Welcome back to the Mission for the Poor.org and some recent news.
In late April of this year a group of pilgrims from Brisbane visited the Labuan Bajo mission in Flores for around 10 days. The pilgrims were Continue reading “Group visit to the Flores mission, led by Louis Lamuri, and Fr Neville Yun of Holy Family Indooroopilly Parish, Brisbane, Australia”
Maliana is situated in the far western region of Timor Leste not far from the Indonesian border. It is reasonably remote being about 3 hours by road from the capital which is Dili. Sections of the road are not trafficable during the wet season. Thus, the shopping experience in Maliana is Continue reading “Getting around the shops at Maliana, Timor Leste”
Several days after my arrival in Timor Leste, Brother Jimmy with some locals from Maliana, including myself visited the Saburai village. From the very start of the village to the very end is about two hours walk, and much of it is quite steep with Continue reading “Timor Leste post 5 – We visit the Saburai village (Timor Leste Mission visit, December 2016)”
Just last Christmas (2016), Tracey and Gavin Soutar from South Australia made a visit to the Labuan Bajo mission while visiting Komodo and its surrounding islands. While in Labuan Bajo, they managed to attend Continue reading “A sightseeing and mission trip: exploring the land of the Komodo dragon – December 2016”
This is the second part of the series of making a visit to the mission in Flores. The first post in this series looked at what travel and packing was required to travel into Labuan Bajo, and we finally arrived at the monastery. This current post highlights the monastery and Continue reading “Undertaking a trip to the mission in Flores, Part 2 (25 Feb 2017) – What happens at the monastery?”
The day after I arrived in Maliana the three brothers and I, plus a group of willing volunteers from Maliana traveled to Saburai to set up the tarpaulin covers for the Continue reading “Timor Leste post 3 – Preparing for the Saburai Christmas event (Timor Leste Mission, December 2016)”
Last post we updated you on my trip from Brisbane to Dili. This current post shows you my travels from Dili to Maliana. Dili is situated on the northern coast of Timor Leste. The trip to Maliana involves travelling Continue reading “Timor Leste 2 – Travelling south from Dili to Maliana (Timor Leste Mission, December 2016)”
Blessings from Maliana, reporting on my first time to the new mission in Timor Leste. In early December 2016, I undertook my first visit to the new Timor Leste Missionaries of the Poor mission which is Continue reading “Update from the Timor Leste Mission, Maliana (December 2016)”
Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste 