From the Director - A thoroughly good man |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |