Grant Recipient Personal Story

Reaching Across Cultures Through Urban Children

Each year, several hundred new refugees from African Countries are re-settled in Northeast Ohio by the US government. A growing number of them are getting connected to BHITC’s (Building Hope in the City) African ministry, which provides needed literacy instruction (ESL), guidance in assimilation to the area, and weekly worship in the Swahili language. The LWML’s support has helped the ministry purchase educational materials, provide bus tickets to refugees who are without transportation, and provide supplies for worship.

Kagoma Salvator, a refugee who came to Cleveland from Burundi, says the ministry has blessed his wife, Helena, and their family of seven children as they begin their new life in America. It has not been an easy transition for the Kagoma family, who lost five additional children to death through war and violence in Burundi.

"It is good to be here and worship God in this country," says Salvator.

During the recent Christmas season - a season of giving - we were blessed to be able to share the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to so many that are in need of hearing it. We pray that the New Year will offer us more opportunities and resources to continue doing so.

Janis McDaniels
LWML Vice President of Gospel Outreach

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Verse of the Week

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 103:11,12

Who We Are

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is the official women’s auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. For over 65 years, the LWML has focused on affirming each woman’s relationship with Christ, encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions.

President Janice Wendorf's Vision Statement is available on the News Archives page.

33rd Biennial LWML Convention

June 25-28, 2009
Portland Oregon

Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV) I lift my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Isaiah 52:7 (NIV) How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim
salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

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KFUO Radio received a $50,000 LWML mission grant this biennium (2007-2009) for radio Internet streaming that has helped them adapt to new ways of communicating the Gospel around the world.

As a result of the LWML mission grant and the live streaming it provides, you can also hear President Jan each Monday at 8:05 a.m. CDT at www.kfuo.org. Some of President Jan's features are archived on the KFUO Web site.