08i09 · · 2014-03-07In the past , our idea of ... improves their life prospects since English is used so ... findinga suitable location in Addis Ababa for a new library

AnnuAlRepoRt

08i09

2

Pictured on front cover: A cross worn by a Melanesian Brother – see page 14.© Don Brice/ABM 2003

A local Bishop in Papua New Guinea travelling through his diocese.

Our VisionABM wants to see people everywhere experience the wholeness of life God offers in Jesus Christ, and to this end support our Partners as they participate in God’s mission.

Our ProfileABM is the national mission agency of the Anglican Church of Australia. We work with Anglican Church Partners to develop and provide for the spiritual, social and material needs of people, both overseas and within indigenous communities in Australia.

We help the Anglican Church and the wider community realise and respond to the call for each of us to be a part of God’s hope for the world.

Foreword 4

Programs Report

ProgramsOverview 5–7

IndigenousAustralia 8

Ethiopia 9

Korea 9

Myanmar(Burma) 10–11

PapuaNewGuinea 12–16

SolomonIslands&Vanuatu 17–19

Philippines 20–23

Emergencies 24–25

CommunityEducation 26

Financial Report

IncomeStatement 28

IncomeStatement–CommunityDevelopmentPrograms 29

TableofCashMovements 30

StatementofChangesinEquity 31

BalanceSheet 32

Director’sDeclarationandAuditor’sReport 33

BoardofDirectors 34

TableofAbbreviationsandAcronyms 35

Contents

3

Onlyafewmonths into lastyear, Isat inmyoffice

with my senior staff, discussing the implications

oftheglobalfinancialcrisis.Wetalkedaboutwhat

itwouldmeanforourprogramsandPartnersifrevenuewere

tobeaffected.Aswelookedoutwardacrosstheworld,our

compassionwaswith thepoor,whowouldexperience the

worstoftherecession.

Afewmonthslater,whenthebushfirestoreacrossVictoria,

ourthoughtsturnedwithinAustraliaandourPartnerscame

toouraid.Manysentmessagesofsupportandcondolenceto

churchesinVictoria.TheEpiscopalChurchofthePhilippines

(ECP)managedtogathertogetherfundstomakeadonation

tothedisasterappeal.

In the past, our idea of ‘mission’ was one where a white

missionary would travel to an exotic country and minister

to thenativepeople there. Today, I often findourPartners

ministeringinAustralia,asstoriesoftheirmissionintheirown

countriesinspireourfaith.

Eachofus,indifferentways,iscalledbyGodtoservice.Itis

our privilege to answer this call. As the national mission

agencyoftheAnglicanChurch,wegiveAustralianAnglicans

awaytoparticipateinoverseasmission.

YoursinChrist,

the Revd John Deane

Like Christ in the bow of the boat, we have calmly survived the storm.

Our journey over the past year has been truly one of partnership.

Foreword

4

5

(Left to right) Saw Kenneth, the Right Revd Barbara Darling, the Right Revd Saw Stylo, the Most Revd Stephen Than Myint Oo, Archbishop of Myanmar and the Right Revd Phillip Huggins. © Melany Markham/ABM 2009

Programs Overview

Thisyearhasnotpassedwithout its fairshareofchallenges,caused inpartbyexchange rate fluctuations and tenders for new programs. However, due toexcellent program management and our Partners’ flexibility, we were able to

minimise losses caused by changes in exchange rates and were successful in ourtenders.

Inpartnershipwith theAnglicanChurchofMelanesia (ACOM),ABMwassuccessfullychosen to carry out an Australian Government overseas aid (AusAID) program in theSolomonIslands.Thefive-yearprogramwillhelpcommunities,particularlywomenandyoung people, improve their livelihoods. The AusAID Non-Government Organisation(NGO) Cooperation Program (ANCP) continues to fund agriculture and water andsanitation programs in the Philippines through our partner, the ECP. The program topreventand treatsexually-transmitted infections in thePortMoresbyandPopondettaareasofPapuaNewGuineacontinuedandmuch-neededclinics inthosetworegionsareslowlybeingbuilt.TheChurches’Partnershipprogramconcluded itsfirstfive-yearphase, with much having been achieved to strengthen the work of our Partner, theAnglican Church of Papua New Guinea (ACPNG), in education (including literacy),health (includingHIV-AIDS)andwaterandsanitation.Asecond (seven-year)phaseofthisprogramhasbeenapprovedtocommenceinJuly2009.

ABM’sChurchtoChurchprogramscontinuetoprovideassistancetoAnglicanChurchPartners in thePhilippines,PapuaNewGuinea, theSolomon Islands,Vanuatu,SouthKorea and Ethiopia. Our Indigenous Program underwent a review and consolidationovertheyearandexcitingprojectsareplannedtocommencenextyear.

ItisanhonourtobeabletogiveAustralianAnglicansawaytoparticipateinoverseasmission–withoutbecomingmissionariesthemselves.Today’smissionariesareFilipino,Ni-Vanuatu, Papuan and Karen and I know that God’s faith is with these people asthey bring love, hope and justice to the world. Everyone who has supported thesepeopleshouldbeproudoftheworktheydoandallthattheyaccomplish.

YoursinChrist,

Dr Julianne Stewart

Over the past year I have been fortunate enough to visit many

of our Partners. I have witnessed

their work in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands,

the Philippines and Vanuatu, where

God’s mission is very much alive.

