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Brent Juliot Kayla Doering Brent Juliot Kayla Doering

A Matter of Family

Why does the CLB pursue mission endeavors in places unreached with the gospel? It’s a matter of family! Not just the family in Christ many of us have been privileged to know over the years, but the brothers and sisters we don’t know yet. 

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Dan Venberg Kayla Doering Dan Venberg Kayla Doering

Renewed Vision for Mission in Japan

The Church of the Lutheran Brethren, through her international missions department, have always prioritized sending missionaries to serve in unreached places and among unreached peoples. Even considering the discouraging reality of the status of the Church and mission in Japan, it did not seem right that LBIM should shrink back from this mission, but rather should lean into it, and further invest in it.

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Kouki Zeniya Kayla Doering Kouki Zeniya Kayla Doering

Passion: What I learned from you

Since I studied at Lutheran Brethren Seminary, I have never forgotten the love we received. If it weren’t for your love, I might have burned out along the way. But when I thought about your prayers, I was able to stand up again and again. Now, after all this time, I am grateful that, once again, I have the opportunity to work directly with the CLB.

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Dan Venberg Tim Mathiesen Dan Venberg Tim Mathiesen

Caring for Adult Missionary Kids

On the weekend of September 6-8, Lutheran Brethren International Mission (LBIM) hosted a retreat for former missionary kids at Inspiration Point Christian Camp & Retreat Center in Vining, Minnesota. This time away was meant for those who had spent a portion of their childhood as children of missionaries serving with the Church of the Lutheran Brethren.

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Dan Venberg Kayla Doering Dan Venberg Kayla Doering

A Faithful Heritage and Renewed Hope for Our Japan Mission

LBIM is a mission committed to serving in unreached places and among unreached people. As such, we are entering into a new partnership with our Japanese brothers and sisters for a renewed mission focus in Japan. Rather than shrinking back from the challenge, we are choosing to lean into it, for the sake of the gospel going forth in Japan, by God’s grace and for his glory.

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