… of our ministry to Germany and across Eurasia! I think dear ol’ Martin Luther would be absolutely stunned to see that roughly half a millennium after his rediscovery of the Gospel, Christian converts from Muslim lands would be proudly posing at the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, where Luther posted his 95 Theses in 1517. But that is exactly what happened when we led a group of 17 Iranian Lutherans from Hamburg last week to the city in which the Reformation started. I was amazed by how much they “got into” Lutheran history, as we toured the Castle Church (where Luther posted his 95 Theses ), the “City Church” (aka St. Mary’s, the church at which Luther served, alongside Johannes Bugenhagen), and saw his home, the former Augustinian monastery. We had a most enjoyable and edifying three-day, two-night retreat in Wittenberg, one of the most important cities of Christianity, staying at the Old Latin School, the LCMS venue in the heart of town—literally a stone’s throw away from the City Church. We had chapel and devotions every day, and our Iranian friends fortified their knowledge of Lutheran Christianity in the very place where it all started. Dear friends and supporters, if you have never been to Wittenberg, perhaps you would like to join us next September, as we offer another opportunity to experience Persian (and other kinds of) ministry in Germany first-hand? Mark your calendars: the next Germany “FORO” is scheduled for September 23-29, 2026. And as always, all of this mission work would not be possible without the love and support of YOU ALL!
Thank you all for keeping the Tiews going out here on the mission field, and praise God for the many ways in which He is blessing His work that we are so privileged to do!
The Tiews in Germany 