Strengthening the Church in Southeast Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA – From mid-September to mid-October, Rev. M.L. Smith, Director of International Missions for Lutheran Church–Canada, visited our mission fields in Thailand and Cambodia, spending ten days teaching in each country. His visit was spent strengthening the church’s ongoing partnership with local pastors, deaconesses, and church leaders who continue to share the Gospel in their growing congregations and communities.

In Thailand, Rev. Smith led an intensive seminar on Law, Gospel, and the Means of Grace, guiding pastors and seminarians to deepen their understanding of these central truths and to ground their ministry in the life-giving presence of Christ Jesus, who comes to His people through Word and Sacrament.

Following his time in Thailand, Rev. Smith travelled to Cambodia, where he led a series of workshops on the Divine Service in three different regions. These gatherings focused on the biblical and confessional foundations of Lutheran worship, exploring how Christ Himself serves His people in the Divine Service. The above photo was taken at one of these teaching sites—the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Church in Kampong Thom—where local pastors and church workers gathered for study, prayer, and encouragement in the Gospel.

Through these visits, LCC continues to walk alongside our Southeast Asian brethren, supporting their theological education and strengthening the proclamation of Christ’s saving grace to all nations.

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