Lutherans Engage – Winter 2018

Winter 2018

Cover image: Night falls at Castillo Fuerte in San Juan de Lurigancho in Lima, Peru. Castillo Fuerte, a mission of the LCMS, provides a refuge for children in three different districts of Lima.

Together, you and your fellow Lutherans are restoring, filling, building, bringing healing and sharing the Good News of God in Christ for the world. The stories in this issue of Lutherans Engage the World will take you on a journey to where God is working through you and your gifts to make a difference — in inner-city Boston, in the Texas disaster zone, in Latin America and beyond. God is blessing these efforts, and He is changing lives now and for eternity. In Christ, Pamela J. Nielsen Associate Executive Director, LCMS Communications

Feature Stories

Making Empty Lives Full A new seminary in the Dominican Republic is preparing men to spread the Gospel, plant Lutheran churches and show mercy throughout the region.

Restoring and Rebuilding Texas The work continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

A Mighty Fortress of Mercy The LCMS is showing God’s love to children in Lima, Peru.

Shaped by Service Lutheran Young Adult Corps participants are living and serving in Boston this year.

Also in This Issue

Q&A with District Disaster-Response Coordinator John Elliott

Mercy Moment: Body and Soul Healing in Rural Togo

Witness Moment: A ‘Truly Lutheran’ Approach

Director’s Letter: Genuine Mercy