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?”
It is Saturday 10 December and we are up early before dawn to prepare the food for the Christmas party at Saburai. The MOP brothers visited the Saburai community the week before and invited all. The Saburai community is extremely poor with Continue reading “Timor Leste post 4 – The Saburai MOP Christmas event (Timor Leste Mission, 10 December 2016)”
The Christmas party this year was held at the brothers’ Corpus Christi Monastery with traditional costumes, performances and dancing. The brothers wanted to make it a special time for the 400+ local children Continue reading “Christmas party 2016 in Labuan Bajo, Flores: a memorable occasion for the local children”
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)”
Just this November we made a trip to the mission in Labuan Bajo. This time we thought we would provide a succinct summary of our preparation and travels, and the various ministries and activities that Continue reading “Undertaking a trip to the mission in Flores, the travel and what’s to do at the mission – Part 1 (3 Dec 2016)”
Mission for the Poor: Serving the people of Flores and Timor Leste 