Volunteers and Supporters – Page 7 – LCA International Mission

Youth find global perspective

By Elsa Matthias and Oliver Swift | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Horas! Welcome from Indonesia. We have had the most wonderful opportunity to meet and learn from the people of the HKBP (Huria Kristen Batak Protestan) church here, thanks to LCA International Mission. HKBP held its 2018 Youth International Conference from 29 August to 2 September in North Sumatra and we were fortunate to attend as […]

New international mission leader for LCA

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

Pastor Matt Anker will take on the Lutheran Church of Australia’s senior international mission role as the next Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission. Pastor Matt, who has been pastor for Victoria’s Goulburn Murray Parish since 2007, will succeed Mrs Glenice Hartwich, who is retiring from the role. He will begin a transition into […]

God can use our gifts for His good

By Bronwyn Norsworthy | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

Never be surprised how God will use you! After both my children had participated in mission trips I felt God had put on my heart to one day be involved in His service overseas. Earlier this year, I received a message from Erin from LCA International Mission, asking if I would be interested in helping […]

How your partnership is making a difference in Myanmar

0 comment | Categories: Myanmar, Volunteers and Supporters

Courses on Lutheran Distinctions organised and sponsored by the Mekong Mission Forum (MMF) in Myanmar are having a profound impact on participants. One woman says: ‘In general, we have many Bible studies but we hardly hear about Lutheran teaching. The Lutheran perspective is so enriching for us because often we ask, “Why do we do […]

Australians attend Ecumenical Youth Assembly in Indonesia

By Andrew Traeger and Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

On 6-13 April 2018, we attended the Asian Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA), joining over 350 young people from 23 countries across Asia, representing over 100 churches, denominations, and ecumenical councils. This, only the third event of its kind, was organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and held in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The […]

Seasons

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

Seasons are a very real part of our lives and a change in season gives us cause to both look ahead with anticipation at the changes happening as well as to reflect back at the blessing the current season has given to us. For more than 15 years, Lutheran Women Australia (LWA) have supported Debora […]

This is Josip with me

By Rev Bob Kempe | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah, Volunteers and Supporters

Josip is a pastor of the Protestant Christian Church in Sabah, Malaysia, and he is one of the students with whom I recently worked at the Sabah Theological Seminary (STS) in Kota Kinabalu. Josip is working towards his Master of Divinity, and my task was to act as his tutor in a guided study unit […]

Sharing Incredible Joy

By Marianne and Warren Schirmer | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Mission Workers, Volunteers and Supporters

Eight years ago we were challenged to become volunteer program assistants for LCA International Mission. We had no idea what this would mean for us. We had heard of the LCA/NZ’s work partnering with overseas churches, but had not been involved. The timing was perfect, as we considered God’s purpose for us while moving into […]

Ministry through community

By Tayla Priebbenow | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

I sit, legs folded to the side, on the floor of a family home. Voices sing around me in words I don’t understand, but words aren’t needed to recognise songs of praise. Tomorrow is a day of great significance in Krus village, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. This home is the second we’ve been welcomed into […]

Building relationships on the gospel

By Ruth and Colin Hayter | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Colin and Ruth Hayter previously served as teachers in PNG with the Lutheran church. In recent years, they have served as volunteer program assistants for LCA International Mission (LCAIM), giving their time, love and deep commitment to the mission of God carried out by the LCA across the borders of our country. They would often […]

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