Stories from the Mission Field | CGO Blog

I don’t like reading the news. Too many bad things happen.

Every January, Google searches for “detox” spike.

Your donations to Concordia Gospel Outreach allowed us to partner with Elfie Eberle and Orphan Grain Train to send books to Liberia, where more than 5,000 children received a Gospel-centered book to call their very own.

Wildfires are terrifying. They’re nearly uncontrollable, unbelievably fast-spreading, and incredibly destructive. When you watch on TV the fires engulfing homes, forests, and cities, you finally understand the cliché “force of nature.”

World peace. Peace and quiet. Peace and love.

I grew up thinking it was impolite to talk about money. But we’re all mature adults here, so let’s be impolite for a second.

Love might seem more common than ever. We comment “Love!!!!” on Facebook posts. We double tap Instagram photos to project our love to others, sending virtual hearts across the world. We loudly proclaim our love for chips and queso.

When Londa traveled to Uruguay on a mission trip earlier this year, she didn’t know how many children her group would be able to share the Gospel with. To their surprise, they met nearly 500children and were able to give every single child an Arch Book! That means 500 children were able to read about the Gospel. Thanks be to God!

The dollar aisle at Target during Christmas is a dangerous place.

No one ever tells you how hard it is to be an adult.