Missionaries

ORPHAN GRAIN TRAIN
Through Sunday School offerings and fundraisers, Peace Lutheran supports the mission of Orphan Grain Train.In loving response to Christ,
the Servant, the Orphan Grain Train movement encourages and enables God’s people to share personal and material resources in bringing
Christ’s name and character to needy people both far and near. Sometimes that character expresses itself as a word well- spoken,
sometimes as a bandage well-applied, and sometimes as a child well-fed. For more information on this precious ministry, visit Orphan Grain
Train at: http://www.ogt.org/

LCMS World Mission
LCMS World Mission is the global Gospel outreach of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, a confessional Lutheran church with more
than 6,000 congregations and 2.6 million members in North America. Our global mission focuses on church planting and leadership
development in North America and around the world. LCMS World Mission currently has active work, or active or historical mission
relationships in approximately 88 countries and maintains a total global missionary force of approximately 403 personnel (career, long-term
volunteer, international educators, spouses, contracted part-time, Ablaze! Alliance Missionaries) an additional 233 military chaplains (Air
Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Veteran's Administration, Civil Air Patrol, National Guard, and Reserve), and a supporting staff of
67 at its headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. In 2008, 408 short-term missionaries served through LCMS World Mission globally. For more
information, visit their website at: http://www.lcms.org/

OUR MISSIONARIES
Rev. Brent and Jennie Smith serve the Lord and the LCMS as missionaries residing in Frankfurt, Germany. Brent serves as the regional
director for Eurasia, an area that includes Europe and the former Soviet Union. In this role, Brent provides leadership and support to the
missionaries in the region, facilitates work and partnerships with national churches, and explores new possibilities for work among people
who do not yet know the Lord Jesus.
Born in Imperial, Neb., Brent and his family are members of Zion Lutheran Church. A graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, he
began service with LCMS World Mission as the business manager for the Kazakhstan field in 1995. After two years of service, he entered
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., and during the 1999-2000 school year, served his vicarage in Moscow, Russia. Brent then received his
first call in 2001 to serve as evangelist missionary to Moscow. Brent is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program with a
concentration in Missions and Evangelism at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Ill.
Jennie is a native of Broken Bow, Neb., and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in business administration. She
previously worked in the field of human resources and for the United States Embassy in Moscow. She enjoys exercising, reading, and
making scrapbooks. The Smiths have a son, Zachary, and two daughters, Katelyn and Sophia.
Please pray for the entire Eurasia mission team, that they would be blessed with excellent working relationships and a clear vision of God's
work. Also ask God to help the Smith family adjust to living in Germany. Pray for their health and safety, especially as Brent's position
requires extensive travel. They also ask, "Pray that the people will trust in Christ alone and, in turn, share Christ with others. Please ask
also for God to continually fill us with the Holy Spirit's power, wisdom and gifts."
Sharon Owens is from Lincoln, Nebraska and has taken the call to be the Director of ESL Outreach in Macau. She is at the Concordia
English Center and provides leadership, vision and direction to the ESL program. She will serve as the leader for small group Bible studies
and will train people in Macau to learn English by using the Bible as their study guide.