Indonesia – Page 6 – LCA International Mission

From Nias Island to Adelaide: reflections of a scholarship

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Scholarships

Rev. Gloriati Ndraha is a pastor and lecturer at STT (Sekolah Tinggi Teologi) Sundermann Seminary, located on Nias Island, Indonesia. In 2019, Gloria was a recipient of an LCA International Mission sabbatical scholarship, researching and studying in Adelaide. In 2019, the scholarship allowed Gloria to take sabbatical leave from her seminary position and travel to […]

Growing on the world stage

By Elsa Matthias | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

Just over 500 years ago something happened. Many would say this something was the Reformation but I beg to disagree. Just over 500 years ago, a man realised that something was not quite right in the church and decided to do something about it. The Reformation led to the church we know today. I have […]

Experiencing a little slice of heaven

By John and Mal Morgan, Mandy Bruce | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

John and I have taught at the Bibel Frau for four years and each time we feel as though we are experiencing a little slice of heaven and unconditional love. Two students are assigned to look after us. As well as clean our house, they cook and bring over a variety of delicious healthy meals […]

How a school partnership has grown in Indonesia

By Ruth Butler | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

“God is alive and leads every step I take. He is dynamic and flexible and always shows his love in many ways. He is simple but gorgeous, awesome and wonderful in the reality of my life.” Friska Pakpahan Friska Pakpahan is an English teacher at HKBP vocational high school in Sidikalang, North Sumatra (Indonesia). Sidikalang […]

Learning and growing together in Nias

By Raymond Winterfield | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In July to August, three LCA International Mission volunteers travelled to the isolated island of Nias, Indonesia. Under the guidance of LCA International Mission and in cooperation with KN-LWF, we participated in a month long volunteer program of teaching English. This experience contributed to the growing relationships between various Lutheran-oriented Christian churches within Indonesia. We […]

Connecting lives to the gospel

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Papua New Guinea, Scholarships

We thank the Lutheran Women of Australia, for their support of the LCA International Mission scholarship program. This has allowed the further training of pastors and lay people in Lutheran theology from our overseas partner churches. In the past year, the following people have been recipients of an LCA International Mission scholarship: Emmanuel Som Yalamu […]

A passion and heart for Debora

By Rosemary Winderlich | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Debora orphanage is located in a remote region of northern Sumatra, Indonesia and is supported by the Lutheran Women of Australia. In 2019, Rosemary Winderlich visited Debora, as she has done on many previous occasions, this time with the company of Jo Veerhuis and Chris Stott. Spending even just a few minutes with Rosemary highlights […]

Gospel overcomes deepest divides

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

Life for Christians in West Sumatra is complicated. In this majority-Muslim region of Indonesia, churches are not permitted to display crosses, Christians can’t buy land on which to build churches or bury their dead, and you don’t have to go far inland to be under Sharia law. But our brothers and sisters in the Lord […]

Global Connections – How we teach and Learn

By Craig Chidgey | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

Have you ever considered what education is like in other parts of the world? What would a classroom full of students look like in Kenya, Finland, India, Brazil or Indonesia? What style of teaching and learning occurs in these classrooms? What is considered to be successful in teaching and learning practices? The crux of considering […]

Nomads no more

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

As our Australian and New Zealand societies increasingly thumb their nose at the gospel and treat any mention of Jesus as ‘old hat’, it can be difficult for us to understand just how welcome the gospel can be. But that has been the experience of Pastor Hutagalung, who serves in the remote province of Jambi […]

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