$5,000 For more than 30 years the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF) - a recognized service organization of the LCMS - has fulfilled its mission of translating and publishing the good books of our Lutheran faith into more than 150 languages. These books (such as Luther's Small Catechism, A Child's Garden of Bible Stories, devotions, hymnals, and more) are distributed free of charge to the churches, ministries, and individuals who need them.

Over a decade ago, LHF first translated and printed Luther's Small Catechism into the White and Blue Hmong languages. While the books were primarily intended for use among the Hmong people in Thailand, Laos, and Burma in Southeast Asia, it soon became apparent that there was a great need for these books right here in the United States to share the Good News with Hmong immigrants - including the over 10,000 in the Carolinas district!

The Lutheran books translated and published through this grant will be used extensively in the Carolinas District to share the good news with Hmong immigrants. On average, LHF catechisms and illustrated Bible storybooks cost between $0.50 and $5 per book to print. Several Hmong translations - including God's Word for You (a Bible storybook written for teens), Jesus Never Fails (a small devotional tract) and Luther's Small Catechism - are planned for reprinting and printing in 2024-25, and the LWML - Carolinas District grant funds would be applied to the printing costs of the first Hmong title ready to print.