Missionaries

Holy Trinity is linked to Hungary, where GEO missionary Melissa Karges serves. GEO missionaries serve for one- to two-year terms in locations around the world. She writes: “Before Christmas, I decided to take advantage of the season and start Advent devotions in my classes. Our first devotion was about promises. We talked about the first promise that God made in the Bible — to send a Savior. Why would God do such a thing? In Hungary, the majority of people believe in God — this idea makes sense to them — however, they see no need for Jesus. Discussing this promise was quite interesting because I got to watch some of them wrestle with the idea of why Jesus is important.

“Many students asked a lot of very good questions. I did my best to give answers, but I was more excited about the opportunities it created to talk to some students outside the classroom!”

	Click HERE to read Good news from Vicar Shauen and Krista Trump in Uganda. “The Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda (LCMU) is about 15 years old and they’ve never before had as many pastors as they have right now. As we were preparing to go to Uganda for the first time, the church had only one ordained pastor. By the time we arrived in Uganda a year and a half ago, the church was served by two ordained pastors and...
	Click HERE to read Good news from DCE David and Radka Fiala in Slovakia. “A few of us who lead the mothers’ group at our church decided to make care packages for moms who come to our group (about 10) and for the moms we wanted to invite to come because they’re inactive or have not been to church since they baptized their little ones. This means that currently, there are four of us who are out and about, visiting ...
	Click HERE to read Good news from LCMS missionaries in the Dominican Republic. “We are celebrating the first steps towards a new church in Las Americas. Last Sunday was a landmark day for the mission in Las Americas as we celebrated the dedication of the recently purchased property for the building of a future church! At 5:23 p.m., the first few start to gather under the tent. In the distance, ...
	Click HERE to read Good news from GEO missionary Carol Becker in Japan. “During the last few weeks of my teaching at Lutheran Language Institute (LLI), I asked many students, ‘What did you learn about God or the Bible during your time here?’ I will tell you about two responses, both from my Tuesday evening class, the rest you can find on my blog. The high school girl ...
	Click HERE to read Good news from GEO missionary Sarah Cusson in Hungary. “This month, I was blessed to be able to witness the Baptisms of five of my friends who have come to know the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! Included in these five are two girls who are students at one of the universities in my city. They came to an English-speaking Bible study that I attend, and there they heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. ...