2018 – Page 3 – LCA International Mission

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learning experience that was real, transformational, practical, earthy, difficult

By Chris McElligott | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Schools

Thirteen students went on the Cambodia Service Learning experience this year and, although this was their first time in country and everything was new, it was the third year that Tatachilla has been connecting with and forming relationships with Krus Village and a variety of other NGOs that are helping to rebuild a country once […]

Youth find global perspective

By Elsa Matthias and Oliver Swift | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Horas! Welcome from Indonesia. We have had the most wonderful opportunity to meet and learn from the people of the HKBP (Huria Kristen Batak Protestan) church here, thanks to LCA International Mission. HKBP held its 2018 Youth International Conference from 29 August to 2 September in North Sumatra and we were fortunate to attend as […]

Partnership becomes a wonderful journey

By Lois Price | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Malaysia Peninsula

Manawatu Lutheran Parish in New Zealand began a relationship with Rumah Chrestus, a home for orphaned or abused children located in Cheras, Malaysia, in July 2013. The home is run by a Trust Board from Cheras Lutheran congregation of which Rev Eliezer Peter is pastor. Rumah Chrestus is home to up to 15 children, currently […]

We learn together

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Scholarships

The aim of the scholarship program is to build capacity within our partner churches, enabling them to strengthen their Lutheran theology in their churches and seminaries. While being a small church, the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) has a well established and respected seminary with a well-resourced library well resourced in Lutheran theological material. This […]

‘Marsialus-alusan’ – filling spaces in dialogue with teaching

By Ruth Butler | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

‘Marsialus-alusan’ is an expression from the Toba Batak language of Sumatra, Indonesia. It means ‘answering back and forth’ in a way that does not privilege a single response. It describes the space between answers, the dialectic by which responders draw close or keep their distance. A colleague of my daughter is an expert on Toba […]

A second chance

By Peter Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

Immanuel College is a self-help school designed to help grade six drop outs. School dropouts are common in PNG as limited spaces for schooling in later years are competitive and depend upon test results and competence in the English language. Children who fail to gain a place for education beyond year six may feel abandoned […]

Prayer has power to save

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

Gem and Tui live in northern Thailand, in the village of Ban Huay Pong. Married for 27 years, they are softly spoken and can be found spending their days in their garden and with their neighbours. People believed Tui had a powerful spirit. People living in the village believed that if they planted rice fields, […]

Soto Ayam (Indonesian chicken noodle soup)

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Serves 4 Ingredients 1.4 kg whole chicken (or chicken drumsticks) 2 litres chicken stock 1 tbsp oil (peanut or olive) 4 garlic cloves, chopped 5 cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated 3 kaffir lime leaves 2 stems lemongrass, bruised and quartered 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 ½ tsp ground coriander 1 ½ tsp ground cumin […]

‘Border Crossings’ Issue 25

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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.

New international mission leader for LCA

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

Pastor Matt Anker will take on the Lutheran Church of Australia’s senior international mission role as the next Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission. Pastor Matt, who has been pastor for Victoria’s Goulburn Murray Parish since 2007, will succeed Mrs Glenice Hartwich, who is retiring from the role. He will begin a transition into […]

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