Only a few days after I had investigated teaching English again, I was asked by Pastor Matt Anker if I would consider teaching English at the Jetun Silangit conference campus in the mountains surrounding Lake Toba in Indonesia. As I had been working casually, I was able to take the time off work, and so […]
In collaboration with the DGKI (Indonesian Council of Churches), the theological college in Medan, Indonesia offer their students the opportunity to be involved in a prison ministry. Sekolah Tinggi Teologi (STT) Abdi Sabda Seminary students are invited in their third and fourth year of study to undertake this ministry in two prisons. Nineteen students are […]
Prayer is simply, by faith, the articulation of our heart’s response to that which begins in the heart of God. The Trinity are so intimately connected that their thoughts form the continual communion and community that is prayer. Their first recorded internal conversation and prayer (let there be light, let there be life) begins the […]
I grew up in a family and community where the primary language was Nias, and Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) served as the second language learned at school. My interest in learning English began in Junior High School, however the classroom environment did not offer many opportunities to improve my English skills. Consequently, I performed poorly in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
In mid-July, KN-LWF together with the HKBP, GKPA, GPP, HKI and GKPI congregations, organised a number of Biblical seminars on the theme of reconciliation. Over several days, Rev Matt Anker taught more than 200 participants, including pastors and deacons, inviting them to deepen their understanding of law and gospel. The law is filled with rules, […]