ETHIOPIA

GAZA

ZIMBABWE

MYANMAR

PHILIPPINES

PAPUANEW

GUINEA

SOLOMONISLANDS

VANUATU

AUSTRALIA

KOREA

• CommunityLibrary

• MinistryTraining

Ethiopia

•EmergencyResponse

Zimbabwe

•EmergencyResponse

Gaza

• CycloneRehabilitation

• DiocesanPartnerships

• WaterandSanitation

•EnglishLanguageTuition

Myanmar (Burma)

• IndigenousScholarships

• TheologicalTraining

• IndigenousMinistry

•LanguagePreservation

Indigenous Australia

6

7

ETHIOPIA

GAZA

ZIMBABWE

MYANMAR

PHILIPPINES

PAPUANEW

GUINEA

SOLOMONISLANDS

VANUATU

AUSTRALIA

KOREA • ProclaimingtheGospel

• RemnantHouse

• TOPIKPeaceBuilding

Korea


• FoodSecurityandAgriculture

• ChildrenandYouth

• ProclaimingtheGospel

• EnhancingMinistry

•DisasterRiskReduction

The Philippines

• ChristianCareCentre

• HIV/AIDSintheSolomonIslands

• InclusiveCommunitiesProgram

•Education

•EmergencyRapidResponse

The Solomon Islands

• Health

• SkillsBuilding

• CycloneRehabilitation

• ChildrenandYouth

• Enhancingministry

• TheologyTraining

• ProclaimingtheGospel

• MelanesianBrotherhood

• SchoolFeesforClergyChildren

• Education

• HIV/AIDS

Papua New Guinea

• AdultLiteracy


• EnhancingMinistry

Vanuatu

8

A small child leans on a pew in St Matthew’s Church in the indigenous community of Ngukurr. © Gretel Hawtrey/ABM 2009

Indigenous Australia

For the past 18 months, ABM has been reviewingthepurposeandprojectoftheIndigenousProgram.Although the existence of the program was never

questioned,thereviewaskedwhetherourpresentprogramswerereallyservingtheneedsofIndigenousAustralians.

At the end of 2008, Mr Greg Thompson was appointedas a part-time consultant to the Indigenous Program.Having led another Anglican International agency, Gregbroughtanunderstandingof the relationshipbetween theAnglican Church and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders,as well as insight into the way mission work has shapedthis relationship.These insightswere strengthenedbyhisconsultationsacrosstheChurch.Atthebeginningof2009,GregrecommendedthatABMfocusonanumberofareasthatbestservedtheneedsofourindigenousbrothersandsisters.HisrecommendationswereendorsedbytheABMBoardatitsMarch2009meeting.

TheProgramnowcomprisesfourmajoractivities:

• ‘A National Conversation’withindigenousAnglicansandthosewhoworkwiththem,toestablishwhatroleABMshouldtakeintheIndigenousAnglicanChurch,

• Identifying possible development projects withindigenouscommunities,governmentdepartmentsandotheragencies;

• Fosteringthedevelopmentofindigenousliturgy;

• Reviewing the existing ministry projects with diocesanleaders so that they may be integrated into otherdiocesanactivities.

The ‘National Conversation’complements initiatives taken

bytheAnglicanChurchofAustraliatofindouthowbesttoserveindigenouspeople.Inthepast,theAnglicanChurchwasastrongadvocateforindigenouspeople.Intheshadowof events such as the Commonwealth Government’sIntervention strategy and the continuing disadvantageexperiencedbyindigenousAustralians,itisarolethatABMmaytakeupagain.

AsABMsetsoutinanewdirection,itwillcontinuetofundtheseprojectsinindigenousministry:

• theologicalandleadershiptrainingatNungalinyaCollege,Qld;

• aDhurgalanguageprojectinBatemansBay,NSW,and

• bursaries for indigenous students at St Andrew’sCathedralSchoolinSydney,NSW.

Travelling to the remote indigenous community of Numbulwar, in Arhnem Land, where the Anglican Church ministers among the indigenous people. © Gretel Hawtrey/ABM 2009

9

Ethiopia

The Right Revd Andrew Proud, Bishop of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa with one of his staff. © Stephen Daughtry/ABM 2007

KoreaCommunity Development Project

Remnant HouseTheRemnantHouseproject inGeoje,DioceseofBusan,provideschildrenwitheducationalopportunitieswhichtheywouldnototherwisebeabletoaccess.

At the house the children are schooled. The curriculumincludes English, Bible studies and the teaching of goodstewardshipofGod’screationbylivinginanenvironmentallyfriendlyway.By layingstrong,positivefoundations,FatherDominic Ki-Ho Shin and his team hope to nurture thechildrenundertheircareintomature,faithfulChristians.

Children are taught English in addition to Korean, as thisimproves their life prospects since English is used sowidely.Anemphasisonecologicalstudiesaimstohelpthechildrento‘livegreenly’,adesirableskillinacarbon-basedworldeconomy.

Thisprojectendedon30June.

Church to Church Project

Proclaiming the GospelTheCathedralEvangelismTrainingProjectbeganwiththecollectionofmaterials,thetrainingofclergyinnewmethodsof evangelisationand theproductionof tracts.Stage twobeganinOctober2008.Newmemberswerecommissionedandtheybeganaregularyoungfathers’meeting.Early in2009theyalsobeganaregularyoungmothersmeetingwiththepurposeofdeepeningthepeople’sknowledgeandloveofGod.

Thisprojectendedon30June2009.

TheTOPIKPeaceBuildingProgramdidnotreceiveenoughfundingthisyearforABMtochannelfundstotheproject.

