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Mission Fundraiser Bears Fruit

By Lauren Waldhuter | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Volunteers and Supporters

Riverland farmer Lou Moss has found an innovative way to support God’s work in overseas communities — by selling his homegrown apricots. In 2004 Lou, a member of the New Residence congregation in the Barmera parish, South Australia, embarked on his first trip to the Mango Tree Rehabilitation Centre in Tonga to work with children […]

Missionary caught in Thai floods

By LCA Communications | 0 comment | Categories: Mission Workers, Thailand

We are calling for urgent prayer support for the LCA’s missionary serving in northern Thailand. Pastor Simon Mackenzie and his wife Oiy lost many of their possessions in a flash flood that devastated the area in which they are serving. Pastor Mackenzie, Oiy and their two-year-old son Aussie are safe in a hotel, after having […]

Pray for me and my boys

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Scholarships

A smile lights up Rosmah’s face as she sits in the office of the Vice Principal of Sabah Theological Seminary (STS) and shares her story. But her lips begin to tremble as she asks us to pray for her and her boys – Jimie and Joshua. Rosmah is one of the Orang Asli – indigenous […]

Where to from here?

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Hanna Schulz is a woman with vision, energy and calling – a calling to serve as a Bible translator. This year Hanna has relocated from Adelaide to Kangaroo Ground, Melbourne following the completion of her theological studies at Australian Lutheran College in 2010. At the Wycliffe/Summer Institute of Linguistics headquarters in Melbourne, Hanna is immersing […]

The more I know … the less I know.

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

The joy and challenges of being an Australian Lutheran in Papua New Guinea. Of the 25 years he has been a Lutheran Church of Australia pastor, Greg Schiller has spent 22 of them in Papua New Guinea, in a diverse range of settings and circumstances. The lessons and insights gained over these years prepare him […]

‘Border Crossings’ Issue 10

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Please enjoy this issue of Border Crossings and read about how God’s love is coming to life through the word-and-action gospel work of our partner churches.

Fruity Spiced Indian Rice

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Serves 4 Ingredients 2 cups of long grain rice 3 tbs butter Pinch of salt 1 ½ tsp garam masala ¾ cup diced dried mixed fruit medley 2 cloves 2 cardamom pods 1 cinnamon stick Method Melt butter in large saucepan Add rice and stir for 2-3minutes Add remaining ingredients and stir Add 2 ¼ […]

Forever in our Hearts

By Linda Macqueen | 0 comment | Categories: Papua New Guinea, Volunteers and Supporters

Imagine a cluster of idyllic tropical islands: coconut palms, endless beaches, rugged jungle trails and thatched-hut villages to explore, and loads of friendly smiling people, nearly all of whom are Lutheran. Before you rush out to buy your plane ticket, though, you need to know that the islands are a touch on the rustic side. […]

Partnerships that strengthen faith and love

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Scholarships, Thailand

The transforming power of God is truly evident in the life of the newly elected bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Thailand (ELCT). On Friday the 1st April 2011 at the General Assembly of the ELCT in Bangkok, Rev Dr Banjob Kusawadee was installed (for a new and second time!) as the Bishop of […]

Japanese Lutherans give generously

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A tsunami-disrupted visit to Asian and Australian Lutheran churches by leaders of Japan’s tiny Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church was finally able to go ahead in December, when Adelaide hosted the group for three ‘days of discovery and grace’. Osaka-based President Rev Shigeo Sueoka, Vice President Rev Hagenonshita Terumitsu and Secretary of the Department of Overseas […]

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