NORTH WISCONSIN LLL DISTRICT NEWSLETTER…MAY / JUNE…2018
INTERNATIONAL
	One of the great advantages of the ministry model used by LHM internationally is to hire local people who know the language of the country, are familiar with its customs and culture, and know best how to make known the message of the Gospel is their home country. This year 30 staff members from Asia, Africa and the Middle East attended a workshop held in Thailand to learn more about how to use short films, storytelling, arts and music, and developing radio programming and websites to capture the attention of their audience to help illustrate the wonderful news of getting to know Christ! More than 700 people altogether attended this workshop.
	In Latvia, Christian hip-hop music has made an impact with the younger crowd who increasingly go on-line to search for digital solutions, connections, and relationships. LHM’s website in Latvia, stunda.lv, provides a place where people can participate in conversations about life and faith…and learn of Christian hip-hop at the same time!
	LHM recently received a $10,000 grant from the Marco Lutheran Church Foundation to support continued outreach efforts in the Middle East and North Africa. The grant will provide continued support for LHM’s efforts through SAT-7, a satellite TV station that will reach into 20 countries in that part of the world with the Good News!
	In Paraguay, Project Joel is releasing a new program called “Bread of Life” which is aimed at teaching low-income women how to bake different types of bread and pastries in their homes, which can then be sold to provide income. In each segment of the program, Godly solutions to such topics as parenting, home violence, marriage, relationships, communicating, and sexuality are offered to these women as a way of introducing them to the true Bread of Life…Christ!
NATIONAL
	LHM has partnered with the Barna Research Group to explore new ways in which LHM can reach different demographic groups, especially those younger individuals who are quite tech-based and rely on social media for much of the information they search for. The hope is that Barna can point out ways in which LHM can make a more vibrant online presence through podcasts and other digital offerings.
	LHM Learn continues to press on with three new offerings being made available to those who subscribe. They include Everyday Opportunities, a course on Christian Outreach; and Silent Witnesses and Psalm of Thanks – Part 1, both of which are courses on spiritual reflections.   
	Don’t forget to sign-up soon for the 100th Anniversary Celebration of LHM, set to take place this summer in Milwaukee at the Pfister Hotel, located downtown. The event takes place August 3-5, and details for getting registered and making your appearance at this event can be found at lhm.org/celebration.
	Due to be released a bit later this spring will be a LHM podcast called “Sentido Latino” or “Latin Sense.” The podcast addresses the needs of a specific group of Spanish speaking people in the United States…those from Latin America. The podcast is designed to aid Latinos in navigating to very different cultural systems: the one they inherited from their home country which stresses relationships, community and spiritual matters with that which they encounter here in the States – a culture that stresses economic well-being and secular enterprises. 
	This winter’s on-line Mission trip to Cambodia was a great success! Held January 22-25 during Lutheran Schools Week, nearly 600 schools registered for the Online Mission Trip, and their students got to see first-hand the daily life of a child in Cambodia, and how LHM is meeting the needs of these children in that country.
	As school soon comes to an end for this school year, as well as your church’s Sunday School program, how about sending home with your students a great newly released kid’s booklet entitled “Let’s be Disciples.” Along with six other booklets that LHM has published, these booklets help each child to stay connected to Christ and God’s Word throughout the summer months!
LOCAL
	The North Wisconsin District LHM Ambassador Leadership Seminar, scheduled in April, had to be cancelled due to bad weather. As we all experienced, April in Northern Wisconsin and Upper  Michigan turned out to be the coldest month on record, as well as one of the snowiest ever recorded! But have no fear! We are planning to offer this great seminar this coming fall, as a way of helping you to be that voice for LHM in your congregation, keeping your members and your pastor fully informed of all that LHM has to offer. Watch for further updates in future editions of this newsletter!
	Our next District Board meeting is scheduled to be held June 2 at the Rothschild Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center, which is scheduled just one day ahead of the North Wisconsin District Convention, which will be held June 3-4. Meeting begins at 10am.
	Make plans to attend this year’s North Wisconsin / Upper Michigan LLL Convention to be held October 13th at Rib Mountain Lutheran Church, 3010 Eagle Ave, Wausau. 
	For more information on any of our local chapter events, please go to www.nwdlll.org!
HAVE A BLESSED SUMMER!