God bless you for your kindness. The peace of the Lord be with you!The Very Revd John Jae Tag Lee, Dean of Busan

Community Development Project

Community LibraryTheAnglicanChurchinEthiopiahashadsomedifficultiesinfindingasuitablelocationinAddisAbabaforanewlibrary.AlthoughthelocalauthoritiestriedtohelptheChurch,thetwopossiblepropertiestheyofferedwerebothfartoosmallforthelibrarytheChurchhadplanned.Unfortunately,therewerenoothercompoundsavailable.Theonlysitethatwasinanywaysuitablehasbeenthesubjectofalegalwrangle.Rentalcostsoncitypropertyarehighandtherentalmarketfraught with pitfalls, so the Church would rather own thepropertyoutright.

AlthoughtheChurchofferedtoreturnthemoneyprovidedfor the project, it was strongly felt that the education ofthe children is far too important to forego the plan for alibrary, and book-learning for literacy is central. Workingin developing countries is rarely straightforward and, asa mission agency with over 150 years experience, ABMunderstands thedifficulties.Asa consequenceweaskedthat theykeep thedonationandcontinuesearching forasuitableproperty.

AsthisReportwasbeingpreparedforpublication,asuitablepropertywasfound,rightnextdoortotheChurchOffices.

Church to Church Project

Ministry TrainingWithoutanannualopportunitytosharestoriesandfellowshiptogether,theAnglicanclergyinEthiopia’sfar-flungGambellaregionwouldfeelisolatedandunsupported.

The‘WalkingTogether’AssemblybroughttogethersomeofEthiopia’smostisolatedAnglicanclergyatGambellaTown.They represented 52 congregations and around 6,000people. The three-day program incorporated communalworship,Biblestudies,groupdiscussionsonmanytopics,round-tablemeetingswithBishopAndrewProud,elections

Experience has taught us that regular meetings of clergy and laity are vital to our sense of identity, our group cohesion, learning together, mission planning and problem-solving.The Right Revd Andrew Proud, Bishop for Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

fordelegatestoSynodinCairo.ThemeetingalsoincludedagraduationfromtheTEEPprogramandthefirstuseofanewliturgy,withresponsesmadeineightlanguages.

Aneweditionof theParishHandbookwasdrafted readyforpublication.Thishandbookisanexcellentguideforbothclergyandlaypeopleinvolvedinrunningparishes.Throughregular updates of this publication, the governance ofparishesisregularlyassessedandimproved.BishopProudwrites:ThishasprovedtobeacriticaltoolinguidingpriestsandcongregationsinthedailyrunningoftheirchurchesandinmaintainingAnglicanidentity.

FurtherfundingwillpermitABMtosupportthisprojectforanothertwoyears.

10

medicalclinicsandagriculturaltraining,aswellasdonatinglivestockandrunningmicrofinanceprograms.

From November 2008 to July 2009 the rehabilitationprogram:

• conductedsixmedicalclinics (treatingmore than1000patients);

• built50houses;

• constructedatleastthreewatersystems;

• distributedfishingnetsandboatstotwovillages;

• organisedandoperatedfiveworkshopsonmicrofinance.

The program commenced 1 October 2008 and will becompletedbyJune2010.

Myanmar (Burma)

Many Australians were humbled and touchedby theMostRevdStephenThanMyintOo, theArchbishopofMyanmar(Burma)whenhevisited

usinJune2009.WithallthathiscountryandChurchhaveenduredoverrecentyears,AustralianAnglicanswereeagertohearabouthisexperience.

AshetravelledthecountrypreachingandspeakingabouthisexperienceofCycloneNargisandofleadingtheChurchinhiscountry,thosewhometandheardhimcouldnothelpbut be inspired. The Archbishop provided inspiration notonly toAustralians,butalso to thepeople fromMyanmarhe visited. Many of those who came into contact withhim were motivated to act, and since then have prayed,donatedorpromisedtovisittheArchbishop.Asthehostofhisvisit,ABMwasproudtoincreasetheloyalandsatisfyingpartnershipwehavehadwiththeChurchoftheProvinceofMyanmar(CPM)foranumberofdecadesnow.

Community Development Programs

Cyclone RehabilitationAfter the emergency relief activities immediately followingCycloneNargisinMay2008,itwasevidentthatMyanmar’sdelta region needed more help to recover from thedevastation.

Asaresult,CPMhasembarkedonatwo-yearrehabilitationprogram. The program aims to alleviate the suffering ofcyclonesurvivors,manyofwhomarestillhomeless,withoutdrinking water, suffering from frequent illness and withoutameansofearningaliving.FocusedintheareawheretheCyclonewasstrongest,theChurch’srehabilitationprogramwill build houses, water and sanitation systems, conduct

May 2008: The Irrawaddy Delta after Cyclone Nargis hit the area. © ACT International 2008

May 2009: One year later – Cyclone-proof houses on the Irrawaddy Delta. © Saw Michael/CPM 2009

11

Young boys playing in a water hole in a village on the Irrawaddy Delta. © Saw Michael/CPM 2009

English Language TuitionIn Myanmar, English fluency is highly valued as thosewho are fluent can access higher education and betteremployment opportunities in Myanmar and overseas.Englishlanguagecentresareinhighdemand,especiallyinareasoutsideofYangon.Costscanbeprohibitive,butatleastoneAnglicandioceseinMyanmarhassuccessfullyrunitsowncentre,offering lower rates thancommercialonesbutwithcomparablequality.

Proficiency in English is also fundamental to diocesanoperations,enablingthemtocommunicatewithinternationalPartners,soCPMisteachingtheirstaffEnglishaswell.TwostafffromeachofthesixdioceseswillundergotheCETANAcourse in Yangon. Six staff from Mandalay, Myitkina andToungoocompletedthe12-weekcoursebetweenJanuaryandJune2009.Stafffromtheotherthreedioceses,Yangon,Hpa-anandSittwe,willtaketheircoursebetweenJulyandDecember2009.TherespectivediocesessharetravelcoststoandfromYangonandthosewholiveoutsideYangonmaystayatBishopscourtduringthecourse.

