Beyond the Veil

from everywhere to everywhere

November 2023

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Dear James,

Veils. I've been thinking about them lately. (I'm weird, I know!) What's behind the veil? The Bible tells us that the hearts of non-Christians are veiled, but when they believe in Jesus, the veil is removed (2 Cor. 3:14-16). Beyond the veil, the glory of God in Christ is revealed!

What's behind the veil that separates us from those who have died in Christ? The book of Revelation gives us a peek:

“After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

(Rev. 7:9-10)

The glory of God is revealed! What an awesome image John gives us in Revelation 7 of ALL THE SAINTS – those who have already crossed to eternity’s side of the veil; all wearing Jesus’ robe of righteousness, praising the Lamb. Alleluia! Yesterday the Church celebrated All Saints Day - and truly, it is worth celebrating all of those who are on the other side of the veil!

Crossing the Veil

That's what GLO is all about - getting people across the veil and into the eternal glory of God. We are a nonprofit, Lutheran organization with a PASSION for telling the whole world about the Hope that is found in the Lamb of God. GLO missionaries meet with people who are down-trodden and lost, they nourish and teach children, they walk with new believers and teach them to praise the Lamb.

But what happens if a missionary is willing to go, but no one willing to send him or her?

“My husband and I knew that God had called us to be missionaries, but we couldn’t find a path forward. We felt defeated. Then we met Global Lutheran Outreach, and they allowed us to be the missionaries that God wanted us to be.” (GLO missionary, Cambodia)

Global Lutheran Outreach helps Lutheran missionaries to pursue their passion, to Go Beyond the barriers and share Jesus with the people whom God has put on their heart!

If you share our passion to tell the world about Jesus, we have an opportunity for YOU to make a BIG IMPACT in God’s kingdom of saints. On November 8-9, our 24-hour Go Beyond campaign seeks to raise $150,000 to help missionaries do what God has called them to do.

Thanks to our generous matching sponsors, any donation made during the campaign will have 3 times the impact! This means that $1 = $3, $25 = $75, and $100 = $300!

What will the money be used for?

$29 provides a missionary with an online donation platform for 1 year.
$75 sponsors one person to attend a GLO mission conference.
$101 provides a missionary with the services of a professional accountant for 1 year.
$260 provides a missionary with a suite of software for 1 year, including Microsoft Office and other online services (Zoom, GLO App, etc.).
$365 provides for a supportive and encouraging visit to a missionary in their field of service.
$582 supplies all support services to a missionary for one month.

Visit our Go Beyond page to learn more.

All contributions to the Go Beyond! campaign will be applied to the Global Lutheran Outreach missionary support program which supports all GLO missionaries.

Yet one more veil...

We'll leave you with these words from the hymn, "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand":

When darkness veils His lovely face,

I rest on His unchanging grace;

In every high and stormy gale

My anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

(The Lutheran Hymnal, #370)