Anna Bagnall Irwin

Remember the many songs of the Christian faith you learned as a child? Even today, many of those songs remain deeply rooted in your memory, continuing to teach the Word years – even decades – after you first learned them. In Africa too, music is a huge part of daily…

If you were to walk into a Starbucks in certain neighborhoods of St. Paul, Minn., much would be the same as any Starbucks. The rich aroma of coffee would fill the air, and the people sipping their drinks would be engaged in lively conversation. But one thing that would be…

When LHF was founded in 1992, there were no Lutheran churches in Thailand or Cambodia. There also was no publicly available Internet, and only about 2 percent of Americans had rudimentary cell phones. Very few printers offered digital printing. Thirty-three years later, much has changed! Most importantly, there are now…

This May, Rev. Orlando Ramirez of Iglesia Luterana Confesional Conexion in Naples, Florida (pictured above) celebrates his one-year anniversary joining The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, a journey that could not have happened if not by the Holy Spirit leading him to confessional Lutheran teachings taught in LHF’s Spanish texts. Read on…

In the 2010s, LHF translation work flourished in Madagascar, an island nation off the east coast of Africa. Coordinating LHF’s work was Rev. Dr. David Rakotonirina, then president of the Malagasy Lutheran Church (Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy – FLM). The books were eagerly received by the FLM’s 3.5 million members, and…

Are you a pastor who’s up for the adventure of a lifetime? LHF is searching for volunteer instructors at the Concordia Lutheran Institute for the Holy Ministry (CLIHM) in South Sudan. Each teaching session is a 2-week intensive, with dates available from the end of August through early December 2025.…

If you’re a retired Lutheran pastor with a heart for missions and the desire to keep your preaching skills sharp, LHF wants to talk to you! Applications are now being taken for Independent Regional Promotional Representatives (IRPRs), a contracted position that pays for your time, per event. Interested parties should…

With wide brown eyes, the young Nicaraguan boy eagerly reaches out for the book the kind man offers him. He’s never owned a book of his own before, and this one, with its bright pictures and many stories, is beautiful to him. Clutching it to his chest, he can hardly…

Is your church’s evangelism committee looking for a good way to integrate the Good News about Jesus into your mercy and outreach activities? Mission-minded believers across the U.S. are using LHF’s devotion booklet, “Jesus Never Fails,” as an evangelism opportunity in all sorts of ways. Karen Wilson, a member of…

Although LHF’s work in the traditional Chinese language (used primarily in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao) is constantly expanding, translations in simplified Chinese (used in mainland China) have lagged in recent years mainly due to a lack of qualified translators, editors and layout artists. In 2024, God answered LHF’s prayer…