Mission. What is our mission statement by the way?
Our mission is to reach out and gather people into the family of God, equipping them to be disciples of Jesus Christ in our community, nation, and world.
Interesting Mission Stewardship Facts:
Thanksgiving will give over $250,000 dollars outside the walls of the church to our partner ministries this year alone.
$150,000 to the Lutheran World Hunger Appeal, Lutheran Refugee Services, Lutheran Social Services, and various other Lutheran mission partners.
- $6,000 to Good News Jail and Prison Ministry
- $3,000 to Afresh Anointing.
- $3,000 to Desert Ministries
- $5,000 to Wycliffe Bible Translators
- $12,000 to Dominican Republic Ministries
- $5,000 to Sudanese Ministries
- $3,000 to A Woman's Touch Ministries
Mission Partner Updates:
World
Shalom Ministries. Pastor Vijay joined us for worship the weekend of October 24th and 25th. He shared how 58 children are being supported on a monthly basis by the generosity of the people of TLC (see pictures of children at Thanksgiving home.) Over 100 Bible students have been trained in the past year at Thanksgiving seminary in Rajahmundry, India. In addition, over 1,000 elderly are given subsistence food on a daily basis. God is good and what a privilege to serve those in need (Matthew 25: 31-46.) Shalom Ministries needs approximately $20,000 dollars more to completely pay off all three orphanages. Then all of the money donated can go to feeding and educating these precious children.
Wycliffe Bible Translators: Ron and Michelle Olson will be here in November from Papua New Guinea. They have been translating the Bible into Aragabi and have a finished copy. They were last at T!LC almost 15 years ago.
