News – UnitingWorld

March 18, 2018

"Do you feel that your personal expenditure reflects compassion for those in need?" That Bible study question really got me thinking. When I looked at my life, I saw countless blessings – a quality education, opportunities to travel, a generous and supportive family, great friends [Read More]

110 young men an women participated in Youth Resilience Training

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Youth Resilience Training (Zimbabwe)

March 16, 2018

The Methodist Church of Zimbabwe is hard at work conducting Youth Resilience Training. With the 2018 election fast approaching, a major focus of the most recent Marondera and Gweru training have been around peaceful political participation. 61 young women and 49 young men participated in [Read More]

707 people were trained in Gender Equality Theology

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Gender and Leadership (Vanuatu)

March 14, 2018

Between July and December of 2017, the Presbyterian Women’s Mission Union of the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu held nine awareness raising sessions across Vanuatu. The aim of these sessions is to introduce youth, Sunday school teachers, and community leaders to Gender Equality Theology. 707 people [Read More]

Tropical Cyclone Gita Update

by Stephen Robinson

Blogs, Cyclone Gita Recovery (Tonga), Project Updates

March 8, 2018

Rev. Dr Stephen Robinson National Disaster Recovery Officer Uniting Church in Australia Assembly As the plane lifted off from the Kingdom of Tonga, I had a familiar twinge of the heart as the island left my line of sight. While I was returning to the [Read More]

A letter of thanks from Tonga

by UnitingWorld

News, Pray

March 8, 2018

Thank you to everyone who has so generously given to support our friends in Tonga as they recover from Cyclone Gita. Below is a letter we received from the President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, Rev. Finau P. ‘Ahi, expressing his heartfelt gratitude. [Read More]

Pastors Receive Peace Mediation Training

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Peacebuilding and Trauma Healing (South Sudan)

March 4, 2018

Yesterday, a team of 11 senior pastors in the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan left for Scotland where they will be trained in peace mediation training workshops by the Church of Scotland. The aim is to equip these senior pastors to be peace mediators in peacebuilding [Read More]

I saw the impact of a cyclone first hand

by UnitingWorld

Blogs

February 28, 2018

I travelled with my family as part of an Exposure trip through UnitingWorld to Fiji. One of the most meaningful experiences for me was going by speedboat to the island Ovalau, significantly damaged by Cyclone Winston in February of 2016. Talking to our guide James [Read More]

A day of prayer and fasting for peace in South Sudan the Democratic Republic of Congo

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News, Pray, Pray

February 23, 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 'And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.' Colossians 3:15 Lent is a time of repentance, fasting, and preparation for the coming of Easter. [Read More]

Goats’ Poo for Coffee

by UnitingWorld

Women's Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation (Bali, Indonesia)

December 15, 2017

In the mountains of Bali, where it is cool, 5 groups of people in a small community are working to breed goats provided through income generating opportunities by our partners MBM. More than 30% of people in the community are poor. Only 50% of children [Read More]

“Rait Mama, Rait Famili, Rait Komuniti” – Safe Water in PNG

by UnitingWorld

Safe Water Campaign (PNG)

December 15, 2017

For two years now, a passionate team in Papua New Guinea has been trialing a new, innovative campaign to raise awareness about health and sanitation and the importance of washing hands with soap. In rural PNG, water and sanitation levels are low, open defecation is [Read More]

On giving – a supporter story

110 young men an women participated in Youth Resilience Training

707 people were trained in Gender Equality Theology

Tropical Cyclone Gita Update

A letter of thanks from Tonga

Pastors Receive Peace Mediation Training

I saw the impact of a cyclone first hand

A day of prayer and fasting for peace in South Sudan the Democratic Republic of Congo

Goats’ Poo for Coffee

“Rait Mama, Rait Famili, Rait Komuniti” – Safe Water in PNG

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