Stories – Page 46 – LCA International Mission

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Love is Everywhere

By Debbie Dreckow | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Malaysia Peninsula, Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

It was an honour to be chosen by Lutheran Women Australia (LWA) to visit our partner churches with Glenice Hartwich, and later Kendrea Rhodes, on an amazing journey. During our time on this overseas partner church visit, we met many different inspiring, God-fearing, nurturing people of Jesus. We started off this remarkable journey in the […]

Young pastors grow in faith and understanding

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

Pastor Daniel, Pastor Mose and Pastor Vibol are pastors of the emerging Lutheran Church in Cambodia and are all enthusiastic participants in joint training in Lutheran theology and pastoral ministry, being conducted in the country’s capital, Phnom Penh.

Research sheds light on dark practices

By Kendrea Rhodes | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Sorcery and witchcraft, while relegated to the past for most of the Western world, are most definitely in the here and now for Melanesian cultures like our near neighbour, Papua New Guinea (PNG). This year there have been some shocking reports from PNG of ‘witch killings’. The victims are accused of using dark powers to […]

Many tasks…one goal

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Hanna Schulz arrived in Papua New Guinea (PNG) just before Easter 2012 to serve as a linguist and translator. Since her arrival, she’s helped various language groups around the country to translate and use Scripture. This has meant getting stuck into the wide range of tasks which contribute to Bible translation and to discipleship. The […]

Encouragement flows from Singapore

By Rosie Schefe | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

Bishop Terry Kee, leader of the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS), has been in Australia for several weeks, travelling and interacting with church leaders and congregations. He was taking a one-month sabbatical, which he described as ‘too short for study, too long to do nothing’. So he chose to come to Australia. ‘We are partners […]

Food for Life

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

The pond teaming with fish, and the lush green, productive vegetable garden belie the harsh realities of 63 year old Sok Simpli’s former life. The atrocities of the Pol Pot regime lie buried in her memory. The life which followed that torturous time brought hardships of other kinds. Living in the village of Krus and […]

Out of the slums comes hope

By Kendrea Rhodes | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

‘I want them to get out of the slums’, said Muek. Cracked bitumen, obscured sky and rotting rubbish piled high. Shards of glass, skinny, hungry dogs, pollution and plastic bags circling overhead like birds of prey. This is their playground; the children of the Klong Toey slums in Bangkok. It is estimated that upwards of […]

Learning through Practical Partnerships

By Kendrea Rhodes | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

Partnership is one of the most important ingredients when working in mission. The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has established relationships with overseas partner churches, and it is within these relationships that schools can strike up rewarding partnerships of their own. One such rewarding partnership exists between Navigator College, Port Lincoln, South Australia, and SMA […]

Going home tired but happy

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

Nittaya Mandee (or Sao as she is called by friends and family), spends each working day surrounded by children – 35 mostly active and very needy little children aged between six months and three years. Together with two other women in the ‘big’ children’s room, an infant children’s carer and Mrs Nam Kant (who has […]

Indonesian guests strengthen inter-church partnerships

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

‘It is good to be here, celebrating your 175th anniversary’, Bishop Willem Simarmata told delegates early on the first day of Convention. ‘God still takes care of the Lutheran Church of Australia, God loves the LCA, and the LCA will be a blessing to Australia and to all the world’, he said. Bishop Simarmata is […]

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