Jul2019
‘Come as a stranger, leave as a friend’
by Helen Beringen
For nine years from February to December 86-year-old Owen Uebergang has been serving up soup and making friends with those he meets at a special Monday evening gathering in suburban Adelaide.
Apr2019
Little cards make big impact
by Helen Beringen
Never underestimate the power of a simple greeting card to touch someone’s heart. For 84-year-old Irene Joppich, the unexpected arrival of a handmade card in 1994 did just that as she faced testing times while volunteering in a remote outpost.
Apr2019
Finding a witness in the wood
by Helen Beringen
God’s messages of love are sometimes burnt onto people’s hearts through humble means. Take a sheet of plywood and wood pen, a little scroll saw, and a willing set of hands, and anything is possible, through God.
Mar2019
Trailblazer has a faith foundation
by Eleanor Long
Dorothy Hamilton (nee Nuske) was born in Rainbow, in the northwest of Victoria, in 1926. Dorothy was born blind. ‘Not vision-impaired’, she insists, ‘totally blind!’
Feb2019
The treasure hunter
by Helen Beringen
There’s gold in Olga Radke’s library of tattered, worn magazine clippings, and treasured pearls in photos discovered from centuries past.
Nov2018
God has a plan for all seasons
by Helen Beringen
For Helen Middelmann, her recent retirement from hospital chaplaincy means the end of another season. Though tinged with sadness, the change is part of a life richly blessed for the Canberra retiree with a range of seasons, each one bringing a budding blossom of promise.
