Road to Emmaus, written and produced by an LCMS filmmaker, is back by popular request this year, at the greatly reduced price of $150 for a case of 100 DVDs (that’s just $1.50 each). This acclaimed Easter film offers a dynamic new opportunity to reach people with the story of Jesus, especially during the season of Lent and Easter.

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"Sharing Christ with All Cultures" is the theme for the multi-cultural LWML Heart to Heart Sisters event to be held at Oklahoma Ave. Lutheran Church in Milwaukee on Saturday, April 14 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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We invite you to be with us on March 15 for another special SWD mission celebration and fund raising event, this time at The Cannery Grill, 315 E. Linnerud Dr., Sun Prairie, WI 53590. As you enjoy the evening of fellowship in this historic location, you will also be sampling some of the Cannery’s entrées and learning about pairing food with various wines and beers. But the best part is that you will be supporting our District missions!

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Becky King (left) studies with Deloris Erlandson, member of Our Savior Deaf, Madison.

Becky King is deaf. It is difficult for people who can hear to really understand what it is like to be completely deaf. Even reading is a challenge. English is a language of words; sign language is a language of pictures. For Becky, a Christian, it is difficult to read and understand the concepts of the Bible and theological words like “justification”, “righteousness” or “sanctification.” They are meaningful words, but are terrible to sign! But that was not the only challenge in Becky’s life.

Feb. 25, 2012
Divine Redeemer, Hartland

The “Passionate Leaders" conference is for pastors, principals, teachers and leaders of our congregations and schools. The day will provide learning and interaction with Synod representatives, District staff, and other mission leaders. You will gain many resources throughout the conference to "Multiply, Magnify, and Maximize" your ministries! 

Cost is $25 per person or $75 per "church." Fee includes presenters, materials and lunch.

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On Dec. 11, 2011, a bilingual worship service was held at Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church (OALC) in Milwaukee. It was a multi-congregational worship service organized by OALC and Primera Iglesia of Racine, also known as Santa Cruz Lutheran Church (SCLC). The service was designed to celebrate the true unity of two different languages and cultures as made possible only by the common miracle of salvation as it arrived in the Christ child so long ago.

November 6, 2011, was a red-letter day not only for Vicar Dennis Harmon and Emmaus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, but also for the South Wisconsin District. On that day Harmon was ordained under the conditions of the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and installed as Emmaus’ pastor. This was the first such ordination/installation in our District since the SMP program was begun.

Rev. Kasongo Gui Kabeo returned home on Nov. 16 from a missionary trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Everything will be fine,” he assured us over and over again before he left a month earlier. “It is God’s will that I go!” But this was no easy trip to make for a man who had left his Congolese homeland for political safety about ten years ago. Those who helped him plan his trip worried for his protection while there, and prayed for an uneventful and a safe return to his home in the U.S. Of course Pastor Gui was right, and God was with him all the way!

You can click here to see a slide presentation of Pastor Gui's mission trip to the DRC!

Brian and Jeanette Keller stand with SWD Pres. John Wille outside the newly dedicated church at Las Americas in the Dominican Republic.

The first Lutheran sanctuary in Las Americas, just east of the capital city, Santo Domingo, was dedicated on October 9, 2011. The service began outside of the church on the back piece of the property where the congregation had previously held their services under a little tarp tent for the past two years. “Give thanks with us to God the Father, in Jesus’ Name,” says Pastor Ted Krey, “that His holy ministry goes forth, and that our Lord is with us in this place!”

Ramona	Ramona	Junior
Stefani	Moises	Randy

What beautiful faces! These are the children living in our Dominican Republic group home! All of these developmentally challenged kids have grown and changed so much since they came to live in the group home early this year. Living as family with Christian caregivers, actively participating in a community, and becoming part of the Body of Christ has been life changing for these 6 children. We would love to give you the opportunity to get to know them better and to help them continue to grow and prosper in their new life.

In an episode of the well-known TV show Seinfeld, the three friends spontaneously decide one day that they want to be volunteers. One of the volunteers went to visit an elderly lady with a goiter; the other two friends went to visit a couple of elderly gentlemen. None of them gave a great deal of thought or planning as to what their responsibilities would be a volunteers. What would be the needs of those they would be visiting, and would they be able to provide the services? It is much the same situation with people wanting to respond to a disaster.