LHF News

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…

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…

In a small village in Thailand, a little boy opens the bright yellow cover of his brand new book, the first he’s ever owned. A kind woman named Esther had told him it was all about Jesus. Raised as a Buddhist with his parents putting him in training to one…