Thank you also for providing Bibles, Sunday School materials, choir gowns and "With One Voice" hymnals that were/are being shipped along with Canadian Lutheran World Relief kits in the Global Health Ministries container out of Minneapolis. Pastor Jack and Val Frederick will be returning to the Cameroon at the end of March to assist with project management, inspection and follow up, including the new church roof at Mayo Djinga. They will also represent the ELCIC at a meeting in May in the Cameroon between the various world partners. Project funding decisions will continue to be made in the next month, prior to Pastor Jack and Val's trip to the Cameroon, as well as through email, while Pastor Jack and Val are on the territory in April and May, and we will continue to bring you an update.

As far as future considerations, one thing that is being investigated at the present time is a possible mission trip in July of 2009, to facilitate a direct response to some requests that the Cameroon Church has made of our committee, namely to provide English training and theological education opportunities (preferably in French) to their leadership, as well as to have some youth/young adult presence at the Cameroon Youth Gathering that takes place in July (something that is being copied from our National Youth Gathering). In preparation for this possibility, two young adults (Kelly Speak and Tracy Shachtay) along with Pastor Larry Ulrich will attend a Mission Trip Leader's Seminar that is being held in Winnipeg on March 8-9. Of course, the additional benefits of such a mission trip for MNO folks would be to experience how our partnership makes a difference, and be able to tell that story first hand. Another thing that is being investigated in partnership with the Synod Education Committee is a possible Sunday School Mission Project for the 2008-2009 Sunday School year. Pastor Jack and Val will investigate these possibilities when they are in the Cameroon this spring.

Funds will continue to be received by the Synod Office or directly from contributions on line at www.camerooncompanions.com  Your prayers and financial support are truly appreciated.  

Rev. Larry Ulrich
Assistant to the Bishop, Youth, Missions, Stewardship
MNO Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
201-3657 Roblin Blvd.
Winnipeg, MB     R3R 0E2
Office (204) 889-3760      Fax (204) 896-0272
email: lulrich@elcic.ca
website:  www.mnosynod.org