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Softening strong tiger hearts

0 comment | Categories: Thailand

From the church’s beginnings, Christian service has been considered as integral for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand (ELCT). The church recognised the need to be part of the work which meets the social challenges in Thai society but was worried about setting up a large institution which would become a burden […]

New way for mission-focused pastor to serve

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers

Pastor Mark Schultz has accepted a call from the LCANZ to serve as the church’s Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission from next year. Despite serving for 18 years at Sydney’s LifeWay Lutheran Church, Pastor Mark wasn’t looking for a change. He often told people ‘God would need a sledgehammer’ to move him from […]

Building hope in the face of adversity

By Rev Martin Lalthangliana | 0 comment | Categories: Myanmar

Myanmar’s political history is marked by prolonged periods of military rule, which has led to restrictions on civil liberties, including religious freedoms. While religious groups are legally permitted to operate, they often face bureaucratic and societal barriers that make it difficult for them to thrive openly. The Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar (FLCM) is […]

Sharing the message of hope

By Bishop Sreyleak Tuch | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia

I was the first in my family to become a Christian. I was 18 years old when I heard the gospel and felt it was very meaningful to me. At first, my family were not happy. They didn’t kick me out, but they didn’t treat me normally, either. My friends also distanced themselves from me. […]

Lutheran Understanding of Worship, Liturgy and Sacraments

By Dr Wilfred J Samuel | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Singapore, Volunteers and Supporters

The seminar Lutheran Understanding of Worship, Liturgy and Sacraments was organised by the Lutheran Study Centre for the English-speaking Lutheran Churches in Malaysia and Singapore from 21 to 23 October 2024. Dr Andrew Pfeiffer was the key resource person, while Rev Terry Kee and Dr Wilfred Samuel, conducted one session each. Forty participants represented the […]

Funds raised by students used to buy land

By Chris McElligott | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Schools

Students at Tatachilla Lutheran College have raised enough funds through self-led charitable endeavours as part of Challenge 4 Charity to afford the purchase of a block of land in rural Cambodia. The block – which comprises 1,400m2 of uninhabited bushland in the small village of Tuek Chenh – has since been bought by the Lutheran […]

Young Lutherans share hope and inspiration

By Lisa McIntosh | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

When 10 young people spoke at the General Synod dinner at Concordia College on the first evening of Convention, those gathered were captivated. Delegates, visitors, staff and volunteers who sat and attentively listened to heartfelt reflections and moving testimonies later said how encouraged and inspired they were by the presentation. The seven representatives of Lutheran […]

One Body, One Spirit, One Hope

By Rev James San Aung | 0 comment | Categories: Myanmar

In October 2024, the of Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar (FLCM) hosted the National Youth Conference in the city of Yangon. The aim of the annual conference is to build up mutual understanding, trust and unity among the lives of youth within member churches of the FLCM, and to promote youth leadership capacity for […]

Let not your heart be troubled

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Phin Phary watched as a stranger approached her mother and father in the hospital. The doctor had just told her parents “If your son survives the accident, he will live with permanent brain damage”. While they were trying to comprehend this devastating information, the stranger started to speak with her parents about a man named […]

Crucial developments for the Highlands Lutheran church in 1934

By Rev Greg Schiller | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

This year, 2024, marks 90 years since several crucial developments for the Lutheran church in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. In 1934, the first group of Highlanders were baptised, they were eastern Highlanders; the Lutheran Mission stations of Ega, Kerowagi, and Ogelbeng were founded; and a plane was bought to aid the spreading of […]

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