Gena and I left this morning for a solid 5-week trip through the Southwest, Northwest and Midwest of the US for our Home Service. The flight from Phoenix to Santa Ana will set us up for a nearly 2-week road trip from Irvine to Santa Barbara, before we take our next flight from Santa Barbara… Continue reading Hitting the Trail
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First Home Service Visit – Grace Lutheran ~ Henderson, NV
This past weekend I launched Home Service activities officially with a solo visit to the folks at Grace Lutheran in Henderson, NV. While we aren’t able to visit every congregation we’d like to on every Home Service, Grace has been a regular spot for me to visit and this time they were as welcoming and… Continue reading First Home Service Visit – Grace Lutheran ~ Henderson, NV
Building Relationships
As my role has evolved over the last four years in Asia from a roaming theological educator to a manager, I’ve grown in my appreciation for what it takes to be the Church overseas. It seems like a simple thing, right? Pack up, move to a new country and start sharing the Gospel. Sure, culture… Continue reading Building Relationships
Foro Day 2
For the second day of this Foro we took to the roads. Literally. The LCP provided us with a van to carry our group members northwards five hours to the city of Baguio, where the Lutheran Theological Seminary (LCP) sits enshrined in pine trees and general loveliness. The company was pretty good on the drive.… Continue reading Foro Day 2
Foro Day 1
Foros are supposed to bring partner organizations together with LCMS OIM and partner church leadership to hear about the goals and strategies of the partner church, and then to determine how partner organizations might be able to bring resources to bear to assist in achieving those goals. The partner church drives everything. However for this… Continue reading Foro Day 1
Evolving Relationships
As my role has evolved from roving theological educator to Area Facilitator and managing key relationships both internally within our deployed staff in Asia as well as with partner church bodies and potential partner church bodies in about ten countries, inauguration of Foros as a new way of integrating relationships between LCMS partner organizations and… Continue reading Evolving Relationships
Abroad, But Still American
So of course we joined in the annual American tradition – watching the Superbowl! We’ve done this almost every year with friends of ours in Medan. We have to get up early – kickoff is at 6:30am Monday morning, Medan time. Our snacks this year included a ceviche with chips, breakfast pizzas, and literal pounds… Continue reading Abroad, But Still American
Legendary Ladies
The Asia Region held a Women’s Retreat in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It’s the first one in quite some time, and participation and anticipation were running high. All the women in the Asia team, whether Called workers or spouses, were invited and the response was very good. The theme was centered around managing changes through life,… Continue reading Legendary Ladies
Sunday in Seoul
Our last day in Seoul. Worship in the morning, and then for me, the long stretch from lunch to midnight and my red-eye flight back to Kuala Lumpur. Worship at International Lutheran Church was a great experience. The community is warm and welcoming. I was asked to preach and lead the Bible study before worship,… Continue reading Sunday in Seoul
Planning – Day 2
A second day of planning. The main difference being that overnight it snowed! Not a lot of snow, and most of it melted away by mid-morning, but it was still beautiful and impressive. Our meeting concluded well. After thorough discussion on every area of the region, the next step will be to assemble a budget… Continue reading Planning – Day 2
The Nelson Family Indonesia 