Mites News - June 2021
So excited to announce that our Hmong Ministries in Merced and Fresno are the feature article in the just released LWML summer 2021 Quarterly magazine. Supported in part with mites funds from several of our grants, this ministry reaches the Hmong population in California’s Central Valley thorough two unique cultural settings; a language school and the New Years festival.
The BIG Gospel Outreach project of the spring/summer happens at the LWML convention in Lexington, June 23-27, at the Hmong Ministries booth "Unshackling – Breaking the Hmong People’s Bondage". We have been raising funds for Pastor Doua Xiong, his wife Sue and their 4 kids to be able to attend the convention. Funds were raised for a booth, transportation, food, rooms and convention registration. This trip will be the family’s vacation. The entire family will be manning the booth and doing the activities to interact with all attendees. Please pray for Xiong family’s safety, the children’s interaction with LWML ladies, and that the convention will have a lifelong impact for sharing of the gospel and LWML’s work.
The BIG Gospel Outreach project of the spring/summer happens at the LWML convention in Lexington, June 23-27, at the Hmong Ministries booth "Unshackling – Breaking the Hmong People’s Bondage". We have been raising funds for Pastor Doua Xiong, his wife Sue and their 4 kids to be able to attend the convention. Funds were raised for a booth, transportation, food, rooms and convention registration. This trip will be the family’s vacation. The entire family will be manning the booth and doing the activities to interact with all attendees. Please pray for Xiong family’s safety, the children’s interaction with LWML ladies, and that the convention will have a lifelong impact for sharing of the gospel and LWML’s work.
Our mites are now being collected for Grant #9, Leadership Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty - $5000. The American culture is becoming increasingly hostile to Christians and the Christian church. The LCMS, through the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty (LCRL), will monitor and protect First Amendment rights and equip Lutherans and the Lutheran organizations to educate future generations about serving God through vocations in government, law and public policy. America still maintains the wisdom of the first Amendment Religious Liberty as a fundamental reality for a healthy society. Christians need to exercise those rights and responsibilities not only for the sake of the society but also for the sake of the public proclamation of the Gospel itself. The mission of LCRL is to ignite and fuel a Lutheran response to increasing intrusion by the government in the realm of the church, while educating and equipping LCMS members and organizations in support of marriage, life and religious liberty. LCRL fills the gap in educating leaders, congregations and students attending Concordia Universities. Pastor Seltz, former Lutheran Hour speaker, is the Executive Director working in Washington DC. The funds will be used to offset leadership and educational programs.