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ear friends in Christ,
FLUEGGE NEWS UPDATE
Visit with the former rector of the LTS. Dr. Wilhelm Weber III was the former professor/rector of the Lutheran Theological Seminary from 1965 – 2000 and has since retired on a farm in Welbadacht, South Africa (his son, Wilhelm IV, is the current rector). Last weekend Susan and I made the five hour drive to spend the weekend with Wilhelm and his wife Karin (Thanks to “Auntie Coral,” a dear co-worker, for watching the kids). They received us graciously and we were once again amazed by Weber hospitality.
The reason for our visit was to sit and listen to his story. We spent hours listening to his family history – how his great-grandfather came as a German missionary to South Africa in 1861 (!), how his grandfather’s family spent time in the British concentration camps (a little known fact) during the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, how his Father decided to become a missionary and worked among the Zulu in South Africa, and how he worked as a missionary among the Motswana in South Africa…. And then we talked about his 35 years of experience working at the seminary. What a wealth of knowledge! I think I took about 20 pages of notes and I still have questions. If you really want to understand something, you must understand its history. We still have a long way to go, but we’re getting there. I’ve attached a few photos of Dr. Weber and his wife and of a Lutheran Zulu congregation in Ekuphileni that we visited Sunday morning.
CLET graduation. The Lutheran Center for Theological Studies in Togo, where I formerly taught for ten years, held their graduation in June. Director Dr. Dongo sent a couple of photos that I wanted to share with you of the students and also of the Seminary Wives’ Association. Please continue to keep this seminary in Togo in your prayers as they trained students this year from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Congo-Brazzaville.
PLEASE PRAY WITH US:
Thank God for Dr. Weber and his wife and their ministry and for the opportunity to hear their story.
Pray for the LTS and the students (see previous updates for list) as we begin the 3rd quarter on July 20.
Pray for the work of the CLET – for Dr. Dongo, the rest of the staff, and the students and their wives and families.
Thank God for those whom God has raised up to support our ministry and His work in Africa.
Pray for our continued acclimation to our new work and life in South Africa and continued protection from crime (the crime rate is quite high in South Africa).
ABOUT US: We (along with our five children) have served with LCMS World Mission since 1998 in Togo, West Africa where I taught at the Centre Luthérien d’Etudes Théologiques, a seminary that trains pastors for Lutheran churches throughout French-speaking Africa. We recently accepted a call to continue serving as missionaries in South Africa where I currently teach at the Lutheran Theological Seminary (LTS) in Pretoria and work with Lutheran churches throughout Africa to help develop their pastoral training programs. Please visit our websites to learn more about us: www.flueggefamily.com or www.revglennfluegge.com.
SUPPORT US: Susan and I greatly appreciate your help in making our ministry in Africa possible. LCMS WM missionaries are now responsible for raising 100% of our own support. As we begin our life and work in South Africa, we continue to need your support. There are many ways to support us:
Give a gift easily using the secure online giving link: www.lcms.org?7705.
Give a gift using the attached “Prayer Card.”
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For your congregation, school, or a group within the congregation, please consider a “Together in Mission” (TIM) partnership – please contact me for an “Adoption Form”.
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The peace of the Lord be with you,
Glenn Fluegge
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Rev. Glenn Fluegge, MDiv, MS Education
LCMS World Mission
Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel/Fax: +27 12 368 1751
Cel: +27 72 163 3171
www.revglennfluegge.com
Ce n’est plus moi qui vis, mais c’est Christ qui vit en moi… Gal 2:20
