Vicar Benjamin Vanderhyde is serving in Sri Lanka and working with LCMS to support the Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church. In addition to the normal work of preaching and teaching, Vicar Vanderhyde also teaches Sri Lanka Lutherans from the CELC how to sing God's Word. On the podcast today, he tells the story of what this looks like and how it's happening in Sri Lanka.

You can support the work of the Vanderhydes. You can also learn more about his work in Sri Lanka by emailing him directly or joining his Facebook group.

Sign up for the LCMS International Mission Newsletter here.

Finally, if you have any questions, please send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.

Special Guest: Benjamin Vanderhyde.

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has worked in Indonesia for a number of years. Over the last decade or so, our work has focused primarily on supporting the Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI).

Special Guest: The Rev. Matthew Wood.

The Rev. J.P. Cima, a missionary and theological educator for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Cambodia, joined the podcast again to talk about teaching the book of Hosea to students in Cambodia.

Special Guest: The Rev. J.P. Cima.

English instruction and Christian education have been key components in the work of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Asia for some time. Today, Joanna Johnson discusses the opportunities she had to share her faith as an English teacher at Concordia Middle School.

Concordia Middle School is always looking for teachers. As Joanna encouraged at the end of the podcast, if you're interested in teaching here, please consider the opportunity. It comes with hard times, but the opportunities to share the Gospel are numerous, as she discussed.

If you want to learn more about what Joanna is doing, send her an email. You can also follow her on Facebook. Please note that, as discussed in the podcast, the title might be changing soon.

If you want to support Joanna and the work she is doing, visit the LCMS website for more information and a giving link.

Signup for the LCMS International Mission Newsletter Email here.

Send me, your host, an email and let me know if you have any questions. I'm especially encouraging former missionaries to send in questions about your field of service. I'll compile the questions, do some research, and answer these all on one large podcast. I look forward to hearing from you.

Special Guest: Joanna Johnson.

In the last year, the Japanese emperor abdicated from his throne and passed along the title to his son, now Emperor Naruhito. On the podcast today, Dr. Jastram joins us again. He talks about the importance of this transition of power for the Japanese people. He also discusses the relationship of the emperor to his people, both politically and religiously. He also shares some of the history of the Shinto religion.

To learn more about Dr. Jastram and his work, please sign up for his newsletter. You can also support his work directly.

You can also email me directly. I look forward to your questions and requests for more information.

As mentioned in the episode, take a moment and sign up for the LCMS International Mission Newsletter. It's a great way to stay up to date with Lutheranism around the world.

Image Credits:

The image, © 内閣官房内閣広報室, can be found here.

Special Guest: The Rev. Dr. Daniel Jastram.

The recent news cycles have been full of news from Hong Kong. David Bush joins the podcast today to talk about life in Hong Kong and his work with the deaf community there. He serves at Lutheran School for the Deaf in Hong Kong and helps another missionary, Michael Wu, in Macau.

David works primarily with the deaf community in both Hong Kong and Macau. On the podcast today, he talks about how American Sign Language shares the Gospel, particularly in the church's liturgy. He also finds this liturgy particularly helpful in sharing the Gospel with the deaf.

You can support David and Barbara Bush directly. You can also sign up for his email newsletter if you email him directly. Finally, you can find them on Facebook as well.

As mentioned in the episode, take a moment and sign up for the LCMS International Mission Newsletter. It's a great way to stay up to date with Lutheranism around the world.

If you have any questions for me, please send an email. I look forward to answering your questions and reading your comments.

Special Guest: David Bush.

Today we come to you from the field in India at Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, India. We joined the seminary community in order to celebrate a number of renovations made to the campus as a result of damage caused by the Ockhi cyclone November 2017. The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod (LCMS) Disaster Response team stepped in to help with the restoration of the campus.

The Rev. Dr. Sam Thompson, a professor at the seminary as well as project manager for the recovery efforts, joined the podcast to talk about the work that has been done and the opportunities for the seminary as a result of the work.

To learn more about the work and the work of LCMS Disaster Response in India, visit the CTSN website. A short summary of the trip in March 2018 is also available here. Thompson also wrote about the work in Phase II. Concordia Historical Institute has also been helping the seminary restore its archives as well. I also shared a longer update on the Askins in Asia website as well.

Finally, if you have any questions, please send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.

The music today is courtesy of attendees of the Pastor's Refresher Course at Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil.

Special Guest: The Rev. Dr. Sam Thompson.

The Rev. J.P. Cima joined the podcast again to talk about a class on stewardship he recently taught in Cambodia. Stewardship is the same regardless of the place or time in which a Christian lives. As children of God, all we have is a gift from God; it belongs to Him, and we are called to be stewards for the sake of the Gospel.

Today's podcast takes a bit of a theological bend as we discuss stewardship and what it's like teaching stewardship on the mission field.

You can support J.P. and Aimee Cima directly. If you want to learn more about their work, please visit their website where you can also sign up for their monthly newsletter.

You can also email me directly. I look forward to your questions and requests for more information.

Finally, some links:

PODCAST: Serving the Lutherans in Cambodia

PODCAST: The Move: Part 2 with Aimee Cima

Special Guest: The Rev. J.P. Cima.

We're back! Due to the opportunity to travel home and visit with supporters, the LCMS Asia podcast has taken a brief hiatus. We're back "on the air" and starting out with an update from the Rev. Charles Ferry, regional director of the Asia region of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS).

In today's update, Pr. Ferry first speaks briefly about the 67th Regular Convention of the LCMS. Then he provides an update on work in Indonesia and Malaysia.

If you want to support the Rev. Charles Ferry, you may do so at the LCMS website. You can also email him directly or sign up for his newsletters at his website.

If you enjoy the LCMS Asia podcast, please consider supporting me, your host. Your support enables me to bring these stories and content to you.

You can also email me directly. I look forward to your questions and requests for more information.

Finally, enjoy the links mentioned in the podcast.

The links:

Special Guest: The Rev. Charles Ferry.

The Rev. Charles Ferry, regional director for the Asia Region, stepped into the recording studio to talk about work in India and Malaysia. He shared about some important legal updates with our partner church in India, the India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC). He also shared an update from the rebuilding project at Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, India.

The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has also worked with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia to help build a crisis pregnancy care center in Malaysia. This longstanding project is bearing tremendous fruits for women in Malaysia.

If you would like to support these projects, please contact the LCMS Mission Advancement office at 888-930-4438.

Please consider supporting Pr. Ferry directly. You can also sign up for his newsletter or send him an email.

As always, you can contact me, your host, with any questions or feedback. If you enjoy learning about the work in Asia, please consider supporting me as well. All of these stories are you brought to you through the donations and support of people like you.

Thank you for listening.

Special Guest: The Rev. Charles Ferry.