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ASIA FOCUS is a 'voice from the parish' within the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) rooting in the congregational life of the church. Loyal to the church and cooperative in spirit, ASIA FOCUS is at the same time an independent venture. It desires to be soundly Christian, soundly Lutheran and soundly ecumenical. ASIA FOCUS encourages free expression of thought and the active involvement of as many people as possible.
The newsletter 'ASIA FOCUS' is a free publication and is produced 5 times a year in both printed and electronic format. Please see here for more details ASIA FOCUS Newsletter.
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ASIA FOCUS wishes to be a source of information on the church in the world, especially the Lutheran Church in our Asian neighbourhood.
ASIA FOCUS wishes to encourage congregations, parishes and individuals to take a keen interest in aid and mission projects and consider developing their own initiatives in consultation with the LCA.
ASIA FOCUS invites prayer and financial support for official LCA mission endeavours as well as its own projects to counter the decline in mission support in recent years.
Objectives
To promote world mission throughout the Lutheran Church and beyond so that it receives regular and prominent attention.
To give full support to the mission program of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA).
To encourage and help facilitate additional parish-based overseas mission initiatives.
To invite support for ASIA FOCUS mission and humanitarian relief projects.
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Various Indonesian literature initiatives (library establishment, publication and distribution of important Gospel tracts).
Sponsorship of two Thai evangelists to share the Gospel in remote parts of Thailand.
Training of evangelists in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sponsorship of a blind theological student in Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Financial support for the School and Sunday School of the GKPI Lutheran Church in Padang Bulan, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sponsorship of a student and support for several other needy people from the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Several other projects are currently being negotiated.
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