Welcome!
“What happier news on earth than this:
Christ’s life is ours, and we are His!” (from WS 734:3)
FOURTH SUNDAY of the EASTER season April 26, 2026
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH HIDEWOOD TWP, SD
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH WATERTOWN, SD
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Responsive Reading of Psalm 23
P: The LORD is my shepherd;
C: I shall not want.
P: He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
C: He leads me beside the still waters.
P: He restores my soul;
C: He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
P: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me;
C: Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
P: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
C: You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
P: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life;
C: And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Hymn 648
P: We begin in the name of our Triune God:
C: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
A chapter from Phillip Keller’s
A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23
“He restores my soul”
In studying this Psalm it must always be remembered that it is a sheep in the Good Shepherd’s care who is speaking. It is essentially a Christian’s claim of belonging in the family of God. As such he boasts of the benefits of such a relationship.
This being the case, one might well ask, “Why then this statement... ‘He restores my soul’?” Surely it would be assumed that anyone in the Good Shepherd’s care could never become so distressed in soul as to need restoration.
But the fact remains that this does happen.
Even David, the author of this Psalm, who was much loved of God, knew what it was to be cast down and dejected. He had tasted defeat in his life and felt the frustration of having fallen under temptation. David was acquainted with the bitterness of feeling hopeless and without strength in himself.
In Psalm 42:11 he cries out, “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God....”
Now there is an exact parallel to this in caring for sheep. Only those intimately acquainted with sheep and their habits understand the significance of a “cast” sheep or a “cast down” sheep.
This is an old English shepherd’s term for a sheep that has turned over on its back and cannot get up again by itself.
A “cast” sheep is a very pathetic sight. Lying on its back, its feet in the air, it flays away frantically struggling to stand up, without success. Sometimes it will bleat a little for help, but generally it lies there lashing about in frightened frustration.
If the owner does not arrive on the scene within a reasonably short time, the sheep will die. This is but another reason why it is so essential for a careful sheepman to look over his flock every day, counting them to see that all are able to be up and on their feet. If one or two are missing, often the first thought to flash into his mind is, One of my sheep is cast somewhere. I must go in search and set it on its feet again.
One particular ewe that I owned in a flock of Cheviots was notorious for being a cast sheep. Every spring when she became heavy in lamb it was not uncommon for her to become cast every second or third day. Only my diligence made it possible for her to survive from one season to the next. One year I had to be away from the ranch for a few days just when she was having her problems. So I called my young son aside and told him he would be responsible for her well-being while I was absent. If he managed to keep her on her feet until I came home he would be well paid for his efforts. Every evening after school he went out to the fields faithfully and set up the old ewe so she could survive. It was quite a task but she rewarded us with a fine pair of twin lambs that spring.
It is not only the shepherd who keeps a sharp eye for cast sheep, but also the predators. Buzzards, vultures, dogs, coyotes and cougars all know that a cast sheep is easy prey and death is not far off.
This knowledge that any “cast” sheep is helpless, close to death and vulnerable to attack, makes the whole problem of cast sheep serious for the manager.
Nothing seems to so arouse his constant care and diligent attention to the flock as the fact that even the largest, fattest, strongest and sometimes healthiest sheep can become cast and be a casualty. Actually it is often the fat sheep that are the most easily cast.
The way it happens is this. A heavy, fat, or long fleeced sheep will lie down comfortably in some little hollow or depression in the ground. It may roll on its side slightly to stretch out or relax. Suddenly the center of gravity in the body shifts so that it turns on its back far enough that the feet no longer touch the ground. It may feel a sense of panic and start to paw frantically. Frequently this only makes things worse. It rolls over even further. Now it is quite impossible for it to regain its feet.
As it lies there struggling, gases begin to build up in the rumen. As these expand they tend to retard and cut off blood circulation to extremities of the body, especially the legs. If the weather is very hot and sunny a cast sheep can die in a few hours. If it is cool and cloudy and rainy it may survive in this position for several days.
If the cast sheep is a ewe with lambs, of course, it is a multiple loss to the owner. If the lambs are unborn they, too, perish with her. If they are young and suckling they become orphans. All of which adds to the seriousness of the situation.
So it will be seen why a sheepman’s attention is always alert for this problem.
