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Workers for the Harvest

0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Malaysia Sabah, Papua New Guinea, Scholarships

Helping overseas students fulfil their calling to be bringers of the good news for more than 20 years, the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA), in cooperation with the Australian Lutheran College (ALC), have awarded over 100 scholarships in that time. In offering scholarships to overseas students, the LCA are contributing a great gift to extending […]

Being tour guides

By Mark and Marion Schubert | 0 comment | Categories: Scholarships, Volunteers and Supporters

Mark and Marion Schubert became involved in helping overseas students to settle in Australia following their own trips to Pematangsiantar in Sumatra to help teach English to incoming seminary students. On their first trip to Indonesia they found themselves in shock, trying to cope with the different weather, language and culture, but their hosts made […]

Chicken with Lemon and Dates

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Serves 4 Ingredients 8 chicken thigh fillets (or other larger pieces of chicken) 2 cloves of finely chopped garlic 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp chopped ginger cracked black pepper & salt extra virgin olive oil 1 unpeeled lemon finely sliced and chopped 1 tsp ground turmeric 2 chopped onions 1 cup […]

Unity in Diversity

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

South Australian school students formed part of a unique team assisting Cambodian villagers with medical – and spiritual – first aid. To share the love of Jesus Christ with the people of Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia, a unique team of 90 people from different parts of Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong came together – for […]

The joyous job at hand

0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

“You should see my cupboards,” says Helen Thiele, laughing. “They’re full of baby gear.” St Petri Ladies Guild in Nuriootpa, South Australia, spent a day packing birthing kits and Helen wasn’t able to be there. She began to put kits together at home. In less than two years she has prepared and packed over a […]

Getting to know the Lua people

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

The Lua people are a marginalised group who, over time, migrated from neighbouring Laos and settled in very difficult terrain on the Thai/Laos border. They are not Thais and do not speak their language (lua dialect has not yet been officially recorded). These are the animistic people, controlled by spirit worship and resultant fear. More […]

Each New Day

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

Children living in the Bangkok’s largest slum in the Klong Toey district experience the fresh blessings of God’s love each new day as they arrive at Home of Praise. Discarded cardboard boxes, splintering plywood, rusting and battered sheets of corrugated iron and plastic wrapping mix with walls of mould covered bricks and mortar to provide […]

Long-distance relationship

By Leanore Hedt, Sharyn Andrews and Pastor Gus Schutz | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Indonesia

At a Strategic Planning Workshop in August, 2008, there was a strong feeling that the Spirit of God was leading Horsham’s Holy Trinity church into an overseas mission partnership. Horsham has a rich history in mission involvement. Even though our region relies heavily on farming and has been through thirteen difficult years, we have much […]

Tangy Thai Salad

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Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 Lebanese cucumber (finely cubed) 1 small red capsicum (sliced finely) 2 cups of red cabbage (sliced finely) 1 ½ cups of white cabbage (sliced finely) 1 cup of grated carrots 1-2 small red chillis (chopped finely) 1 cup of unsalted cashew or peanuts 1 red onion (sliced finely) 2 tbls lime […]

PNG’s big day out

By Linda Macqueen | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

It wasn’t only the Lutherans; the entire nation mourned when dearly loved Bishop Rt Rev Dr Wesley Kigasung died unexpectedly on 14 May 2008. Now the people of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG) have a new head bishop, Rt Rev Giegere Wenge, who was installed on Sunday, 7 March before a […]

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