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‘Our exile is an act of God’

By Rev Matt Anker | 1 comment | Categories: Mission Workers

Many of us would have heard stories about people being stranded far from home, due to global government-imposed lockdowns to limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The media has shared pictures of distraught Aussies stuck in South America and tales of those who are desperate to return to loved ones and familiar surroundings. However, […]

Pastor, Missionary, Teacher – A Tribute to John Strelan

By Dean Zweck, based on the obituary prepared by John Strelan jr | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Many readers of Border Crossings would know that one of our former missionaries, Dr John Strelan, died recently. ‘Joe’, as he was usually known, was born in 1936, the third of ten children born to Peter and Erica Strelan, nee Appelt. As a young fellow he studied at Concordia College and Seminary, graduating in 1959. […]

Teaming up for deeper understanding

By Graham Harms | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

It is common knowledge that Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country in the world. What is less well known is that Indonesia also has the fourth largest Lutheran population of any country in the world. There are 13 Lutheran synods in Indonesia concentrated mostly in North Sumatra, and a total of more […]

Treasured chance to share a Lutheran perspective

By Pastor Michael Lockwood | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM) is one of four Lutheran synods in Malaysia. Its focus is on working with the Tamil people of Peninsula (West) Malaysia. Malaysia is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic nation. The Malay majority are Muslims and it is a crime to convert Malays. Those Malays who do convert to Christianity […]

Life – a journey worth embracing

By Helen Beringen | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Anyone who has willingly hiked 1100 kilometres has to love the journey. For 68-year-old Queenslander Anne Maczkowiack, walking the 800 kilometre Camino De Santiago trail across Spain was only a part of a post-retirement reward in 2014. She and husband Robert decided to add an extra 300 kilometres to start from Barcelona. That says something […]

Doing all through the power of God

By Hanna Schulz | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG), where I work, is Australia’s nearest neighbour, a former Australian territory, and home to about 12% of the world’s languages, which is a lot of languages in one country! It is a diverse, challenging and welcoming country. I work in Gulf Province with the Kope people, where three times a year […]

From Australia to Singapore – the Spirit lives

By Rev Dr Noel Due | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Singapore, Volunteers and Supporters

In October 2019 I travelled to Singapore to offer a teaching seminar for pastors and church workers of the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS). The seminar was on the Person and work of the Spirit in mission, and was based on some of the material in a new book ‘Spirit Filled: Normal Christian Living’ (written […]

Is God calling you to PNG?

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

The people of the Lutheran churches in Papua New Guinea (PNG) hold a special place in the hearts of many LCA/NZ members. In fact, our history cannot be fully told without constant reference to our mission partnership in PNG and the many LCA people who have served there since 1886. What began as a mother-child […]

Spreading the Word

By Audrey | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers

There are 7361 known living languages, including sign languages, in use in the world right now. However, readers of only 683 of these languages have the complete Bible available, with another 1534 languages having just a New Testament translation. While there is translation and/or linguistic development happening in 2658 languages across more than 170 countries, […]

Growing on the world stage

By Elsa Matthias | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

Just over 500 years ago something happened. Many would say this something was the Reformation but I beg to disagree. Just over 500 years ago, a man realised that something was not quite right in the church and decided to do something about it. The Reformation led to the church we know today. I have […]

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