Missionaries / Michael and Naomi Ersland

Serving Tanzania

Michael and Naomi Ersland

Meet the Missionary

Michael and Naomi Ersland are following God’s call to serve in Tanzania. After a period of language and culture learning, Michael will provide training and mentoring for multiple translation teams. Naomi’s management of the family, children’s education, and daily life will extend beyond the house as she builds relationships and walks alongside neighbors.

Both Michael and Naomi appreciate learning from the local church as God’s Word is used to celebrate life’s joys and mourn life’s sorrows. The Word becomes alive and active from new perspectives as language, culture, and faith interweave into a local fabric.

They previously served in Ghana with the Komba Old Testament translation project for almost a decade.

From the Field

  • Prayer Letter

    October 2025

  • Prayer Letter

    July 2025

  • Prayer Letter

    Jan 2025

  • Prayer Letter

    Sept 2024

  • Podcast

    Christmas with Lutheran Bible Translators

Special Relocation Funding Project

As Michael and Naomi move to Tanzania, they will need to purchase a vehicle and set up their new house. 

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