Chad

Chad is a landlocked country just south of and including part of the Sahara Desert with an estimated population of 8 million. Economically and politically, Chad is among the poorest nations in the world and has a history of internal strife.

The people of Chad face frequent shortages of food and difficulty in finding water during the dry season, which lasts from November through April. Social concerns include the difficulty of getting an education and finding a job other than subsistence farming. Diseases, especially malaria, are frequent; and for many outside of the cities, treatment is hard to find or beyond their means.

Our LB Church in Chad is composed of people from 15 different ethnic groups of animistic backgrounds, who function well together in a Synod of over 700 congregations.

Our CLB/LBWM plan is to place missionary teams to plant culturally relevant, indigenous and reproducing churches among at least five of these unreached people groups. In the next five to seven years, we are praying the Lord of the harvest to send out people of various skills and gifts to accomplish this task. We are pleased that God has called several families to be a part of this vision for ministry among the people of Chad. We are partnering with our sister Chadian L.B. Church to form multinational teams.

Missionaries

Steve and Janice
Alex, Payton, Gracey, Emma, Keturah, Liddy, Ethan, Tawnee, Esther, Hudson

Steve and Janice manage the Welcome Center, which serves as a transition point for missionaries as well as a place for rest and restoration. They have been with LBWM since July 2007.

Birthdays

• Steve, March 23
• Janice, April 2
• Alex, October 13, 1991
• Payton, June 7, 1993
• Gracey, March 23, 1995
• Emma, Feb. 24, 1997
• Keturah, Feb. 24, 1997
• Liddy, October 5, 1999
• Ethan, Sept. 9, 2002
• Tawnee, July 28, 2004
• Esther, June 19, 2006
• Hudson, August 6, 2008

Marcos and Kirsten
Lucas, Hans, Betsy, Katie

At the heart of Marcos and Kirsten's call to Chad is the desire to plant a church among the unreached people group they are ministering to. There are over 175,000 people in this people group. They are building relationships and praying for entire families to come to faith in Jesus Christ.  Pray that these opportunities and the eventual translation projects will be a means to draw these people to Jesus. Marcos and Kirsten have been with LBWM since 2001.

Birthdays

• Marcos, November 8
• Kirsten, September 1
• Lucas, December 26, 1997
• Hans, January 28, 1999
• Betsy, March 29, 2006
• Katie, April 13, 2007

Jonathan and Zamzam
Esther

Jonathan and Zamzam are LBWM missionaries and are seconded (given) to serve through another organization. Their primary ministry is in relationship building with individuals in the people group they are working with and in translation ministry together with their team.

Birthdays

• Jonathan, August 8
• Zamzam, June 3
• Esther, January 10, 2004

Dan and Rachel
Gabe, Sylvia, and Tevi

The essence of Dan and Rachel's ministry is friendship evangelism. This sharing of the gospel takes place through both word and deed. An aspect of their ministry is agricultural and forestry development. Dan and Rachel are also using language learning as an opportunity to build relationships in order to share Christ. They have been with LBWM since 2002.

Birthdays

• Dan, July 20
• Rachel, November 25
• Gabe, September 21, 1997
• Sylvia, May 6, 2000
• Tevi, May 18, 2002

Paul and Teresa
Patience, Mercy, Philip, Mathias, Titus, Micah

Paul instructs future missionaries and ministers of the gospel and leads the mission focus at the Lutheran Brethren School of Theology. Christ has called Paul and Teresa and their family to invest their lives into these future leaders and their families.

Birthdays

• Paul, January 13
• Teresa, April 19
• Patience, August 20, 1992
• Mercy, March 25, 1994
• Philip, January 7, 1996
• Matthias, February 5, 1998
• Titus, May 10, 2000
• Micah, September 12, 2003