Sisters and brothers, there are days when my heart is full... days when the ministry we do together by the grace of God fills me up to overflowing. This past Sunday was one…
Read More
Mosaic is a social ministry organization affiliated with the ELCA that advocates for people with intellectual disabilities. Your gift for the PROMOTE Health program at the Gifts of Hope market on December 1 and 2 assures children…
Read More
It is time to pre-order Fair Trade Advent calendars featuring Divine chocolate! As you open a window of your calendar each day during Advent, you will find a milk chocolate heart, along with an…
Read More
In 2018, our quilts went to Lebanon and our school kits were shipped to Lebanon and Senegal. Our gifts are just a few of the many ways Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is providing…
Read More
At the Fair Trade sales table this Sunday from 9:15-10:45 am, consider purchasing some olive oil to drizzle on or cook up all your summer vegetables. Since last fall, we have been stocking olive…
Read More
The school supplies are out and sales have started. The problem is teachers count on children having the needed supplies and, in some countries, you can’t even go to school unless you have…
Read More
This year's Gifts of Hope market has a special emphasis on Africa, specifically in Tanzania, where the Nebraska Synod ELCA works with a sister congregation. In February and March of 2017, First Lutheran…
Read More
The Gifts of Hope Market display from Lincoln Lutheran Family Services Refugee Support will feature shoulder bags and other wearable art created on back strap looms by members of Lincoln's Karen community. Traditional…
Read More
Nursing is a great professional career for both men and women and is a vocation that epitomizes the Christian virtue of caring. In all of Africa, there is a severe shortage of health…
Read More
For the very poor of Tanzania, poverty leads to bad health and bad health leads to poverty...a vicious downward spiral. This is particularly true of those with HIV-AIDS. Some of the poorest people…
Read More