Water and SanitationMany villages in Myanmar do not have sufficient accessto potable water. This increases the incidence of life-threatening illnesses such as diarrhoea and dysentery.Familiesspendmanyhourseachdaycollectingwaterfromsources which are often contaminated and unprotected.Reachingeveryoneinthecountrywhodoesnothavecleanwater isahuge task, so theChurch inMyanmaraims to

dowhat it can.By supplying simplewater andsanitationsystems(suchaslatrines)theChurchaimstoprovidecleanwatertoasmanyvillagesastheycan.

In 2008, ABM funded two small water projects; one inMandalay Diocese and another one at the agriculturaltrainingcentrelocatedintheoutskirtsofYangon.Onewholevillagewill benefit from thewaterproject in theMandalayarea whilst the system at the training centre will supplypotablewatertofamilies living inthevicinity,andtothosewhovisit.

Diocesan PartnershipUsually, thebestway tohelppeople is tohelp themhelpthemselves, and that is exactly what this program does.Communitydevelopmentisaskilledandcomplexjobthatrequires competent staff and ongoing training. The skillsrequiredvaryfromplacetoplaceandthebestwaytotrainstaffintheskillstheyrequireistoaskthemwhattheyneedtodo.

Inorder todeliverourprograms inMyanmar,weneed tomakesurethatthestaffinthefieldhavetheabilitytodotheirjobswell.Thisprogramgivesdiocesanstafftheskillstheyneedtodotheirjobscompetently.Financialmanagement,Englishlanguageandcomputertrainingaresomeofabilitiesthatchurchworkerscanacquirethroughthisprogram.

Todate,theprogramhashelpedMUworkers,youthleaders,CPM,staffandclergyofToungooDioceseandyouthintheMyitkinaDiocese.

12

A young boy takes part in a traditional ceremony in PNG. © Kirsty Robinson/ABM 2007


Skills BuildingIn order to ensure that health, education and communitydevelopment projects are successful, we need to makesurethatstaffmembershavethenecessaryskillstocarryout theseprojects.Thesuccessofprojectsalsodependsuponsoundgovernancestructureswithbothchecksandbalanceswithintheorganisation.

The governance of the Anglican Church of Papua NewGuinea (ACPNG) has been improved through a newlycreated finance committee. ABM has helped developintegrated financial and reporting systems throughoutACPNG. The accounting software, MYOB Premier, wasinstalledinalldepartments,andstaffhavebeentrainedandmentoredintheuseofthissystem.

InNovember2008,atwo-daytrainingcourseonleadershipwasconducted.Fivebishops,fivesecretaries,theNationalGeneral Secretary, the Finance Manager, the FinanceDirector, the National Health Secretary and the NationalEducation Secretary all attended. This training aimed toimprove the efficiency of financial and reporting systemsandtoprovideskillsinconflictresolution.

ThisprojectreceivedfundingfromAusAID.

HealthACPNG is a key service-provider in the area of healthin Papua New Guinea (PNG). Health facilities requirecontinuousupgradingandmanyfacilitieshavedeteriorateddue to inadequate funding. Communities in remote ruralareasareparticularlyreliantonhealthservicesprovidedbytheAnglicanChurch.

ABMhascontinuedto fundACPNGto improve itshealthservices.ThewaterfacilitiesatStMargaret’sHealthCentrehavebeenupgradedandStMargaret’sisnowabletoaccessclean water, this greatly improving the health outcomesofpatients.Forexample,cleanwater isnowavailable forwomenwhentheygivebirth.

St Margaret’s Clinic is also currently being upgradedto hospital standard, which will be of huge benefit tocommunitiesinthearea.Atpresentpatientshavetotravelmuch further, tovisit thegovernmenthospital,and that isoftenclosed.

Supporting keypersonnel is essential to improvinghealthoutcomesinPNG.TwonewnursingofficershaverecentlybeenemployedbytheAnglicanHealthService(AHS)andtheyareprovidingnursing services to remote rural areas.GraduatesfromStMargaret’sSchoolofNursinghavebeensenttoAnglicanhealthcentres,clinicsandotherfacilitiesinremoterurallocations,servicingthosemostinneed.


HIV and AIDSPNG has the highest incidence of Human Immune-DeficiencyVirus (HIV) in thePacific region. It isestimatedbyAusAid that2%of theadultpopulation,approximately64,000people,arenowHIVpositive.Culturalmores,stigmaandlackofaccesstoserviceshaveincreasedthespreadofthisterribleanddeadlydisease.Manypeoplefeelashamethatprevents them fromgetting testedor treated forHIV.AlthoughtheHIVservicesareoftenclearly identified, theyarealsostigmatisedbylocalcommunities.

AnglicareStopAIDSisoneofthefrontlinenon-governmentorganisations in PNG. StopAIDS is currently working to

Papua New Guinea

13

providesexually-transmittedinfection(STI)servicesandtopromoteHIVawarenessinarespectfulandprivatemanner.StopAIDS is currently constructing an STI clinic in PortMoresby.Thisclinicwillprovidemuch-neededservices tolocalcommunities.


EducationRemotecommunitiesoftenlackaccesstoeducationduetopoverty,poorgovernmentservicesandgenderdisparities.InsomeofthemoreremoteareasofPNGtheChurchistheonlyeducationprovider.Inmanyoftheseareas,educationisinhighdemandbythelocalpopulation.Thereisaparticularneedforliteracytogivethesepeopleskillsthatcanassistthem in their daily lives. The Anglican Education Division(AED)hasstrengthenedits infrastructureandcontinuestoincrease its administrative capacity so that both childrenandadultsinremotecommunitiescangetaneducation.

