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PEOPLE IN MISSION URGENT NEEDS
10.11.08
People in Mission facilitates mission placements with our partner churches around the world. We have two urgent placements at present as well as a general critical need for teachers, financial administration/accountants, librarians or library assistants, teacher assistants, English tutoring, library assistants and labourers. for more information or to express interest in the two placements below, contact Kathy Pereira kathyp@nat.uca.org.au
Category - Education/Community development
Country - Jayapura, Indonesia
Placement - English Teacher for an Economics College (any teaching discipline considered)
Length of Placement - 6-12 months (time can be negotiable up to 12 months)
Reference Number - 003
If you are a qualified teacher of any discipline who is ready for a challenge, this is the position for you! This placement in West Papua would suit someone who is culturally sensitive and willing to work in a complex national environment. Working alongside another PIM Volunteer, you would be teaching English and developing the conversation skills of local students. Want a huge adventure? Prepared to take a “risk” going into a placement where you need to be security-conscious? Prepared to have a great time as you make a very real difference in local people’s lives? Contact Kathy for further details.
Category - Administration
Country - Malaysia
Placement - Office Administration
Length of Placement - 12 months
Reference Number - 056
What a fantastic opportunity exists for a good office manager to work alongside a small team of people running an orphanage in Malaysia. You can make a difference to so many lives. If you have an understanding of office systems, good secretarial skills and a willingness to pitch in where needed, then you are the ideal person for this role.
Visit the People in Mission page for more information regarding People in Mission placements.
Mandela congratulates President-elect Obama
 10.11.08
'We join people in your country and around the world in congratulating you on becoming the President-elect of the United States. Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place. We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere. We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream, making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.'
- Full text of a message from Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, to Senator Barack Obama, the first black president-elect of the United States of America. (Source: The New York Times)
40 PNG families first to relocate
 10.11.08
FORTY families from the Atoll islands in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville will be the first to be relocated due to the accelerating problem of rising sea levels, becoming the first climate change refugees in PNG.
Acting chief administrator and chairman of the Atolls Relocation Committee Raymond Masono said the Bougainville administration gives relief supplies to people in the Atolls once every year, however, Carterets islanders will now receive three relief supplies a year. The administration will resettle the families in north Bougainville.
Support Joy Balazo
30.10.08
 Joy's work in growing peace in areas of conflict has borne fruit in the Southern Highland region of Papua New Guinea.
Read more about Joy's program Young Ambassadors for Peace here.
Donate to Young Ambassador for Peace programs here.
Listen to Joy's recent interview on ABC Brisbane's The Conversation Hour with Richard Fidler' here.
Children starving to death in Zimbabwe
14.10.08
Malnutrition is striking down the children of Zimbabwe. Aid agencies estimate that up to half the population - 5 million people, are facing starvation.
Click here to read more.
The situation in Sri Lanka Continues
 10.10.08
Once famous for it’s Ceylon Tea and it’s importance in trade routes, Sri Lanka is now more known for the ongoing violence between the Tamils and the Sri Lankan Government in their 25 year civil war.
Click here to read more.
NEW! Gifts of Love Catalogue 'Everything in Common' Available Now
 The latest edition of 'Gifts of Love' has been renamed. The 'Everything in Common- Gifts of Love to a World in Need' website has gone live with the catalogue soon to follow.
Visit www.everythingincommon.com.au to browse a range of invaluable gifts from Uniting International Mission, Uniting Church Overseas Aid, People in Mission and Young Ambassadors for Peace. You can give directly to a range of our programs and learn how your contribution directly relates to the lives of those featured. Keep an eye out for the catalogue, hitting letter boxes in coming weeks.
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The Rudd government yesterday announced a pilot scheme to bring 
Last week, Uniting International Mission welcomed Fei Tevi, General Secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches to 
The Rev. Gregor Henderson, President of the 
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