Hymn 436
Confession and Forgiveness of Sins
P: Lord, we confess that all we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. We admit that we have sought other pastures which we thought were greener than Yours. We have preferred to pleasure ourselves with the dry weeds this world has to offer. We have complained that Your sheepfold is too restrictive; we have pursued what we saw to be the freedoms of the flesh, which in truth are nothing but slavery to sin. Many are the times we have made ourselves easy prey for that wolf, the Devil.
ALL: Our hearts are filled with gratitude and thanks that You did not on account of our sins reject us and condemn us to all eternity in hell, which is what we deserve. Instead, in Your Son Jesus Christ You were moved with compassion for us, because we were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. And instead of penalizing us, You laid on Your Son the iniquity of us all.
P: Fellow sheep of the Good Shepherd, rest assured of your God’s forgiveness and gracious love! For Christ also suffered for us. He committed no sin, nor was guile found in His mouth. When He was reviled, He did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten. He bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness – by His stripes we were healed! For we were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls.
ALL: Lord, we pray, continue to be with us, Your people. Make us go forth like sheep, and guide us in the wilderness like a flock. Lead us on safely, so that we do not fear. Amen.
Hymn 368: 1, 2
Keller continued...
During my own years as a keeper of sheep, perhaps some of the most poignant memories are wrapped around the commingled anxiety of keeping a count of my flock and repeatedly saving and restoring cast sheep. It is not easy to convey on paper the sense of this ever present danger. Often I would go out early and merely cast my eye across the sky. If I saw the black-winged buzzards circling overhead in their long slow spirals anxiety would grip me. Leaving everything else I would immediately go out into the rough wild pastures and count the flock to make sure every one was well and fit and able to be on its feet.
This is part of the pageantry and drama depicted for us in the magnificent story of the ninety and nine sheep with one astray. There is the Shepherd’s deep concern; his agonizing search; his longing to find the missing one; his delight in restoring it not only to its feet but also to the flock as well as to himself.
Again and again I would spend hours searching for a single sheep that was missing. Then more often than not I would see it at a distance, down on its back, lying helpless. At once I would start to run toward it – hurrying as fast as I could – for every minute was critical. Within me there was a mingled sense of fear and joy: fear it might be too late; joy that it was found at all.
As soon as I reached the cast ewe my very first impulse was to pick it up. Tenderly I would roll the sheep over on its side. This would relieve the pressure of gases in the rumen. If she had been down for long I would have to lift her onto her feet. Then straddling the sheep with my legs I would hold her erect, rubbing her limbs to restore the circulation to her legs. This often took quite a little time. When the sheep started to walk again she often just stumbled, staggered and collapsed in a heap once more.
All the time I worked on a cast sheep I would talk to it gently, “When are you going to learn to stand on your own feet?” – “I’m so glad I found you in time – you rascal!”
And so the conversation would go. Always couched in language that combined tenderness and rebuke, compassion and correction.
Little by little the sheep would regain its equilibrium. It would start to walk steadily and surely. By and by it would dash away to rejoin the others, set free from its fears and frustrations, given another chance to live a little longer.
All of this pageantry is conveyed to my heart and mind when I repeat the simple statement, “He restores my soul!”
Hymn 368: 3, 4
Scripture Reading – Acts 2: 42-27
The daily lives of the post-Pentecost believers
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, 45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Keller continued...
There is something intensely personal, intensely tender, intensely endearing, yet intensely fraught with danger in the picture. On the one hand there is the sheep so helpless, so utterly immobilized though otherwise strong, healthy and flourishing; while on the other hand there is the attentive owner quick and ready to come to its rescue – ever patient and tender and helpful.
At this point it is important to point out that similarly in the Christian life there is an exciting and comforting parallel here.
Many people have the idea that when a child of God falls, when he is frustrated and helpless in a spiritual dilemma, God becomes disgusted, fed-up and even furious with him.
This simply is not so.
One of the great revelations of the heart of God given to us by Christ is that of Himself as our Shepherd. He has the same identical sensations of anxiety, concern and compassion for cast men and women as I had for cast sheep. This is precisely why He looked on people with such pathos and compassion. It explains His magnanimous dealing with down-and-out individuals for whom even human society had no use. It reveals why He wept over those who spurned His affection. It discloses the depth of His understanding of undone people to whom He came eagerly and quickly, ready to help, to save, to restore.
When I read the life story of Jesus Christ and examine carefully His conduct in coping with human need, I see Him again and again as the Good Shepherd picking up “cast” sheep. The tenderness, the love, the patience that He used to restore Peter’s soul after the terrible tragedy of his temptations is a classic picture of the Christ coming to restore one of His own.
