LHM Vision Cruise Join LHM Leaders on the

by CHAD FIX

Join LHM President & CEO Kurt Buchholz and other LHM leaders for the LHM Vision Cruise upon the Mediterranean, Oct. 16-28, 2023. You will see the Bible come alive right before your eyes in places where many momentous events of our faith occurred. Embarking and culminating in Greece with additional stops along the way, this trip offers a chance to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and the apostle Paul as you tour Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Galilee region, Limassol, Athens, Corinth, and other locations.

In addition to visiting a variety of historic sites, you will have a chance to interact daily with ministry leaders from LHM’s headquarters and meet with various ministry center staff and partners to hear about the innovative ways they are sharing the hope and love of Christ with people in other countries. This experience will allow you to gain a deeper appreciation of God’s Word and a better understanding of how the Holy Spirit is working through LHM to reach people worldwide with the Gospel.

… gain a deeper appreciation of God’s Word and a better understanding of how the Holy Spirit is working through LHM to reach people worldwide with the Gospel.

Participants will travel on the luxurious Azamara Journey cruise ship, which provides an intimate, boutique-style venue featuring modern amenities and furnishings, world-class dining options, spa experiences to relax and refresh, and allnew entertainment offerings. The onboard experience will be matched only by the immersive cultural encounters you will experience on shore. The spectacular sightseeing opportunities and the Christian fellowship with new friends will make this an experience you will never forget.

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PAK7 is a broadcast and social media ministry that started in 2014 to share God’s love with the nearly 230 million Pakistanis in the south Asia nation of Pakistan and worldwide. Beginning in spring 2021, Lutheran Hour Ministries initiated a partnership with PAK7 to support new television programming as well as the production of videos and social media content.

One of these projects is a children’s program called Bedtime Stories. Pakistan has an estimated 88 million children under 15 years old so there is great opportunity to engage them with Bible truths. There are three ways children can watch television in Pakistan. Most watch national television networks where religious content is not allowed; some have access to uncensored satellite television; and a small but growing number have access to YouTube.

To make sure Bedtime Stories could be viewed and enjoyed by children and families of all faiths, PAK7 created 14 episodes. In half of the episodes, the host shares stories from the Bible which are shown on Christian TV channels. In the other half, the host shares cultural stories alongside Christian moral values that can air on national television networks.

Learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure and reserve your spot today at lhm.org/visioncruise

All episodes have beautiful animation, lively songs, and a puppet co-host named Mintu who asks questions about what the stories mean.

The show’s popularity has led to a second series of seven Bible stories and seven moral values stories. These shows are not just brimming with energy and fun, but they are building strong foundations of faith and values in young children’s lives. Since children are watching at all times of day, the program has been renamed Story Time. “What I love is that we don’t just tell the stories, but we spend time talking about the important message of each story, and what they have to say to us today,” says the program’s host.

In early December, PAK7 CEO Andrew Hart and interim PAK7 U.S. President Curt Young visited LHM’s headquarters to meet with LHM leaders. They heard an overview of LHM’s global ministry efforts and provided updates on the PAK7 outreach that LHM supports.

“It was wonderful hearing stories about people whose hearts and lives have been transformed by God’s love through this partnership,” says LHM Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Craig-Meyer. “We are thankful for this ongoing work with PAK7 and look forward to exploring new ways to bring messages of hope and love into people’s lives.” u