Erin Kerber – Page 47 – LCA International Mission

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Outside the comfort zone

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

When Bible translator Hanna Schulz goes to live and work in a remote Papua New Guinea (PNG) village for approximately two months out of every four, she goes without mains power and water, a fridge, air-conditioning and a flushing toilet. The weather is ‘hot or hotter, sweaty or sweatier’ and mosquitoes are a constant pest. […]

From your kitchen table to the mountains

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea

Your kitchen table is a long way from the remote mountainous area of Menyamya in the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), or from any place in PNG for that matter. However, you are closer than you think – touching the lives of many women and their newborn infants with the practical love of […]

LCA International Mission partnership with Indonesian Lutheran schools

By Dr Neville Highett | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

In 2004 Pastor Wayne Zweck (Secretary of LCA and Mission Director) invited Dr Adrienne Jericho (Executive Director, Lutheran Education Australia (LEA)) to accompany him to Indonesia to explore the possibilities of working with Lutheran schools across the 13 Lutheran Synods in Indonesia. The LCA has a history of supporting schools and has provided buildings and […]

From darkness to light

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

Sreyleak was eight years old when her father died and her mother left the family in the village of Phum Krus in Cambodia. As the oldest of 4 children, Sreyleak was responsible for feeding and educating her siblings and caring for her grandmother, Who Met. Life was so tough for her, with no work for […]

God’s Spirit dancing in her life

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

In our Australian society those who believe in Jesus are facing more open opposition and questions about why they believe. What encourages you to believe God’s promises, embrace His hope and live in His love? Most Christians around the world face similar challenges and questions. What difference does a belief and trust in Jesus make? […]

Reformer brings nations together

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand

Scholars, theologians, bishops, church leaders, clergy and lay people from 14 countries gathered in Melbourne recently, united by an interest in Martin Luther. Hosted by the Australian Lutheran Institute for Theology and Ethics, under the umbrella of Australia Lutheran College, the Martin Luther@500 conference attracted 180 people to the Catholic Leadership Centre across 5 days […]

Conference first for Indonesian teachers

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

Lutheran school teachers in Indonesia have met for a national conference for the first time. Sponsored by LCA International Mission, the conference drew 110 teachers from the thirteen member churches of the Lutheran World Federation National Committee in Indonesia to a three-day gathering in North Sumatra’s Samosir District. The aim of the June conference was […]

Hill of Theological Wind

By Rev Au Sze (Su Su) Ngui | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Scholarships

Greetings from the Lutheran Theological Seminary (LTS) on To Fung Shan in Shatin, Hong Kong. To Fung Shan means the “Hill of Theological Wind” and it has proved true to her name for me. Since starting my theological studies in mid-August 2015 here at LTS, I have had many wonderful chances to delve into theology […]

Much more than study

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Scholarships

Tears flowed as we prayed and as Denise reflected on her experiences as an LCA International Mission scholarship recipient for the first semester of 2016. Not only had her time in Australia benefited Denise’s church (Lutheran Church in Malaysia), but the scholarship had helped her grow more deeply in her relationship with Jesus. Denise had […]

Life-lessons learnt on a daily basis

By Nigel Peterson | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Schools

It was with much enthusiasm that the eleven participants of the annual Bethany Home pilgrimage met at the airport at 5.30am on April 8. The eighteen days to follow had been around six months in planning and preparation and we were all ready to gain the ‘Bethany experience’. Bethany Home is a school for disabled […]

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