Posts Tagged ‘Philippines’

Where is God when it hurts? Rev Luna Dingayan

Friday, September 21st, 2012

Reverend Luna Dingayan is the President of the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in the Philippines and a deeply thoughtful and engaged theologian.  Spending time with people in many different settings, both urban and rural, Luna has unique insights to share on the issue of suffering and where God may be found in a hurting world. I [...] 

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Typhoon Gener: nearly 80% Manila flooded

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Tweet More than 1.2 million people have been affected by flooding in the Philippines as a result of Typhoon Gener.  In just 24 hours, the typhoon has dumped more than half the Philippines total average August rainfall. 783,000 people have evacuated their inundated homes.  Benito Ramos, head of the Philippines Disaster Response Agency, estimates that almost 90% of Manila is under water. A report received... Read More »

Biblical Reflections on Life Overflowing by Rev Luna Dingayan

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Tweet Delegates of the 13th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia have been challenged and inspired by reflections on the theme Life Overflowing by Rev Luna Dingayan. “To have life overflowing is to have life in Christ, or to put it in another way, to live the life of Christ,” said Rev Dingayan, who is president of the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in the Philippines. On Monday,... Read More »

July E-News: Stories of hope from our partners overseas

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Tweet In this issue: Sharing talanoa in the Pacific | Faith and Hope amidst extra-judicial killings in the Philippines | Matching gifts see lives transformed | PNG report identifies impact of LNG project | Running for a cause Sharing talanoa in the Pacific  “Colour, gentle voices, laughter, tears, ideas… they all blended together recently as I sat beside three of my colleagues and 12... Read More »

Life, Cyclones, Cities & Filipino Slums #6 #EIC

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Rev. Andy Tiver reflects on his 2nd year living with the people in the mountainous region of Cordillera in the Philippines. This is Blog#6 in our ‘Everything in Common‘ series, taking you behind the scenes to meet the people who’ll benefit from your Christmas gifts.  Over to you Andy… Hay naku! (Filipino for ‘O Wow!’) [...] 

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