Senior high youth are invited to "Reconnect with Jesus" at the LYO Mini-Event set for Feb. 18. Games, music, prayer workshops, and more are planned.

Learn more and register by Feb. 15.

Your voice can change lives!
Lutheran Services in Iowa and the three Iowa Synods of the ELCA are working together to make a greater impact on the lives of the most vulnerable people in our state through our advocacy.

Please join us March 12 on a chartered bus from Waverly to Des Moines and use your voice to talk to your legislators about the importance of critical human services for children, families and individuals. Sign up online at www.lsiowa.org/advocate.

When Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45), the infant John the Baptist leapt in his mother’s womb at hearing Mary’s greeting. Mary responded with a joyous prayer known as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-56), which reminds us of God’s mercy for the poor and the promise that the Nativity will exalt the lowly and fill the hungry with good things.

The Barnabas Uplift ministry offers encouragement to those living in poverty through job training programs. To date, more than 200 Iowa households have moved out of poverty because of this ministry. Please watch this video testimony and see if it reminds you of Mary, a young mother seeking a place for her child. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZLP0fgLPY8&feature=player_embedded