Mission and Vision:

Difference between Mission and Vision Mission is a general statement of ministry objectives; it is philosophic. Vision is a specific, detailed statement of direction and uniqueness: it is strategic.”

Helen Oppenheimer's Journey To American: I Can Only Imagine

We have all heard "stories" of how Ferdinand Weyland met Helen on the boat as she was immigrating to America and Ferd was returning to the U.S. after a year of studying Semetic languages in Germany. And then getting married some 3 years later right after Ferd was ordained as a Lutheran pastor.