And so He comes quietly, gently, reassuringly to me no matter when or where or how I may be cast down.
In Psalm 56:13 we are given an accurate commentary on this aspect of the Christian’s life in these words, “...you have delivered my soul from death; have you not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the land of the living?”
We have to be realistic about the life of the child of God and face facts as they really are. Most of us, though we belong to Christ and desire to be under His control and to be led by Him, do on occasion find ourselves cast down.
We discover that often when we are most sure of ourselves we stumble and fall. Sometimes when we appear to be flourishing in our faith we find ourselves in a situation of utter frustration and futility.
Paul in writing to the Christians at Corinth warned them of this danger. “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12).
Admittedly this may appear as one of the paradoxes and enigmas of our spiritual lives. When we examine it carefully, however, we will not find it too difficult to understand.
Trinity – Choir Selection – pages 8-9
Scripture Reading – John 10: 1-10
Jesus opens the door to abundant life
1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
THE APOSTLES’ CREED
ALL: I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven And is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; From there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
Keller continued...
As with sheep, so with Christians, some basic principles and parallels apply which will help us to grasp the way in which a man or woman can be “cast.”
There is, first of all, the idea of looking for a soft spot. The sheep that choose the comfortable, soft, rounded hollows in the ground in which to lie down very often become cast. In such a situation it is so easy to roll over on their backs.
In the Christian life there is great danger in always looking for the easy place, the cozy corner, the comfortable position where there is no hardship, no need for endurance, no demand upon self-discipline.
The time when we think “we have it made,” so to speak, is actually when we are in mortal danger. There is such a thing as the discipline of poverty and privation which can be self-imposed to do us worlds of good. Jesus suggested this to the rich young man who mistakenly assumed he was in a safe position when in truth he was on the verge of being cast down.
Sometimes if, through self-indulgence, I am unwilling to forfeit or forego the soft life, the easy way, the cozy corner, then the Good Shepherd may well move me to a pasture where things aren’t quite so comfortable – not only for my own good but also His benefit as well.
There is the aspect, too, of a sheep simply having too much wool. Often when the fleece becomes very long, and heavily matted with mud, manure, burrs and other debris, it is much easier for a sheep to become cast, literally weighed down with its own wool.
Wool in Scripture depicts the old self-life in the Christian. It is the outward expression of an inner attitude, the assertion of my own desire and hopes and aspirations. It is the area of my life in which and through which I am continually in contact with the world around me. Here is where I find the clinging accumulation of things, of possessions, of worldly ideas beginning to weigh me down, drag me down, hold me down.
It is significant that no high priest was ever allowed to wear wool when he entered the Holy of Holies. This spoke of self, of pride, of personal preference – and God could not tolerate it.
If I wish to go on walking with God and not be forever cast down, this is an aspect of my life which He must deal with drastically.
Whenever I found that a sheep was being cast because it had too long and heavy a fleece, I soon took swift steps to remedy the situation. In short order I would shear it clean and so forestall the danger of having the ewe lose her life. This was not always a pleasant process. Sheep do not really enjoy being sheared and it represents some hard work for the shepherd, but it must be done.
Actually when it is all over both sheep and owner are relieved. There is no longer the threat of being cast down, while for the sheep there is the pleasure of being set free from a hot, heavy coat. Often the fleece is clogged with filthy manure, mud, burrs, sticks and ticks. What a relief to be rid of it all!
And similarly in dealing with our old self-life, there will come a day when the Master must take us in hand and apply the keen cutting edge of His Word to our lives. It may be an unpleasant business for a time. No doubt we’ll struggle and kick about it. We may get a few cuts and wounds. But what a relief when it is all over. Oh, the pleasure of being set free from ourselves! What a restoration!
Hymn 426
The Offering is collected / brought forward
Prayer led by the pastor
P: Dear Jesus, our risen Savior, truly You are our Good Shepherd, for You gave Your life for us, Your sheep. Surely it was Your great love for us sinners, who were lost and straying, that moved You to come into this world to live, to die, and to rise again, that we might have the life that does not end.
Good Shepherd, we owe You heartfelt thanks and praise and our continual love and devotion for all that You have done – and still do – to insure our earthly and eternal welfare. It is true, we have become Your sheep by trusting that You are our Savior and God. Nevertheless we must confess that we still have a rebellious old Adam that is stubborn and sinful and continually leads us astray. Therefore we need Your loving patience as our Good Shepherd to deliver us from our sinful ways, to protect us from our own foolishness, and to forgive our many sins.
