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’”
Earlier this year in April, Heru and Michele Santos visited the Missionaries of the Poor Mission in Labuan Bajo. Heru and Michele are from the Indonesian community in Upper Coomera on the Gold Coast. They heard of the mission through the Young Adult Ministry (YAM) Expo at St Stephens Cathedral which is held each August. YAM is part of the Catholic Youth Ministry Brisbane. Continue reading “Indonesian couple Heru and Michele Santos visit the Labuan Bajo Mission (April 2015)”
We were blessed to visit the mission in March this year (our apologies for the late posting). During this visit our task primarily was to deliver new sports clothing that was donated to the Mission by Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly, Brisbane. Continue reading “Mission visit to Labuan Bajo: Trevor and Tina Lambkin (11-16 March 2015)”
Chris and Maryann Argall and Louis Lamuri were accompanied on their annual trip to the Indonesian mission, by Peter and Dave who were on their first visit to Missionaries of the Poor.
We carried with us medical supplies, bibles, and personal and office supplies for the brothers. For the children of the town we brought donations of clothing, school supplies, books and toys.
After several years of construction, the airstrip at the Labuan Bajo airport has been greatly expanded and a new terminal has been built. These constructions were necessary to accommodate the burgeoning levels of tourists visiting Labuan Bajo en route to the Komodo Islands. The terminal was opened in-part in September 2014. In addition, Continue reading “Opening of new airport and terminal at Labuan Bajo, Flores (September 2014)”
The priority for this visit was to transport dental supplies (tooth pastes and brushes) and kitchen items from Australia to the mission. In addition to this we made our regular shopping visits to supermarkets in Labuan Bajo to stock up the larder of the monastery. Rice and sugar were also purchased. Dental supplies are provided on an on-going basis to the children Continue reading “Mission visit: Trevor and Tina Lambkin (20-26 February 2014)”
In November this year we visited the Missionaries of the Poor community in Labuan Bajo, on the island of Flores, Indonesia. We carried with us medical supplies, bibles, and personal and office supplies for the brothers. Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital have generously donated all medical supplies to the mission since 2011. For the children of the town we brought donations of clothing, Continue reading “Mission visit: Chris and MaryAnn Argall, and Louis Lamuri of Brisbane (November 2013)”
We are Peter and Sue Hill from Culburra Beach, New South Wales and we were very happy to visit the Indonesian mission of the Missionaries of the Poor at Labuan Bajo, Flores. We travelled with seven of our nine children and after spending a night at Kuta in Denpasar, Bali, we were told that our flight had been cancelled. Continue reading “Mission visit: Peter and Sue Hill and family (September 2013)”
Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste 