Jen Bagnall
Few 90-year-olds still clock in at the office every day, never mind take trans-national and even international trips to connect with mission supporters and church leaders. But God has blessed Rev. Robert Rahn, LHF founder, with the energy and health to continue vigorous service. Reflecting on his 9 decades of…
On July 6, 2025, Typhoon Dulas hit the eastern coast of Taiwan with 75 mph winds, dumping 18 inches of rain that triggered landslides, washed out bridges and ruined fields. The massive storm also caused significant damage at Concordia Middle School, a Christian private school founded by LCMS missionaries in…
Your Giving Tree can point the way to Jesus Every day, LHF receives far more requests for the books of our Lutheran faith, translated into the languages of the people, than we can answer. This Christmas season, there are a variety of projects still awaiting funding to print. Pass Along…
“Like rain after a long drought,” parents and pastors in the Philippines now have a Lutheran Bible book to teach their young ones who Jesus is. The release of A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories in the Tagalog language coincides with the opening of LHF’s newest international office in Manila.…
How does culture shape the way a missionary shares the Gospel — or how a translator translates? It’s an intriguing question arising in Kazakhstan, a primarily Muslim nation in Central Asia that borders Russia and China. The ethnic Kazakhs (as opposed to the Russians who have settled in the country)…
Can a church sign make a difference? Maybe not in all contexts, but in the center of French-speaking Montreal, Quebec, Ascension Lutheran Church’s sign has proven to be one of the most effective methods of making a Christian connection. “Our community [in Montreal] has always been a heavy immigrant-cycling neighborhood,”…
At a residence in one of mainland China’s huge cities, a package arrives. The resident happily receives his long-awaited package, a box containing Luther’s Small Catechism and other Lutheran books in his Chinese language. Finally, he can learn more about Jesus Christ!Four weeks later…A knock comes at that same door.…
Jesus’ Comfort in Calamity When Hurricane Helene unleashed her fury on the Carolinas’ Appalachian Mountains, many Americans saw for the first time how hurricanes can wipe out entire communities. Two years ago, a tragically similar scene played out in Malawi, a landlocked African country south of Kenya and Tanzania. In…
“From heav’n above to earth I comeTo bear good news to ev’ry homeGlad tidings of great joy I bringWhereof I now will say and sing…” As the clear tenor voice rang through the small room and out through the open windows into the warm December air, Pornprom Nathalang took the…
Help LHF spread the Good News of the Savior’s birth to the world! It is only by the Holy Spirit working through your gifts that the LHF mission can continue to translate and publish the good books of our Lutheran faith for churches around the world. This Christmas season, prayerfully…