Volunteers and Supporters – LCA International Mission

Reaching out in an online world

By Doug Fitzpatrick | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

Do you remember the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic? Soon after lockdowns and border closures were enforced, connecting across the globe in real time became a simple and affordable reality for most as almost everyone began to engage in livestreaming in its vast iterations. Face-to-face real time engagement is now a reality that is […]

Learning together for God’s glory

By Rev Dr Stephen Haar | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

During April, I was invited to lead a two-week intensive course on ‘Lutheran Theology’ and ‘The Augsburg Confession’, at the Lutheran Study Centre (LSC) in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The LSC aims to strengthen theological understanding and leadership, assist pastors and church workers to better proclaim the saving work of Christ among those they serve, and […]

Value of deep conversation

By Nicole Graham | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

The opportunity to teach English in Indonesia came out of the blue for me. However, as I believe God has done several times throughout my life, it seems I was being prepared for the experience in the weeks prior. A few days after looking into moving from pre-school teaching to teaching English, Pastor Matt Anker […]

Preparing for PNG

0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

In July 2023 Andrew, Meredith, Bea and Hans Ronnevik started a new call to serve in Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the Global Mission unit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). They have committed to a four-year term, from summer 2023 to summer 2027 with a two-month home leave every two years (always […]

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 […]

Choosing a life of vocation in his service

By Debbie Borgas | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In July and August, my husband Michael and I, and another married couple from NSW, assisted with teaching conversational English to 105 first year students at STT Abdi Sabda. For five weeks we lived with young men and women aged 18–23 years who love God and are choosing a life of vocation in His service. […]

Learning and interacting online

By Ev Leske, Janine Guy, Barbara Williams | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Twenty volunteers living in South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria joined together from five Christian denominations to serve the STT Abdi Sabda Seminary conversational English program overseas in 2023. Each weekday for four weeks, these servants demonstrated the love of Jesus to the young people who are beginning their theological studies to become […]

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 […]

Experiencing the joy of music

By Anne Storstein Haug | 0 comment | Categories: Volunteers and Supporters

Varin Artvilai (Ton) was one of the first to join the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand’s Immanuel Church Home of Praise leisure club. He was 8 years old when he joined. He loved the leisure club and attended all activities which include music, art, sports, and English lessons. The leisure club was his second home. […]

Stepping out of comfort zone to share Lutheran teaching

By Rev Fraser Pearce | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In December 2022, I had an opportunity to do some teaching in Jakarta, Indonesia with groups of Lutheran young people and pastors. I had previously taught Lutheran pastors from South-East Asia online, but this was my first experience teaching face to face in Indonesia, and through an interpreter. The Lutheran church in Indonesia is very […]

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