Category: International News
Australian cyclone aftermath
“Thanks be to God” – Yasi takes no lives by Linda Macqueen With thanks to God, the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) rejoices that no lives were lost in the greatly feared Category 5 tropical cyclone Yasi, which crossed the coast around midnight last night….
Australia braces for another natural disaster
ADELAIDE, Australia – An e-mail from Linda Macqueen, editor of The Lutheran, the magazine of the Lutheran Church of Australia, warns of another looming natural disaster for the northeast part of the country, Cyclone Yasi. She writes: “Even those of us far from the direct…
Iranian Christians suffering for Christ
Mass arrests, physical abuse, death and rape threats are part of the defensive armoury unleashed by the Islamic Republic of Iran against a growing Christian church. Official government statements as well as local church leaders suggest there are now more than one million Christians in…
The Lutheran Hour names new speaker
Lutheran Hour Ministries has announced that Rev. Gregory P. Seltz of Orange, California, will become speaker of The Lutheran Hour® radio program. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus, who retired from full-time duties at the end of 2010 after serving in the speaker’s role since…
Members of Brazilian sister synod help flood victims
by Keven Drews Brazilian Lutherans affiliated with Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have escaped one of the country’s worst floods on record with their lives, say several pastors. Earlier this month, summer storms dumped rain on the mountain region of Rio de Janeiro, causing landslides and floods…
Australian flooding now hammers Victoria State
by Keven Drews Lutherans living in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria are now dealing with the worst flooding in 15 years. Heavy rains and floodwaters, which devastated Queensland and New South Wales states in late December and early January, have now hit the country’s…
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