Grandma Eva was baptized at age 83 on Sept. 22, 2019, by Pastor Richard Mittwede, Missionary/Campus Pastor of University Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas. After coming to America many years ago, Grandma attended various churches and Bible classes and came to know the Gospel, who Jesus really is and what He
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On July 13, Fortress celebrated its first baptism! Kristina, a 29-year-old Army soldier, was baptized into the faith. Raised as a Muslim and Hindu, she had not learned about the hope and peace we have in Christ. But, through a Fortress member’s neighboring and God’s work through His Word, Kristina
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It was a group of young people who made the connection. While serving on a summer mission trip, a youth mission team met a young mom and her children near Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in San Antonio-also the home of LINC San Antonio. The youth invited the mom and
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The story of Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch recorded in Acts 8:26-40 is familiar to most of us: 1. Philip called by God to go down the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. 2. Philip meets the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading scriptures. 3. Philip finds out the Ethiopian does
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That’s what the Ethiopian asked Philip the deacon and evangelist in Acts 8:36. The Good News of Jesus created a craving for the fullness of God’s gifts. The same craving is happening around the Texas District as God’s people share the Gospel. Rev. Richard and Marcia Mittwede report six baptisms
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