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• January 18, 2010 - 2010 LWML PRAYER SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE
• December 14, 2009 - LWML GRANT GIVEN TO "THE CARPENTER"S HANDS"
• December 7, 2009 - LWML GIVEN "PARTNERS" AWARD

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January 18, 2010

2010 LWML PRAYER SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE

“Beautiful Feet” is the theme of the 2010 LWML Prayer Service authored by Reverend Philip Esala. The theme is based on one of the 2009 Portland LWML Convention verses — 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!” Isaiah 52:7

The 2010 LWML Prayer Service is available as a free download from the LWML Website at www.lwml.org

The Prayer Service was created to reinforce the objectives from the LWML 2009 Portland Convention:

• Worship God the Maker of all things,
• Trust in the Lord who daily meets your needs,
• Declare God’s peace and provision through tangible acts of mercy and grace, and
• Share the Good News of Jesus in everyday situations.

Divided into four parts, the Prayer Service includes readings, prayer time, recommended songs, and suggestions for advanced preparations that will enhance the worship of those attending the service.

The Reverend Philip Esala authored this service to provide encouragement to spend time in prayer, look for opportunities to share the good news of Jesus with people in local communities in everyday situations, and to proclaim the peace only Christ provides as He brings us salvation through Him..

Reverend Esala serves as Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kettering, Ohio. He attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, while working as attorney for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Foundation and as Assistant States Attorney in Illinois. Pastor Phil and his wife Deb are blessed to be the parents of four children.

Other archived Prayer Services are also available at www.lwml.org

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.

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December 14, 2009

LWML GRANT GIVEN TO "THE CARPENTER"S HANDS"

Youth Director Carl Schleede, Grace Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, is privileged to work with teens who want to make life better for those in their community. These youth, under the direction of able adult volunteers, make necessary household repairs inside and outside the homes of elderly people who no longer can physically do the work themselves or for those who are financially unable to do it. The youth and their mentors are named “The Carpenter’s Hands.”

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) voted at the Portland LWML Convention in June 2009 to grant $26,000 to provide a used van that is outfitted with tools that are needed for the work of “The Carpenter’s Hands.” On November 22, 2009, the van became a reality when LWML President Janice Wendorf presented a check to Carl Schleede, adult coordinator for the program and Rev. Kevin Loughran, pastor at Grace and LWML zone counselor for the St. Petersburg LWML Zone.

After the grant check presentation, Director Schleede shared a letter from one of the recipients: “My dad died. Then I was involved in a major accident … suffered six broken ribs, a broken sternum, shattered the right knee, tore the left shoulder, had several herniated discs and suffered a severe head injury. It took five months to learn to walk and nine months to make my mouth say what my mind was thinking. I had short-term memory loss. I could not work and my husband was working two jobs to make ends meet. My faith became weak and I wondered about my God.”

The recipient concludes: “Then you, Carl, knocked at our door. Through your act of service and the team that you have brought in to help my family, our hope is being restored, a new foundation is being built, the coldness of my heart is melting away, and again I am finding the way … in the small and large things the group is doing for me, my husband and three children … I am slowly seeing that God is real … God does hear me and is concerned for me … Thank you from the very depths of my heart, a place that I haven’t visited in a long time!”

President Wendorf quoted James 1:22, But be doers of the Word and not hearers only. She commended the group for their work in going to those in need in the St. Petersburg area. She shares: “It was great to be able to share with the congregation that many in LWML would be praying for this grant and the impact that it has on the community.” Marilyn H. Treanor, President of the Florida-Georgia District LWML, also attended the presentation service and reception following.

Donations for the 2009-2011 Mite Goal may be made securely on the LWML Web site at www.lwml.org Select “Giving” on the left hand menu, then click on “Donate Online” and follow the directions for making a donation.

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.

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December 7, 2009

LWML GIVEN "PARTNERS" AWARD


The Lutheran Women‘s Missionary League (LWML) was presented the “Ablaze! Partners‘ Award” by LCMS World Mission on November 18, 2009, at their annual Mission Partners Banquet. The award is annually given to a national or international partner of LCMS World Mission that demonstrates a heart for reaching the lost with the Gospel by pursuing in an exemplary way the goals of Ablaze! in its daily ministry activities. LWML President Janice Wendorf accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

In his presentation of the award, Scott Snow, National Director of Outreach for LCMS World Mission, said the following: “This year‘s [2009] Ablaze! Partners‘ Award is given to a partner organization whose members throughout the years have worked and saved and set aside a ‘little here and a little there,’ contributing mightily and generously so that millions and millions of dollars could support the work of Gospel outreach in their own communities and neighborhoods, in this country and in countries all across the globe. Not only have these women of faith given financially – but they have given themselves individually to plant ‘mustard seeds’ of faith through their everyday witness in their everyday lives. The Lutheran Women‘s Missionary League is an organization whose very name is synonymous with Gospel outreach!”

LWML President Wendorf shares: “What an honor it was for me to represent LWML and to receive this prestigious award on behalf of all Lutheran Women in Mission who have been part of LWML over the years! This award is a powerful witness to the impact of the LWML throughout the church. It was a special privilege and joy to be joined in accepting this award by former LWML presidents Betty Duda, Gloria Edwards, Virginia Von Seggern and Linda Reiser. To God alone be the glory and praise!”

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.

Click here for a printable version of this News Release (PDF, 78KB)

For more information about News Releases, contact:
Edie Norris, LWML Public Relations Director, at pr@lwml.org