Papua New Guinea – LCA International Mission

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, […]

Lulan’s journey to wokmeri trening skuls coordinator

By Lulan Kae | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

Greetings in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ from the coordinator, the staff, the teachers and the board of the four Women’s Ministerial Training Schools (Wokmeri Trening Skuls) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG): – Baitabag Wokmeri Training School in Madang District of Madang Province; – Stang Wokmeri Training School […]

Practically assisting PNG teachers

By Anne Maczkowiack | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Many Australian Lutherans know of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea – perhaps from past missionaries to the country or from media updates. Perhaps not so well known is the existence of an extensive Lutheran School system across the country. When we think of the words “Lutheran School”, our minds may go to […]

Bikpela Tenkyu

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Early last year while he was on furlough, Pastor Mick Hauser visited Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Adelaide and shared a short presentation on his work in Papua New Guinea as a missionary teaching at Martin Luther Seminary in Lae. Members of the congregation were inspired by what they heard and with concern for the needs […]

Leading in gospel integrity

By Pastor Murray Smith | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Following a much drier rainy season last year and experiencing drought in Finschhafen, in Papua New Guinea’s Morobe Province, we are now in the middle of a very normal wet season. The dry meant that vital food production from student gardens has been delayed from March until an expected start in early July if the […]

You will not fear the terror of the night

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

‘You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday (Psalm 91:5,6).’ Oh, how my family and I have needed these words these first six months of 2023. After returning to Papua New Guinea following […]

Annual Obstacle-A-Thon. Supporting a community in need

By Patricia Morgan | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Papua New Guinea

In keeping with the vision of Good News Lutheran Church, Middle Park, Queensland to ‘Share the Good News’ Centenary Christian Kindergarten holds an annual Obstacle-a-thon to support a community in need. We have been doing this for 8 years now! We have previously supported the Maadagach Community in Nepal, Refugee Connect and in 2020 we […]

God prepares and provides

By Cathryn Zarnke | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Genesis tells us that, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and then made all the creatures. He prepared places for living things so that they were provided for through their environments. Fish have food and shelter and all they need where God has placed them. God not only prepared places for […]

A Gift of Love

By Ian Kluge | 0 comment | Categories: Birthing Kits, Papua New Guinea

After almost 20 years of preparing birthing kits for women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG), Joan Kluge and her sewing machine are retiring. This article is a tribute to the wonderful contribution which Joan has made over the years, to the church and to our sisters in Christ in PNG. Joan became […]

Operating under unbelievable conditions

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August Carl Bertelsmeier of River View, Maryborough, was born on the 10th of May, 1914, at Temora, New South Wales. He was both baptised and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Temora by Pastor J Materne. Augie, as he was called by everyone, was a firm believer in his Lord and Saviour, so it was […]

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