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Shirley Greber smiles as she works small stitches into elastic to finish a waistband in shorts for a young child. It is a labour of love for the 80-year-old Wingham woman who is inspiring others to join her support of Operation Christmas Child.
Slabs of cedar and lengths of silky oak and camphor laurel sit stacked in sawdust. Alan Cross smiles as he surveys the massive shed that is packed with timber and tools collected over a lifetime; nothing is wasted, and in his experienced hands timber off cuts are being transformed to create a symbol of love for people in palliative care.
Blunt razors, frayed toothbrushes, no toothpaste, shaving cream, deodorant or shampoo, and threadbare towels. Orange Sky volunteers hear of this reality from homeless people on the Mid North Coast, and so Coopernook Pop Up Op Shop decided to help.
Jenni Alley is a woman who embraces challenges and makes choices that enable her to connect with diverse cultures and communities. She is leading a team of people to bring Manning Valley ReachOut to Taree and it is her hope that it will be a catalyst for people of faith to step outside of their comfort zone.
Ron Irwin loves a good yarn and a good laugh. Art & Soul gifts him both as he sits in St Matthew's Anglican Church Fellowship Hall with a canvas, brush and palette of paint - art is created and his soul embraces a lightness of being that lifts the darkness of living with post traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Two words devastated David McDonald. Tumor and incurable. Stage 4 lung cancer and its brutal chemotherapy regime plunged his body into a toxic war to live, and his mind on a quest for hope. His journey is shared in 'Hope Beyond Cure' and he is visiting Wingham to reveal what he learned about life, faith and hope.
Grill 'n' Graze is good to go. The Global Care trailer is the latest addition to Resonate Church in Taree and its members are now ready to be of service to our community during times of crisis.
Dennis Ang is animated as he speaks of a new year and reveals his hope for 2019. It is not a resolution dreamed and declared in the dying moments of 2018 - it is a hope founded in faith and focuses on a tiny, weathered 119-year-old church in Krambach.
A rose equals love. Just ask John Parer. The OneLife Church pastor knows love is the key to transforming lives and our community and will gift 1500 red roses to men, women and children at Carols in the Park in Taree on December 9.
Tears reveal the depth of feeling that Padre Daryll Moran holds for veterans. It is the suffering of servicemen who he fondly calls, ‘My Boys’ that informs and shapes his ministry with Forster-Tuncurry RSL Sub-Branch. He will contribute to 100th anniversary Remembrance Day services on November 11 and says the work of padres is valued by veterans and members of the Australian Defence Force serving in armed conflicts.
Tears spill from the eyes of Dr Moheb Ghaly OAM as he stands in the St Mary and St Pope Kirolos the 6th Church in Cundletown. They are tears of joy and as they fall he speaks of love - his love for God, his love for St Pope Kirolos the 6th and his love for Fay Abdo, the woman he will soon wed in the beautiful church that he gifted to the Mid North Coast.
