The Christmas period in Saburai and Maliana was joyful, as Covid restrictions had been momentarily lifted, which allowed the distribution of goods from 10 cartons shipped into Dili via a Rotary sponsored container, as reported in posts dated 22 and 27 November. These goods included new clothing and school supplies for the children of Saburai, village wheel chairs (courtesy of Rotary) for the physically challenged in Saburai and Maliana, and blankets (courtesy of QANTAS) for the elderly at Saburai.
Continue reading “An update on Saburai village over the 2020 Christmas period – 10 January 2021”
September 2020 saw the arrival of the container (containing the 12 cartons, village wheelchairs, blankets and walkers) into
Continue reading “Cartons delivered to Timor Leste during Covid-19 year: PART II – Arrival in Dili”
Dili: monument to Pope John Paul’s visit to Timor Leste, 1989
As of today, thankfully, there is only one confirmed case of COVID-19 in Timor Leste, which was detected on 21 March. The Timor Leste mission has informed us of several precautions being Continue reading “COVID-19 update: Timor Leste Mission, 29 March 2020”
Through the generosity of the Gold Coast and Gladstone Rotary clubs Continue reading “‘Mary Our Mother’ and village wheelchairs – Maliana and Saburai, Timor Leste (June 2019)”
Welcome back for 2020 and a happy and blessed New Year to all!
The birth of Our Saviour is a Continue reading “Christmas celebrations at the two missions – December 2019”
Giving rosaries out to the people of Timor Leste is always Continue reading “Some unseen highlights of 2019 – Missionaries of the Poor distributing rosaries at Saburai, Timor Leste”
The Gold Coast and Gladstone Rotary clubs in Queensland supply ‘village wheelchairs’ to third Continue reading “Some unseen highlights of 2019 – Village Wheelchairs by Rotary in Timor Leste”
We wish you a holy and blessed Christmas Continue reading “Blessings to all on this day of our Saviour’s birth – Merry Christmas 2019”
Construction has commenced at Saburai. The long awaited work was kick-started this August with funds supplied by Continue reading “Building for the Timor Leste mission commences at Saburai, August 2019”
