OUTREACH
Gathering in Guatemala January 2025
It’s time to gather in Guatemala! Pastor Kevin will be leading a delegation from Easter to visit our partners El Divino Salvador Del Mundo in Guatemala City and San Marcos in rural Maya Itza.
Tentative dates are Jan 27-Feb 5, 2025 (dates may adjust slightly based on flight options)
Learn more at these informational meetings:
June 2 at 11:00 am after worship at the Hill, Fireside Commons
June 3 at 6:30 pm at the Lake, Lakeside Commons
Check out the Guatemala travel handbook on the St Paul Area Synod website
to get a feel for what a trip to Guatemala would involve.
Questions? Contact Kim Becker (kimdbecker@aol.com ) or Rhonda Doran (Rdoran@easter.org)
Visitors from ILAG (Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala)
News from Easter’s Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) Abbie Doran
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Cleaning Kits for New Families
The Community Connections team of LSS Refugee Services needs our help!
They have completely run out of supplies for newly arriving families. Providing cleaning kits is an essential part of setting up apartments for refugee arrivals and ensuring they have the supplies to maintain their homes. LSS is expecting 9 families in the next two weeks, so we are asking for your help!
Contact for questions:
Hanane Idihoum
Office: 612-879-5273
Email: Hanane.idihoum@lssmn.org
Cleaning Kits can be assembled in a laundry basket
or tall trash can and should include the following items:
Laundry basket
Large trash can
small trash can
Large trash bags
Broom/dustpan
Mop and bucket
2-4 sponges
1 scrub brush
1 bottle multi-purpose cleaner
1 large dish soap
1 large laundry detergent
Toilet bowl cleaner
Toilet brush and plunger
Toilet paper
Dish towel and rag
Dishwashing rubber gloves
Drop off kits at The Center For Changing Lives
2400 Park Ave, Minneapolis 55404.
You can also purchase kit supplies listed under "Most Wanted"
through our Target Registry and have them delivered directly to them.
TANZANIA PARTNERSHIPS
Easter has a partner congregation in the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT): Nyanzwa Parish. Bega Kwa Bega (shoulder to shoulder) is the phrase we use to describe our partnership with Nyanzwa and the ELCT. Our companion relationship is built on three pillars: prayer, presence, and projects.
To receive monthly updates about our Tanzania partnerships, email outreach@easter.org.
The latest shipment of mobility carts has arrived in Tanzania! We are grateful to help bring improved independence to these recipients.
Piki Piki for Nyanzwa!
Easter Lutheran purchased a Piki Piki (motorcycle) for the pastor and evangelists to use in Nyanzwa Parish. This will help Pastor Mponzi visit the preaching points more regularly and support the growth of the parish!
GREETINGS FROM ILAG “SAN MARCOS”
Union Maya Itza, Las Cruces, Petén, Guatemala
We send you a cordial greeting and may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ bless you always.
Gathered as a family, we appreciate our partnership and shared solidarity in Christ. It is an honor to work spiritually with you in the name of God, let us continue in mutual prayer, especially in these times of pandemic. That does not prevent us from always maintaining our communication and we hope that you will keep us that way and in your prayers.
We wish you that the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ reigns in you always and that you in community have a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2022.
Sincerely,
Iglesia Luterana Agustina San Marcos
GUATEMALA PARTNERSHIPS
Easter has two partner congregations in the Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (ILAG): ILA Divino Salvador del Mundo (Guatemala City) and ILA San Marcos (Maya Itza). The ILAG ministers to people living in the margins of Guatemalan society, particularly the indigenous poor. Following the values of accompaniment, churches in the ILAG are partnered with churches in the United States through a signed covenant. In this covenant, both churches agree to name one another in prayer each week. United States churches also agree to visit regularly and make a financial commitment to their partners.
To receive monthly updates about our Guatemala partnerships, email outreach@easter.org.
PERSONAL CARE KITS
The COVID-19 pandemic brought more than a disease to our most vulnerable neighbors. In some communities it has meant hunger, as they’ve been cut off from food, seeds and critical farming supplies. In others, it has meant getting sick or dying from malaria, HIV or childbirth because health centers are stretched too thin — or because people are afraid to seek the help they need, fearing they will catch the coronavirus at the hospital.
The past year also brought devastating disasters, one after another. A massive explosion in Beirut killed hundreds and left 300,000 homeless. Back-to-back hurricanes in Central America decimated the crops and modest homes of people who were already living in grinding poverty.
Between COVID-19 and the many challenges of 2020, the need for LWR Personal Care Kits around the world has grown and intensified. Meanwhile, LWR warehouse shelves are almost empty. But your love can make a difference. People of every age can share God’s love by making LWR Personal Care Kits — whether in individual families or in groups. Please click the link below for the instructions you will need to put God’s love in action.