Restless Hearts

Restless Hearts

“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...
Breaking New Ground

Breaking New Ground

Dr. Mike Rodewald, executive director for Lutheran Bible Translators in Concordia, Missouri, was the keynote speaker during recent ground-breaking ceremonies for a unique building on the campus of Mekane Yesus Seminary (MYS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. MYS is part of...
The Changing Paradigm of Mission

The Changing Paradigm of Mission

“Anything you’re doing now you could be doing overseas in a year or less as a missionary,” Morrie Watkins, the first executive director of Lutheran Bible Translators, was known to say. Initially, such ministry opportunity was broad. Almost every developing country...