Global Ministry
Updates from Escuela Integrada
On April 18, students at Escuela Integrada de Ninos Trabajadores attended classes in person for the first time in more than 2 years. The excitement was hard to contain! Students are attending in two groups, with half of the students coming to school in the morning and the other half attending in the afternoon, Monday…
Read More2021-2022 Rwanda Ministry Update
St. John’s has a rich tradition of outreach to brothers and sisters in need near and far. St. John’s global ministry partners include Dar al Kalima University and Bright Stars of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Escuela Integrada and GRACES in Antigua, Guatemala, the Gumriak and Nyarweng Primary Schools and Sudan Rowan in Ruweng County…
Read More2021-2022 South Sudan Ministry Update
St. John’s has a rich tradition of outreach to brothers and sisters in need near and far. St. John’s global ministry partners include Dar al Kalima University and Bright Stars of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Escuela Integrada and GRACES in Antigua, Guatemala, the Gumriak and Nyarweng Primary Schools and Sudan Rowan in Ruweng County…
Read More2021-2022 Guatemala Ministry Updates
St. John’s has a rich tradition of outreach to brothers and sisters in need near and far. St. John’s global ministry partners include Dar al Kalima University and Bright Stars of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Escuela Integrada and GRACES in Antigua, Guatemala, the Gumriak and Nyarweng Primary Schools and Sudan Rowan in Ruweng County…
Read More2021-2022 Bethlehem Ministry Update
St. John’s has a rich tradition of outreach to brothers and sisters in need near and far. St. John’s global ministry partners include Dar al Kalima University and Bright Stars of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Escuela Integrada and GRACES in Antigua, Guatemala, the Gumriak and Nyarweng Primary Schools and Sudan Rowan in Ruweng County…
Read MoreSenior Memory Care in Bethlehem
By Susan Shinn Turner St. John’s Lutheran Church and Trinity Oaks have forged a partnership with Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts and Culture to conduct an onsite Senior Memory Care Program training, tentatively set for March 12-22, 2022. Participating in the 10-day trip are Michael Connor, project manager; Bill Johnson, St. John’s member, Trinity…
Read MoreGuatemala: Consider Co-Sponsoring a Child
By Autumn Jones, GRACES Director of Communications When I first heard about GRACES’ Sponsorship Program, I thought it was far beyond my reach as a single 20-something living on a teacher’s salary in Denver. I still had student loans, and I was already working a couple jobs to stay on top of my expenses. But,…
Read MoreUpdate from Guatemala
By Hannah Nadeau-Giron Schools in Guatemala continue to be closed for in-person classes, the 15th months that our students at Escuela Integrada have been attending classes virtually. Thankfully, all of the teachers at Escuela Integrada have been vaccinated, and the vaccination is now available for all those 35 and older. As many of you know,…
Read MoreProviding tablets and cell phone data for students in Guatemala – “COVID-19 has not been good to Guatemalans.”
By Hannah Nadeau Girón, Escuela Integrada Director In Guatemala, the already-challenging economic situation became much worse with the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Quite simply, COVID-19 has not been good to Guatemalans. Because of the pandemic, children have been attending school from home for almost two years, since the academic year in Guatemala begins…
Read MoreThe Other Side of the Wall Study with Pastor Munther Isaac
By Susan Shinn Turner More than two dozen members of St. John’s and residents of five other states participated in a recent four-week Bible study, The Other Side of the Wall, led by author Munther Isaac, pastor of our sister congregation in Bethlehem, Christmas Lutheran Church. Each week, the group discussed two to three chapters…
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