“So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.’”

Isaiah 28:16 (NRSVUE)

In 2025, LPGM marked 30 years in ministry. The fact that this small but mighty ministry is still thriving is not our own doing.

First and foremost, we believe it’s God at work through friends like you and the partners we walk alongside.

Most of our long-time supporters have supported the ministry as part of our flagship program, Project Education India, in which they sponsor students at a set rate each year. While a few prefer to send their support by mailing checks month after month, most have set up autopay via credit card (processing fees may apply) or their bank (ACH/EFT). These are safe and secure ways to give that save donors time and money, and also minimize staff time, paper use, and postage costs. 

This ongoing, steady monthly support lays the bedrock that has carried our ministry through the years. 

Setting up a monthly gift can help you budget for a cause that matters to you, while freeing LPGM from “being stricken with panic,” as written in Isaiah, about whether we will raise funds to meet our annual budget each year, especially as our fiscal year-end approaches each December.

Monthly donors receive automated monthly receipts by email, with one annual gift summary every January. (You may request a paper copy anytime!) This allows LPGM staff to focus our efforts on and invest our funds in truly strategic ways, while having peace of mind that there’s a steady stream of income to support our partners’ programs and students' needs. 

In other words, monthly, automated support means friends are sustaining our global neighbors. That’s how our new monthly giving program earned the name “Sustaining Neighbors.”

Becoming a “Sustaining Neighbor” is a simple way you can make an ongoing impact in the lives of people at the margins, while allowing us to be better stewards of your dollars.

Your monthly gift can support our global neighbors from the Central African Republic to Guatemala, and India to Tanzania. You can help meet the ongoing needs of vulnerable students, including: nutritious meals, clean water, safe lodging, school supplies, and transportation, as well as partners’ salaries and other essential operational expenses.

Your monthly gifts sustain our partners' ongoing work, such as this workshop

held by our partner Mwangaza in Tanzania.

Ready to join? Become a Sustaining Neighbor, and you’ll be welcomed into a community of dedicated friends who sustain their global neighbors every month. Your monthly gift is an easy and impactful way to consistently live out your values. You may elect to stop - or increase! - your gift at any time. 

To set up a new monthly gift through “Sustaining Neighbors,” visit this page.

Or, if you’re already giving on a monthly basis, such as through Project Education India, you may increase your monthly contribution by logging into your account and following the directions.

Need help? Please contact us at 612-823-5058 or office@lutheranpartners.org.

Thank you for including students at the margins in your monthly budget and establishing a bedrock of support for LPGM!

This blog post originally appeared as Bethany Krepela's "Generosity Matters" column in our May 2026 eNews.