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In Algarve, in Southern Portugal, James and Heather Cochrane’s first year with the Portuguese Bible Institute (IBP) has come to an end, and they are returning to Ireland for a short visit...
7th July 2010
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NEW HORIZON this year is taking place once more at the University of Ulster at Coleraine, beginning Saturday, 17th and running through to Friday, 23rd July 2010. If you are planning to attend, be s...
6th July 2010
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Mervyn and Raing McCullagh resigned from service with Presbyterian Mission Overseas at the end of April, Mervyn having completed 11 years’ service with the Christian Church of Sumba (GKS) in Indone...
5th July 2010
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Clare Orr, a member of Newtownbreda (St John's) Presbyterian Church, leaves on 2nd July to join a Wycliffe Engage Team going to Indonesia, where they will spend a month with a local Bible translati...
28th June 2010
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Eizabeth Daphne's story, supplied by Tearfund, tells how she and her family were affected by the earthquake when it struck HAITI on 12 January 2010, and of the struggles they still face...
25th June 2010
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Presbyterian Mission Overseas announces the launch of an attractive 'branded', canvas shopping bag, a useful 'gift item' that may be attractive to teams going overseas and looking for something sui...
22nd June 2010
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The publication 'Mission Overseas: TAKE 2', launched at the recent 2010 General Assembly, provides interesting and informative snapshots of the work of Presbyterian Mission Overseas...
22nd June 2010
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Nepal's Maoist party has ended an indefinite strike after six days saying it was taking a heavy toll on ordinary people...
5th May 2010
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Today's mass protest in Kathamadu led by the Communist Party of Nepal appears to have gone off without major incident or violence, though the situation in the capital city remains tense ahead of a ...
1st May 2010
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UMN's Peace & Conflict Transformation Advisor, Joe Campbell, spent last week in Rukum District in the mid-west of Nepal, seeing the progress being made with an Integrated Programme for Widows' Empo...
30th April 2010