St Nikitas in the slums of Medan

St Nikitas in the slums of Medan In December 2014, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore, nine men from the Greek Orthodox Christian Society travelled to Medan, Indonesia, on their second missionary visit there at the request of Fr Chrysostomos Manalu, an Orthodox priest of Indonesian background.   Fr Chrysostomos established the primary school of St Nikitas about 10 years ago. We visited the school, spent time with the children and performed medical, dental and physiotherapy clinics in the classrooms. Close to the centre of Medan, our minivan left a busy [...]

2016-10-14T14:48:25+11:00January 28th, 2016|

Overview of 2014 Missionary Visit to Indonesia

Overview of 2014 Missionary Visit to Indonesia In November 2012, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore, eight men from the Greek Orthodox Christian Society travelled to Medan, Indonesia, for a ten-day medical and missionary visit at the request of Fr Chrysostomos Manalu, an Orthodox priest of Indonesian background. Over the last 2 years, Lychnos has published a number of articles outlining various aspects of this visit. Towards the end of 2014, nine members of the Orthodox Christian Society revisited Indonesia again. This article will reflect on their relationship with the [...]

2016-10-14T14:50:02+11:00June 7th, 2015|

Part 6: Visit to the Church of St John the Baptist, Ramunia

Part 6: Visit to the Church of St John the Baptist, Ramunia In November 2012, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore, eight men from the Greek Orthodox Christian Society travelled to Medan, Indonesia, at the request of Fr Chrysostomos Manalu, an Orthodox priest of Indonesian background. This is the sixth in a series of articles outlining aspects of this missionary visit. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19). It was [...]

2016-10-14T14:50:16+11:00October 3rd, 2014|

Part 5: Dental Team In Indonesia

Part 5: Dental Team In Indonesia In November 2012, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore, eight men from the Greek Orthodox Christian Society travelled to Medan, Indonesia, at the request of Fr Chrysostomos Manalu, an Orthodox priest of Indonesian background. This is the fifth of a series of articles outlining aspects of this missionary visit. Two of us made up the dental contingent of the trip to Indonesia in late November 2012. During our nine day sojourn, we spent our time treating patients by primarily extracting diseased teeth. Instruments were donated [...]

2016-10-14T14:50:19+11:00August 2nd, 2014|

Encounter with the Youth

Part 4: Encounter with the Youth In November 2012, with the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos and His Eminence Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore, eight men from the Greek Orthodox Christian Society travelled to Medan, Indonesia, at the request of Fr Chrysostomos Manalu, an Orthodox priest of Indonesian background. This is the fourth of a series of articles outlining aspects of this missionary visit. As young members of this mission group we had a number of blessed encounters with the youth at St Paul's Theological College, who welcomed us warmly and with great enthusiasm. During the first seminars that we [...]

2016-10-14T14:50:22+11:00June 1st, 2014|
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