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Posted by rwendland on May 28th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi

This past week we had thousands of flying visitors in our front yard. There were so many that it concerned me. I whispered to the kids to go into the house quickly & quietly. The kids and I had been outside setting out plates and bowls for a picnic lunch when we heard a loud […]

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Posted by rwendland on May 15th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi

In the States the month of May means spring time, rain, flowers and graduations. Soon the caps & gowns will commence and summer vacation is around the corner. While many get their diplomas in America, here in Malawi, Africa we are donning our stocking caps and unpacking the down.
Our rainy season has passed and the […]

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Posted by mjohnston on May 10th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi

Beautiful Saviour, Blantyre, Malawi, has a rare privilege.  We have brothers and sisters in the faith from various African countries.  Our English worship is the common language that brings us together.  In this multi-language African city we feel the curse of Babel.  So often there is confusion of tongues, and from that comes misunderstanding and […]

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Posted by apaltzer on April 22nd, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, Zambia

Some of you may wonder what I do for fun.  Living in the ever-growing and happening city of Lusaka has its advantages over other places in Zambia.  In the past 10 years or so, there has been a lot of money put into buildings, namely office complexes and shopping centers in Lusaka.  This is mostly […]

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Posted by rwendland on April 20th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, The Bios

My family and I are located in Blantyre, Malawi, Africa. We have been serving here for about 5 years. My husband, Rob, is a bush missionary in southern Malawi, spreading God’s Word to over 13 congregations and to thousands of Malawians each month.

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Posted by missions on April 10th, 2008 in AFRICA, Cameroon, Central Africa Medical M, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, The general, Zambia

WELS largest mission field is Africa, where it is working in partnership with five independent national synods that are currently ministering to about 64,000 souls with God’s Word.
In Zambia, in the south-central region of the continent, WELS missionaries have been operating since the early 1950s. 7 expatriate missionaries and 19 national pastors serve 32 established […]

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Posted by mjohnston on April 5th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, The Bios

In 1975 Mark Johnston married Jane Gurgel and through the years they were blessed with five children.  His pastoral work took him to Bowdle, South Dakota – Deltona, FL – Waunakee, WI –and Spooner, WI, before accepting the call as missionary to Malawi, Africa. 
He has been serving Beautiful Saviour of the Lutheran Church of Central […]

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Posted by missions on April 4th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi, Zambia

The African missionary families of the Zambia and Malawi fields were privileged to attend a joint Easter retreat this year at Livingstonia near Salima, Malawi. A camp fire devotion kick started the retreat with 53 in attendance near the shores of Lake Malawi.
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Posted by missions on March 20th, 2008 in AFRICA, Malawi

Here is the picture, children with no shoes, ill fitting, thread bare clothes, eyes wide open, singing praise anthems and waving palm branches.  Is this Jerusalem AD 33?   No, this is Blantyre, Malawi, March 7, 2008.  On Friday afternoons in Blantyre to Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church children walk, some many kilometers, frequently soaked by rains, […]

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