Indonesia – Page 5 – LCA International Mission

Learning and growing together in Nias

By Raymond Winterfield | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In July to August, three LCA International Mission volunteers travelled to the isolated island of Nias, Indonesia. Under the guidance of LCA International Mission and in cooperation with KN-LWF, we participated in a month long volunteer program of teaching English. This experience contributed to the growing relationships between various Lutheran-oriented Christian churches within Indonesia. We […]

Connecting lives to the gospel

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Papua New Guinea, Scholarships

We thank the Lutheran Women of Australia, for their support of the LCA International Mission scholarship program. This has allowed the further training of pastors and lay people in Lutheran theology from our overseas partner churches. In the past year, the following people have been recipients of an LCA International Mission scholarship: Emmanuel Som Yalamu […]

A passion and heart for Debora

By Rosemary Winderlich | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Debora orphanage is located in a remote region of northern Sumatra, Indonesia and is supported by the Lutheran Women of Australia. In 2019, Rosemary Winderlich visited Debora, as she has done on many previous occasions, this time with the company of Jo Veerhuis and Chris Stott. Spending even just a few minutes with Rosemary highlights […]

Gospel overcomes deepest divides

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

Life for Christians in West Sumatra is complicated. In this majority-Muslim region of Indonesia, churches are not permitted to display crosses, Christians can’t buy land on which to build churches or bury their dead, and you don’t have to go far inland to be under Sharia law. But our brothers and sisters in the Lord […]

Global Connections – How we teach and Learn

By Craig Chidgey | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

Have you ever considered what education is like in other parts of the world? What would a classroom full of students look like in Kenya, Finland, India, Brazil or Indonesia? What style of teaching and learning occurs in these classrooms? What is considered to be successful in teaching and learning practices? The crux of considering […]

Nomads no more

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

As our Australian and New Zealand societies increasingly thumb their nose at the gospel and treat any mention of Jesus as ‘old hat’, it can be difficult for us to understand just how welcome the gospel can be. But that has been the experience of Pastor Hutagalung, who serves in the remote province of Jambi […]

God’s work being done

By Christiana Henke | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Greetings from GKPS – Gereja Kristen Protestan Simalungun (Simalungun Christian Protestant Church), Pematang Siantar, North Sumatera, Indonesia! ‘Selamat Tuhan Baru’ – Happy New Year! GKPS has a congregation of 2,300 members, so to cater for this, they have three services on a Sunday – 7am, 9:30am and 5pm (Modern – Youth focussed). At the end […]

Providing Opportunities for Global Connections

By John Thompson | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

Victory has established a sister-school relationship with a senior Lutheran school – SMA Swasta Kristen BNKP in Gunungsitoli on the island of Nias in Indonesia. The SMA School has about 100 students who are taught in both Indonesian and English. This global connection allows our students to use their language skills and develop a broader understanding […]

Partnership transforms lives

By Craig Chidgey | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

When did you last do something for someone that made a positive difference in their lives? What if we as a school community from Tanunda, South Australia, could work with another school community and enhance the lives of everyone involved? These were among questions discussed over lunchtime by a teacher and students from Faith Lutheran […]

International guests reflect diverse partnerships

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

The strong contingent of international guests to the 19th General Convention of Synod reflected the diverse partnerships the LCA has with Lutheran churches and bodies in other places. Seven international representatives joined delegates and visitors in worship and in the business centre, observing the Synod in action. Three guests brought official greetings from their churches: […]

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