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Mercy Operations in Moore, Okla.

The Rev. John Fale, associate executive director of the LCMS’ Mercy Operations Group, is onsite at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Moore, Okla., meeting with church leaders and the LCMS Oklahoma District disaster coordinator to “map out the next steps for the disaster response here for the immediate, transitional and long-term needs.”

Planning Oklahoma Tornado Response

The Rev. John Fale, associate executive director, LCMS’ Mercy Operations Group, is en route to Moore, Okla., where a May 20 tornado killed 24 people, injured hundreds and damaged thousands of homes and buildings.

LCMS response to the Oklahoma tornado: How you can help

Watch this video and see Harrison and the Rev. Dr. John Fale, associate executive director of the LCMS’ Mercy Operations Group, discuss the LCMS response to the Oklahoma tornado and how you can help.

Bearing Christ’s mercy to West, Texas

LCMS Disaster Response on the scene in West, Texas, bearing mercy in our life together. The Rev. John Fale, associate executive director of the LCMS’ Mercy Operations Group, talks with Michele Marak Scott, principal of West Elementary School, about the needs in West, Texas, in the aftermath of the devastating fertilizer plant explosion.

Learn Martin Luther’s ‘Simple Way to Pray’

The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, explains Martin Luther’s ITCP method of prayer, which features four steps: instruction, thanksgiving, confession and prayer. Harrison also recommends “A Simple Way to Pray,” which Luther penned in 1535 after his barber and friend, Peter Beskendorf, asked for some practical guidance on how to pray. “Luther’s little book on prayer will revolutionize your prayer life,” said Harrison.

2013 Convention Welcome

LCMS President Matthew C. Harrison, First Vice-President Herb Mueller, and the Rev. William Cwirla, convention essayist, welcome delegates and attendees to this summer’s 65th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, held July 25 in St. Louis, Mo.