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ELCIC Global Mission
ELCIC Global Mission (GM) is continuing the Mission & Missionary Sponsorship program in its present format. Sponsorship donations and contributions to the world mission general fund provide over 80% of the financial support needed for the three existing ELCIC long-term missionaries as well as Patagonia Mission and Amazon Mission. New ELCIC compensated missionaries in joint placements with ELCA GM will also be included in the ELCIC GM sponsorship program. All donations for ELCIC Mission & Missionary Sponsorship and global mission in general will continue to be made in Canada and receive Canadian charitable donation receipts.
Through the ELCIC GM Mission & Missionary Sponsorship program, participants help provide financial and prayer support for long-term compensated missionaries or local mission pastors and develop closer ties with them. This is an opportunity for members of the ELCIC to join in partnership with a particular missionary or local mission pastor and their work. The Mission & Missionary Sponsorship program is for individuals, groups within congregations, congregations, clusters of congregations, or conferences. All options are open to everyone. There are also recommendations provided which take factors such as a missionary’s personal connections and the companion synod relationships into consideration. Options for Mission & Missionary Sponsorship Lori Endress – ELCIC Long-term Missionary in Thailand
Lori Endress serves in Chiang Mai, Thailand with Payap University, an institution of the Church of Christ in Thailand. Her work at the McGilvary College of Divinity has focused on upgrading English for faculty and for Master of Divinity (MDiv) students, both Thai and International, who go on to strengthen the church in Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan and Korea. Now that English training needs for McGilvary faculty have largely been met, Lori is continuing with the McGilvary MDiv programs and implementing Leadership Development and English Upgrading programs for faculty at Payap’s College of Music and Christian Communication Institute. Recommendations:
Brian Rude – ELCIC Long-term Missionary in El Salvador
When Rev Brian Rude’s missionary service began in 1988, he worked with an orphanage of the Salvadoran Lutheran Synod. In 1994, his focus shifted to HIV/AIDS ministry. He has helped to develop Quetzalcoatl, a foundation that promotes human well-being, self esteem and HIV/AIDS prevention among prison inmates and now also has programs for at-risk youth in marginalized neighbourhoods in the capital city of San Salvador. Brian provides liaison for Canadians with the people of El Salvador and raises awareness of human rights and globalization issues. Recommendations:
Fran Schmidt – ELCIC Long-term Missionary in Peru
Rev Fran Schmidt is the new ELCIC long-term missionary in Peru. Fran travelled first to Bolivia in late August 2008 for three months of full-time Spanish language training at the Maryknoll Language Institute in Cochabamba. In December 2008, Fran settled in Lima, Peru where she is serving with the Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Church (ILEP). The ILEP President at the time, Pastor Pedro Bullon, presided at Fran’s installation service on January 11, 2009. Fran is providing training in Lutheran liturgy and church music for ILEP in addition to serving part-time as pastor an ILEP congregation in Lima. Recommendations:
Amazon Mission Sponsorship
ELCIC GM agreed to a proposal from the Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Church (ILEP) to support an ILEP pastor to carry on the work in the Iquitos area of Peru that retired ELCIC Missionary Katharine Bergbusch did there for three years from 2004 to 2006. ELCIC GM sends the funds raised through Amazon Mission Sponsorship in the ELCIC to Peru to support the ILEP pastor who serves the congregation in Iquitos and the faith community in El Triunfo, about 50 kilometres outside Iquitos. Rev Irene Ponce was the Amazon Mission pastor in 2007. Yolie Zavaleta accompanied Pastor Irene as an intern in 2007 and was ordained on July 5, 2008. Pastor Yolie has stayed on as the ILEP pastor in Iquitos. Recommendations:
Patagonia Mission Sponsorship
Since 2002 the ELCIC has shared a joint mission with the United Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELU) in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina where for many years ELCIC missionaries had served, first the Niebergalls and then the Kiels. ELCIC GM sends the funds raised through Patagonia Mission Sponsorship in the ELCIC to Argentina to support two IELU mission pastors, Sergio Utz and Gustavo Gomez. Pastor Sergio and Pastor Gustavo look after the congregations and mission points in Esquel, Cushamen, Comodoro Rivadavia and Beriloche.
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