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LCA farewells ‘the face of our church in Asia’

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The LCA has farewelled one of its most senior and respected officers, Pastor Wayne Zweck, who retired on 31 October. Pastor Zweck had served the church for 40 years as parish pastor and LCA secretary/mission director. This latter role had been described by some as ‘two full-time jobs, and probably more’. He was LCA vice-president […]

Lamingtons foster cross-cultural friendships

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‘What is this cake I have seen in women’s magazines?’ asked one of the visitors from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia (ELCM). ‘I have always wanted to try one.’ It was a lamington. So began an intense women-to-women discussion about food and cooking. Cross-cultural friendships formed around lamingtons are no less important than those […]

One shirt between two

By Lois Whittall | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

When my husband Roger and I were in Preah Vihear, Northern Cambodia, a woman came to the World Vision office seeking help. Her two young grandsons lived with her because their mother had died. They only had one shirt between them, so they took it in turns to go to school because you need to […]

Dalam Yesus Kita Bersaudara

By Anne Collyer, Joel Cramer, Esther Kleinig, Michael Lang and Ariel Pfitzner | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah, Volunteers and Supporters

What were our experiences in meeting young people and observing youth ministry in Sabah? We were challenged to learn new skills and build on established ones. We spent time with both the youth and their coordinators, sharing, through our translators, the similarities and differences between youth programs in Sabah and those in Victoria (eg Christian […]

I hated the word

By Pastor Wayne Zweck | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

Growing up as a pastor’s kid had its advantages. When church dignitaries from the USA visited Australia, we got to meet them. When Nestlé introduced and sponsored instant coffee and Ideal Milk at the 1956 convention of Synod, we got to try it. When two Papua New Guineans came down with Missionary Keith Nagel, they […]

Vietnamese Cold Rolls

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Ingredients 50g Vermicelli noodles (broken) 1 tbs cooking oil 2 chicken breast fillets (350g) or thinly sliced 1/2 BBQ chicken Small red capsicum, thinly sliced 1 cup bean sprouts 2 tbs chopped mint 2 tbs chopped coriander 1 tbs plum sauce 2 tbs fish sauce 2 tbs sweet chilli sauce Juice of 1/2 lime or […]

Kicking goals with God

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

Violence, drug and alcohol abuse, hold-ups, murders, lack of education, unemployment and a loss of hope are all part of the culture for many of the young people living in the settlements in and around the city of Lae in Papua New Guinea. However, in the Hunter Settlement there are signs of hopefulness and change. […]

A Bright Little Red Dot

By Rev Terry Kee | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

‘Every Christian is commissioned, for every Christian is a missionary. It has been said that the gospel is not merely something to come to church to hear but something to go from church to tell.’ Dr Vance Havner The last words of Jesus to his disciples before his ascension were “you will be my witnesses […]

The soul of the port

By Rev W Strauss, Port Chaplain | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

The International Lutheran Seafarers’ Mission (ILSM) has been an outreach program of the Lutheran Church in Singapore since 1991. The church took up the challenge and the call of our Lord when he said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into […]

Giraffe in Singapore

By Rev Samuel Wang | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

The LCA had previously invited the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) to join Giraffe. So far we have sent five people over the last ten years. The last group that went was in 2006, when three young people attended Giraffe International. When they came back, they approached me about started a Giraffe in Singapore. So […]

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