by Emily Wilson | Jul 13, 2021 | News, Official Blog
“Transition is hard,” says Dr. Chris Pluger. Chris and his wife Janine are finishing their preparations for a new assignment with Lutheran Bible Translators. They sold their house in June but won’t leave for Ethiopia until August. In the meantime, “We’re wandering...
by Emily Wilson | Nov 10, 2020 | News, Official Blog
“The language you speak to your children and the language you speak to your parents should also be the language you speak to God—and it should be the language in which God can speak to you through His Word, the Bible.” Chris and Janine Pluger strongly believed this...
by Calvin Inman | Nov 9, 2020 | Field Notes, News, Official Blog
Find the latest updates from missionaries Janet Borchard, Rev. Tim and Lisa Beckendorf, and Chris and Janine Pluger.
by Emily Wilson | Aug 6, 2014 | Official Blog, Uncategorized
Participants in LBT’s annual workshop – In Depth Investigation of Mission (I.D.I.O.M.) – began arriving this morning at the LBT Service Center in Aurora, Illinois. I.D.I.O.M. is a three-day workshop designed to help mission minded individuals learn more...
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...