutrition in

    many rural villages.  Unless LCMS World Mission has projects in Vietnam, it cannot work or keep their project office here.  A grant of $5000 will enable

    LCMS World Mission to run a human care ministry in Vietnam in order to meet the real needs and create relationship with the people as the government

    allows.