- A craving for broccoli
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- By Kendrea Rhodes
- 29 January 2013
Nicole Graham from Biloela in central Queensland has had a desire to serve God as a missionary overseas for as long as she can remember. Having been exposed to this life by her parents, who have always travelled on mission work, she felt that God ...
- Hell and heaven
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 16 July 2012
When Ek Muntha was 18 years old, she rose from the grave. For three days she had lain there among the hollow-eyed dead, stripped bare, awaiting burial, while the pit was dug. On the third day she opened her eyes, struggled to her feet and wobbled ...
- 'Just like Acts': amazing growth in Cambodian mission church
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 9 March 2012
'It's like stepping into Acts! It's just like you'd imagine the first-century church to be.'
The LCA Board for Mission's project officer, Glenice Hartwich, just back from a visit to Cambodia, has been amazed and inspired by the growth of the two-y...
- Bigger and better: Thailand mission trip
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 28 January 2012
The Board for Mission's Thailand mission team has tested the 'bigger is better' theory with its biggest-ever contingent: 19 people. They ranged in age from 14 to 66, and represented six Lutheran congregations and one congregation of another Christ...
- Missionary reunion cements lasting bond
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- By Mary Jo Zwar
- 12 January 2012
Whether it was one year ago or 60 years ago, time spent in God’s mission in Papua New Guinea has made an incredible impact on the lives of people who served there. It has also created a lasting bond among them.
On Sunday, 8 January, more than 60 f...
- Japanese visitors bring gifts of grace
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- By Rosie Schefe
- 7 December 2011
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'.
Osa...
- The footprints of Jesus: PNG missionaries relive memories
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 15 November 2011
In mid October around 80 former missionaries to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and other supporters gathered for a weekend reunion and mission celebration at Trinity Lutheran Church, Pasadena, Adelaide.
Visitors came from as far afield as Western Austral...
- LCA's Asian partners rally to support flood victims
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 15 November 2011
The Board for Mission is continuing to monitor the flood situation in Thailand and Cambodia, particularly as it affects the LCA's partner church and mission areas in those countries. The board has asked LCA members to pray for flood-affected peopl...
- Pray for Thailand partner church, LCA members urged
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 29 October 2011
As the flood crisis in Thailand, including in its capital Bangkok, escalates, Lutherans across Australia and New Zealand have been urged to pray for the millions of people affected by the disaster.
LCA Board for Mission Director Rev Neville Otto,...
- LWA leads the way in mission support
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- By Linda Macqueen
- 25 July 2011
Evidence of the hard work and generosity of Lutheran Women of Australia (LWA) was a highlight of the mid-triennium meeting of the recent LWA Council in Adelaide.
Over the last twelve months LWA contributed almost $80,000 towards Board for Mission...