International Mission

Srey Lin grew up as a Buddhist: ‘I didn’t have anything inside to know I was able to pray’. Then, in the Lutheran church in a Cambodian village, she is baptised, together with her mother.

Several key Australian missionaries and their families went back to Papua New Guinea to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St John’s Lutheran Church, West Goroka. The celebrations took place over three days and included a service, a one-day seminar and a cultural show.

LCA congregations which support overseas organisations are now responsible for ensuring their donations get to the right places and in the right way.

South Sudan, Burundi and Somalia are some of the toughest and most dangerous places on earth for an aid agency to work. Yet, through ALWS, our Australian and New Zealand Lutheran family is there.

Myanmar Lutherans are travelling hundreds of kilometres with emergency supplies to alleviate the impact of severe flooding in parts of the country. LCA International Mission is seeking urgent prayer and financial support from LCA/NZ members.

Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) International Mission has partnered with LCA Reconciliation Ministry to provide short-term scholarships and workshops in Biblical Reconciliation Ministry for our partner churches. One of these partners is Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church in Japan.