Illinois Lutheran High School (ILHS), Crete, Ill., hosted 15 German students for a week in October 2007. While here, the German visitors attended classes at Illinois Lutheran and paired up with ILHS students for a weekend trip to Chicago. “Events like this one are important opportunities for students to learn about and better understand different cultures and ways of life,” says ILHS teacher Jeff Spaiser.

Chinese worship service are held every Saturday night at St. John, Wauwatosa, Wis. The Chinese services began in September 2005 with three families in attendance; now more than 50 people attend worship services, Bible classes, and “Q&A time,” where people ask questions about the Bible and Christian faith. “We use the WELS church as a gospel base to outreach Chinese,” says Joshua Yu, Chinese pastor at St. John. “To outreach to Chinese more directly, we don’t need to do more kind of social activities. . . . Just a worship service and Bible class can draw people.” For more information, visit www.sjtosa.org/cm.htm.