Stories – Page 30 – LCA International Mission

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Faith brings Freedom and a Future

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

Ouan was the last remaining doctor spirit in the village of Ban Huay Tong, in Thailand’s Nan Province. Spirits exist in many forms in Nan and the common element they share is the possibility that they will become evil if they are not properly appeased. Therefore the placating of offending spirits plays an important role […]

Making Christ Known

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

Not everyone is comfortable with sharing their faith. And the same could have been said for eight people from Ipswich Lutheran Church in Queensland, who travelled to Myanmar as part of their partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar (ELCM). Apart from the obvious language barrier – people from Myanmar speak Burmese, among other […]

Awed and Inspired by Bethany Home Students and Staff

By Andrew Koehler | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Schools

For the past 4 years, Good Shepherd Lutheran College, in Darwin, Northern Territory, have been sending a team to Bethany Home in Malaysia, with the view to establishing and building a relationship between the two schools. Bethany Home is a school run by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia, and caters for students with disabilities. […]

A Mission full of joy

By Stephen Hoffmann | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea

In 2007, I had what some may call the good fortune to be able to retire early from my chosen career as an accountant. At first it was fun – a gentleman of leisure no longer accountable for how he spent his time. But after about 18 months the gloss started to wear off; there […]

Reconnection and continuation of ministry

By Sarah Lush | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

In 2016 Pastor Greg Schiller returned to Australia after more than a 30-year partnership in the gospel with our partner church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG). Greg began his ministry in PNG in 1984 as a vicar on Siassi Island. Leaving was immensely hard, but he also felt the call to […]

What lies down the track?

By Nevin Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

In the warm shadow of the overhead Bangkok highway, alongside the railway tracks slicing through the slum structures, in an area full of sights and smells most people go out of their way to avoid – lives Kainui. Kainui already wears his environment like outer clothes. Although 6 years of age, he has the size […]

Young Leaders

By Nevin Nitschke, Sophoeun Hay, Touc Sreyleak, Eprista Tampubolon, Delmi Saragih | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia

As churches, when we work together in partnership, we use and develop each other’s God given gifts and great things happen! In 2017, Grow Ministries and LCA International Mission worked together to train 9 young church leaders from the Lutheran Church of Australia, 2 young leaders from the Lutheran Church in Cambodia and 2 from […]

Humble Appeal for Emergency Rice Distribution for Refugees in Paletwa

0 comment | Categories: Myanmar

Recently, we received the following email from the Mission Director of the Myanmar Lutheran Church (MLC): ‘Thanks for your prayers and love for the people in Paletwa. Indeed, it is the most difficult time for our people there due to the massive fighting constantly. Sad news again the recently two people were killed by land […]

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 […]

What I will miss in Cambodia

By Barbara Smith | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ … And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God… we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because […]

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