Exciting news - please join us in this mission

As we walk with Jesus this holy week and as we are met by him in his supper and at the foot of his cross with the gift of sure forgiveness, we also walk with sisters and brothers in Christ across the world.  This holy week is a special one for the people of the Lutheran Church in Cambodia as they walk with Jesus into the future.

God has given our Lutheran family a unique opportunity to expand our mission and ministry partnership in Cambodia. We are working with our Lutheran sisters and brothers in Cambodia and around the world to buy land alongside the City Church/Rainbow Hostel building in Phnom Penh to develop a new outreach program.  We need to pay for this land by June 30 and have an LLL loan approved for up to $500,000 which covers the land purchase plus all the government and legal costs. Quite simply the more money we raise the less loan we’ll need.

Already you have raised over $56,600 towards this exciting project!  Thank you for your generous mission hearts. Please continue to give your support through prayer and donation.  Your donations will help to bring the message of Jesus’ sacrifice for all on the cross and Easter resurrection life to the people of Cambodia.  God bless you as you walk with Jesus and with his disciples in Cambodia.

Please donate here

Read more about this exciting opportunity

Prayer points

In your prayers today, please include:

-Mick Hauser as he commences three months of volunteer service in Cambodia;

-Ministry staff serving with the Lutheran Church in Cambodia and with Lutheran World Mission: Pastors Daniel Orn, Khit Vibol, Mose Lat Sean, and ministry support staff; Sophal Sous and Rasmei Yan; and Sally Lim from the Lutheran Church in Singapore serving as coordinator of Lutheran World Mission;

-For joyful giving that supports the purchase of land next to the Rainbow Hostel in Phnom Penh;

-Dr William Chang, as he serves as the LWF Area Secretary for Asia;

-Bishops of the twelve Lutheran World Federation churches of Indonesia as they discuss matters relating to ministry and mission for people living in Indonesia;

-And for the conviction in our lives that we have something so special to offer in Jesus Christ to all people - family, neighbours and people in ever-expanding circles across the globe.

Website news and stories

Click on the links below to read these stories on our website:
Alternative Schoolies Tatachilla Lutheran College and St.Paul's Shepparton Youth Group meet again (some participants pictured left - cleaning tractors);
Cambodia - building the next generation the story behind the land purchase opportunity;
Jayasingh Rajiah Miracles from Malaysia to Australia, from the former director of Bethany Home;
Devon and Sybil Dutschke Volunteers on the Lutheran World Mission Cambodia medical and dental mission in November 2013;
Hanna Schulz Lutheran Bible Translator living in Papua New Guinea has choices ahead.

New pictures have been uploaded to our website gallery from Cambodia, Schoolies and more.

eNews subscriptions and prayer calendars

All things change and we are no exception. We would like to deliver email newsletters (eNews), such as this one, on a bi-monthly basis. They will inform you that new and inspiring stories, prayer calendars and prayer points are available for you to download from our website, and we are hoping that you might help us implement this change.

If you're a regular user of the LCA Mission International website and prayer calendars, or would like to receive our bi-monthly eNews could you please subscribe to our eNews list by clicking on the link below:

Subscribe to LCA Mission International newsletters here

Prayer calendars will be delivered in this manner in the future. For example, once you open eNews, you will be able to download the PDF format of the prayer calendar by simply clicking on links such as these below:

Download April prayer calendar

Download May prayer calendar

Many of you will already have the April and May prayer calendars, but if you don't, please feel free to download them now.

Thank you for your partnership in the gospel

... and for sharing the stories of what God is doing in and through the Lutheran Church of Australia and our partners in mission.

We invite you to visit our website and encourage you to share these wonderful stories of God at work in our partner churches, by simply forwarding this email to others.

All of us at LCA Mission International thank you for partnering with us. We pray that God will draw near to you, and you to him, during this Lent and Easter season.