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The soul of the port

The International Lutheran Seafarers’ Mission (ILSM) has been an outreach program of the Lutheran Church in Singapore since 1991. The church took up the challenge and the call of our Lord when he said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into […]

Giraffe in Singapore

The LCA had previously invited the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) to join Giraffe. So far we have sent five people over the last ten years. The last group that went was in 2006, when three young people attended Giraffe International. When they came back, they approached me about started a Giraffe in Singapore. So […]

Big Things in Henan

It’s an amazing thought: a country with fewer people than Sydney and a Lutheran Church smaller than the NSW district hearing God’s mission call to China. Mind you, if it comes to Singapore you expect it to be well thought through and well executed – and it is. The LCS decided to focus on Henan […]

Singapore Noodles

Serves 2 Ingredients 2 tbp cooking oil 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbs finely slivered ginger Saucepan of boiling water Pinch salt 4-6 vermicelli nests 2 cups of cooked chicken, beef, pork or prawns (diced) 1 cup of sliced spring onions 1/2 red pepper diced 1 tsp of minced chilli (if preferred) 2 tbs oyster […]

Udang Dan Bucis Hijau (Prawns and Green Curry – Hot and Spicy)

Serves 4-6 Ingredients 3 tbs oil 1 kg green prawns (shelled) 3 shallots (peeled and sliced) 3 tbs red curry paste 2 cans of (Lite) coconut cream 1 tbs fish sauce 3 kaffir lime leaves (cut in thin strips) 500 gms green beans (cut in half) 1 red chilli (chopped finely) salt to taste Method […]

Revolving Pigs in Church

Men shuffled slowly into the church and sat on one side puffing on their cigarettes, while women and children sat on the other side staring back at me with wry smiles as I sat facing them from the front of the church. Together with the pastor of the Lumban Julu congregation and Pastor Rein Justin, […]

Hospitality, Hard Work and Passion

I am a firm believer that the best, most enduring travel memories are formed largely by the people you meet along the way. The best way to experience another country and its culture is to meet people in their daily lives, to see the world from their perspective and to walk in their shoes for […]

re-establishing Contact

What an amazing privilege to be part of the first tour of Australian Lutheran teachers to Papua New Guinea! When I first heard about the visit to PNG I jumped at the chance. I had never experienced a country such as this and had heard so many stories that I had to see it for […]

Ayam Bumbu Rujak (Mixed Spicy Chicken)

Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 1/2 kg of chicken pieces 4 shallots (peeled and sliced) 3 cloves of garlic (peeled and sliced) 1 medium red chilli (seeded) handful of cashew nuts or 5 candlenut, crushed 1/8 tsp turmeric 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 2 cups coconut milk 1 tbs. vegetable oil 2 cm fresh ginger […]