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.
Aug2018
God’s storyteller
by Helen Beringen
Just as a farmer sows seeds and leaves it to God to grow them into bountiful crops, every day God gives us a story to share with those close to us. It’s his story. This is a message close to the heart of one Adelaide octogenarian for whom witnessing has been a passion for the… Read more
Jul2018
Sharing bread with a caring heart
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.
Jun2018
Jesus wants you for a sunbeam
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.
May2018
Kunpry Peipei
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.
Apr2018
Patchworks of love
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.
Mar2018
God works in the ordinary
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.
Feb2018
A helping heart who can’t say ‘no’
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.
Nov2017
The organiser
by Helen Beringen
Arthur Schuster is an organiser. He has always been an organiser. It is his God-given gift. And he has used it with gusto to serve God for the best part of his 87 years!
Aug2017
Sharing a treasured heritage
by Helen Beringen
John Schultz maintains a close affinity with the story-filled pieces in his museum collection, which celebrates and preserves the culture and heritage of Papua New Guinea and other mission fields.
