Volunteers and Supporters – Page 8 – LCA International Mission

Sing Unto the Lord

By Robyn Kuchel | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In October I was given the great privilege of attending the Gereja Kristen Protestan Simalungun (GPKS) Festival of Choirs as their guest speaker. This is a two-day festival. Delmi, my minder and interpreter, and I arrived on the Saturday morning well before proceedings began. I was amazed at the colour of their outfits; some were […]

Heart room at Home of Grace

By Alfhild Steinsbø Hauglid | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

Nam is thirty years old and about six months pregnant when she comes to us; she is not quite sure and has not yet been to a doctor. For the last few nights, she has been sleeping in a park. A woman she met felt sorry for her and contacted Home of Grace to ask if […]

Nepal floods

By Rev Joseph Soren | 0 comment | Categories: Volunteers and Supporters

Many of you may have read of the recent floods that have struck Nepal. Reverend Joseph Soren, a leader in the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church and a scholarship holder in Australia last year, has emailed regarding the sad news that Nepal has been facing a severe natural disaster due to continued heavy rains last week […]

a year of growing

By Vicki Rochow | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

The Grow Leadership team came together for their first intensive at Nunyara Conference Centre in Belair, South Australia. Grow Ministries was supported by other departments of the LCA to provide an opportunity for participants to delve deeper into what leadership is, Lutheran theology and spiritual reflection. Emma Graetz (Grassroots Training) began the journey with two […]

God is at work to bring hope

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Sitting on our balcony we hum the tune to ‘Give me a home among the gum trees’ with irony, as we now live in a concrete apartment block with a balcony that overlooks another elegant concrete wall. But our new addition of fake grass is bringing some Aussie flavour to our surroundings! Apartment living is […]

Ministry bears amazing fruit

By Renee Hein | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

In 2015 LCA International Mission sought a significant way to recognise the 50th birthday of the LCA and the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The general brief was to focus on intercultural youth leadership development, with the involvement of young adults from the LCA and our overseas partner churches. Partnering with Grow Ministries, LCA International […]

Our God is a global God

By Katrina Rohrlach | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

Why is international mission important to God? That was the first question I asked before leaving for Cambodia and Singapore with the GROW Leadership team. Sharing the gospel is a worthy thing to do but why would God call me from my local community and church to travel to a developing country with a haunting […]

Great work God is doing globally

By Elsa Matthias | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

In 2015 the Board for Mission (now known as LCA International Mission) sought to find a significant way of recognising the celebration of 50 years of union / formation of the LCA (2016) and the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation (2017). The general brief was to have a focus on inter-cultural youth leadership development, […]

Sharing a Treasured Heritage

By Helen Beringen | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Have you ever imagined being a museum caretaker, waiting for the sun to go down in the hope that ancient artefacts come alive? Imagine this fantasy world within a tiny museum in the Adelaide Hills housing thousands of extremely rare and valuable antiquities, dating back to pre-Christian times. The real-life caretaker of this museum, John […]

Meeting God in the unknown

By Hanna Schmidt | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

My name is Hanna and I volunteered in Thailand with LCA International Mission. Before I had really looked into volunteering internationally, I thought that mission looked like building houses for people. I asked God how he could possibly think it is a good idea to send me to help someone in need. I spent a […]

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