Raeann Ruth and The Portage for Youth, a neighborhood-based after-school and summer enrichment center for young girls and boys in the Dayton’s Bluff area on the East Side of St. Paul.www.theportage.org
Lutheran Heritage Foundation
The Lutheran Heritage Foundation, as they translate Lutheran theological works into 88 different languages, publishing and introducing them into 70 countries around the world.Lutheran Heritage Foundation
University Lutheran Chapel
Pastor David Kind and the people of University Lutheran Chapel in Minneapolis, serving Lutheran students and reaching out to international students at the University of Minnesota.http://www.ulcmn.org/
Bishop Shalem and the pastors and people of the Bible Faith Lutheran Church of India, and for Karuna Dasari and the Moriah Children’s Home, and for Dr. Raj Kumar and the seminary in Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.www.bflc.org
Project Timothy-Kenya
Pastor Thomas Aadland and Project Timothy – Kenya, as he trains men from Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda and Zambia at the Matongo seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya.
Common Hope in Guatemala: Common Hope, providing food, housing, education and job training to the poor in Guatemala.
Feed My Starving Children:
Feed My Starving Children, as they mobilize volunteers to package meals for distribution to children in more than 50 countries around the world.
Friends of China:
The Friends of China who are providing English language instruction and Bible studies at several locations in mainland China.
Our Lady of Good Counsel: Our Lady of Good Counsel Home in St. Paul, providing residential care for terminal cancer patients.
Hannah House: The Hannah House, located in Glen Rose, Texas, a Christian maternity home for young women who are dealing with a crisis pregnancy.
Listening House: The Listening House of St. Paul, an inner city drop-in center that provides hospitality and practical assistance to people who are homeless, disadvantaged or lonely.
Union Gospel Mission: The Union Gospel Mission in St. Paul, providing food, shelter and other services for the needy and homeless.