Jan2016
Learning service in new territory
by Delores Amos
What an amazing, life-changing experience! During school holidays last year I had the pleasure of taking part in Tatachilla Lutheran College’s service-learning trip to some of the most remote communities… Read more
Jan2016
The Godfather
by Tick Zweck
When Ern Heyne died, an entire city mourned. Riding the tram in suburban Adelaide one day, I noticed the woman next to me fidgeting in her handbag one minute, peering… Read more
Jan2016
Here we are, send us!
by Nathan Hedt
I am a missionary. I heard God’s call and said, ‘Here I am, send me!’. And God said, ‘Okay then, I will send you to Pakenham’. Pakenham? A suburban satellite… Read more
Jan2016
Warm, like the sun
by Michelle Filipovic
I was visiting Yasmin*, an Iranian asylum seeker from a Muslim background, when she showed me around the family’s new rental home. ‘I felt like a light shining on me,… Read more
Jan2016
‘We have so much to learn’
by LCA Communications
Members of the Lutheran Church in New Zealand have been re-energised in their approach to family ministry, thanks to a recent seminar with Grow Ministries’ team members in Wellington. It… Read more
Jan2016
Buy less – and bless!
by LCA Communications
When one of his members wanted to take a stand against the BUY! BUY! BUY! ethos of Christmas, Pastor Ben Hentschke from Ipswich Lutheran Parish in south-east Queensland suggested they… Read more
