Fiji: when cyclones shake the world, the Church shakes it back.
It doesn’t matter where I travel across this world of ours – China’s lakeside Colleges, India’s dusty villages, a storm-chewed community in one of Fiji’s most lush northern valleys – it’s always the mothers who sidle up to me for a chat. Maybe I’m a [Read More]
After the flood, where’s the river of tears?
September 5, 2017
Pacific churches call for climate action at COP23
August 17, 2017
We can’t go back in time, but some tragedies can be prevented in advance
Almost exactly two months after our son died in 2004, some 250,000 people were killed by a series of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. It was described at the time as the worst tsunami event the world had ever seen. I didn’t watch any of [Read More]
UnitingWorld welcomes new National Director
July 11, 2017
Editorial: Where is God in the chaos?
July 11, 2017
Time to give up charity?
“Rough day at work, hey?” says my fifteen year old with a grin when she comes home and notices the first draft for our upcoming UnitingWorld campaign. “We don’t believe in charity,” declares my scrawl on a large sheet of paper, folded in two. It’s [Read More]
Church Agencies Step Up on Humanitarian Response
June 16, 2017
‘Montevideo Maru’ book sale to support UnitingWorld
June 15, 2017