TheRuralTeachersSupportProgramposted44 teachinggraduatesto29Anglicanschoolsduringtheperiodcoveredin this report. Additionally, eight schools have had theirclassrooms and teachers’ houses renovated through theRuralSchoolsMaintenanceProgram.Twentyschoolssent38 participants to attend Board of Management trainingworkshopsinAipoRongo.Theseworkshopsimprovedthegovernanceandmanagementoftheschools.

Educational courses provided by the AED conductedin October 2008 in the Simbai and Zovneng Deaneriesproduced56graduates.WomenoftheSimbaiDeanerywhograduatedfromcoursesrunbytheAEDhavebeenabletomeaningfully contribute to their communities in a numberof ways that involved co-operative pooling of resources,including:

Starting sustainable projects, such as selling their billumsandotherswereabletoimprovetheirfamilies’nutritionbyemployingbasicagriculturalandfood-handlingtechniques.

Theseprojectshavehelpedtoraisethemabovethepovertyline.

When itcomes todeveloping theirowncommunities, thewomen graduates of the course now find that they canparticipate equally with men in decision making. Theyare also taking a more active role in programs withinthe community and the church. They have also beenenabled to extend their involvement outside their owncommunities,andhavebecomepartofagroupofNGOsaddressing local social issues such as substance abuseandHIV, toname just two,aswell as theglobal issueofclimatechange.Theyarethuscontributingtothebuildingofpeace.


Cyclone Rehabilitation – Oro ProvinceAlthough Cyclone Guba hit Oro Bay towards the end of2007,thecommunitiesaffectedbythecyclonearetakingyearstorecover.ACPNGidentified26,377peopleinneedof emergency relief including food, shelter and non-fooditems such as clothing. ACPNG distributed food relief,basic tools and building materials to 2129 households.Two-hundredandfiftyhouseholdswereprovidedalsowithotherbasic itemssuchas laundrydetergentandcookingequipment.

It will take many more months – perhaps years – tocompletely rehabilitate all the communities around OroBay which were affected by the disaster, but ACPNG iscommitted to the community and is working tirelessly torestorepeople’snormallives.

Church to Church Programs

Children and YouthA large percentage of Papua New Guinea’s population isunder20yearsof age.Theseyoungpeople facesoaringunemployment, with the concomitant increased exposuretodrugsandalcoholandthespectreofHIV/AIDS.Despitethis,youngpeoplearenot justPNG’s futurebutasourceof ingenuity, ability and energy in the here and now. TheYouth Ministry of the ACPNG is helping young peopletodealwith thesepresentchallengesandtonurture theirgiftsforthefuture.

Newton Ekoda is the National Youth Coordinator for theAnglicanChurchofPNG.Helinkstheyouthco-ordinatorsaround the country. Empowering and motivating youthleaders,hehelps themteachyoungpeople that theycanlivetheirliveswithintegrity.

Barty Ogaita is the Youth Coordinator in the Diocese ofPopondota.HispriorityiseducatingyoungpeopleaboutthedangersofalcoholanddrugabuseandcreatingstrategiestopreventHIV.HehopesthatyoungpeopleinPopondettawillbemadesafefromharmasaconsequenceofhiswork.

Theseprojectsendedon30June2009.

School Fees for Children of ClergySince compulsory school fees were introduced in PNGmanyPriestsandCatechistswouldnotbeabletosendtheirchildrentoschoolifitwerenotfortheassistanceprovidedby ABM donors. Last year we were able to respond torequests forassistancefromacrossPNG.Bymakingtwothirdsofschoolfeesavailabletoneedyclergyfamilies,ABMhasassistedover600boysandgirlsfromalloverPNGtoattendschooluptothetwelfthgrade.

Your great help makes me want to learn more and become a good student in school. I thank you very much and pray that God will continue to give you all the strength and resources you will need to support children like me and the others for a brighter tomorrow.With prayers and love,

Endorah Wandidika

14

Theological TrainingLikeanyotherChurch,ACPNGwantsitsclergytodevelopfirm foundations by providing ordinands and evangelistswithqualitytheologicaltraining.

Kerina Evangelists’ College is located in Tsendiap, in theremoteLowerJimiValley,closetovillagesthatareoutsidethe usual boundaries. The College trains catechists whoremainlaypeopleandareunpaidvolunteers,eventhoughtheyare thebackboneof theChurch in themost remoteareas. The course is two years in duration and is run bythree lecturers and a bursar. It is run in tandem with awomen’sprogram(forthecatechists’wives)whichcoversbasicliteracy,sewing,nutritionandhygiene.

AtNewtonTheologicalCollege,ordinandsarepreparedforalifeofserviceandleadershipintheChurch,butthiscomesat a significant cost to the Church. The funds that ABMsupportersprovidedirectlysupporttheologicalformation.Itmakesatangibledifferenceinlivingandteachingconditionsandalsoarealdifferenceinthequalityofthegraduateseachcollege is able to produce. An expansion of the coursesofferedatNewtonCollegeisintended.

Manyclergyliveinremoteareas,cut-offfromnormalmeansofcommunication. ‘Archdeacon’s Pastoral Ministry’reaches39 parishes across the Diocese of Popondota. It fulfils,encourages,motivatesandsupportsclergylivinginremoteareas.Italsoprovidestrainingworkshopstostrengthenthechurch.

Regional Bishops visit and support clergy, carry outconfirmations and encourage and provide pastoral careforlocalparishesandcommunities.InthedioceseofAipoRongo,thisworkofteninvolveslongwalkingtrips.Ithelpssmall living-faithcommunitiestogrowandalsohelpsnewparishestostart.

