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Missions and finances when overseas

Missions and finances when overseas

When the Patriot Act was passed in America as a result of 9/11, missionaries around the world found themselves in a perplexing situation. Monies passing through the US were inexplicitly stalled in an attempt to prevent radical Muslims from using the very financial system they were trying to destroy..

  • Laguna Quays Respite – constant bookings

    The Whitsundays Laguna Quays Respite for missions has the joy of constant bookings by missionaries, pastors and those in ministry.

  • One week to the young writer Logies

    The Press Service International young writer program in conjunction with Christian Today has two 'statisticians' for the annual young writer conference 'awards' – one is based in Australia and the other in New Zealand.

  • Sport evangelism

    Over the 18 years I developed Australia's sports ministry from 1982-2000 – known then as the Sports and Leisure Ministry and since 2005 as Sports Chaplaincy Australia, in parallel with the chaplaincy to top sport, so too I encouraged Christian athletes.

  • Security – airport dilemma

    How many times are we told that airport security is no laughing matter, and yet constantly we learn of accounts where, very stupidly, someone jokes about a bomb in their possession. Recently, unbelievably, it happens all too often.

  • Basil Sellers $2000 Midge Point Art Prize - the winner...

    Jill Liepertz's art work 'Abandoned Settlers Cottage' has won the 2017 Basil Sellers $2000 Art Prize held at the Point Tavern over the weekend – the 2017 theme was 'the outback'.

  • Footplate Padre frightened by level crossings

    As the Footplate Padre I have written on this subject of level crossings many times. This is nothing new. To illustrate, in 2010 the Tasmanian secular media highlighted level crossings with such accidents.

  • 5th Basil Sellers Art Prize – Midge Point

    The 5th The Point Tavern - Basil Sellers $2000 Midge Point Art Prize 'winner' will be announced in two days, 11.00am Saturday 29 July at The Point Tavern over a morning tea.

  • The Citroen – technologically years ahead

    This is the second time I have written of the classic Citroen DS. James May's YouTube video on the Citroen DS is introduced by looking at a wall with photographs of modern vehicles with the latest of technologies and exclaiming a question – What if all these things were in one vehicle.

  • Best Articles a big deal

    The Press Service International young writer program in conjunction with Christian Today has a major awards feature at its annual conference, that of Best Articles of each young writer.

  • Young writer conference seminars

    The 2017 annual young writer conference is being held at the Alexander Park Conference Centre at Alexander Headland on Saturday 12 August only three weeks away with a 'splendid' program.

  • Nyngan – the Footplate Padre

    In the days of steam on the New South Wales Government Railways young men initiated their career as Trainee Enginemen to becoming a Train Driver, and their role as a Trainee Engineman included cleaning the steam engine cabins, managing the turntable, oiling the steam engine's rods and motions and the like.