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 In February 2012, ten people travelled from the Uniting Church in South Australia to the Philippines to meet with members of our partner church – the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). The group from SA was comprised of Will and Nicole Hall, Christa Megaw and seven young people from Westbourne Park and Burnside Uniting Churches.
In Manila, we were met by Rev. Andy Tiver, a Uniting Church minister, originally from Naracoorte, who is living in Baguio City with his family and helping to coordinate the Uniting World Development Program in the North Luzon area. Andy works closely with Verhil, an indigenous pastor, liaising with the indigenous communities in the north. Andy and Verhil coordinated our trip. Together with four young people from the Philippines, they travelled with us for the ten days we were visiting the Philippines.
While in Manila, we visited Smoky Mountain, the rubbish dump where 1,700 families live, each with five or more children. Amongst the rubbish, there is a UCCP preschool. At present a German young man from a partner church is teaching there – previously a young woman from the UCA was volunteering there. This was the group’s first encounter with poverty and it was a confronting experience. However, despite the filth and poor living conditions, we could also see the people’s resourcefulness and resilience.
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Interested in travelling to see what is happening in one of our partner churches in 2012?
Join a trip to Kiribati, Mongolia, India, Zimbabwe/Zambia, Tonga or West Timor. Read more at the In Solidarity Page on Uniting World or download the brochure (700kb pdf)
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A new International Mission brochure has been developed to assist in the first stages of planning an overseas mission trip.
The brochure contains details such as:
- Things to consider
- Being a UCA Ambassador
- SA's Mission partners
- Duty of Care
- Travel Insurance
You can download the brochure  Mission Trip Brochure (887.95 kB) or view online
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Partnerships between Church of Scotland congregations and churches in different parts of the world can have an "extensive and beneficial impact on the community", says a new study.
Research commissioned by the Presbyterian denomination's Panel on Review and Reform claims that the lives of people on both sides of the link can be significantly changed, most notably for younger generations, and this has a positive knock-on effect for their local area. It suggests the benefits are particularly pertinent for those who have visited an overseas partner, or who interacted with international visitors whilst they were in Scotland. Researchers found 162 worldwide partnerships between Scottish congregations and other countries, 47 of which are within Malawi. Findings are contained in the Panel's report to the General Assembly, which urges congregations to establish a world church partnership with another congregation or project relevant to their situation.
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Are you looking for that special gift to give at Christmas, for a birthday or Mothers’ Day, that will touch a heart and change lives. Look no further than UnitingWorld’s gift catalogue, 'Everything In Common', which is out now. Gifts start at $20 and cover all four areas of UnitingWorld’s work: Church Solidarity, Relief and Development, Peacemaking and the Experience Program.
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