The map-generating website is so cool! After spending way too long going from category to category looking at the variety of maps, I chose to explore how the Lutheran Church is spread across the globe. It's wonderful that God's truth can be spread throughout the nations, through Church outreach, like that of the Lutheran Church. This world map is awesome because it not only shows the way a piece of culture, like a religion, can spread through out the world, but also the mighty work of the Holy Spirit!
One thing that suprised me was the size of North Eastern Europe as well as Central to Southern Africa. I knew that there were many coptic Christians in Ehtiopia, and this map reflects that there are Lutherans there as well. It is interesting to see the large size of Scandanavia and Germany, because a lot of my and other Lutheran's ancestory goes back to this area of Europe. I was especially excited to see that there are even some Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Northern Africa, which to my understanding has been dominated by Islam for centuries.
Do not misunderstand me, the Lutheran Church is not the only people of God. This type of Christianity is merely part of the believers on this earth. I wanted to choose a map that I could identify with, and being Lutheran this is very intersting to me.
I also have a passion for missions and want to pursue some type of ministry in the Hispanic world in the future. I know that Latin America is predominantly Catholic, but I didn't know that there were so few Lutherans there. As Professor Helmer stated that there is a German population in Brazil, it would make sense that there are also some Lutherans there, as the map shows.
This map reminds me that the mission field is everywhere, not just in Guatemala or China, but also in the United States of America. Although our country seems very large on this map, that doesn't mean that our culture is not plagued with sin or unbelief. We must be Christ's Ambassadors to all as we live our lives, everyday.
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