| Grants 7, 8 and 9 Paid. | Three Mission Grants Funded. As the 2008-2010 biennium nears the end, we report that Mission Grants 7, 8, and 9 have been fully funded. It is awesome how the Lord uses these mites of our South Wisconsin District to work in so many ways to share the Good News.
Grant #7 – Bibles for Inner City Milwaukee Outreach - $5,000. This grant will enable the members of Mission of Christ Lutheran Church to purchase Bibles and Christian literature to distribute to 1000 children and families in this diverse ethnic population located in the inner city of Milwaukee.
Grant #8 – Cistern for Lutheran Church, Chiquimula, Guatemala - $1,098. This grant will be used to construct a cistern to provide clean fresh water for the church, under construction, and the parsonage. The water supply is not stable, often only available during the night. About 70 children are being served in pre-school and after school programs in this small rural church. Rev. Tiburcio Giron and his wife Carmelina have been ministering to the people of Chiquimula for about 8 years, working with the poorest of the poor, holding services mainly in their rented home. The congregation has been saving for many years to build the church now under construction.
Grant #9 – Trinity/Hope Hot Lunch for Haitian Schools - $5,000. The goal of this grant is to more adequately meet the physical needs of the hungry children in our Hatian Lutheran Schools. It is hoped that they will be healthier, have more energy and be more receptive to the Word of the Lord, by receiving a daily hot lunch in the school setting. By demonstrating this physical, caring concern for these children, it is hoped that this will be one way of witnessing and sharing the love of Christ. We pray that this is a way for the Holy Spirit to work on the hearts of the people to discredit the Voodoo teaching that God is unapproachable and non-responsive to Haitans. In the wake of the recent trauma with earthquakes, this is quite timely.
| | Another Grant Paid | Praise the Lord - Grant #6 has been paid! Shown in the photograph below is Joyce Buehrens, Mission Grants chairman, presenting our check to Dr. Don W. Johnson, the executive director of LAMP. Grant #6 was $20,000 to recruit Alaska native church workers for LAMP-USA.
| | Grant #5 Paid! | SWD Grant #5 has been paid! Pictured below is President Jan Dankwardt presenting the check to Janice Ruge, from the Braille project at Workshop 100 in Sheboygan. Grant #5 is $6,000 to supply God's word by means of 1,714 plus volumes of Braille absolutely free.
| | Grant Folders | A new way to share Mission Grant information! A set of single-fold brochures describing each of the 12 individual SWD mission grants is available in Publications for you to download, print double-sided and share with your church or society. What a wonderful tool to help keep the current grant project in our hearts and minds!
| | 2008 - 2010 Mission Grants |
2008-2010
SWD LWML MISSION GRANTS
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Grant |
Amount |
Status |
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LCMS Joint Seminary Fund SWD Student Aid To financially assist students from SWD who attend Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne. Website |
$20,000 |
First installment of $10,000 Paid! |
| 2 |
Scholarships for Deaf Seminary Students & Deaf Children Outreach. To reach the 95% of the deaf in the SWD who do not believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Website |
$8,000 |
First installment of $4,000 Paid! |
| 3 |
Church Work Student Grant. To assist church worker students at one of the synodical colleges or universities with funds to be used toward tuition and board. Website |
$30,000 |
First installment of $15,000 Paid! |
| 4 |
Food & Clothing Co-op Assistance – Fort Wayne Seminary. To purchase perishable food to keep up the stock in the Food Co-op at the Fort Wayne seminary, to relieve some of the financial burden of preparing to serve as a pastor or deaconess. Website |
$15,000 |
Paid! |
| 5 |
Biblical Braille Production. To supply God’s Word by means of 1,714 plus volumes of Braille absolutely free. Website |
$6,000 |
Paid! |
| 6 |
Recruit Alaska Native Church Workers (LAMP-USA). The Lutheran Assn of Missionaries and Pilots U.S. has expanded its mission focus in Alaska to include recruitment and training of Alaska native men and women for church work. Website |
$20,000 |
Paid! |
| 7 |
Bibles for Inner City Milwaukee Outreach. To purchase Bibles to be distributed by members of Mission of Christ Lutheran Church. |
$5,000 |
Paid! |
| 8 |
Cistern for Lutheran Church, Chiquimula, Guatemala. To construct a cistern to provide clean fresh water for the church, under construction, and the parsonage. Website |
$1,098 |
Paid! |
| 9 |
Trinity/Hope Hot Lunch for Haitian Schools. To more adequately meet the physical needs of the hungry children in our Lutheran schools in Haiti by providing a daily hot lunch in the school setting. Website |
$5,000 |
Paid! |
| 10 |
Scholarships for Unchurched – Lutheran Special School. To provide 3 scholarships for unchurched students at the Lutheran Special School in Milwaukee. Website |
$12,450 |
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| 11 |
Deaconess Intern Training Pilot Program – Sheboygan. To establish a 3-year pilot program with Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, and Synod’s Lutheran World Relief and Human Care to establish the Sheboygan County Chaplaincy Ministry as a training center for women in ministry. Website |
$20,000 |
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| 12 |
Theological Education in Kazakhstan. To expand the curriculum of the People of God Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Kazakhstan, adding more classes to train lay members. Website
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$3,702 |
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Total District Grants (75% of Goal) |
$146,250 |
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National Grants Portion (25% of Goal) |
48,750 |
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Total Mite Goal for 2008-2010 |
$195,000 |
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Click here to download a printable chart that you can post at your church and write PAID across as each grant is paid.
| | 2008-2010 Grant Descriptions | The informative and inspirational script that accompanied the mission grant Power Point presentation at Convention is available for download.
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