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LCA International Mission partnership with Indonesian Lutheran schools

By Dr Neville Highett | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

In 2004 Pastor Wayne Zweck (Secretary of LCA and Mission Director) invited Dr Adrienne Jericho (Executive Director, Lutheran Education Australia (LEA)) to accompany him to Indonesia to explore the possibilities of working with Lutheran schools across the 13 Lutheran Synods in Indonesia. The LCA has a history of supporting schools and has provided buildings and […]

Hope is where our heart is

By Jacob and Kate Traeger | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Congregations

Pastor Mark Schultz from LifeWay Lutheran Church, Epping and Newcastle, in Sydney’s north-west, recently led a team of volunteers to the Lutheran Church of Cambodia’s new outreach point in Tang Krang village, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. The team was comprised of people from LifeWay and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Woden ACT. The two congregations funded building […]

Gateway to hope

By Karina McKenzie | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Congregations

From darkness to light

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

Sreyleak was eight years old when her father died and her mother left the family in the village of Phum Krus in Cambodia. As the oldest of 4 children, Sreyleak was responsible for feeding and educating her siblings and caring for her grandmother, Who Met. Life was so tough for her, with no work for […]

‘Border Crossings’ Issue 19

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Please enjoy this issue of Border Crossings and read about how God’s love is coming to life through the word-and-action gospel work of our partner churches.

News so good they have to share

By Warren and Marianne Schirmer | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

It was a moving moment to step out of the bus and see for the first time the new church built in the Kampong Cham Province in Cambodia, primarily from funds provided by LCA congregations in Epping and Newcastle NSW and Woden ACT. Just 12 months earlier we stood under a tree on the same […]

The missional drip

By Pastor Mark Schultz | 2 comments | Categories: Cambodia, Congregations

Drip…drip…drip! It has to be one of life’s most annoying sounds when you are trying to sleep. You try to ignore it, but no amount of pillow hugging, thinking about something else or covering your ears can take away that persistent sound. Drip. Drip. Drip! The dripping only stops when you get out of bed […]

God’s Spirit dancing in her life

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

In our Australian society those who believe in Jesus are facing more open opposition and questions about why they believe. What encourages you to believe God’s promises, embrace His hope and live in His love? Most Christians around the world face similar challenges and questions. What difference does a belief and trust in Jesus make? […]

Reformer brings nations together

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand

Scholars, theologians, bishops, church leaders, clergy and lay people from 14 countries gathered in Melbourne recently, united by an interest in Martin Luther. Hosted by the Australian Lutheran Institute for Theology and Ethics, under the umbrella of Australia Lutheran College, the Martin Luther@500 conference attracted 180 people to the Catholic Leadership Centre across 5 days […]

Conference first for Indonesian teachers

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

Lutheran school teachers in Indonesia have met for a national conference for the first time. Sponsored by LCA International Mission, the conference drew 110 teachers from the thirteen member churches of the Lutheran World Federation National Committee in Indonesia to a three-day gathering in North Sumatra’s Samosir District. The aim of the June conference was […]

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