--- title: "Washington/Olympic Peninsula" slug: Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula date: author: "" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula section: news-notes images: ["images/441f8759-Well_done__good_and_faithful_servant.png", "images/fea69f6a-image-asset.jpeg", "images/5934e85b-5adcb29d4133baf15b5576eb1f02b3f8--house-quotes-eagles.jpg", "images/77ca3074-120725_Matthew6_9.jpg", "images/6626ca69-Children_DAILY_o.jpg", "images/4e70a611-9c636e06e267b6e6c6854ec06296e4eb.jpg", "images/9a6c50a5-Advent__1_.png", "images/bebcd31b-Advent__1_.png", "images/fb6e71ea-Advent__1_.png"] --- * [devotion](/news-notes/tag/devotion) * [This Week in the News](/news-notes/tag/This+Week+in+the+News) * [Ministry Update](/news-notes/tag/Ministry+Update) * [fnv](/news-notes/tag/fnv) * [thirsty (for knowledge) thursday](/news-notes/tag/thirsty+%28for+knowledge%29+thursday) * [lent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2018) * [lent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2017) * [lent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2016) * [lent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2019) * [lent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2020) * [what to watch](/news-notes/tag/what+to+watch) * [advent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2020) * [advent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2018) * [advent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2019) * [advent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2016) * [advent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2017) * [advent devotion 2015](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2015) * [video](/news-notes/tag/video) * [faith for the reservations](/news-notes/tag/faith+for+the+reservations) * [being used by god](/news-notes/tag/being+used+by+god) * [generosity](/news-notes/tag/generosity) * [live by faith](/news-notes/tag/live+by+faith) * [spiritual guidelines](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+guidelines) * [god our hope](/news-notes/tag/god+our+hope) * [gerhard & prayer](/news-notes/tag/gerhard+%26+prayer) * [my redeemer lives](/news-notes/tag/my+redeemer+lives) * [truth for the world](/news-notes/tag/truth+for+the+world) * [baptism](/news-notes/tag/baptism) * [a new you devotion](/news-notes/tag/a+new+you+devotion) * [live like job](/news-notes/tag/live+like+job) * [making spiritual warriors](/news-notes/tag/making+spiritual+warriors) * [spiritual warriors prayer](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+warriors+prayer) * [i am](/news-notes/tag/i+am) * [dangerous prayers](/news-notes/tag/dangerous+prayers) * [what do lutherans believe](/news-notes/tag/what+do+lutherans+believe) * [what is hope](/news-notes/tag/what+is+hope) * [fruit of the spirit](/news-notes/tag/fruit+of+the+spirit) * [unholy trinity](/news-notes/tag/unholy+trinity) * [things that matter](/news-notes/tag/things+that+matter) * [starting conversations](/news-notes/tag/starting+conversations) * [confessionandabsolution](/news-notes/tag/confessionandabsolution) * [encountering jesus heart](/news-notes/tag/encountering+jesus+heart) * [after the bunny](/news-notes/tag/after+the+bunny) * [everybody always](/news-notes/tag/everybody+always) * [sacred mysteries](/news-notes/tag/sacred+mysteries) * [volunteer](/news-notes/tag/volunteer) * [giving tuesday](/news-notes/tag/giving+tuesday) * [suicide](/news-notes/tag/suicide) * [trunk or treat](/news-notes/tag/trunk+or+treat) * [augsburg confession](/news-notes/tag/augsburg+confession) * [prayer](/news-notes/tag/prayer) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 10/9/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 10/9/18 # [Please hold Cathy and her family in your prayers](/news-notes/please-hold-cathy-and-her-family-in-your-prayers) [Read More](/news-notes/please-hold-cathy-and-her-family-in-your-prayers) [![Well done, good and faithful servant](images/441f8759-Well_done__good_and_faithful_servant.png)](/news-notes/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 7/11/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 7/11/18 # [Well done, good and faithful servant](/news-notes/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant) [Read More](/news-notes/well-done-good-and-faithful-servant) [![We give thanks and praise to God for Tom and Cathy Benzler!](images/fea69f6a-image-asset.jpeg)](/news-notes/we-give-thanks-and-praise-to-god-for-tom-and-cathy-benzler) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 7/5/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 7/5/18 # [We give thanks and praise to God for Tom and Cathy Benzler!](/news-notes/we-give-thanks-and-praise-to-god-for-tom-and-cathy-benzler) [Read More](/news-notes/we-give-thanks-and-praise-to-god-for-tom-and-cathy-benzler) [![A Lesson From Eagles (Lent) - Saturday, March 10](images/5934e85b-5adcb29d4133baf15b5576eb1f02b3f8--house-quotes-eagles.jpg)](/news-notes/a-lesson-from-eagles-lent-saturday-march-10) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/10/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/10/18 # [A Lesson From Eagles (Lent) - Saturday, March 10](/news-notes/a-lesson-from-eagles-lent-saturday-march-10) He wants us to get out of our nests, out of our comfort zones to spread our wings. Sometimes, we’re afraid to do so, because we fear failing or not getting it just right. It all comes down to trust. As the baby eaglet trusted its parents to keep him from hitting the ground, how much more should we trust in our Heavenly Father who loves us so much and is always there to scoop us up in His hands when we stumble or fall? Our Creator wants us to trust him. His word teaches us to trust him, and His word never returns void. [Read More](/news-notes/a-lesson-from-eagles-lent-saturday-march-10) [![Our Father (Lent) - Monday, March 5](images/77ca3074-120725_Matthew6_9.jpg)](/news-notes/our-father-lent-monday-march-5) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/5/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/5/18 # [Our Father (Lent) - Monday, March 5](/news-notes/our-father-lent-monday-march-5) Even Jesus, who knew His Father completely, felt abandoned and hurt. As he hung dying for the sins of the world, he cried out to His Father asking why he had been forsaken. But today, the child, struggling to find their identity, can experience love from Jesus by picking up a child’s book and reading the Easter Story. [Read More](/news-notes/our-father-lent-monday-march-5) [![Hope of a Child (Lent) - Thursday, March 1](images/6626ca69-Children_DAILY_o.jpg)](/news-notes/hope-of-a-child-lent-thursday-march-1) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/1/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 3/1/18 # [Hope of a Child (Lent) - Thursday, March 1](/news-notes/hope-of-a-child-lent-thursday-march-1) Without Jesus in our lives, we wouldn’t experience hope—hope that does not disappoint. Jesus Christ redeemed us from sin and death through His sacrifice for us, and because of His love we now have the hope that so many Native people long for. All they need is the trusting heart of a child. [Read More](/news-notes/hope-of-a-child-lent-thursday-march-1) [![Lord Increase Our Faith (Lent) - Monday, February 26](images/4e70a611-9c636e06e267b6e6c6854ec06296e4eb.jpg)](/news-notes/lord-increase-our-faith-lent-monday-february-26) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 2/26/18 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 2/26/18 # [Lord Increase Our Faith (Lent) - Monday, February 26](/news-notes/lord-increase-our-faith-lent-monday-february-26) How many times is our faith put to the test? Whether it’s because we lack trust or are fearful and lose hope as we look for the worst in every situation, our lack of faith can cripple us until we are unable to move forward. We can even get to the point that we may think “even God wouldn’t (or couldn’t) help us." [Read More](/news-notes/lord-increase-our-faith-lent-monday-february-26) [![Silent Hero (Advent) - Friday, December 22](images/9a6c50a5-Advent__1_.png)](/news-notes/silent-hero-friday-december-22) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/22/17 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/22/17 # [Silent Hero (Advent) - Friday, December 22](/news-notes/silent-hero-friday-december-22) “Who is going to take my place when I am gone? Who will be praying for our people?” [Read More](/news-notes/silent-hero-friday-december-22) [![Listen! Or Your Tongue Will Make You Deaf (Advent) - Tuesday, December 19](images/bebcd31b-Advent__1_.png)](/news-notes/listen-or-your-tongue-will-make-you-deaf-advent-tuesday-december-19) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/19/17 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/19/17 # [Listen! Or Your Tongue Will Make You Deaf (Advent) - Tuesday, December 19](/news-notes/listen-or-your-tongue-will-make-you-deaf-advent-tuesday-december-19) Jesus came into this world to bring hope, healing, and to set the captives free.  He is the Word, and His Word is life sustaining forever and ever. [Read More](/news-notes/listen-or-your-tongue-will-make-you-deaf-advent-tuesday-december-19) [![Let's Refocus (Advent) - Saturday, December 16](images/fb6e71ea-Advent__1_.png)](/news-notes/lets-refocus-advent-saturday-december-16) [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/16/17 [Washington/Olympic Peninsula](/news-notes/category/Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula) Guest User 12/16/17 # [Let's Refocus (Advent) - Saturday, December 16](/news-notes/lets-refocus-advent-saturday-december-16) Almost immediately, the tears of sadness were replaced with tears of happiness.  People started realizing that this time of year was about each and every one of them as individuals, that God loves them, and that He is with them.  **As people refocused on Jesus and took their eyes off of all the things that man has created for this time of year, they finally began to see why we celebrate the birth of God’s Son, Jesus.** [Read More](/news-notes/lets-refocus-advent-saturday-december-16) [Older Posts](/news-notes?offset=1513422000137&category=Washington%2FOlympic+Peninsula)