Post-ordination training is needed in the diocese of AipoRongo. An experienced priest will be available to guidenewly-ordainedpriestsanddeacons,aswellascatechists(religious educators) across 32 parishes. Being able toaccessthewisdomofanexperiencedguidewillmeanthatthese young clergy and catechists will be able to avoidsomeofthepitfallsthattheymightotherwiseencounter.

Alloftheseprojectsendedon30June2009.

A woman reads in an Anglican Church in PNG. © Don Brice/ABM 2003

Enhancing MinistryThere are a number of specific projects that enhanceministry in ACPNG. They all help the church develop itsmissionthroughvitalsupportandtraining.Becauseofthisthechurchcanrespondtochallengesandbetterliveoutit’smission.

Rita Simeni works within the Diocese of Popondotatraining and equipping people for ministry, runningcoursesinliteracy,nutrition,prayer,HIVandAIDS,women’sissues, and other areas. Her project, Women in Ministry,operatesfromatrainingcentreinTunana,nearPopondetta.

The students come to the college to test their vocation; under the guidance of priests in the college, to discern God’s call. Students are continuously evaluated as they participate in worship and as they take part in the College community. The students are expected to cultivate a plot of land to provide themselves with the bulk of their food.An ordinand of Newton College

The Tunana Children’s Prayer

God bless ABMThey love us,We love themAmen.

15

Proclaiming the GospelTherearecommunitiesinPNGwhicharesoisolated,bytheunwelcomingterrain,thattheGospelisseldomheard.

FatherLindsleyIhove leadsthetrainingofevangelistsandcatechistsattheChristianTrainingCentreintheDioceseofPopondetta.ButFrLindsleydoesn’tconfinehisteachingtothecentre.InLentheleada‘riskymission’toremoteareas,almostdrowningtobringtheGoodNewstovillagerslivingfarfromthemaintownship.

As Vicar General of the Diocese of Dogura, Father (nowBishop)ClydeIgarawasaskedtoprovidehands-ontrainingwhich taught men and women to proclaim ‘a practicalChristianityratherthantheory’.Theclergyandlayministerswere taughteffectivewaystocommunicate thegospel tomake it easier for thepeople amongwhom theyministerto know what the Christian life is all about. They havealso learnt about the Church’s sacramental ministry. Theprogram was designed to make the parishes throughouttheDioceseofDoguraoutward-focused,becoming‘giving’churches,ratherthan‘receiving’ones.From2007to2008they trained 95 (clergy) men. Father Clyde believed theymuststilltrainatleast163,tofullyequipthelocalchurchesintheDiocese.

Theseprojectsendedon30June2009.Eric, the son of a priest, has his school fees paid by ABM supporters. © Stephen Daughtry/ABM 2008

Father John Matang ministers in Bialla parish in a remote area of PNG. © Don Brice/ABM 2003

We also saw the need to train the leaders of the different ministries within the parishes, such as the councillors, the mothers’ union, youth, Sunday schools, the religious orders and their companions. The total is over 300 leaders for the whole Diocese. Once all these ministry groups are equipped and empowered they will work together with the ordained ministry and local lay ministries, intensifying the impact of the whole Church in the Diocese of Dogura.Fr Clyde Igara, Diocese of Dogura

16

The medal that is given to all of the Melanesian Brothers when they take their five-year vows. © Don Brice/ABM 2003

Melanesian BrotherhoodThe Melanesian Brotherhood has a house in Oro Village(sonamedbecausemostof thepeople therecame fromaroundOroProvince)andanotheratMorata.Eachof thehouses consists of aHeadbrother and four or fiveotherbrothers.Thebrothersexercisea‘ministryofpresence’ inthatthey liveamongthepeopletheyserve.Someoftheirwork is evangelistic: for example, they try tobring youngpeopletoacloserrelationshipwithJesus,andsomeof itisdistinctlypractical,suchastheofferingofhelptopeoplewith practical jobs about their home, such as digginglatrines.Thebrothersalsoprovideavaluableservicetotheircommunities by helping to stamp out tuberculosis: theydistributethemedicationwhichneedstobetakendailytobe effective. Without their help, many patients simply failtotaketheirmedicationbecause itwouldmeanhavingtomakealongjourneyonfoottothecity.

Inwhatevertheydo,thebrothersmodelgospelvalueslikelove, hope and justice to the communities in which theywork.The‘squattersettlements’aroundPNG’scapitalcity,PortMoresby,areplaceswherelove,hopeandjusticearedesperatelyneeded.ThesettlementscameaboutfollowingPNG’sindependence,in1974,whenpeoplebegantodrifttothecapital insearchofworkandabrighter future.Thedrifthascontinuedtothepresentday.Highunemploymentandcrimeratesarecharacteristicoflifeinthesettlements.Therearenowtwogenerationswhohavebeenbornintolifeintheseplaces.

The brothers work with all people, Christian or not, criminal or not, worker or not. They act as a leaven amongst the people and offer the hope of better community living and the diminishment of bad behaviour.

They are able to do this work because they themselves live on the margins without legacies and with only the day to day support of benefactors who are in the main also living on the margins. They also share what little they have with those who come to them which makes things even more precarious.

Tim Williams, former Diocesan Secretary, Port Moresby

The Melanesian Brothers have been carrying out their ministry with difficulty. Muluo is an Anglican community where the new household, MBH (Melanesian Brotherhood House) is being established. There is no road linking to the south coast and only way is by canoe, in good weather and an outboard motor in bad weather.

