Stamps for Mission – LCA International Mission

New Life in Old Stamps

By Helen Brinkman | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission

There’s special symbolism in a small wooden Christmas tree sitting in the local Lutheran church in the regional Victorian town of Nhill. Not only does it remind us of the birth of Jesus Christ, but this tree’s peculiar decorations also remind us of the new life Jesus brings. This is because the adornments completely covering […]

Agape in name, nature and action

By Yap Pak Shun | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Sabah, Stamps for Mission

The Greek word agape describes a love that is pure, unselfish and unconditional. With the aspiration of reflecting this sacrificial love, the Basel Christian Church of Malaysia’s (BCCM) day care centre for children living with a disability bears this word in its name. Ms Yap Pak Shun, a member of the BCCM Central Education Board, […]

500,000 ways stamps make mission possible

By Peter Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission, Stories

Stamps and missions have a lot in common. While one person or one activity may not be able to make much of a difference on their own, so it is with stamps. One stamp and one person may not be significant but many people collecting many stamps can make a great difference, in the support […]

Stamps make a world of difference

By Helen Beringen | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Stamps for Mission

Who would have thought the once-popular children’s pastime of stamp collecting was still alive? Well, not only is stamp collecting still going strong, but it continues to make a world of difference to communities around the globe through the Lutheran Church of Australia’s (LCA) Stamps for Mission program. Since its inception more than 80 years […]

Small Items – Big Story

By Peter Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission

Stamps for Mission (SFM) was started in 1938 by Ern Unger from Parkes in NSW. He was in charge of this project, supported by Lutheran groups, until he passed the baton to Peter Nitschke in early 2003. It is now a project of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) in general, currently supported by “the […]

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, […]

A Labour of Love

By Peter Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Stamps for Mission

When I told Marj and Clarrie Schutz that I wanted to write a brief account of their involvement in Stamps for Mission, Marj’s immediate reply was ‘it’s time consuming’. Marj has been involved in cleaning/sorting and bundling stamps since I spoke at a women’s fellowship meeting about Stamps for Mission. So, for more than a […]

Marked for Ministry

By Peter Nitschke | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission

Mr Ern Unger from Parkes in New South Wales headed the Stamps for Mission project for more than 60 years. He had many supporting volunteers and, for many decades, this ministry came under the umbrella of Lutheran youth. Youth groups spent many evenings cleaning and sorting stamps. I knew the Unger family at Parkes. When […]

The Organiser

By Helen Beringen | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission

Arthur Schuster is an organiser. He has always been an organiser. It is his God-given gift. And he has used it with gusto to serve God for the best part of his 87 years! It started on his family farm at Yerong Creek near Wagga, New South Wales, when, aged about 10 years old, he […]

Servant of Christ Award

By Rosie Schefe | 0 comment | Categories: Stamps for Mission, Volunteers and Supporters

Gertrude Jacob was one of three recipients of the 2012 Servant of Christ Award. The award recognises the faithful, but not always obvious, service of laypeople within the LCA. It is conferred annually as a highlight of the Australian Lutheran College (ALC) graduation ceremony. Gertrude’s independent living unit at Lutheran Homes, Glynde, reflects her ongoing […]

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