This year St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier had its second Horas Day to raise money to support SD HKI 3, our partner school in Permatangsinatar, Indonesia. SD HKI 3 is a small primary school which has students in years 1-6. ‘Horas Horas’ is a common saying used in the Batak Indonesian region meaning welcome […]
COVID-19 has had major consequences for Thais. Many people have lost jobs, and there are few support schemes for those affected. Organisations distributing food report long queues and in many places around Thailand, food cabinets have been set up to provide free food. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand (ELCT) and the Deaconess Department have […]
Each year the Lutheran Women of Australia (LWA) contribute funds for the provision of solar power to health centres across Papua New Guinea (PNG). In Australia, we take for granted that our hospitals and health centres have reliable power to function and that the flick of a switch will light up the rooms; not so […]
Australian Lutheran College (ALC) has launched its second online short course program and it has been a real joy to see the learning community grow and diversify. The first short online course took place in May (2020) and the second in July. Over 50 participants joined the July course, many of whom had taken part […]
The consecration of the fifth Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM) was a much-anticipated event. In fact, it had been planned for July 4 since Rev Steven Lawrence was elected as the new Bishop on 9 November 2019. Invitations were printed and sent around the world by ‘snail mail’, emphasising the solemnity […]