Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make Amen -Scranton and Amen-St. Louis two great conferences. The kids were great; the college volunteers were terrific; the speakers and presenters were amazing; the staff was awesome; the worship was divine. Now on to Concordia University-Irvine, our first ever conference on a Concordia campus. Amen, Amen, and Amen!
At Amen-St. Louis, several people came up to me and asked if Pres. Kieschnick had been invited to greet us, since we were in the Synod’s own backyard. As a matter of fact, back in May I did invite Pres. Kieschnick to bring his personal greetings to our conference, but sadly his calendar did not permit it. He did write us this nice letter which unfortunately didn’t make it into our conference booklet. I wanted to share it with you here.
May 19, 2008
Dear Pastor Cwirla, Brother William,
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
As you prepare for the Higher Things conference in July, 2008, I would like to take this time to express to you how important your work is in spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the world.
Although I am both honored and grateful for your kind invitation to be a guest and share in fellowship at this momentous occasion, at this time I must respectfully and regretfully decline, due to a prior commitment. Please be assured that all of those gathered will be in my special thoughts and prayers.
May God’s grace, power and peace be with you.
Warmly and sincerely, in Christian love,
Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, President
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
