by Emily Wilson | Sep 28, 2015 | Missionary Stories, Official Blog, Uncategorized
Missionary Alvina Federwitz (known locally as Ma Wata) was preparing to return to the U.S. after serving 42 years in Liberia and other parts of West Africa. In the midst of packing she received a phone call. Dr. McClain, protocol officer for Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,...
by Emily Wilson | Aug 5, 2015 | Missionary Stories
Lutheran Bible Translators’ Missionaries Honored by US Kisi Community When civil war raged in Liberia from 1989-2003, its peoples searched for sanctuary. Some came to the United States. They gradually integrated into U.S. society but they also kept speaking their...
by Emily Wilson | Sep 17, 2014 | Acts, Literacy, Missionary Stories, Official Blog
It was an inspiring day at the LBT Service Center in Aurora, Illinois, as Rev. Tim and Lisa Beckendorf shared with the staff about how the Khwe people of Botswana are encountering God through his Word. Of more than 29 languages in Botswana, Tim says, citing...
by Emily Wilson | Jul 24, 2014 | Ebola Stories, Missionary Stories, News, Official Blog
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him… The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (from Psalm 34) The Ebola outbreak that began in Guinea’s remote southeast in February continues...
by Emily Wilson | Jul 10, 2014 | Language Development, Literacy, Missionary Stories, Official Blog
My Cameroonian friend Kuku is old enough to be my father. He enjoys telling stories and is always ready to chat. He doesn’t (yet) read Nizaa. I’d love to convince Kuku to learn to read Nizaa so he can understand Scripture, because I firmly believe in the power...
by Calvin Inman | Apr 11, 2012 | Missionary Stories
LBT recently interviewed missionary kid (MK) Sean Pluger. Sean spent the first 9 years of his life here in the U.S. He went to school and lived the same way most North American families do. He moved to Zambia in August of 2011. Sean now lives in the village of...
