![]() We look forward to seeing the photos if and when they come. It was disappointing not to be able to fulfill my plan.’ I asked him to take some pictures when he distributed them.Īs they say, the best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray. Lutheran Church in South Sudan/Sudan the task of distributing the crosses to children in South Sudan. The only choice I had was to assign the Bishop of the Ev. The day I left Yambio the suitcases were being unloaded from the plane I was boarding. The tale of woe is that the person traveling with me and I had taken 23 suitcases that were mostly filled with books for the seminary students as well as all the other items we had hoped to distribute. The intent was to distribute crosses in each location. We also visited the Maor Theological Seminary in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, where we send instructors to teach theology. We also participated in the distribution of three books translated and published by the LHF in the Amharic language. I preached for a service attended by some 300 Sudanese refugees who are living in three refugee camps with some 250,000 other Sudanese refugees. From there I went to Ethiopia, three different locations. ![]() From there we went to Nairobi, Kenya to visit the new campus of the Lutheran School of Theology where the Lutheran Heritage Foundation is helping to build a library/translation center and where earlier I had sent my entire theological library. We were heading for Yambio, South Sudan where we participated in the opening a new year and new class of the Concordia Lutheran Institute of the Holy Ministry. ‘Reporting on crosses I took with me in January. This is his accounting of this year’s trip: He has made this trip many times and in addition to carrying theological literature and Bibles to students and pastors in the region, he has carried the cross for the children (see photos of his last 2 trips HERE and HERE). ![]() Robert Rahn of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation headed to South Sudan. We’ve received some feedback from our family members and we wanted to share. In James 4:8, the author makes a promise every believer should claim: “Come near to God and He will come near to you.” – Courtesy of Dr. The way to the heavenly Father is open, but are you drawing near to Him? Even those of us who have trusted the Lord for salvation may not be taking advantage of this invitation to come even closer. When we trust in Christ and His sacrifice on our behalf, He cleanses us from all sins and invites us to draw near to Him. When Jesus Christ died on Calvary’s cross, the curtain in front of the Holy of Holies was torn from top to bottom as God opened a new and living way to approach Him: through the blood of His Son. The Holy of Holies was entered once a year and only by the high priest to offer blood for his sins and the sins of the nation. Any Israelite could come to the temple to pray to God or to bring an offering, but only the priests could sacrifice animals on the altar or burn incense in the Holy Place. The temple area was divided into a courtyard, an inner chamber called the Holy Place, and the innermost chamber called the Holy of Holies. In the Old Testament, the law prescribed exactly who could approach the Lord and how it was to be done. Wherever we are, we can call on Him for forgiveness and help. We don’t need to adhere to any religious rites before coming to Him in prayer. ‘Have you ever considered what a privilege it is to live in the era after the cross? Today every believer has instant access to God through His Son Jesus Christ.
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