LTS faculty members Rev. Mbongeni John Nkambule was able to attend the symposium recently held on the campus of our American sister seminary, Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. Rev. Nkambule is also currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program at CTS. Having completed his required courses, this trip enabled Rev. Nkambule to take and pass his comprehensive examinations. He is now busy putting together his dissertation proposal. Once accepted, he will embark on the final stage of his studies – writing the doctoral dissertation.

In addition, the trip made it possible for Rev. Nkambule to receive books generously donated for LTS students by LCMS Disaster Relief and by the Office of President Matthew Harrison. Rev. Nkambule was willing to transport the books to the LTS in his personal luggage. He will be teaching the class on Diakonia (mercy work) to LTS students this semester for which the books were needed.

Thank you to all donors and to Rev. Nkambule for his gallant transportation efforts!

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It might seem somewhat redundant to say this, but a tertiary education institution without textbooks is a little like a fish without water. For much of this year, the LTS has had to get by without textbooks, due to financial constraints. Staff and students at LTS are all the more grateful to the Saint Philip Lutheran Mission Society for their wonderful generosity in procuring textbooks for the second semester at LTS. Students are shown here receiving with open hands and hearts “Prepare the Way of the Lord” by Steinmann and Lessing, “Church and Office” by CFW Walther, “Christian Dogmatics III” by F Pieper, “Ethics of Sex” ed. by G. Grobien, “Pastoral Care under the Cross” by R. Eyer, and “Lutheran Catechesis” by P. Bender. Words do not suffice to express the full extent of our gratitude. A word of thanks also to the heavy lifters who brought the books back from the USA in their luggage (Rector Winterle, Rev. Nkambule, Bishop Maragelo).

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Thanks to some very generous sponsors and the gracious efforts of the St. Philips Society, we have been able to procure textbooks for most of our classes this semester. Here are some pictures of grateful students in the Catechesis and Church History IV classes with their new books. Thank you to all who contributed! We are most grateful for your help. We are also very glad to have found the Augustine Bookroom right here in Pretoria (Constantia Park), a subsidiary of Good Neighbours Bookshop, and we look forward to a fruitful relationship with them in future as we continue to seek avenues to procure textbooks for our classes. Since almost all of our textbooks come from the USA, it is always a challenge to get them to South Africa at a good price. Having willing book carriers (read: Staff members and visiting instructors flying over) certainly helps a lot! If we could find ways of shipping our books here at a reasonable price, that would help even more (and save our book carriers the hassles of traveling with great big cases and boxes of books). Any suggestions?

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