THEREFORE GO...

MM28 is partnering with Concordia Lutheran Schools of Omaha to help four native Chinese students attend Concordia in the fall of 2022!  These students previously attended international style boarding schools in China that were run by Christian organizations. These schools are being forced to close, or move locations, due to recent government policies. One of these schools was established in Mainland China by the Hong Kong Lutheran Synod. MM28 partnered, in the past, with the Hong Kong Lutheran Synod and sent numerous mission teams there as well as long term missionaries.  That work can no longer take place due to numerous factors, including increased government restrictions within Hong Kong.

These students are special in that they are all children of Chinese missionaries and church workers. Since these parents do not have large incomes, they are very challenged to meet the financial commitment that is required to send their children abroad to study and live. The parents are struggling as they don’t feel they can, in good conscience, send their children to public school in China where they will be indoctrinated with communistic beliefs and traditional Chinese “religions” (ancestor worship etc). The children already have a faith walk and they desire to live with Christian families in Omaha.  They are all academically strong and have high English levels since their classes in China were taught in English. The board of MM28 has decided to work to raise funds to make a Christain education at Concordia Omaha possible for these students. 

Update – Summer 2023

We praise God that all four of our scholarship students finished their first year (2022 / 23) at Concordia with success!  They all finished with strong grades, a deeper understanding of the Christian faith, new friendships and fantastic relationships with their host families!  Many of the students jumped in and joined school sports teams, played in the Praise Band and even played in the orchestra pit for the spring musical.  They all experienced American culture in their host families as they celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas and had the chance to play in real snow!!

These students have impacted their fellow classmates and host families with their sincere appreciation of the opportunity they have to study at Concordia Omaha. They have also shared their experiences of having to be very careful in China about where they went to school. In one case, the students attended a school that was hidden behind a restaurant to avoid government detection. They have all had moments of “adjustment” as they have come to know what real life in America is like and found that it is not what they were told in China by the government. All of these students have been wonderful additions to their host families and been very helpful within their new homes.

For the 2023 / 24 school year, we are still prayerfully continuing work on completing our fundraising goals.  As of August 2023 we still require approximately $20,000 to be fully funded. This is after the school has blessed the students with a reduction of 45% on tuition and the parents have made substantial amounts as well. If anyone has questions or would like to discuss making a donation we would encourage them to contact the Executive Director, Robert Latimer at 402-332-8122 or Tammy Latimer at 402-547-3553.

Mission Matthew 28 is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed in 2014 by people who have a passion for missions from various churches near Omaha, Nebraska. Our board is made up entirely of volunteers, each of whom have served in the mission field in various capacities, who simply believe in making disciples of all nations.

Rob Latimer – Executive Director
Tammy Latimer – Recruitment & Missionary Care
Ashley Eisenmann – Treasurer