‘Every Christian is commissioned, for every Christian is a missionary. It has been said that the gospel is not merely something to come to church to hear but something to go from church to tell.’ Dr Vance Havner The last words of Jesus to his disciples before his ascension were “you will be my witnesses […]
The International Lutheran Seafarers’ Mission (ILSM) has been an outreach program of the Lutheran Church in Singapore since 1991. The church took up the challenge and the call of our Lord when he said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into […]
The LCA had previously invited the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) to join Giraffe. So far we have sent five people over the last ten years. The last group that went was in 2006, when three young people attended Giraffe International. When they came back, they approached me about started a Giraffe in Singapore. So […]
It’s an amazing thought: a country with fewer people than Sydney and a Lutheran Church smaller than the NSW district hearing God’s mission call to China. Mind you, if it comes to Singapore you expect it to be well thought through and well executed – and it is. The LCS decided to focus on Henan […]
Serves 2 Ingredients 2 tbp cooking oil 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbs finely slivered ginger Saucepan of boiling water Pinch salt 4-6 vermicelli nests 2 cups of cooked chicken, beef, pork or prawns (diced) 1 cup of sliced spring onions 1/2 red pepper diced 1 tsp of minced chilli (if preferred) 2 tbs oyster […]
Serves 4-6 Ingredients 3 tbs oil 1 kg green prawns (shelled) 3 shallots (peeled and sliced) 3 tbs red curry paste 2 cans of (Lite) coconut cream 1 tbs fish sauce 3 kaffir lime leaves (cut in thin strips) 500 gms green beans (cut in half) 1 red chilli (chopped finely) salt to taste Method […]
I am a firm believer that the best, most enduring travel memories are formed largely by the people you meet along the way. The best way to experience another country and its culture is to meet people in their daily lives, to see the world from their perspective and to walk in their shoes for […]
What an amazing privilege to be part of the first tour of Australian Lutheran teachers to Papua New Guinea! When I first heard about the visit to PNG I jumped at the chance. I had never experienced a country such as this and had heard so many stories that I had to see it for […]
Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 1/2 kg of chicken pieces 4 shallots (peeled and sliced) 3 cloves of garlic (peeled and sliced) 1 medium red chilli (seeded) handful of cashew nuts or 5 candlenut, crushed 1/8 tsp turmeric 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 2 cups coconut milk 1 tbs. vegetable oil 2 cm fresh ginger […]
Two brief visits to our LCA partner church, the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia (BCCM) in Sabah on the island of Borneo, can hardly qualify me to write with any authority on the BCCM. However, the church – the people of God – active and passionate about the mission of God is what I treasure […]