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Fifteen years in Debora

By Rosemary Winderlich | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Volunteers and Supporters

In 2004, Rosemary Winderlich resigned from several positions and completed a TESOL course (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). For the next 15 years she was a ViMO (Volunteer in Mission Overseas), with the Angkola Church, a very small, very isolated Batak church in Indonesia, then to Debora Home, also in Indonesia. Panti Asuhan […]

Luther Study Centre opens in Indonesia

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

The inauguration of the Luther Study Centre (LSC) in Pemetangsiantar in northern Sumatra has realised a long-held hope of the Lutheran churches of Indonesia. The centre was opened on 4 December 2020, as members of the Indonesian churches were joined online by friends and partners from around the world. Although COVID-19 robbed the participants of […]

Gifts to fellow pastors reflect God’s love

By Rev Matt Anker | 0 comment | Categories: International Partners, Volunteers and Supporters

When I called on Lutheran pastors in Australia and New Zealand to support their brother pastors in the Philippines, the response was breathtaking. I had heard from President Antonio Reyes of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) about the effect of COVID-19 church shutdowns, inadequate health facilities, isolation and the lack of a government […]

Oroi’io Madei: The Living Word

By Hanna Schulz | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 It is for this Word that the recently completed building in Ubuo village, Papua New Guinea, was named, ‘Oroi’io […]

How do we partner in these times? Virtually, of course!

By Pastor Ben Hentschke | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Myanmar

The people of Ipswich and those living in Myanmar, share almost nothing in common. Food, clothing, cultural traditions, buildings, are worlds apart as you visit these two locations. And yet, through a partnership supported by LCA International Mission, the people of Ipswich Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar (ELCM), share a profound […]

Bow’s story

By Nipaporn Kunaruk and Anne Storstein Haug | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

Home of Grace is a safe place for pregnant women who are in difficult situations. It is a service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand. All the women who come to Home of Grace have a story to tell about how they came to be there. This is Bow’s story. * Bow is 23 […]

Learning and teaching as a reconciled child of God

By Rev Juliman Harefa | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia

I was blessed to have the opportunity to attend a Biblical Reconciliation workshop in Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, in 2019. These workshops aim to equip and encourage pastors and teachers in Indonesia, and are offered as a service of the Lutheran Church of Australia. The workshop was based on six lessons: Remember whose you are Repent […]

Remembering Myrtle, with thanks

By Kathy Honor and Gisela Brown | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission, Stories, Volunteers and Supporters

Myrtle Truss, a long-time supporter and faithful worker for our ‘Stamps for Mission’ project has passed away at the age of 92. For over 40 years, Myrtle actively contributed to the work of the LCA International Mission and she will be greatly missed. Myrtle Truss was a blessing to many people throughout her long life, […]

Learning about the Augsburg Confession – 2020-style

By Denise Grieshaber | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah, Volunteers and Supporters

In September 2020, a much-anticipated seminar on the Augsburg Confession took place. But it was a very different event than the one originally planned. The Lutheran Study Centre in Sabah, Malaysia, last year asked LCA International Mission for assistance in staging a seminar on the Augsburg Confession. The resulting event was set for June 2020 […]

2020 – the year of ever-changing seasons

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

When I first came to Papua New Guinea (PNG) I was gifted with some advice from a former missionary, to try and return home to Australia about every six months. This would help me stay connected with my roots and to take rest from the intense experience of living in another culture. But the seasons […]

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