I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. (Philippians 1:3–5 Revised Edition) “because of your sharing in the gospel” – (NRSV) Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi […]
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 […]
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 […]
Andrew Thinagaran was raised in a Hindu family and later became a Christian, exploring several denominations before joining the Lutheran church eight years ago. He currently serves as an associate pastor, while working towards ordination. Andrew shares his scholarship story … ‘This year I was offered an LCA International Mission scholarship to study at Australian […]
Eight years ago we were challenged to become volunteer program assistants for LCA International Mission. We had no idea what this would mean for us. We had heard of the LCA/NZ’s work partnering with overseas churches, but had not been involved. The timing was perfect, as we considered God’s purpose for us while moving into […]
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG) Bishop Jack Urame has thanked Lutherans in Australia and New Zealand for their prayers and support following recent deadly earthquakes and landslides in his country. More than 100 people were killed and hundreds of others were injured after a 7.5 magnitude quake and subsequent aftershocks and landslides […]
Serves 4 Ingredients 2 chicken breast fillets (cut into strips) 1 capsicum (sliced into strips) 6 spring onions (sliced) Oil for frying ½ cup plain flour, mixed with salt and pepper ½ cup fresh coriander (chopped) Mango sauce 1 fresh ripe mango (flesh scooped) 1 red chilli (deseeded and diced) 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar […]
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.
The Lutheran Church of Australia and many of its congregations have had a long history of working with our brothers and sisters in the Lutheran churches of Indonesia. Individual congregations have worked with specific churches there in supporting the work of Indonesian Lutherans with gifts, donations of money and equipment. The LCA has also had […]
In 2007, I had what some may call the good fortune to be able to retire early from my chosen career as an accountant. At first it was fun – a gentleman of leisure no longer accountable for how he spent his time. But after about 18 months the gloss started to wear off; there […]