Articles : Australia and Pacific Islands
May 25, 2009 issue
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Peace house in Australia for young adults blessed
CANBERRA, Australia — Praying room-by-room, more than 50 people offered blessings at the March 22 opening of Irene’s Place — a house of discipleship and peace in Australia’s capital.
Aug. 20, 2007 issue
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Subversive element
SUTHERLAND, Australia — Traditional Christian churches often are a small and marginalized element within Australian society.
April 9, 2007 issue
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In Indonesia, MCC helps provide refuge from stigma of AIDS
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — On Saturday evenings, Eka sometimes takes a break from life’s difficulties to watch a TV soap opera with friends at a support group shelter in Indonesia’s Papua province.
March 12, 2007 issue
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Indonesians wage peace in dialogue with Muslims
SOLO, Indonesia — Mennonite witness to the way of Jesus has forged surprising new friendships in a land once fraught with tensions and violence between Christians and Muslims.
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Missions taught ‘from Asia for Asia’
SEMARANG and JEPARA, Indonesia — Designed to build “cross-cultural mission foundations from Asia and for Asia,” the first Asian World Missions Institute met Feb. 3-18, hosted by Mennonite churches.
Oct. 9, 2006 issue
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Philippine churches host Holy Spirit celebration
LUMBAN, the Philippines — Wending two miles along narrow stone streets, 45 international guests from Mennonite churches in 16 countries waved country flags as they trekked from the mayor’s office to Lumban Mennonite Bible Church.

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