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South Africa: Occupying 470,400 square miles of land at the southern end of the African continent the Republic of South Africa is home to 40.4 million people. South Africa is the richest, most industrialized and most urbanized country of Africa. About 74 percent of South Africans are Christians.

Cunningham South Africa Support Shara Cunningham serves as a missionary in South Africa, where she serves as the Shongwe Village Orphanage coordinator, in partnership with the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA). In this role, Shara provides administrative expertise for the local Lutheran pastor, which includes oversight of funds and providing training for South Africans in managing the orphanage�s financial affairs. She helps to coordinate efforts with local non-governmental organizations and the Lutheran church body in order to maintain good relationships. Your support helps Shara continue to minister to orphans and other South African children in need.

South Africa General Support Your gift supports the work of our partner church in South Africa. The Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA) became a partner church of the LCMS in 1995. As a partner church the LCSA receives assistance in the fields of theological education and finances. Your gift here goes to that financial help.

South Africa Rodewald Support Mike and Cindy Rodewald serve as LCMS missionaries in South Africa. Mike is the southern Africa area facilitator�he helps maintain partnership links and facilitates the work of partner churches in the southern region of Africa. Mike and Cindy also help coordinate short-term mission trips to countries in southern Africa. Your gift will allow the Rodewalds to continue ministering in the countries of southern Africa and help equip African Christians to spread the Good News among those who don�t yet know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

South Africa Rose Support Coral Rose will serve as a missionary in South Africa, filling the specialized role of regional business manager for Africa. God has called her to use her business and travel experience as well as her love of different cultures to work with the national church bodies of Africa, as they plan and execute projects sponsored by LCMS World Mission. As regional business manager, she will live in Pretoria, South Africa, and travel to mission and project sites to support project progress and finances.

South Africa Weber Support Helping to provide theologically trained seminary professors is essential to Christian Missionary outreach. Experienced and gifted missionaries can really reach into a culture that has had a few years of Bible training. Professor Weber is a gifted and experienced South African pastor who has been serving the Lutheran Church of Southern Africa by training men at its seminary in Pretoria. Your gift here provides a vital link for sowing the Gospel in South Africa.

South Africa Wehrenberg Support Julia Wehrenberg serves in South Africa as a GEO missionary through LCMS World Mission. Juila works in community-based efforts of the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA) to develop programs that will aid in the spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of the people living in Shongweni Village. Julia is also an administrator trainer with the Lutheran church�s AIDS Orphans project. In this role, Julia incorporates HIV/AIDS education and support groups into the programs run for children.

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