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Tekletsadik Belachew in Ethiopia

In the end, what will be our response when He says: I suffered massacre and ethnic cleansing, but you saw Me not.

InSights Journal Publishes June 2022 Issue

The new issue of our sister publication, the InSights Journal for Global Theological Education, is now available online with the special feature “Voices from Ukraine.” Download individual articles or the entire volume in a PDF format. Articles are also available as posts on the ISJ website, where you will find a link for a newly …

Daniel Dama in Benin

I have founded a Christian NGO, titled Africa Sings, that employs arts and culture to build peace and create bridges across faiths and local cultures.

Christ the Gift and the Giver: Paul’s Portrait of Jesus as the Supreme Royal Benefactor in Romans 5:1-11

Our June book is “Christ the Gift and the Giver: Paul’s Portrait of Jesus as the Supreme Royal Benefactor in Romans 5:1-11” by Enoch Okode (LeaderStudies). This book takes a close look at how Paul uses the Greco-Roman royal benefaction system to portray Jesus Christ as the supreme royal benefactor so that believers might faithfully …

José Thontwa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There is still violence in several areas, and people are facing sorrow. Please pray for our ministry in this context, that Christ shall be with us till the end…

Daniel Baraka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Regarding our country, and especially our province and the eastern part of the DR Congo, insecurity is still growing.

Emmanuel Ndikumana in Burundi

Pray that my life will contribute to reconciliation between Hutus and Tutsis to the glory of our Lord and Savior.

Andry Randrianasolo from Madagascar

The Lutheran Church of Madagascar continues to address all forms of syncretism in its members’ lives through its ministry of asa and fampaherezana and discipleship. However, this work remains difficult in a power/fear and spirit-power encounter cultural context.

Serge-Armand Yao in Côte d’Ivoire

Unfortunately, Christians in general and Protestant Evangelicals in particular have contributed to growing ethnic, sectarian, and nationalistic tensions.

Martín Hartwig Eitzen in Paraguay

When we founded the Instituto Aquila y Priscila almost ten years ago, we didn’t know where God would lead us with this project.

Christopher M. Hays

Like Luke

Over my years of graduate work and missionary service, I have been cobbling together a picture of Luke the Evangelist. It is slow going. The historical data is sparse. Unlike the Apostle Paul, whose personality and biography are easily identifiable on the surface of his epistles, Luke keeps himself mostly off the page. Still, with …

Alexander Belyaev Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Alexander Belyaev (LeaderStudies)! Overcoming tremendous contextual challenges, he successfully defended his dissertation at the end of April. His research encourages the Eastern European Church to have hope in Christ by meditating on His return as depicted in Early Christian apocalyptic traditions.

Zhang Yijing (1871-1931) and the Search for a Chinese Christian Identity

Our May book is Zhang Yijing (1871-1931) and the Search for a Chinese Christian Identity by Jonathan Wang (LeaderStudies). Right now, Chinese Christians struggle with whether Christian identity and national identity can be reconciled as they live under government pressure. This book explores answers to this question through the example of a Chinese Christian patriot …

Gerardo Corpeño in Guatemala

I ask your prayers as we have returned to Guatemala and SETECA on March 5th. Pray for all the details related to our transition, settling in, etc.

Ukrainian Relief Fund: Donor Update

Update on April 26, 2022 from Taras Dyatlik Supported in part by SL’s Ukrainian Relief Fund, 300 Ukrainian volunteers work in 10 centers. They are mostly seminary leaders, faculty, students, and graduates (church ministers). Most of them serve full-time. Their valiant work so far: 9,500 people evacuated from immediate conflict zones 1,420 internally displaced people …