LCMS Eurasia

06/18/2026

Speaking Spanish? Here is a chance to practice it! Our alliance missionary Alisson Henn is leading a series on understanding the historic Christian faith as explained in the Augsburg Confession, delivering the pure Gospel in Spanish!

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06/15/2026

What wonderful news from the הכנסייה האוונגלית הלותרנית הישראלית The Israeli Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tel Aviv!
Dr. Martin Luther’s Small Catechism has been published in Hebrew by the church and is now available to Christ’s flock in Israel. This marks the first step in a comprehensive project to provide theological resources to the Jewish people, ranging from the Small Catechism to the Formula of Concord. The Small Catechism, written by Dr. Martin Luther in 1529, was translated into Hebrew from German by Ben Berlinsky-Mizrahi and edited by Rev. Sahar Sadlovsky Gold.
“We are deeply grateful to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and especially to the Office of International Mission Eurasia, for directly supporting our church plant in Israel and financing this translation, enriched with Israeli artistic illustrations,” said Rev. Sahar Sadlovsky. He added, “The best way to love the Jewish people is to give them the pure Word of God, the Gospel, and the LCMS recognizes this.”
This support marks the first time that the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, under the leadership of President Matthew Harrison, has been directly involved in mission work to the Jewish people and in church planting in the Holy Land. The Israeli Evangelical Lutheran Church is also supported by the Mission Province in Sweden (Missionsprovinsen i Sverige), in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese in Finland (Suomen evankelisluterilainen lähetyshiippakunta).

06/14/2026

The prophet Elisha is remembered on June 14th in the Church Year. Elisha was the son of Shaphat and a member of the tribe of Issachar. He was God’s prophet to the Northern Kingdom of Israel from about 849-786 BC. His predecessor, Elijah, trained Elisha until Elijah was taken into heaven before his eyes. Elisha was active in political affairs in the kingdom and performed numerous miracles, including healing the Syrian army commander, Naaman, of leprosy. Elisha’s name means “my God is salvation,” and he confessed this in his life and words, especially in his opposition to Baal worship.

Let us pray: “Lord God, heavenly Father, through the prophet Elisha, You continued the prophetic pattern of teaching Your people the true faith and demonstrating through miracles Your presence in creation to heal it of its brokenness. Grant that Your Church may see in Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, the final end-times prophet whose teaching and miracles continue in Your Church through the healing medicine of the Gospel and the Sacraments; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 430-431.

Image: “Elisha Raising the Shunammite’s Son” by Benjamin West, 1766. Public Domain.

06/13/2026

Lutheran hymnody is so grounding - no matter where you are in the world. Whether in a small church gathering in Brașov, in a Lutheran congregation in Rome, or among pastors at a study intensive in Kenya, the familiar melodies and texts carry a sense of home that transcends language and culture. You may hear a hymn sung in Romanian, German, or Swahili -the confession remains unchanged: Christ for you, Christ with you.
In these moments, the Church is no longer defined by geography but by confession. The voices differ, the languages shift, but the song is the same. And in that shared hymnody, you begin to realize—you are not a visitor here. You are home.

06/12/2026

Today, June 12th, the Church commemorates the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which took place in AD 325. This was the first Council of Nicaea, and it was convened by the Emperor Constantine. It was held in what is now Iznik, Turkey. Constantine presided over the council, which ruled against the A***ns. The A***ns taught the A***n Heresy, that Jesus was not the eternal Son of God, but was created by the Father and given the title Son of God only because of His righteousness. Against this heresy, the council confessed the eternal divinity of Jesus, led especially by Alexander, Bishop of Alexandria, and his deacon, Athanasius. An early version of the Nicene Creed was adopted by this council, and later the entirety of the creed, as we now have it, was adopted by the Council of Constance in AD 381.

Let us pray: “Lord God, heavenly Father, at the first ecumenical Council of Nicaea, Your Church boldly confessed that it believed in one Lord Jesus Christ as being of one substance with the Father. Grant us courage to confess this saving faith with Your Church through all the ages; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.” Amen.

Description adapted from and prayer quoted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” p. 425.

Image: A 16th Century depiction of the Council of Nicaea. Fresco in Capella Sistina, Vatican. Public Domain.

06/11/2026

Our missionaries are passionate about sharing the Gospel.

Tiews is an LCMS missionary to Germany, where he works primarily with Persian refugees.

06/11/2026

St. Barnabas traveled with the Apostle Paul. Prior to his travels, he sold his land in Cyprus and gave the money to the early Christian community in Jerusalem. He was a Levite and a cousin of John Mark. He was sent to Antioch by the Jerusalem Council in order to oversee the Church there. He went to Tarsus and brought Paul back to Antioch to assist him. The church in Antioch then sent Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey. On the second journey, a disagreement over taking John Mark along led Barnabas to head to Cyprus with Mark while Paul went to Syria and Cilicia with Silas. Tradition holds that Barnabas died as a martyr in Cyprus by stoning. Barnabas is only spoken about in Acts 4, 11, 13 and 15, as well as Colossians 4 and 1 Corinthians 9.

Let us pray: “Almighty God, Your faithful servant Barnabas sought not his own renown but gave generously of his life and substance for the encouragement of the apostles and their ministry. Grant that we may follow his example in lives given to charity and the proclamation of the Gospel; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Description adapted from and prayer quoted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer,” 422-3.

Image: “St. Barnabas Curing the Sick” by Paolo Veronese. Public Domain.

06/10/2026

Spreading the Gospel! Planting Lutheran Churches! Showing Mercy!
An important aspect of church planting is to raise up new pastors. At the current Luther Academy Intensive, men from all corners of the world, including Pakistan, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany (including an Iranian), Kazakhstan, Denmark, USA, Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Malawi, are studying to become (better) pastors.