DeaconessDiary

MissionMilestones
OurLordcertainlygrantedanabundanceofrichesthissummer!Sincemylastnewsletter,
ourmissionhasexperiencedseveralmilestoneevents.

Milestone#1RegionalDeaconessConference

Conferenceopeningsession

Over40peopleattendedthefirstLatinAmericaCaribbeanDeaconessConferenceatthe
beginningofMayhereinSantiago.Therewere26deaconessstudentsfrom5countries.We
alsohostedpastorsfromVenezuelaandChile,anddeaconessesfromConcordiaChicago,
ConcordiaSeminaryFortWayneandConcordiaSeminarySt.Louis.Thedeaconessesand
pastorsoftheDominicanRepublicLutheranMissionhelpedwithlogisticsandcourse
activities.

InstructorGinnaMendozafromVenezuela

AnditwasaspecialblessingforeveryonetowitnessourconfessionalLutheranChurchin
action!Studentswenthomeenergized,withspecialgiftsmadepossiblebymission
supportersintheU.S.includingtheBibliadelaReforma(LutheranStudyBiblein
Spanish)andCatecismomenorsobrelavidahumana(ASmallCatechismonHumanLife).

Milestone#2EyeGlassClinic
ThankstoashorttermmissionteamfromFaithLutheranChurchinLasVegas,thethree
missionsitesintheSantiagoareahostedtoaneyeglassclinicinJuly.Theteamstayedat
theDominicanRepublicLutheranseminaryinPalmarArribawhiletheywerehereand
workedhardoverfourdaystoserveover200people.Eachclinicdaylasted6hoursand
includedadiagnosticstation,afittingstationandawitnessingstation.Itwashearteningto
observeDominicanLutheransproclaimingthegospeltoclinicattendees.Dominicanswere
alsotrainedindiagnosticsandfittingsothattheycanhosttheirownclinicinthefuture.
TheconferencewasamilestonebecauseitlaunchedthefirstallSpanishcourseinthenew
regionaldeaconessformationprogram,IntroduccinalasCartasdeSanPablo
(IntroductiontotheLettersofSt.Paul).TaughtbyapastoranddeaconessfromVenezuela
(EliezerandGinnaMendoza),itwasanintensebutgratifying3daysofinstructionand
fellowshipforallthefaithfulthroughoutthearea.Attendeeswereinspired,encouraged
andeagertostudy.

DeaconessDanelsyspeaksthegospeltoaclient

DeaconessMellawitnessesinPuebloNuevo

Milestone#3MusicClinic

MartinLutherregardedthegiftofmusictobeaprecious,worthy,andcostlytreasure
giventomankindbyGod.Thatiswhyourmissionwassohappytowelcomeashortterm
missionteamfromMOSTMinistriesinJulytoinstructDominicansinsomeofthemusical
treasuresoftheconfessionalLutheranChurch.Thesixmemberteam(3womenand3men)
reallyputtheirheartsintoteachingkeyboard,guitar,recorderandevenpercussionto
youthinthemorningsinPalmarArriba.Intheafternoons,therewasamusiccampforkids
fromtheneighborhoodandthelocalchurch,IglesiaLuteranadeConcordia(Concordia
LutheranChurch).HearingthesanctuaryinPalmarresoundwithsingingandinstruments
wasawonderfultestimonytotheimportantroleofmusicinLutheranworshipitsabout
receivingGodsabundantgifts,notjustaperformance.

Teachingguitarinthemorning

Kidsatsingingcampinafternoon

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