Dispel the gloom that surrounds us with the bright promise of salvation, filling us with joy and confidence as one by one we journey from this life to heaven. Cause goodness and mercy to follow us the rest of our days. Hear us, merciful Savior and Shepherd! Amen.
P: any special prayers there may be will be offered here...
P: And so we join to pray the words Jesus taught us:
ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven; Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Keller concluded...
The third chief cause of cast sheep is simply that they are too fat. It is a well-known fact that over-fat sheep are neither the most healthy nor the most productive. And certainly it is the fattest that most often are cast. Their weight simply makes it that much harder for them to be agile and nimble on their feet.
Of course once a sheepman even suspects that his sheep are becoming cast for this reason he will take long-range steps to correct the problem. He will put the ewes on a more rigorous ration; they will get less grain and the general condition of the flock will be watched very closely. It is his aim to see that the sheep are strong, sturdy and energetic, not fat, flabby and weak.
Turning to the Christian life we are confronted with the same sort of problem. There is the man or woman, who because they may have done well in business or their careers or their homes, feel that they are flourishing and have “arrived.” They may have a sense of well-being and self-assurance which in itself is dangerous. Often when we are most sure of ourselves we are the most prone to fall flat.
In His warning to the church in Revelation 3:17 God points out that though some considered themselves rich and affluent, they were actually in desperate danger. The same point was made by Jesus in His account of the wealthy farmer who intended to build more and bigger barns, but who, in fact, faced utter ruin.
Material success is no measure of spiritual health. Nor is apparent affluence any criteria of real godliness. And it is well for us that the Shepherd of our souls sees through this exterior and takes steps to set things right.
He may well impose on us some sort of “diet” or “discipline” which we may find a bit rough and unpalatable at first. But again we need to reassure ourselves that it is for our own good, because He is fond of us, and for His own reputation as the Good Shepherd.
In Hebrews 12 we read how God chooses to discipline those He loves. At the time it may prove a tough routine. But the deeper truth is that afterward it produces a life of repose and tranquility free from the fret and frustration of being cast down like a helpless sheep.
The toughness it takes to face life and the formidable reverses which it brings to us can come only through the discipline of endurance and hardship. In His mercy and love our Master makes this a part of our program. It is part of the price of belonging to Him.
We may rest assured that He will never expect us or ask us to face more than we can stand (1 Corinthians 10:13). But what He does expose us to will strengthen and fortify our faith and confidence in His control. If He is the Good Shepherd we can rest assured that He knows what He is doing. This in and of itself should be sufficient to continually refresh and restore my soul. I know of nothing which so quiets and enlivens my own spiritual life as the knowledge that – “God knows what He is doing with me!”
Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you;
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you His peace.
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Hymn 783
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STATISTICS – week of 04/19/2026
Zion: 27; SS: 6 Trinity: 45; SS: 7; Wed BC: 14; Avantara devotion: 10; quarterly voters’ mtg: 13
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Zion Lutheran Church Hidewood Township, SD – 8:30 a.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church Watertown, SD – 10:30 a.m.
trinitywatertownsd.com
Members: Church of the Lutheran Confession www.clclutheran.org
Pastor Paul Krause. . . parsonpaulkrause@gmail.com cell:920-238-5775
Teacher-elect Mikkela Schmitt . . . . . . . .cell: 715-933-1502
Church and School: 886-2976
Organists: John Klatt, Rebecca Larson, Naomi Rehder
CALENDAR and ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS WEEK >> Zion – Bruna brothers catechism class
TODAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. service; Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Sunday School - after church at Zion; 9:20 a.m. at Trinity
TUE >> Brookings Bible Study – 7 p.m. – at DeBough’s place
WED >> 1 p.m. – Zion – James DeBough instruction class
>> Louis Jensen confirmation class after school at church
>> Trinity – choir session – 6:40 p.m.
>> Trinity Bible Class – 7 p.m.
FRI-SAT ILC Visitors’ Day / play performance – Eau Claire
NEXT SUNDAY >> Zion – 8:30 a.m. Trinity – 10:30 a.m.
>> Examination / Confirmation Sunday at Trinity
>> Sunday School - after church at Zion; 9:20 a.m. at Trinity
>> Lord’s Supper will be held in both services
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
5/09 SAT Next worship service in Des Moines, IA, led by Pastor K.
