Stories – Page 63 – LCA International Mission

Indonesian guests strengthen inter-church partnerships

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Indonesia, Schools

‘It is good to be here, celebrating your 175th anniversary’, Bishop Willem Simarmata told delegates early on the first day of Convention. ‘God still takes care of the Lutheran Church of Australia, God loves the LCA, and the LCA will be a blessing to Australia and to all the world’, he said. Bishop Simarmata is […]

May 20 2013

God’s love changes us

By Rev Dr William Chang | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Sermons/Devotions

“’Love comes to life” in the church is the tag line for the celebration of 175 years of LCA’s mission. A tag line which I deeply appreciate and more than agree with. While it is true that “love comes to life” in the church through the preaching of the gospel and diaconal work, through which […]

A pastor on a mission

By LCA Communications | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Singapore

Rev Dr William Chang has been a pastor and teacher for more than 30 years in Asia. Now he is serving as Lutheran World Federation’s Area Secretary for Asia and the Middle East, Palestine and the Pacific in the Department for Mission and Development. He gets to see the Holy Spirit working in many lives, […]

A bowl of rice porridge

By Glenice Hartwich | 0 comment | Categories: Thailand

A bowl of rice porridge seems very different from the vast array of breakfast cereals that line the supermarket shelves of Australia and what our children and grandchildren enjoy for breakfast at the start of each new day. However, that bowl of rice porridge is enjoyed and eaten with much gusto by the little children […]

Bible Translation in Papua New Guinea

By Kendrea Rhodes | 0 comment | Categories: Bible Translation, Mission Workers, Papua New Guinea

Hanna Schulz is no stranger to the love of God, ‘disclipling’, languages, hardship and exploring. These opportunities have provided her with the skills and aptitude to survive situations like living and working at sea, or Bible translation within a remote village in Papua New Guinea. Odd examples to just pluck from thin air, but in […]

Lutheran mission trips in Thailand

By Kendrea Rhodes | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Thailand, Volunteers and Supporters

Simon King is the volunteer Thailand Program Assistant for LCA International Mission and has been involved with trips to the Nan Province since they began in 2009. The Thailand trips are an organised annual volunteer project and have really helped make a difference in the lives of the area’s indigenous people. ‘This is frontline mission work – […]

‘We share common ground’: PNG Bishop

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Bishop Giegere Wenge of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG) greeted Synod with a reminder of God’s promise to Isaiah of the power of this word: ‘As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, […]

Reinvigorating Faith

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

Volunteers from across Australia work together with Australian pastor Simon Mackenzie in Thailand. Pastor Simon Mackenzie was assigned to Thailand as the first full-time missionary in Asia, after being ordained in 2004. While living and ministering in the Thai city of Chang Rai, Simon was aware of the plight of the Lua’ people in Nan […]

‘Border Crossings’ Issue 12

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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.

Khmer Stir-fried Chicken and Snow Peas

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Ingredients 2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup water 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp fish sauce 800g chicken breast, sliced thinly 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tbsp sugar 1 onion, sliced 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 carrot, peeled and sliced thinly ¼ tbsp black pepper 500g snow peas (cut tips off ends) Method In a small […]

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