Missionaries

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20

We invite you to join us as we learn more about of the needs of the world for education, food, health care, economic opportunity, and justice.  We especially support with our prayers and gifts our missionaries in South Sudan and Central America . . .

 

Pastor Wal Reat is an ELCA pastor serving in refugee camps in South Sudan and its bordering countries. He is a  South Sudanese native who sought asylum in the U.S. as a young man during the civil war and eventually became an ELCA pastor. South Sudan suffers from tribal warfare, resulting in many internally displaced persons. Pastor Reat hopes to grow the Lutheran church and bring healing to his homeland. “The church is calling for the unity of the tribes in South Sudan to be one in Christ, but it is tough for those who are really wounded to convince them to accept others,”

Wal Reat January 2024 Newsletter

More videos of the work the missionaries are doing in South Sudan:

South Sudan: A New Church for a New Nation
Hope Rising in Juba, South Sudan

 

Pastor Michael Busbey, ELCA Regional Representative, Mexico and Central America for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America stationed in Costa Rica.  Pastor Busbey served his seminary internship at St. Luke’s. He is joined by his wife, Hellen Rios Carrillo who serves as regional representative for the Caribbean and Gender Justice. Mike’s August 2024 Newsletter

For more information about the churches in Central America, See>