E-News - Vol. 4 No. 4

From the Director - A thoroughly good man
“Noel, I have received the blame for things I had nothing to do with but also the credit for things I had nothing to do with”. With that spirit he wore authority easily. As one of his class mates has said “he never felt superior or inferior to anyone”. (more)

The strong influence of YCW
See-Judge-Act became a method not only for my sermons but for other parts of my mission work. When helping develop a new adult catechism our method did not look first to the Gospel. We began by describing the felt needs of people and only then ordering a catechism in response. (more)
Seeing is believing
The word "overwhelmed" may have lost some of its meaning through indiscriminate use, but it is the word that best describes how I was affected during my five week visit to China. (more)
Banabans, a people between two worlds
“Fijian girls are lucky when they marry Banaban men because they don’t have to do any work outside in the hot sun. They only do housework. But when a Banaban girl marries a Fijian man she has to fish, plant crops and gather firewood as well as attending to the housework.” (more)
Dialogue within the Church
Recent events have highlighted the need for dialogue within the church and structures and processes to bring differing groups of people together. (more)
Reflection - Forgiveness is a challenge
What I refuse to forgive continues to harm me. It consumes my heart, poisons my mind, drains my energies and cements my soul. The anger, the hurt, the bitterness we carry from the past does little or nothing to harm the one who harmed us. It harms only us..." (more)
Mission News & Views - Autumn 2011
Mission News and Views is a newsletter that keeps you up to date about the missionary work of Australian Columbans. The newsletter was included with our New Mission Appeal material which was sent out mid May. (more)