2016 – Page 5 – LCA International Mission

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Dedication to his Lord’s missionary call

By Rufus Pech | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Martin Samuel Helbig, son of Pastor and Mrs. Paul Helbig, was born on March 25, 1911, at Finschhafen. Being born into a missionary family and spending his childhood and early youth on the mission field, he entered into a lifelong commitment to the Church’s Mission in New Guinea. He was educated at Immanuel College and […]

Women sharing Jesus’ love

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

From remote rural villages where routines revolve around tending gardens and carrying heavy bilums filled with sweet potatoes, firewood and children, to university lecture theatres, hospitals, offices and stores – the lives, roles and responsibilities of Papua New Guinean women are diverse and challenging. The practical needs of the women in these vastly different contexts […]

Links with Siassi Islands

By Nancy Wells | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

St John’s Lutheran School (recently amalgamated to become Concordia College) enjoys a partnership with a group of schools on the Siassi Islands of Papua New Guinea. Over the past five years, the partnership has grown and strengthened, with a particular focus upon supporting teachers in the development of English language skills for themselves and their […]

Long-life, life-giving fruit

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Congregations

The sale of thousands of bags of deliciously sweet dried apricots from Barmera in South Australia’s Riverland has eternal benefits. The apricots are grown, dried and prepared by Lou Moss and fellow parishioners in the Barmera-New Residence parish, together with local community members. The proceeds from the sale of each 500 gram packet reaches across […]

What a sight, what a joy!

By LCA Communications | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah

Imagine seeing more than 1000 young people coming together to study for ministry. What a sight that would be. What a joy! This is a ministry in which you play a part. Every year the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia (BCCM) runs its Bahasa Malay ministry camp for indigenous young people, which is attended by […]

Faith and hope built hospital in Highlands

By Dr Eric Hoopmann | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

I was born on 18 June 1924 at Yorketown in South Australia into a family with a long background history of involvement with the church and mission work. My maternal great-grandfather was a missionary amongst the Tamil people of India before coming to Australia. My paternal grandfather was sent out to Australia from Germany by […]

LCA Mission Leader Installed

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers

Mrs Glenice Hartwich was installed in the Lutheran Church’s senior international mission role on 7 February by LCA Bishop John Henderson at St John’s Unley, South Australia. She is the first lay person and the first woman to be appointed to the LCA’s top international mission post. In the role, known as Assistant to the […]

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