South Sudanese Ministry

Back-To-School Gathering

Sunday, September 1st, 2024, was the day to celebrate going back to school for the 2024-2025 school year! Grilled lamb, sambuusa, and other goodies, provided the meal for everyone in attendance..

IOWA DISTRICT WEST OFFICIAL, LE MARS PASTOR, AND SUDANESE OFFICIALS ARRIVE AT MISSION CENTRAL!

Friday the 26^th of May was indeed a special day. It was a day of training, Sudanese Education, and education of power-point development and program preparation.

Yes, our Iowa District West wants to develop a new program and project for securing funding for the support of our Sundanese Pastor Rev. Danie Mapur and his family that will allow Rev. Mapur to spend his full time and effort to reach out to the full Sundanese population there in the entire LeMars, Iowa area!!!

It is hard to even belive but in the Sundanese Congregation at LeMars, Iowa they have over 80 children in that special outreach ministry of bringing Jesus to these dear new Christians.

Rev. Mapur will be out in our Iowa West District, showing pictures and telling the amazing "miracle story" of the ministry that is going on at the facilities of Grace Lutheran Church at LeMars, Iowa.

Here you see at the office of Mission Central this special group of people that the Lord sent for this special training session. From left to right: Rev. Daniel Mapur, Pastor of this new Sudanese Lutheran Church, Rev. Keith Haney, Assistant to President Turner, Rev. Tim Geitz, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in LeMars, Iowa, and Mr. Manyang Cheingkou, Head Elder of the Sudanese Congregation at LeMars, Iowa.

In the last two years they have had over 45 baptisms in this new Mission Effort for the Lord Jesus! We ask for your prayers in this new effort and outreach for the people that God has sent here from Africa!!!!

Pastor Daniel Mapur Installed as Grace's Asst. Pastor to the Sudanese

On Sunday, July 17, 2022, Pastor Daniel Mapur was installed by the Rev. Keith Haney, Assistant to the President of Iowa District West, as Grace Lutheran Church's Pastor to the Sudanese in the Le Mars region. He will contine to work full-time at Kemp's, but will also continue to serve part-time as Sudanese Pastor.

The service was conducted in both English and Dinka, with about 175 in attendance.

Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022

More Baptismal Pictures

21 Sudanese Baptisms!

October 17, 2021

Pastor Daniel Mapur (Sudanese Pastor), Pastor Geitz, and Pastor George, helped with the 21 Baptisms of children ages 6 down. What a wonderful Sunday afternoon! The worship service was followed by a traditional Sudanese feast.

Sunday School

Blessing of Hymnals

Blessing of Dinka Hymnals at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Lake City, IA

South Sudanese Lutherans traveled to Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Lake City, IA, Sunday, May 23rd, 2021, in order to thank Pilgrim for donating the hymnals and in order to bless the hymnals for use at Grace Lutheran Church in Le Mars, IA.

Blessing of Mothers and Children

Five children and their mothers were blessed on May 2nd, 2021, in celebration of the gift of children to these young Sudanese parents. "Children are a heritage from the Lord" Psalm 127:3

Sudanese Youth

How about this for a children's sermon?

They are not just the church of tomorrow, but the church of today!

26 Sudanese Baptisms!

A day of celebration and praise for the 26 Sudanese who were Baptized into the Kingdom of God!

Memorial Service

Peter Ajang Awai, February 22, 2020

A Memorial Service was held at Grace Lutheran Church for Peter. May we always cherish his memory.

Mapur Prayer Service

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This prayer service was held for the Mapur Family before they headed back to the U.S.

Child Blessing:

Kuol Abraham Biar

Handover of the Twic and Duk Leadership in Sioux Falls

Christmas Day Worship (2019)

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Thanksgiving Day Worship

Along With Fellowship Meal

Opening Worship Service

July 21, 2019

On July 21, 2019, Grace Lutheran Church was pleased to host the opening worship service for Grace Sudanese Lutheran Mission, with the Rev. Daniel Mapur presiding as Liturgist, and the Rev. Timothy Geitz preaching. Pictured above are those who attended the opening worship service, attending from Des Moines, Charlotte, North Carolina, Sioux City, Denison, Sioux Falls, and Fargo, North Dakota, as well as those from Le Mars. Following the mostly Dinka language service, a festival meal of traditional Sudanese food was served. Pastor Geitz centered his message on Ephesians 4:4-6 and reminded everyone who came of the fact that we are One Body of Christ, who worship One Lord and Savior of all, who center around One Faith in Jesus Christ, who celebrate One Baptism to take away sins, and who have One Father who is over all and in all! That is the prayer as we move forward together serving our Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To God be the glory!

Dinka language services will be held Sunday afternoons, beginning at 1:00 pm and are open to everyone!

WATCH THE SERVICE HERE