A Message From Our District President
"Suffered Under Pontius Pilate"
Happy New Year! 2010. This is already the tenth year of the century! Can you believe how quickly time moves forward! With each passing year it seems to move faster and faster.
Time is very real. 2008 gave way to 2009, which now in turn gives way to 2010. We are born at a certain time. We live out the days God has allotted for us and then, for believers in Christ, He calls us home. But we each have a definite time. This month, if you are reading this, I pray you are thanking God for another year in time, for each day is a gift from God’s gracious hand.
The passing of the year gives us the opportunity to think a little about the nature of history and time. If we can place something in time, we know it is real. It’s history. It really happened.
Certain dates in time have impressed themselves on us. My parents remembered December 7, 1941, exactly what they were doing and where they were when the attack on Pearl Harbor was announced. Click here to read more
Latest News in the District
GIVE NOW! Haiti Earthquake Relief
LCMS World Relief and Human Care is reaching out in Haiti to help suffering people after the largest earthquake in more than 200 years devastated the Caribbean nation. Funds are urgently needed to provide emergency supplies and share Christ's mercy in what is widely known as the western hemisphere's poorest country.
Reaching Out Together Conference Set For February 13
The second annual “Reaching Out Together” evangelism conference will take place on Feb. 13 at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. It is designed to inspire, encourage, teach, and give opportunity for putting into practice principles for talking about Jesus to others, especially the uncommitted or unchurched. For more information, contact Concordia Seminary, Continuing Education, 801 Seminary Place, St. Louis, MO 63105;
314-505-7486; ce@csl.edu .
CCCS Expands Into Cuba, Cambodia
Children’s Christian Concern Society (CCCS), a Recognized Service Organization of the LCMS, will begin an official presence in Cuba where few outside Christian organizations are allowed.
Note: the CCCS is the Southern Illinois District “Hearts for Jesus” project for 2010!
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