LHF News

About 10 months ago, Rev. Joseph’s* life changed in a drastic way — perhaps forever —as he was hauled before a local judge in Haiti on vague charges, then ordered to be held without bond. Next he found himself in one of the worst prisons in Haiti, drastically unlike our…

In faraway Karelia, Russia (not far from the border with Finland), a small group of new Lutherans has reclaimed a piece of Lutheran history and started a new church. The group of new believers had been studying LHF’s translation of Luther’s Small Catechism when they learned that a church from…

One of the most widely respected of writers in contemporary Lutheran circles is Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, author not only of a translation of the Book of Concord (with Timothy Wengert), but also such popular reads as The Christian Faith and Speaking the Gospel Today. Kolb’s books are appreciated for…

We give thanks that LHF’s Somali translator, Rev. Mohamed Gurhan, and his family have safely settled in their new home in Europe. Prior to their escape, Rev. Gurhan had established a Lutheran outreach to the people of Somalia, a militantly Muslim country (Somalia and Ethiopia share a border). As LHF…

For over 80 years, believers entered the doors of Bethlehem Lutheran Church to worship, baptize their babies, get married, and be buried in Christ. But in 2022, their congregation had to make a heartbreaking decision, and in April 2023, those doors closed and locked behind them forever as they dissolved…

Chaplain Eddie Mekasha, who immigrated to the United States from Ethiopia 22 years ago, loves books and telling stories. “And my best story is the story of Jesus,” he says with a smile. In 2007, Rev. Mekasha graduated from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and ever since, he has looked…

Imagine all the issues involved in moving a household of ten (pictured above) — and now imagine moving a family that size more than 6,000 miles, across continents, climates and cultures. It would be such a daunting task that many families would say “No thanks.” But the Simojoki family is…

by Mr. Hai Au Dinh, LHF project manager in Vietnam I want to share a touching story which has deeply touched my heart and reaffirmed my faith in the power of spreading God’s love and light in unexpected places. In a region of Vietnam where openly displaying religious materials can…

The people of Burkina Faso – a landlocked West African country roughly the size of Colorado – have not known peace for a very long time. Civil war has wracked their nation for generations, but in recent years, Islamic attacks on Christians have introduced a new level of tension. According…

When LCMS Deaconess Kim Bueltmann received her call to serve in the mission field of Leipzig, Germany, her fluency in the German language made moving there less daunting. But little did she know that she’d be witnessing to far more people than the Germans! In recent years, Germany has become…