UnitingWorld Update is published four times a year, and reports on the latest developments in our four program areas - Relief and Development, Church solidarity, Peacemaking and Experience - and how you can help.

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Summer 2011

In this edition:

• Rising to the challenge of the tide
• North Korea Update: A shelter in the storm
• Sewing community spirit in Northern Zimbabwe
• Looking forward to Peace
• More than Peace: Mindanao update
• Volunteers Abroad: Apple Isle to Africa
• and more...

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Winter 2011

In this edition:

• More than Peace
• Uncompromising Compassion
• West Timor: Now That's Good Development
• Run Church Run
• Why Reciprocal Engagement?
• and more....

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Autumn 2011

In this edition:

• Transforming $1 into $6
• Progress in North Korea
• Japan Quake & Tsunami Appeal
• Lent Event
• Stories from the field: Peter & Nicole Holden
• and more....

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Summer 2011

In this edition:

• The Right To Learn
• Solidarity Through Disaster Relief
• Say Peace Now
• Lifeline To The Pacific
• Everything in Common Gift Stall
• Where Do You See Yourself?
• and more...

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August 2010

In this edition:

• Restoring sight, restoring life in Fiji and Vanuatu - In our world today, there are 45 million people who are blind. In developing countries, extreme poverty and disadvantage are both a symptom and cause of blindness.
• Mindanao binds together for peace - YAP (Young Ambassadors for Peace) is responding to ongoing violence in Mindanao by sowing the seeds of peace through ongoing peacebuilding workshops.
• Close the door in sex trafficking and child labour in North East India - children who are poor and vulnerable too often become victims of human traffickers for slave labour.
• Stories from the Field: Andy Tiver - For the next three years, former Melbourne Uniting Church minister Rev. Andy Tiver is tackling poverty in North Luzon by undertaking an Experience volunteer placement with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), a Church Partner of UnitingWorld.

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May 2010

In this edition:

• How to transform $1 into as much as $6 - As the end of the tax year approaches, now is the smartest time to make a tax deductible donation to the international work of the Relief and Development Unit of UnitingWorld.
• Loans for freedom: West Timor - West Timor is a small Christian majority state located in the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, or NTT. Economically, NTT is the poorest province in Indonesia.
• Onwards in Ministry: East Timor - I must confess to being astounded, perhaps jealous, at the number of conferences that many Christians in Australia are able to attend in order to be equipped to lead effectively. This is not the privilege of many leaders who serve within our overseas partner churches. By Rob Lutton, Community Relationship Manager
• Keeping the Peace in Papua New Guinea - The town of Tari is located approximately 1800 metres above sea level in PNG’s Southern Highlands province. The locals live traditional lifestyles and have a colourful and vibrant local culture.
• Stories from the Field: Ruth Sellick - This member of Western Link Uniting Church in Adelaide, is a UnitingWorld Experience volunteer who is working tirelessly to address some of the problems that women in PNG face.

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