2022 – LCA International Mission

Stepping out of comfort zone to share Lutheran teaching

By Rev Fraser Pearce | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In December 2022, I had an opportunity to do some teaching in Jakarta, Indonesia with groups of Lutheran young people and pastors. I had previously taught Lutheran pastors from South-East Asia online, but this was my first experience teaching face to face in Indonesia, and through an interpreter. The Lutheran church in Indonesia is very […]

sharing the love of Jesus among the young

By Rev Dedi Bakkit Tua Pardosi | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

Your generous financial donations support the Luther Study Centre, located in Indonesia. The Luther Study Centre was founded because the National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (KN-LWF) was being asked by church members for more information about Luther’s teachings and Lutheran doctrine. KN-LWF realised that, due to the increasing development of new church doctrines […]

‘Border Crossings’ Issue 38

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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.

Gospel launch joy in PNG

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Nearly 40 years after Bible translation work began in the delta region of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Gulf Province, the Kope people of the area can now read the Gospel of Luke in their own language. The first New Testament book to be completed in the Kope language, it was dedicated and launched in late […]

Lutheran nurses visit the Centre

By Rev Robert J Wiebusch | 0 comment | Categories: Scholarships, Singapore

For many of the 17 participants in this year’s Lutheran Parish Nurses International study tour to Alice Springs in September it was a first-time visit to Australia. They came from Palestine (Bethlehem), Singapore, USA and Australia. Among the tour group were Aimee Jambor, the first nurse to complete the US version of the LNAA Introduction […]

Navigating a faith journey together

By Jamie Fewster | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

Around 10 years ago, Navigator College at Port Lincoln in South Australia sought to explore a partnership with a school in another country. After consultation with LCA International Mission, and a lot of prayerful consideration, a partnership between Navigator and SMA GKPS 1 Pamatang Raya, Indonesia, was born. Through God’s provision and blessing, this partnership […]

Guided to teach others

By Cathryn Zarnke | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Jesus’ love and guidance have always been evident in my life. Being adopted, God protected me and provided for me with a loving Christian family. My Mum and Dad, Helen and Ronald Zarnke, brought me to baptism at Peace Lutheran Church Gatton in Queensland, where I was adopted into my spiritual family. When I was […]

The ‘Slum Bishop’

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

As we struggle through Bangkok traffic, it’s clear Bishop Chanda can’t wait to reach our destination – the infamous Khlong Toei slum. When he graduated from seminary, he prayed that the Lord would call him to serve a ‘nice’ congregation in a good area. Instead, he was called to serve in the slum. He now […]

Agape in name, nature and action

By Yap Pak Shun | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah, Stamps for Mission

The Greek word agape describes a love that is pure, unselfish and unconditional. With the aspiration of reflecting this sacrificial love, the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia’s (BCCM) day care centre for children living with a disability bears this word in its name. Ms Yap Pak Shun, a member of the BCCM Central Education Board, […]

Finding hope through the Home of Grace

By Anja Markkanen | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

Home of Grace is a safe refuge in Thailand for mothers-to-be and new mothers who have been rejected by their family or are in difficult situations and need shelter. At Home of Grace, women are provided with care, love, work training and counselling. They are supported in finding a good solution for themselves and their […]

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