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December 18, 2025 27 mins
Today we're bringing you a story of international mercy work and beautiful music coming together in an unlikely partnership. Erin Bode (singer, songwriter, and recording artist) and the Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison (President, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod) join Andy and Sarah to discuss President Harrison's time with LCMS World Relief and Human Care and his visits to South Africa in the early 2000s, and Erin's experience working with the Themba school and choirs in South Africa. Listen to the original Themba Girls album on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kCti42_eCK_f6DQmrFugftY1UBCgjpQqU As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.
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