LLL Spring Virtual Event Focuses on Gifted for More

by MEGAN MCDANIEL

Register now for the Lutheran Laymen’s League (LLL) Spring 2023 Virtual Event under the theme of Gifted for More.

New this year, the “event” will consist of two pre-recorded videos that can be watched anytime after March 15. Participants can register individually online or, just like previous LLL events, some LLL districts will choose to host a local in-person event to view the videos together. Check with your local district or visit lhm.org/lll2023 for a list of participating districts and to register.

Join us (virtually or in person) to take a deeper dive into Gifted for More based on research done in partnership with Barna Group. The LLL Spring 2023 Virtual Event will dig deeper into EveryGift and how you can discover, grow, and share your unique gifts.

This new format allows LLL districts to use these video segments for their convention or as a separate opportunity to gather people together. Individuals can register to watch and learn within their households at a time that’s convenient for them. Either way, this is a great opportunity to learn more about this exciting research and how you are a gift from God with gifts to share.

To learn more about this valuable resource, go to lhm.org/veterans There you will find Valuing Veterans’ Gifts to the Community, along with other LHM resources created especially for veterans. u

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The event videos will include:

• Gifted for More presentation, led by Ashley Bayless, director of production for LHM. The presentation will include insights based on the book Discover Your Gifts, interviews with individuals who helped create Gifted for More, and an overview of the new resources available to you and your congregation.

• Speaker of The Lutheran Hour® Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler, will lead a devotion, and Jennifer Prophete, LHM’s director of community programming, will share LHM ministry and resource updates.

By registering now, you will automatically receive access to the videos when they are released on March 15. After March 15, you will be able to sign up to access the videos until the registration closes on May 15.

If you would like to host a viewing party at your congregation, contact Polly Gregali at polly.gregali@lhm.org. To learn more and register, go to lhm.org/lll2023 u

Megan McDaniel reports on the impact of LHM’s ministry work around the world.

Radio Programs Share Hope Across Asia

by CHAD FIX

Many of LHM’s ministry centers provide locally produced radio programming on topics of interest. These programs attract a wide variety of audiences and invite listeners to contact local ministry staff to receive resources that address the topic from a Christian perspective. They are also invited to take a Bible Correspondence Course and connect with a local Christian community.

God continues to bless LHM’s radio broadcasts across Asia so more people can hear the Good News about Jesus. LHM–Thailand started a live radio program called “Women to Women” that airs every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon on an FM station in Bangkok. The program is designed to reach a variety of listeners but focuses primarily on women and parents in the Bangkok metropolitan area and central Thailand. Each broadcast offers practical suggestions regarding life issues that are of special interest to listeners and incorporates an encouraging Bible-based, Gospel message. Listeners can call in with questions or comments so that LHM–Thailand staff can build ongoing relationships with them.

LHM–Cambodia launched a new live talk show called “The Light of Life” on an FM station in the Siem Reap Province. The program airs three days per week (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The station’s signal covers five provinces in Cambodia to reach a potential audience of around one million people and share the hopeful message of the Gospel with them.

In addition to these new broadcasts, existing programming continues to share God’s Word with people in other countries. “Time of Hope,” a 15-minute program that airs each weekend in the Tamil language, has filled the hearts of thousands of listeners who are often facing hopeless situations in Sri Lanka with hope, peace, and joy. Kumar is a tailor who has continuously listened to LHM–Sri Lanka’s radio programs for several years. He says he never misses a program since the messages and songs are such a blessing to him. One day he called LHM staff to request prayers, saying he had been facing several problems in his life and he needed relief. A staff member asked if they could refer Kumar to a local pastor who could visit him and pray with him. Kumar agreed and connected with the pastor. We pray that Kumar will continue to rely on his faith and that the radio program continues to give him peace. u Chad Fix oversees the corporate communications of Lutheran Hour Ministries.