5/13 WED Last Bible Class session at Trinity for the summer
5/15 FRI Last day of school at Trinity Lutheran School
5/17 SUN Last day for Sunday School at Zion / Trinity
5/17 SUN Special Ascension service – w/ children’s program
5/17 SUN Trinity Lutheran School graduation
5/19-21 West Central Delegate Conference - Cheyenne, WY
5/31 SUN Examination / Confirmation Sunday at Zion
NOTE: Trinity service at 9 a.m.; Zion service at 11 a.m.
6/10-11 Zion VBS at Oakwood Lakes State Park
6/14-20 CLC Youth Camp
6/25-28 CLC Delegate Convention – ILC – Eau Claire, WI
MANY THANKS!
>> Do you have something you are thankful for at Zion/Trinity? Let Pastor Krause know, and he will be happy to include it in the bulletin!
TWO LITER PLASTIC BOTTLES NEEDED! Teacher Mikkela Schmitt at Trinity needs two-liter plastic bottles for a school project. If you can help out, get them to her as soon as possible – thanks much!
ASCENSION CHILDREN’S SERVICE On Sunday, May 17, we will be including a children’s program in with the service. The children will be presenting Ascension memory verses and a hymn.
THIS WEEK! ILHS VISITORS’ DAY ILC Prof. Matt Thurow sends the following... Immanuel Lutheran High School in Eau Claire, WI will host their annual High School Visitors Day on Friday, May 1, 2026 for students grades 7 and up. An invitation letter, schedule of events, and online registration can be found at www.ilc.edu. Please register students and chaperones by Friday, April 24. A theater performance of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will take place on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm. The Immanuel Band will perform before the play on Friday at 7:00 pm, and student talent performances will take place Saturday at 7:00 pm. Performances are free and open to the public. For more information regarding ILHS Visitors Day, please contact Prof. Matt Thurow (matt.thurow@ilc.edu 612-516-1177) For general questions regarding the high school program, please contact the high school principal, Prof. Joel Gullerud (joel.gullerud@ilc.edu 715-544-8446).
CLC UPDATES that can be found online –
>> to keep up on our CLC missionaries, and to learn more of our overseas brethren, go to lutheranmissions.org. Scroll down and click on the photos of the missionaries to access their blog, photos, video, etc.
CLC NEWS
Current pastoral vacancies: Mapleton, ND/Ponsford, MN; Detroit, MI; Red Wing, MN; Appleton, WI; Eau Claire, WI; Spokane, WA; Phoenix, AZ
Undecided calls:
Orrin Hanel, ILC graduate, to teach at Cheyenne, WY
Pastor Stefan Sonnenfeld, Sister Lakes, MI, to Phoenix, AZ
Pastor Ben Libby, Cheyenne, WY, to Detroit, MI
Accepted call:
Pastor Johnathan Schnose, Morris, MN, as vacancy pastor at Ponsford, MN
Returned calls:
Pastor Jonah Albrecht, Seattle & Tacoma, WA, to Appleton, WI
Pastor Mike Wilke, Saginaw, MI, to Messiah, Eau Claire, WI
PASTOR TIM WHEATON Pastor Ben Libby reports... Recently, Tim had switched his medication for his cancer treatment. He is now doing a long term chemotherapy pill, which seemed to be working well. Yet on Wednesday, Tim had taken a couple of falls, so he went to the ER. They moved him to a hospital in Greely CO, where he is now. They did an MRI scan, and the results revealed that he has a compression in his neck. The plan now is to do a surgery on his neck, to relieve the compression, but to be able to do that they need to wait 2 weeks while he gets off of his chemo pills before that surgery is feasible.
Please keep Pastor Wheaton in your prayers as he awaits his upcoming surgery. We trust in the Lord, our Good Shepherd, to be with Tim and care for him in the best way possible.
CLC WORLD MISSIONS PRAYER LIST – March edition –
DR Congo-CCLC (Central Africa) – Seminary students have completed their vicarages. Final exams, graduation, and ordination are scheduled for April during a visit by Missionaries Evensen and Ohlmann. Thank the Lord for faithful teaching over the past several years, and pray for His blessings on these students as they prepare to serve in the public ministry.
DR Congo-ECLSAFA (Central Africa) – Pastor Jacques Pondi Lumiangu has scheduled several outreach seminars in early 2026. The congregation faces challenges securing a rental worship space and fully supporting their pastor. Pray that God abundantly provides for the needs of ECLSAFA Congo and blesses their outreach efforts.