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Indonesia

46,000 Books Printed for Muslim Indonesia

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Thanks to the generous support of American Lutherans – including Sunday school and day school children who adopted “Come and See Jesus!” with their mission offerings – LHF has printed 46,000 Lutheran books for the people of Muslim Indonesia! “It cannot be expressed in words what children in the United States have done for their … Read More

Teacher Shaves Head to Raise Money for Missions

Friday, July 23, 2021

When Trinity-St. John Lutheran School in Nashville, IL chose to adopt LHF’s “Come and See Jesus: Bible Books for Indonesia” mission project with their chapel offerings, teacher Dawn Mueller knew she had an offer the students wouldn’t be able to resist: If they could raise $2,000 to provide 400 Bible storybooks for children in Indonesia, … Read More

Father-in-Law Needs Bahasa Indonesian Books

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Hi LHF, I am an Australian engaged to an Indonesian Christian. I am moving to Indonesia in May (God willing) to wed her, and although she speaks English, her native tongue is Indonesian. Also, she is the only member in her family who speaks English, so with an Indonesian Book of Concord (or even just … Read More

Indonesia: Bringing the Small Catechism into Public Schools

Thursday, March 26, 2020

When guessing which country in the world has the largest population of Muslims, most people probably wouldn’t think of Indonesia in Southeast Asia, where about 85% of the nation’s 270 million citizens follow the teachings of Islam. Although the majority of the country is Sunni Muslim, Indonesia’s founders admired diversity, so the country does not … Read More

Catechism comes to Nias Island, Indonesia

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

October 2014 – World-class surfing.  Magnificent undersea diving. Ancient cultures and amazing architecture. All these things draw tourists to Nias, a small Indonesian island located just north of the equator in the Indian Ocean. But Rev. Matthew Heise, LHF executive director, recently traveled to Nias for a very different reason: to bring Luther’s Small Catechism to the … Read More