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LWF Ready to Assist the People of Myanmar in Cyclone Aftermath
Posted by: LWI on Sunday, May 11, 2008 | Read 0 times
Appeal to Authorities to Allow Entry of International Humanitarian Assistance
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia/GENEVA, 9 May 2008 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its readiness to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar (Burma) in the aftermath of the cyclone disaster there, and at the same appealed to the authorities in the country to facilitate the entry and movement of relief teams and supplies in order to avoid a larger-scale disaster. 06
Cyclone Claimed 22,500 Lives!
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | Read 40 times
As of Tuesday, the Myanmar government has raised the death toll from Cyclone Nargis to nearly 22,500 --- already 80,000 as of this evening (8/5). With another 41,000 missing, the death toll is expected to continue to rise. Hundreds of thousands were left without clean water and shelter ...
The LWF and Mekong Mission Forum (MMF) are looking into extending help to the local and member churches in Myanmar. For more information about contribution, please contact LWF Asia or leave a comment at the end of this write-up. (Click 'read full article') For the latest update, please click link to BBC Asia News at the bottom of this home page (right) 05
Protests and Rallies over Soaring Food Prices
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Monday, May 05, 2008 | Read 58 times
A 43 percent rise in global food prices in recent months had sparked fear and violent protests in Indonesia following reports of death due to starvation. Asia is home to two-thirds of the world’s poor and the soaring prices may throw millions of Asians back into poverty.
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China Lutheran Seminary Celebrates Construction Completion
Posted by: CLS Taiwan on Friday, May 02, 2008 | Read 81 times
 April 26 was a celebratory day marked by thankfulness to God at China Lutheran Seminary in Hsinchu, Taiwan. After a decade of planning and two years of construction, the new 8 story “Theological Education and Church Resource Center” is standing tall and stately. International and local guests joined together to worship and thank God for His work through contributors, and pray for continued contributions toward the $2 million (USD) that still needs to be paid for the construction costs. 29
LWF/WS India website
Posted by: lwsi@vsnl.com on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | Read 89 times
 Lutheran World Service (India) has just launched their new website. Visit them at: www.lwsi.org 20
ALN 38
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Sunday, April 20, 2008 | Read 144 times
The latest issue of the Asia Lutheran News (ALN 38) has been released!
Click on the newsletter (right) to catch up with recent happenings in the region. Sally Lim Editor, ALN 18
2nd Reonciliation Dialogue in LCP
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Friday, April 18, 2008 | Read 167 times
 The first Dialogue of Reconciliation for the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) was held from November 22 – 24, 2007 in Manila. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was achieved through the meeting had been celebrated within the perspectives and promises of the ongoing process of reconciliation. Both Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS) and LWF noted with gratitude and appreciation the achievement of the MOU but the process of healing after the meeting was so crucial in preserving the gains of the meeting. The implementation of Action Plan in relation to the MOU encountered some difficulties and obstacles although there was much reason for celebration over positive reports of reconciliation in various parts of the LCP and in the planning towards a joint convention. 17
WCC - Vacancy Notice - Consultant for Evangelism
Posted by: WCC-coe.org on Thursday, April 17, 2008 | Read 145 times
 LOCATION: Geneva STARTING DATE: 01.09.2008 DURATION: 2 years POSITION AT: 100 % REPORTS TO: Programme Director for Unity, Mission, Evangelism and Spirituality 14
New Director of AREOPAGOS
Posted by: Ingrid Thomassen on Monday, April 14, 2008 | Read 142 times
 Birger Nygaard (48) from Copenhagen has been appointed as the new director of the Areopagos foundation and mission society. Nygaard was previously strategy leader and the head of the Danish office in Areopagos. He succeeds Knud Jørgensen, who, after ten years at the helm, has asked to step down. Jørgensen will continue to work in Areopagos with tasks relating to Asia and to the planning of the celebration of the 1910 Edinburgh mission conference.14
It's a sin to deem the Olympics 'sacred', says Hong Kong theologian
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Monday, April 14, 2008 | Read 240 times
Francis Wong
 Hong Kong (ENI). Some Hong Kong Christian commentators say that to boycott the Beijing Olympics would be inappropriate and immoral, but one theologian says that deeming a secular event to be "sacred" is a violation of the Ten Commandments, a list of moral imperatives in Judeo-Christian teaching. 11
LWF Cambodia Receives Gold Medal on Disaster Risk Management
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Friday, April 11, 2008 | Read 184 times
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (02 April 2008)—Lutheran World Federation Cambodia (LWF Cambodia) received a second-place gold medal on Community-Based Disaster Risk Management from the Royal Government of Cambodia at the 5th Disaster Management Practitioners’ Workshop for South East Asia, which is being held in Phnom Penh from 02 to 04 April.
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RSS feed, a fantastic possibility.
Posted by: Timo on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 | Read 161 times
 All websites can share news from Asia-Lutheran.org website by utilizing RSS automation technology. RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. The idea and word “Syndication” came from the printing press and newspaper world. It simply means: “one newspaper can share news and articles from another newspaper”. On the web it is even simpler to share news from website to website. RSS enables the Asia Lutheran Communion to enhance communion through better communication. 06
A New Book: China's Christian Martyrs
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Sunday, April 06, 2008 | Read 228 times
 "China's Christian Martyrs" by Paul Hattaway Monarch Books, 496 pages (195 pictures) An estimated 250,000 Christians have died in China for their faith since the Gospel was first introduced in the seventh century. "China’s Christian Martyrs" is packed with inspirational testimonies of how God’s people chose the eternal rewards of the kingdom of God over this world. Those who have read the book have reported being moved to tears and greatly encouraged in their own walk with Jesus Christ. May this book glorify God, inspire those who read it, and challenge believers to a deeper and more radical walk with Jesus Christ. 04
LWF Global Training for Young Leaders Starts in Bangkok
Posted by: LWF-Asia on Friday, April 04, 2008 | Read 216 times
 "Engage" Program Targets More Visible Youth Contribution to Church LifeBANGKOK, Thailand/GENEVA, 2 April 2008 (LWI) - A three-year Lutheran World Federation (LWF) global youth training program was inaugurated mid-March in Bangkok, Thailand, with a workshop attended by young adults from LWF member churches in Asia and the Pacific region. "Give Us Today Our Daily Bread" - the theme of the LWF 11th Assembly in July 2010 provides the basis for deliberations by young adults participating in the 2008-2010 program titled, "Engage: LWF Global Training for Young Leaders." It is an initiative of the LWF Department for Mission and Development and its youth desk, LWF Youth. 03
AILM launches new church music program
Posted by: lillibeth on Thursday, April 03, 2008 | Read 239 times
 The Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music (AILM), a center for training of church musicians based in Quezon City, Philippines, has launched a new program designed for those who need to enhance their leadership skills in church music but could only spend a few months away from their home countries. |
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