Our last post focused on what a typical morning was like at the monastery at Labuan Bajo. Our visit in early March gave us a very well rounded understanding of Continue reading “A typical afternoon and evening at the monastery in Labuan Bajo, Flores”
Running a monastery, an apostolate and preparing aspirants for the novitiate is a big job for the brothers at the mission. Each morning they Continue reading “A typical morning at the monastery in Labuan Bajo, Flores”
The Missionaries of the Poor have recently commenced a new mission in Timor Leste. Three MOP brothers, David, Elmer and Jimmy (Superior) arrived in Timor Leste in August 2015 under the guidance of Br Emmanuel Kagaba, the current Superior of the Flores Mission in Labuan Bajo. Invited by the local Bishop, their role in Timor Leste is to offer Continue reading “First post from the new Mission in Timor Leste – Missionaries of the Poor commence their work in Saburai”
Welcome back to another post for 2016. This time we are checking out how the Corpus Christi Monastery has progressed since Continue reading “Missionaries of the Poor, Corpus Christi Monastery, Labuan Bajo, Flores – a March 2016 update”
This is a special Good Friday posting, depicting the Missionaries of the Poor Brothers at the monastery in Labuan Bajo solemnly praying the Stations of the Cross during Continue reading “Solemn Good Friday post from Labuan Bajo (2016) – the Passion of the Christ”
Welcome back to the Labuan Bajo mission for 2016. In March of this year we travelled once again to the Mission. This year our Mission visit will be presented differently in that we will Continue reading “MOP Mission 2016 – Trevor and Tina Lambkin visit the Flores Mission at Labuan Bajo ‘Gateway to the Komodo Dragon’”
Welcome back! This year we are going to report on the remaining highlights of Very Rev Fr Richard Ho Lung’s visit to Australia. Today’s post reports on an address that Father made to menALIVE Continue reading “Very Rev Fr Richard Ho Lung in Australia Post 6: menALIVE (July 2015)”
Welcome back for 2016!
Assistance to the mission in Labuan Bajo, Flores since early 2015 has been provided by members of the Indonesian community, specifically the community at the Gold Coast south of Brisbane. Leading this has been the Indonesian couple Continue reading “Assistance from the Indonesian community”
We finish up this year with a quick look at Fr Ho Lung’s visit to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary where our endemic animals made quite an impression on the visitors (Fathers Ho Lung, Ambrose and Henry, and Wynton Williams). We even managed to grab a photo of Fr Ho Lung holding a koala. Finally, we post Christmas greetings from Missionaries of the Poor, Jamaica and extend our Christmas blessings to all for the Holy Season and thank you for your support during 2015. Continue reading “Very Rev Fr Richard Ho Lung in Australia Post 5 & Christmas greetings from Missionaries of the Poor”
Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste 