Speaker at Brainerd Zone rally includes the ladies in her web blog.

"Back from Backus by way of Bagley and Bemidji" by Naomi Dunavan.

CLICK HERE to read her story.

LWML Introduces "A Cup with Kay"

The Lutheran Women's Missionary League Board of Directors completed their first meeting of the 2011-2013 biennium. The BOD studied God's Word, worshiped, and acted on the business of the LWML. We also gathered mites! The faithful leaders of this meeting gave $6,675.05 in offerings to LWML mites.

LWML President Kay Kreklau enjoys a cup of tea while reading the Scriptures, or while in prayer. President Kay is inviting you to pray with her, and your brothers and sisters-in-Christ, on Saturday mornings for 9 minutes at 9:00 a.m. Just as steam from your cup, all prayers will rise up! Check out Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheLWML, or the LWML website at www.lwml.org/missions for monthly mission grant highlights as a suggested focus for your prayers.

The LWML website changes constantly. To help inspire you to check out each page, we've hidden a small logo throughout the website. Peruse through all the pages on the website to see how many of the small logos you can find!

Once you think you've found them all, simply submit your guess along with your name, phone number or e-mail address to pr@lwml.org. All responses received by the 15th of each month will be will be entered into drawing. This would be a fun group activity for your woman's group at one of your events. Each month we will draw two winners who will receive a special gift. On March 1, 2013 the names of two grand prize winners will be drawn. These two individuals will have the opportunity to have "A Cup with Kay" in person at the LWML Convention in Pittsburgh, June 27-30, 2013!

You do not want to miss this opportunity to receive a special gift or, better yet, a chance to win the grand prize!!! The winners will be personally contacted, announced on the LWML website at www.lwml.org, and on Facebook.

Take the time for 9 minutes on Saturdays to connect with your Father in Heaven along with others around the globe. Have fun searching at www.lwml.org for those "A Cup with Kay" logos.

Kay Kreklau
LWML President

President Kay Kreklau's Vision for the LWML

The Lutheran Women's Missionary League Board of Directors completed their first meeting of the 2011-2013 biennium. The BOD studied God's Word, worshiped, and acted on the business of the LWML. We also gathered mites! The faithful leaders of this meeting gave $6,675.05 in offerings to LWML mites.

I also offered my vision for the LWML:

We are the Women of the LWML – Serving the Lord with Gladness

We are women that will:

• Learn from and live for Jesus - Bible study and prayer provide support, insight, and encouragement as we live for Jesus.
• Take joy in being His voice, hands, and feet - Service shows the love of Jesus in our actions, as we offer our hands, our feet, and our voices to work for Him.
• Focus on missions, not meetings - Jesus' focus was His mission, not the often traditional meetings or events He attended. That is where our focus should be as well!

Kay Kreklau
LWML President

Your Strong Suit DVD

Lutheran Women in Mission have a passion for digging into the Word of God together. It's our mission inspiration!

Coming this October is a new DVD-based Bible study, Your Strong Suit. Written and taught by Donna Pyle, and filmed before an audience at Salem Lutheran Church, Tomball, Texas, the series is based on Ephesians 6:10-18. The set comes with eight lessons on four DVDs and an 85-page, color print workbook. Use it in many different ways, as a retreat study, in your women's Bible class or at homes in small group settings that could open the door to non-churched friends and neighbors, enabling them to study God's Word. To read more about this exciting new project and the author, Donna Pyle, click on the link to the Bible Studies page on the LWML website.