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“I’ve been privileged to be a part of a church being reborn,” says Arden Strasser, who was an ELCA missionary in Zambia from 2006 to 2014.  Although, he says, traditional cultural customs play a role in the church in Zambia making it not a “churchy church,” he is grateful “beyond words” to have been a part of the lives of its pastors and members. To hear how the support of those members was crucial when a serious car accident occurred and how on another day the police delayed a planned wedding, click here to watch a short interview with Arden. To support another of the ELCA’s more than 240 missionaries, go here.