Missionary Larry W. and Marlene Schlomer
Missionary Larry Schlomer has over thirty years of seminary teaching experience in ten different countries and is currently the Director of the LATTE Team. He serves as Professor of Hebrew, Old Testament Exegesis, and Romans, and also teaches other classes as the need arises. Before serving as a member of the LATTE team, Larry also served in Colombia, México, and Nigeria.
Larry and Marlene reside in León, Guanajuato, México.
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Missionary Larry Retberg serves as professor of Hermeneutics, Dogmatics, Pastoral Theology, and Ephesians. Before becoming a member of the LATTE team, Larry served as a missionary in Latin America.
Larry and Kay reside in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
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Missionary Philip and Kathryn Strackbein
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Missionary Nathan & Julie Wagenknecht
Missionary Philip Strackbein serves as professor of Pastoral Theology, Evangelism, Church Music, Augsburg Confession, and New Testament Isagogics. Before serving on the LATTE team, Philip also served in Colombia and Dominican Republic.
Philip and Kathryn's primary residence is in La Paz, Bolivia.
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Missionary Nathan Wagenknecht grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Northwestern College-Watertown, Wisconsin, graduated in 1995. During his training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary–Mequon, Wisconsin, he served two years in Puerto Rico. In 2000, he graduated and was assigned as missionary to the Caribbean.
Nathan became a member of the Latin America Traveling Theological Educators (LATTE) in 2003; serving as a professor of Greek, Galatians, Old Testament Isagogics (Job to Malachi), Liturgy, Homiletics (preaching), and Hebrew courses as needed. He speaks both Spanish and Portuguese so that LATTE can assist all of our seminaries in Latin America, including Brazil.
Nathan was relocated to the Dominican Republic (DR) in 2006, as a LATTE Professor and DR Field Coordinator, where he met his wife, Julie.
Nathan and Julie were married in April 2009 and were relocated to Torreón, Coahuila, México. Nathan continues to serve as a LATTE Professor and Friendly Counselor for Brazil.
As of April 2010, they reside in León, Guanajuato, México.
