Global Missions

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=130 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="12ba6e903.jpg"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11fcbc320.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>OFC:  713-526-5731      5315 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON TEXAS 77004      FAX: 713-524-1709</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St. Matthew Lutheran Church Houston, Te"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>  ~   </B><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Worship Schedule"><U><B>WORSHIP</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map Directions"><U><B>LOCATION</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id362.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL Calendar Home Link"><U><B>CALENDAR</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="mailto:info@stmatthewhouston.org?subject=Website Inquiry" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@stmatthewhouston.org?subject"><U><B>EMAIL US</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id452.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U><B>SITE MAP</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=155 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="123030970.jpg" border=0 width="48" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id464.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome"><U>Welcome</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id465.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lutheran Beliefs"><U>Lutheran Beliefs</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id466.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Join"><U>How to Join</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id467.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Local Missions"><U>Local Missions</U></A></div> <div> Global Missions</div> <div> <A HREF="id508.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parish Education"><U>Parish Education</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=280 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> Global Missions</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="4" WIDTH="576" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFCC99" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="133"><div> Help our World</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000><NOBR><div> The Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 165 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id424.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL LWML Global Mission Links"><U><IMG SRC="8df605f0.jpg" border=0 width="96" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> THE LUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE (LWML), with a membership of over 250,000, is the official women's organization of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The LWML focuses on affirming each woman in her relationship with Christ to enable her to be in ministry among the people of the world. For 60 years the organization has been encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions financially. The LWML focuses on Richer Spiritual Living, Global Awareness for Ministry, Avenues for God-blessed Service.</div> <div>  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="133"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="133" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000 WIDTH="421"><div> Lutheran World Mission</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 255 WIDTH="133"><div> <A HREF="id601.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL LCMS World Mission"><U><IMG SRC="1a7750540.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="84" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> LUTHERAN WORLD MISSION - is the global Gospel outreach of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, a confessional Lutheran church with more than 6,000 congregations and 2.6 million members in North America. Our global mission focuses on church planting and leadership development in North America and around the world. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="405" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 152 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id602.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL Schielke Family"><U><IMG SRC="1a7288810.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="243"><div> <U>Phil and Kerri Schielke,</U> members of St. Matthew, serve the Lord as missionaries in Kyrgyzstan and greater Eurasia as Phil fulfills his vicarage. Please pray for all LCMS missionares who are traveling, to give them safety in their travels and strength in their work.  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Franklin Gothic Demi" >Click the Schielke photograph to stay personally linked to them and their missionary work.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="133"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="133" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000 WIDTH="421"><div> Lutheran World Relief / Human Care</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 116 WIDTH="133"><div> <A HREF="id522.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL LCMS Global World Relief "><U><IMG SRC="127750320.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF / HUMAN CARE - is the alliance of disaster relief, self-help and human care ministries of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Franklin Gothic Demi" > </FONT>The mission of the Church through LCMS World Relief and Human Care is to reach out in mercy and compassion to those in need, in the clear name of Christ and his gospel, and according to the beautiful Lutheran Confession of the faith.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC99 HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="133"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="133" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#990000 WIDTH="421"><div> The Mercy Ships</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 83 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id293.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URL The Mercy Ships"><U><IMG SRC="8d0602b0.jpg" border=0 width="96" height="43" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> THE MERCY SHIPS are committed to medical missions, mercy, relief, training and ministry. St. Matthew Lutheran Church donates funding to The Mercy Ship, Anatasis and sends prayers and blessings for strength to do God's work to Dorothy Logans, Gina and Lawrence Adjei, and the rest of the Anatasis crew.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="bde96680.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="be0506a0.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="be2716a0.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=155 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="122e30960.jpg" border=0 width="48" height="150" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id499.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meet Our Leaders"><U>Meet Our Leaders</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id114.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour Our Church"><U>Tour Our Church</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id493.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Read Our History"><U>Read Our History</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id626.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arts and Music"><U>Arts and Music</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id136.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Events"><U>Special Events</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id515.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><U>Photo Gallery</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=70 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id423.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bible Search"><U><B>BIBLE SEARCH</B></U></A><B>  </B><B>~  </B><A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LCMS Links"><U><B>LUTHERAN</B></U></A><A HREF="id99.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LCMS Links"><U><B> LINKS</B></U></A><B>  </B><B>~  </B><A HREF="id100.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Devotionals"><U><B>DEVOTIONALS</B></U></A><B>  ~  </B><A HREF="id563.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="St. Matthew Sermon Archives"><U><B>SERMON ARCHIVES</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> © 2008  St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Houston, TX - All Rights Reserved</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>