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by Helen Beringen

Every week a small group of retirees from Bethlehem Morley (WA) congregation makes 120 sandwiches and 200 pancakes for students of a local high school.

by Helen Beringen

It may take years to see where God is calling you, where God wants you to shine his light. In the case of Sunshine Coast retiree Arthur Hall, it was a 62-year long journey.

by Helen Beringen and Rob Borgas

Almost 500 kilometres from Alice Springs, in the southwestern corner of the Northern Territory, lies a little town in the shadow of Uluru.

by Helen Beringen

Covered in a patchwork of pictures, from praying hands and a church and cross, to cakes, jams, a tennis racquet and a rainbow, the runner symbolises more than half a century of quiet love and service that Doreen has given to her local Gatton community.

by Helen Beringen

Being a blessing to others often doesn’t require doing anything spectacular, sensational or extraordinary. In fact, God most often uses the ordinary things of life to shower his goodness on people.

by Helen Beringen

The charming Betty Mattiske just can’t say ‘no’ to requests for help. Blame her mother’s war-era work ethic, and being raised on a dairy farm at Meningie, South Australia.