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Small churches, big visions for Mission

By Pastor Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Scholarships, Singapore

The Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) is a small church, with six congregations and a couple of thousand members. They do not break records when it comes to numbers. But God never worries about such things! Despite their size, LCS has enormous vision and commitment to mission, dedicating time and resources to outreach mission work […]

Lu Guan Hoe succeeds Terry Kee as 3rd Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Singapore

By Janice Tai | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

“I hope you do not … compare yourself with me because you are not me. You have gifts that I don’t have. But God can use each one of us according to what he has given us and for what we lack, God can impart it to us along the way.” Outgoing Bishop of the […]

Learning together in mission

By Rev Dr Dan Mueller | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Most Friday mornings I hear a wonderful sound: the Skype ringtone. It announces that Pastor Hans Giegere is calling me for our weekly supervised reading session. From my office in Walla Walla, situated in the rural farming district of the Riverina New South Wales, I hear how Hans is going and we discuss an article […]

Thankful for faithful friends in mission

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Singapore

A sentence that best describes my friend and former mission partner, Bishop Terry Kee, is the scripture verse from Romans 1:16, ‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. Since turning away from his Buddhist heritage and becoming a follower of […]

Being Defenders of Human Rights and Human Dignity

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: International Partners

From 17 to 28 May 2021, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) hosted an online intensive, two-week training programme on human rights. Twenty-five young adults from 10 countries across Asia, Latin America and Europe came together to study issues of human rights and the defence of human dignity, as a Christian duty. The theme, ‘Being […]

Sharing care and counsel saves lives

By Elizabeth Gopal | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

The LCANZ has a long-standing relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM) through LCA International Mission. One of the ways the ELCM serves its community is through the Women’s Care & Counselling Centre, which supports pregnant women who may be considering abortions or baby-dumping. Those who serve there share the story of this […]

Walking with our overseas partners

By Dr Wilfred J Samuel | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah

LCA International Mission walks together with our partner churches overseas through support for such projects as the Lutheran Study Centre (LSC) at Sabah Theological Seminary (STS) in Malaysia. LSC Director Dr Wilfred J Samuel explains the critical role of the centre for the region’s Lutheran churches. The Lutheran Study Center (LSC) at Sabah Theological Seminary […]

‘You can’t bury your dead here’ – a cost of faith in Christ

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

The death of loved ones here in Australia and New Zealand presents us with the heartbreaking reality of grief and the consequences of our fall from God’s original intention for humankind. But for all the heartache we suffer, we can usually count on the ability to bury our dead with dignity and the support of […]

No Longer Strangers thanks to Acts of Kindness

By David Craig | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

During our retirement, my wife Ruth and I have been blessed with good health and able to volunteer in a number of countries. In each case, there were new faces, a new language and a different culture. As strangers in foreign lands, we knew there would be challenges. But there were also many kindnesses. When […]

Impactful support for Bethany Home

By Rev Eliezer Peter | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

Bethany Home was established in 1966 and continues to provide training and an educational program for children and adults with special needs. As at April 2021, we have 117 children with special needs (intellectual deficiency, spastic, autism and epilepsy) coming from a multi-racial and multi-religious background. Activities/Events The COVID-19 pandemic had affected many of our […]

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