Stories – Page 8 – LCA International Mission

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Finding joy and learning on Saturday

By Anne Storstein Haug | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

Nan is located in the far north of Thailand on the border with Laos. The churches here are in various villages, some of them deep in the mountains. Simple bamboo huts are surrounded by playing children, dogs, chickens, roosters, and pigs. Most of the churches are very simple, but they all have a good atmosphere […]

Learning to appreciate the vulnerable

By Rev Dr Thu En Yu | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah

My father was a businessman and my mother a housewife. They migrated from Guangxhou, China to Sandakan, Sabah. A good number of the Chinese residents in the town centre were Hong Kong migrants, and a Cantonese-speaking community had sprung up. My parents accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and became members of the Basel […]

Two decades of supporting mums and babies

0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea

Twenty years after Margaret Voigt presented the idea to the Lutheran Women of Australia’s (LWA) convention to supply birthing kits to Papua New Guinea (PNG), the 2023 birthing kits shipment arrived in Lae in mid-November. The 750 birthing kits will be distributed to various health facilities which are supported by Lutheran Health Services, the health […]

Serving others with love and humility

By Rev Septhian Tofler Sijaba | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

I was recently privileged with the blessing of ordination. As I was studying and preparing for this role, the Holy Spirit convicted me to think about what it means to lead as a servant. I have seen misuse of leadership to manipulate and control. I have witnessed those who have been led this way, follow […]

Please pray for my ministry

By Rev Yin Dara | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

I grew up in Cambodia in a poor family. My dad and oldest sister passed away and for most of my childhood, my mother raised me and my brothers and sisters on her own. My uncle is a follower of Jesus and gave me a Bible, which I burnt. He would sing Christian songs and […]

Cultivating disciples in cross-cultural mission

0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah

Do you know a young person who would love to grow in faith and engage with Christians from other countries? Perhaps you are that young person! This is your opportunity to be strengthened in faith and to be a blessing to many. From April 2024, LCA International Mission is partnering with the LCANZ’s Grow Ministries […]

Sober Spirituality

By Pastor Mick Hauser | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

While the spiritual world of angels and demons may not be a regular topic of conversation among many Australians and New Zealanders, in other cultural contexts around the world, including that of Papua New Guinea, spiritual activity impacting human existence may be seen as part of everyday life. Lutheran pastor and seminary lecturer Mick Hauser, […]

God’s direction

By Rev Fotani Ziliwu | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Scholarships

I married Kasiani Lase in 2014. We have twins aged 4 years – a boy named Markel Hafide Sowua Ziliwu and a girl named Mirel Hagrasia Solai Ziliwu. They are in kindergarten now. I have two brothers and two sisters. They and their families are Christian and involved in church ministries in their congregation, where […]

Caring for those who society rejects

By Krittayasai Saengserm and Anne Storstein Haug | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

Home of Praise nursery is a ministry operating under the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand Diakonia Department. It is located in the notorious Klong Toey slum, in central Bangkok. Dating back from the 1950s, Klong Toey is one of the country’s oldest and most well-known slums. Many inhabitants of Klong Toey originate from the country’s […]

Learnings in Lutheran tradition

0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

The National Committee for Lutheran World Federation in Indonesia (KN-LWF) in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Lutheran Church of Australia New Zealand (LCANZ), facilitated a Leadership Training Program for the leaders of the Lutheran churches in Indonesia. The aim of this program was to enhance and deepen the Lutheran theology and […]

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