Grants Approved
We have been informed by the Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation that grants for the year of 2011 have been made for our synod’s Mission Advancement Project (MAP): $515,000 for general work of Thoughts of Faith (TOF); $180,000 for LMSI (India); $75,000 for Helping Hands; $10,000 for rainforest schools (Peru). In addition to these grants, an extra $30,000 has been given for bi-vocational training in TOF fields and $100,000 for the TOF matching challenge. We are grateful to the Schwan Foundation for these generous gifts that enable us to carry out the life-saving Gospel work of our Lord Jesus Christ in other lands.
