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 15th, 2008 in AFRICA, Mozambique, The Bios
I am Cathy Meier, the wife of Bill Meier, Lay Missionary to Mozambique. We arrived in Gaia, Portugal at the end of February ‘08 with our three daughters to learn Portuguese. We have been doing intense language classes and the girls are going to Portuguese school. I am originally from Watertown, WI, and graduated from […]
Posted by jlawrenz on April 10th, 2008 in Hong Kong, SOUTHEAST ASIA, The Bios
Since 2005 Dr. John C. Lawrenz has served as president of Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong where he also teaches Old Testament and Christian doctrine. He previously served as professor of Old Testament and Christian Education at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (2000-04), administrator of WELS ministerial education (1997-2000), vice-president for student life and Hebrew professor […]
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 […]
Posted by missions on March 8th, 2008 in SOUTHEAST ASIA, Thailand, The Bios
My role in the WELS Thailand Mission is as a mission assistant. I teach English classes to students who attend the Bible Institute in Chiang Mai, and also live in the guys’ dorm as a resource for the guys there. Some evenings I teach English as an outreach tool for the church. I assist the […]
Posted by hessmann on March 1st, 2008 in Nepal, Pakistan, SOUTHEAST ASIA, The Bios
Harold A. Essmann previously served as missionary to Zambia and part-time worker in Bulgaria. He was a member of the Board for World Missions for 24 years and the Committee for Mission Expansion for 18 years. Pastor Essmann served as contact person with people in Pakistan and Nepal from 2002 to the present and was […]
Posted by klehman on February 7th, 2008 in SOUTHEAST ASIA, Thailand, The Bios
Everyone in the Thailand Mission fills many different roles. As a Kingdom Worker, some of my jobs are to teach English to the Bible Institute students, to help run the handicraft program and weekly craft times, to teach English outreach classes a few days a week, and to be a support to the mission with […]
Posted by dbivens on January 27th, 2008 in Brazil, LATIN AMERICA, The Bios
Missionary David Bivens was assigned as a missionary to Brazil where he and his wife would carry out ministry in the Portuguese language in and around the city of Gravataí located in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Please pray for them as they seek to bring the Gospel message to another country and […]
Posted by gmarquardt on January 27th, 2008 in Brazil, LATIN AMERICA, The Bios
Missionary Guy Marquardt has served on the Brazil field since his assignment from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 1994. The Marquardt family lives in Gravataí, in the southern-most state in Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul. Missionary Marquardt’s current duties include serving as Field Coordinator for the Brazil mission and director of the seminary, and modeling ministry in the […]