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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 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 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 apaltzer on March 19th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

Easter has always been my favorite holiday.  I get this excited feeling and my heart feels ready to burst from the excitement and joy that comes with Easter, knowing that this day Jesus rose- conquering death and the devil, giving us eternal life! 
Easter in Zambia is celebrated both religiously and secularly.  The grocery stores have […]

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Posted by apaltzer on March 13th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

Below is an excerpt from a poem by Missionary Peter Martin about the difficulties of getting to some bush congregations.
On February twenty-four 
We started out in the morn
Simweeleba, Mulonda and me
The gears they were a grindin,
but I was never mindin,
that’s just the way my truck is
Truck’s been with me ‘leven years
people are plum full of fears
that […]

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Posted by apaltzer on February 16th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

Missionaries are also literally breaking new ground as they travel to their congregations this rainy season in Zambia.  They travel very muddy roads that at first glance look impassable, and sometimes they make it through, but sometimes they get stuck. 
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Posted by apaltzer on February 16th, 2008 in AFRICA, Zambia

The Zambian mission field is breaking new ground in several ways.  This blog is one of them and we are eager to share news and stories about the mission and life. 
My name is Amanda Paltzer, and I am working here with my husband Jason in the recently established Lutheran Health and Development Program (www.healthlcca.com).  This […]

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Posted by apaltzer on January 27th, 2008 in AFRICA, The Bios, Zambia

Amanda serves the mission in Zambia in her role as Support Manager and Nutrition Consultant in the new Lutheran Health and Development Program. She was born and raised in the US’s Midwest.  While attending the University of Minnesota, she met her husband, Jason, through True North Campus Ministries.  Amanda has lived in Zambia since 2005 […]

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