2013 Pittsburgh LWML Convention Mission Grants Ballot
Praise God!
Please take a moment to read over the proposed Mission Grants that will be on the ballot at the LWML Convention, June 27–30, 2013.
The 2011–2013 Biennium Mission Goal of $1,825,000 has been met and surpassed!
1. Spreading the Gospel, Mariachi Style................................................. $ 42,613 2. Voice of Care Ministry to the Developmentally Challenged................ $ 50,600 3. Family Shield Radio Expansion and Follow-Up Services.................... $ 71,810 4. Lutheran Children's Books for Southeast Asia.................................... $ 72,000 5. Leadership Center for Urban Church Planting and Community Development.......................................................... $ 80,000 6. Rebuilding Nord Est Haiti Lutheran School......................................... $ 100,000 7. Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Schools–Winnebago Tribe, Nebraska....... $ 58,553 8. Compassionate Grace Counseling Center Ministry............................. $ 70,000 9. I CAN–Serving At-Risk Children with Learning Needs....................... $ 99,000 10. Bible Story Books in Sign Language and Written Text........................ $ 100,000 11. Delivering Care to the Peoples of Mexico and the Hopi Indian Tribe... $ 10,000 12. Christian Educational Support for Children–India.............................. $ 85,000 13. Responding Holistically to Refugees–St. Louis, Missouri................... $ 55,000
Grants shown below as partially paid will now be paid in full, as funds are requested. 1. Support for Lutheran Orphanages – Haiti ..........$70,000 2. Lutheran Braille Workers
Plate Embossing Device ......................................... $100,000
3. Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT)
Spread God’s Word Through Print and Audio ..........................................$97,344
4. Outreach to At-Risk Children –
Detroit, Michigan ........................................................$55,000
5. Cancer Care Package Ministry .............................. $100,000 6. Crow Indian Ministry – Montana .....................$69,999.64 7. Exodus 2:6 Project: Spiritual Care in
Disasters – Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma ..............$50,000
14. Christ-Centered Tutoring Through Rebecca's Garden of Hope............ $ 100,000
8. Children’s Nutrition and
15. Worship for Shut-Ins........................................................................... $ 80,000
9. Grace Place for LCMS
16. Two Women on a Mission in Austin, Texas.......................................... $ 50,000 17. Building Homes and Hope in Haiti..................................................... $ 100,000
Care – Vietnam.............................................................$72,255 International Missionaries .......................................$75,000 10. Pregnancy Center: Newborn
Protection – Malaysia, Southeast Asia ................$54,500
18. Training K-9 Comfort Dogs for LCMS Chaplains.................................. $ 30,000
11. The Lutheran Malaria Initiative –
19. Mission Outreach at St. Paul Community Lutheran Church–Pontiac, Michigan.................................................. $ 100,000
12. Two Graduate Scholarships for
20. Native American Outreach Training Center–Fairbanks, Alaska.......... $ 95,000 21. Christian Education Resources for Children–International................. $ 72,000 22. Strengthening and Expanding Campus Ministry............................... $ 100,000 23. Community Health Education Program–Asia.................................... $ 41,400 24. International Lutheran Hymnal Project.............................................. $ 25,000 25. Equipping the Saints–Africa Training Experience for Pre-field Missionaries................................................. $ 24,110
Kenya, East Africa .................................................... $100,000 International/Minority Students – Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri ..............$50,000 13. Project JOEL — Outreach to Youth
Central/South America ..............................................$75,000 14. Children’s Developmental Disabilities
Group Home and Rehabilitation Center – Dominican Republic .............................. $100,000 15. Missionary Family Care and Education .............. $100,000 16. Gospel Outreach Through
Open Arms Child Care ................................................$65,000 17. Haskell Indian Nations University
26. Student Scholarships for MOST Ministries Mission Trips..................... $ 20,000
Lutheran Campus Ministry Expansion – Lawrence, Kansas .................................................... $100,000
27. Training Indigenous Pastors and Deaconesses– Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana....................... $ 100,000
18. Financial Support for LCMS Prison
28. Preparing Leaders for a Diverse World– Concordia College, Selma, Alabama................................................... $ 50,000
19. Physical and Spiritual Nourishment for
29. The Rosa Young Movie–DVD Distribution Plan................................... $ 15,000 30. Support for Lutheran Public Radio..................................................... $ 40,000
and Jail Ministry Conference ...................................$27,500 the Impoverished – United States/Mexico Border [partial funding]......................................$27,970.36 KEY: – grant paid in full
– grant partially paid
Lu t h e r a n W om a n ’ s Q ua r t e r ly
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