Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste

Despite restrictions with Covid throughout 2021, the MOP mission in Maliana made it a special Christmas for the people of nearby Saburai. Two Christmas events were held, one for the children of the village and another for the elderly.

This post provides a glimpse of the Christmas event where Christ’s love for the many poor children in Saburai is manifested through the actions of the brothers and the generous donors that assist from here in Australia. The generosity of donors here is an integral part of assisting the poor in Timor Leste.

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.