HOLDING UP THE PROPHETS' HANDS:
CONFIRMAND SENDS GOSPEL TO NIGERIA Faithful LHF supporter Beata Raedeke writes:
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to a suitable project. We were given two options: Luther’s Small Catechism or the 'Jesus Never Fails' devotion booklet, in the Yala translation for people in Nigeria. "We directed the funds to the 'Jesus Never Fails' translation and notified the folks to whom we sent confirmation announcements that gifts would be sent to LHF to fund this project. We gave them the address of LHF and suggested if they wished to honor Chipper in this way, they could either send the designated gifts directly to LHF or give them to Chipper to send. "When we mailed our grateful thank you notes, we included a copy of the English 'Jesus Never Fails.' Chipper
"Chipper is 14. He is my great-grandson. My late husband and I assumed custody of him when he was two years old. "I was directly involved with Chipper's confirmation instruction [at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Loveland, Colorado] for the past two years. Parents are encouraged by Pastor Nierman to attend the confirmation classes with their students. I attended all of the classes with Chipper. "When we announced also received a considerable amount of cash gifts in Chipper’s upcoming P ING S H addition to the LHF gifts. He opted to send $500 of those S I L I confirmation in early PUB PUBL INGserve Twe ING NS T A gifts to LHF, too! Blessings to LHF as together L A L S S A June, friends and family TRAN N TRAN ON TR N our Savior, the One who 'never fails' M us." ATIO ATIO FORMATI M asked, 'What can we give R O E F E R G RE UTING R ING Editor's Note: Due to the funding that was provided, Chipper?' He already UTIN STRLHF B B I I R R T T I IS I DIS G D G G D Never is printing not only 3,000 copies of the Yala "Jesus N N I I had the most obvious: C C IN U DU TROD TRinODUC IN N I Fails," but also 1,500 copies of the Small Catechism N G I Bibles, hymnal, catechism, IN Chipper Banks HING BLISHING RA the Hausa language for Nigeria. ToPGod thePglory! T U UBLISbe G concordance, jewelry, ON T MATI LATIN DIS crosses, etc. PU "After Chipper prepared his Profession of Faith REF paper, we talked of the value of being able to INT TRA express what we believe, and ways to do that... DIS most importantly regularly 'feeding' our faith, being PUB always mindful of our responsibility to share, and OR to recognize opportunities. ING "Chipper and I have attended and supported PU MA LHF presentations here in Colorado. I have shared DIS the LHF newsletters with Chipper to help educate LIS him regarding world missions. TIO "When I suggested we invite friends and TRI relatives to send a gift to LHF to mark his IN AT L confirmation, he gave a thumbs up! We discussed R O that this could also be a good way of introducing I DS our friends and family to the work of LHF and IN world missions. I contacted (LHF founder) Pastor ING Baptisms among the Yala people of the Lutheran Church of Nigeria Bob Rahn to see whether we might direct the gifts TION ING IB DISTR N C DU I LUTHERAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION G N 51474 Romeo Plank Rd. ■ Macomb, MI 48042 ■ 1-800-554-0723 ■ info@LHFmissions.org ■ www.LHFmissions.org I G IN “The Word at Work” is the official publication of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. Permission is hereby granted to excerpt from this publication for RA not-for-profit purposes. The Lutheran Heritage Foundation is a Recognized Service Organization of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. LHF trans-T lates, publishes, distributes and introduces confessional Lutheran materials throughout the world so that people can be brought to Christ. LHF is not MA subsidized by the LCMS or any other church body. It is entirely supported by individual donations and grants. IN (“Word at Work” staff: Rev. Dr. Matthew Heise, executive editor; Jennifer Bagnall, managing editor and graphic design) D D
