Tag Archives: Compassion

Japan’s horrific quake – Act of God?

Huge areas of land shook violently. Tokyo’s skyscrapers bent up to 20 metres under the force, as streets ‘rippled’ below. One eyewitness said the terror was unbearable. Frozen on quavering pavements below swaying, crumbling buildings – he expected to die. In the nearby Pacific, the massive earthquake sent shockwaves along the ocean floor. A ten-metre...

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Trading Fairly over the weekend

On Saturday Love in Action was featured as part of a Fair Trade event held at St Stephen’s Church in Belrose, NSW. Many people attended and purchased goods from local artists and producers, and in the evening people came to watch Amazing Grace – the wonderful film about William Wilberforce and his lifetime effort to...

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Manly-Manado Inc. closed for business

On Sunday 25 April Jim Goddard, founder of Manly-Manado Inc. announced the cessation of the formal incorporated body of the movement, and called for Manly to “go global” with what we have learnt and seek the needs of others. Love in Action is both an historical account of the relationship that will continue between the...

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Love in Action – Sales so far

Our primary objective in creating Love in Action was to document a story of hope in the midst of poverty, and to demonstrate a model community partnership and mutual transformation through the example of Manly-Manado. Our second goal was to raise money for Manly-Manado, so the book could also directly benefit the people of Manado....

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