September 2010 issue (#210)
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Straw huts-schools in the mirror of our consciousness
Humbly opening the window of thought, the aura of reason passing through the clarity of the spirit. In today’s weak society the selfish purpose is to enthrone nihilistic matter as the highest ideal. Captive and blinded to this trivialization, we have no opportunity, in the steps of life, to see the sun of our heart…
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Group baptisms and weddings in Sumbul
My dear brothers, rejoice in the Lord! With God’s help we are well, and I hope that all of you are well. I would like to inform you of some events from our mission here in Indonesia, especially in Sumatra: I recently celebrated two weddings, one at St. Demetrios Church in Medan and one at…
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Baptisms in Zimbabwe
With the grace of God and the blessings and blessings of His Holiness the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II, on Saturday, April 11th. and on Saturday 23 May e.a., group baptisms of our catechumens took place respectively at the Missionary Centres of St. Nektarios Harare and St. Augustine in Bulawayo….
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Dedication and Ordination in Harare
To the Honourable Mr. Vaios Pratzos President of the Orthodox Foreign Missionary Brotherhood Thessaloniki Harare, 25 April 2010 Dear President, Christ is risen! I would like to inform you that, on the feast day of Saint Great Martyr George the Trophy Bearer, we celebrated with great pomp and devotion the inauguration of the Holy Church…
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News from the Indonesian Mission
My dear brothers! With God’s help we are well, thank God. I would like to report to you some events from our mission here in Indonesia. A few months ago I opened an Orthodox community in a village called Sumbul. Sumbul is 120 km from our mission centre. These people were Roman Catholics. As soon…
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The mission takes root in Fiji
The winter season in Fiji is a cool spring. The extreme heat recedes and the cool breeze that blows day and night brings joy to visitors and residents alike. It begins in June and ends in August. Unlike New Zealand, which has the most rain and the coldest temperatures during this period. The loving God…
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The Missionary Process in Fiji
My friends, I am writing to you from the beautiful islands of Fiji where I have been for two weeks now and will remain, God willing, until October, so that the mission to the tribes of the Pacific Islands can proceed. As I write to you sitting outside St. Friday’s Chapel here at our Fiji…
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A love trip to Bukoba, Tanzania
In the northwest of Tanzania, not far from the Ugandan border and next to Lake Victoria, lies a peaceful, green, African town, Bukoba. Its inhabitants, supported mainly by the area’s rich banana crops and small fish in the lake, are particularly friendly to foreigners, which is partly explained by the long-standing presence of several missionaries…
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June 2010 issue (#209)
The June 2010 issue of the magazine “Foreign Mission”
