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Uniting Church Peacemaker, Joy Balazo to retire after 20 years of Service

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Share A New Chapter for Joy Balazo and Young Ambassadors for Peace After twenty years of travelling across the Asia-Pacific region spreading seeds of peace, the founder of Young Ambassadors for Peace (YAP), Uniting Church Peacemaker, Joy Balazo had indicated an intention to retire. Joy has decided it’s time to ‘dirty her hands’ in the soil of her home island of Mindanao in the Philippines. On... Read More »

Fiji Government Muscles Methodists

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Share For updates on the situation, and more information on specific action to take to support the Fijian Methodists in Fiji and Rotuma, click here. In response to continued interference from the Fijian military into Church decisions, and the cancellation of the Methodist Church Annual Conference last week, UnitingWorld has issued a statement in support of our partner the Methodist Church in Fiji... Read More »

August E-Newsletter

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Share In this issue:  Horn of Africa Crisis Appeal |  Uncompromising Compassion for North Korea | Run to alleviate poverty | Peace and empowerment in the Philippines | New Experience Placements for 2011-12 Horn of Africa Crisis Appeal “This is the last of my food” Lucia Muvilo Ngotho, north eastern Kenya In recent weeks our media has been flooded with images and stories from the Horn of... Read More »

West Timor: Now That’s Good Development DVD

Monday, June 20th, 2011

Share We live in a world that still has 2.5 billion people living below the poverty line. In recent decades progress has been made in reducing poverty but it remains one of the key moral challenges of our day. As Jim Wallis has said “Poverty is a moral issue, it’s a faith issue, it’s a religious issue.” But why is poverty still an issue? So much has been attempted over recent decades.... Read More »

Voices for Justice 2011

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Share Passionate about advocating for justice? You can join UnitingWorld and hundreds of like-minded advocates this year at Micah Challenge’s national gathering,  Voices for Justice 2011,  17-20 September 2011, Canberra. Including advocacy training, theological teaching, worship, prayer, workshops and meetings with politicians, Voices for Justice is four days of ACTION against poverty and... Read More »