The establishment of a small Cocoa & Vanilla project for the Melanesian Brotherhood will assist the brothers in their ministry and help meet other essential needs. They are hard-working people who live and carry out their ministry dependent for their own survival on the food they grow in their gardens and from the little contributions from several individuals. They have a big block of land at this new site and their expectation is to establish an agriculture project to support their ministry.

The Right Revd Allan Migi,

Bishop of the New Guinea Islands

17

Surami Dakati teaches people in the Solomon Islands to count, read and write. © Don Brice/ABM 2008

Community Development Projects

Christian Care CentreViolenceagainstwomenremainsoneof themostseriousproblemsaffectingSolomonIslanders.Thereportingofrapeandabuse isacultural taboo,and thismeans thatmanywomenfeelunabletoreportcrimeduenotonlytopressurefrommalerelatives,butfearofreprisals.

TheChristianCareCentre (CCC), just outsideHoniara, istheonlywomen’srefugecurrentlyoperatingintheSolomonIslands. According to research conducted by the Centre,abuse in the Islands is spreading on a vast scale. Thelogging industry is implicated in the continuing spread oftheabuseandexploitationofwomenandchildren.Littleisavailable in thewayofcounsellingorsupportservices forvictimsofabuseanddomesticviolence,sointhisrespecttheCCCisunique.

ABM donors contribute to the ongoing operation of theCentreandprovideaccommodation,counsellingandasafehavenforabusedwomenandtheirchildrenintheSolomonIslands.

Inclusive Communities ProgramOutbreaksofethnicviolenceinthelate1990sandagainin2003revealedanalmostcompletebreakdownofcivilsocietyin theSolomon Islands.Theone institution that remaineda constant throughout this period were the churches. Tohealthewoundsleftbytheviolence,theAnglicanChurchofMelanesia(ACOM)developedtheInclusiveCommunitiesProgram(ICP). ICPhelpschurchesdealwiththefractioussocialenvironmentthatstillbearsscarstothisday.

With fundingfromAusAID,ABMcontinuestosupport theworkoftheICP.Anewphaseoffunding,from2009to2013,willputmorefocusonhealthandlivelihoodopportunitiesforcommunitiesintheIslands.ThisphaseisbuildingupontheworkalreadydonebytheICPteaminparticipatorydecision-

makingprocesses,whichtheteamhashelpedcommunitiescreate across the Solomon Islands. When everyone isinvolvedinadecisionthereislessroomforconflict,andthisisoneofthewaysthattheICPhelpspromotepeaceintheSolomons.

Workingwiththemothersunion,theprogramwilldiversifythepeace-makingapproachestheyuse.Oneoftheseistheliteracyprogram,whichmothersunionmembersteachwithICPstaffintheprisons.

Critical to thesuccessof thisprogram isproperplanningand management, the reasons for ABM’s funding of thedevelopmentandimplementationofannualactivityplans.


HIV and AIDSThosewholiveintheSolomonIslandsandVanuatuarestillrelatively unaware of how prevalent HIV is in those samecountries.The increase in reportedcasesofsexualabuse,particularly in the Solomon Islands, is of concern, as thisincreasemaycause theepidemic to takehold.Tocounterthistrend,ACOMwantstopro-activelyraiseawarenessofHIVandAcquired Immune-DeficiencySyndrome (AIDS)amongcommunitiesinboththeSolomonIslandsandVanuatu.

ACOM has already developed an HIV & AIDS policy thatwill improve the capability of the Church to accuratelyinform themselves and their communities. Increasinglythe Church is providing staff to produce information todistributethroughouttheChurch.However,theyneedmoreresourcestoadvancetheworkoftheyouthofficeandthemothers’ union. The MU has produced literacy manualscontaininginformationaboutsafesexualpracticesandthestigma of AIDS. An indispensible tool in the fight againstAIDS, the partnership among all the Church agenciesmeansthatthismanualcanbeusedbyothergroupswithintheChurch.

Solomon Islands

18

Fresh water drips from a thatched roof in Vanuatu. © Don Brice/ABM 2008

Community Development Projects

EducationLiteracyintheSolomonIslandsandVanuatuisacomplexpicture. There are over 60 indigenous languages in theSolomon Islandsanda further100 living languagesusedacross Vanuatu. Whilst official statistics point to literacybeingaprominentyetmanageableissueforbothcountries,unofficialevidencesuggeststhatlowliteracyisasignificantobstacletodevelopment.

Inboth theSolomon IslandsandVanuatu,ABMsupportsthe MU to deliver basic literacy training for women.The organisation’s work is focused on helping womeninfluence decision making at the village and communitylevel. Basic literacy skills also help women enter the jobmarket or develop small-scale businesses. The MU iscurrently considering the inclusion of modules for basicfinancialliteracyintheteachingmanualsbeingdeveloped.

Water and SanitationWhilstimagesofVanuatuoftenconjureupatouristidyll,inmanyareasoutsidePortVilaitisstilldifficulttofindeventhemostbasicservicessuchascleanwater.ForcommunitiesinthenorthernmostprovinceofTorba(hometothemajorityofAnglicans inVanuatu)womenandchildrencollectdailywatersupplies.Pipedwatersuppliescanhelp toalleviatethe burden on women and children, by freeing up theirtime.Childrencanthenspendmoretimeplayingandtheirmotherscanspendmoretimecaringforthem.

ABMissupportingwaterprojectsintheDioceseofVanuatu&NewCaledoniaandtheDioceseofBanks&Torres.Bothdioceses work with isolated communities for which it isdifficult to access clean and reliable drinking water. TheChurchhas identified twoareas forpilotprojects thatwillestablish a distribution network of clean water sources.Encouragingly,thelocalgovernmenthasshownaninterestincollaboratingonthisproject.

Church to Church ProjectsEnhancing MinistryTheDioceseofVanuatuandtheDioceseofBanks&Torresare pioneering new models of mission and ministry. Theyaredevelopingandenhancingtheirmissionandinadditionto providing vital support, training and opportunities fordialoguewithAustralianAnglicans.

Thisproject fundedaworkshop forchaplains inVanuatu.Thisprovedtobeanamazingexperienceofmutualsharingthat both the Australian and Ni-Vanuatu chaplains ratedasauniqueandhighlyworthwhileexperience.Chaplaincyhadalwaysbeensomewhatmysterious inVanuatu.Manypriestswhoareservingaschaplainshavecomeawayfromthe workshop saying they now have the confidence toknowwhat their job is aschaplain.Often thiscame fromthesimplerevelationthatwhattheywerealreadydoingaspriestswaschaplaincy.

Solomon Islands & Vanuatu

A server at a Synod in the Solomon Islands. © Don Brice/ABM 2008

19

The Revd Cameron Venables with Encounter visitor Fr William Herivo. © Cameron Venables 2009

ABM Encounter ProgramABM’sEncounterprogrammakes itpossibleforpriestsandleadersfromPartnerchurchestospendthreemonthsinAustraliainAnglicanparishes or organisations. The visitors expe-rience Australian Anglican life, participatingin the mission and ministry of the AustralianChurch and absorb the lessons of a differ-ent culture. This project builds relationshipsbetween the churches, thus reducing thedistancesbetweenthem.

ThisyearsawFrWilliamHerivofromPNGandFrHillaryAnisifromtheSolomonIslandscometoAustraliaonthisprogram.

Fr William Herivo comes from the Dioceseof Popondota in PNG where his area ofinterest was in parish ministry with families.He was in Rockhampton parish from MarchtoJune2009.

Fr Hillary Anisi comes from the Diocese ofTemotu,atwo-hourflightfromHoniara,wheretheyhave justsetupaMissiontoSeafarers.He wanted to attend a short course, havepracticaltrainingandgainexperienceindealingwith international seafarers. He attended ashortcourseinHobartandwashostedbytheparishofGladstonewherehealsospenttimeattheMissiontoSeafarers inGladstone.HisstaywasfromJunetoAugust2009.

…the Encounter Program is an opportunity for us to learn from each other as brothers and sisters in the Anglican Communion… not only have I learnt a lot from this experience, but the congregations I have worked with have also learnt something from me. I hope the encounter program can continue, so that clergy can get a wider picture of the church, as this will break down some of the barriers to growth in the PNG church.Fr William Herivo

I believe that the Encounter Program has given me a great experience on how the mission to seafarer ministry runs its affairs. Therefore I am looking forward to setting up the mission in the Church of Melanesia.Fr Hillary Anisi

20

A lush field of rice in the Northern Philippines. © Stephen Daughtry/ABM 2006


Food Security and AgricultureABM’sfoodsecurityprograminthePhilippinesaimstoreachpoorer communitieswhichmightbecut-off frommarketsor not have access to land. A quarter of the country’spopulation (one in four families) is engaged in some formof subsistence farming. The program supports activitiesto help families avoid the hunger period (the period afterfoodstoresfinishand thenextharvestbegins)aswellasreducingpovertyinruralareasbyimprovingfarmincomes.

This program includes the provision of equipment suchas rice mills, corn threshers and drying pavements; thedistribution of pigs, chicken and goats to families; theprocessingoffood;small-scalefishingactivities.FromJune2008toJune2009,196familiesinthePhilippinesbenefitedfromthisprogram.Theywerefromfourcommunities:

•Calupaan(AlfonsoLista,IfugaoProvince)•Guedeged(Buluan,Conner,ApayaoProvince)•BgyGanassi(NorthUpi,SharifKabunsuanProvince)•SitoTuburan(PoloyPoloy,Lebak,SultanKudarat)

The Women of Ganassi

In North Upi, Maguindanao in the Barangay Ganassi canbe foundupa longandwinding road,accessibleonlybymotorcycles. During the rainy season, only two-wheeledmotorcycles can reach the community, limiting accessfuther.Mostof the residentswalk to towndown theverymuddyroad.AlltheresidentsareMuslimand,accordingly,atleastonememberofthe39familiesinthiscommunityisobligedtojointheMoroIslamicLiberationFront(MILF).

Ormina Acob, president of the Bayanan Women’sOrganisation,hasbeen living in thecommunity foralmosttwentyyearsnow.BornandraisedasIlongga(atribeofthehighlands),shewasusedtotheChristianwayoflife.WhenshemarriedaMuslimin1983,sheconvertedtoIslam.HerfamilymovedtotheSouthwherethey livedwiththeirtwochildrenuntilherhusbanddied.In1992shemarriedalocalresidentandsoonafterwardsmovedtoGanassiwhereherfamilyestablishedtheirhome.Theyarefarmers;cornistheirstaple,asformostmembersoftheircommunity.AsOrminamarried a traditional Muslim, she had to adjust to manytraditions and practices, one of which is that women arenotallowedtojoinmenindecision-makingoringatheringsandmeetings.Consequently,theleadersofthecommunityareallmen.

Ormina recalls living in the community without socialservices.Onlyrecentlywastheprimaryschoolestablished.Mothers of the school children began participating inschool-relatedactivities.Healthworkersstartedvisitingtheareaonceamonthbuttheystilldon’thaveahealthcentre.Orminaandsomeothermothersweretrainedbymidwivesand nurses to provide basic health-care to others in thecommunity.Educationandhealthservicesarenowavailableinthecommunityandthewomenhavebeguntoparticipateincommunitydevelopment.

In2006-2007,acommunitydevelopmentprogramfundedalivelihoodprojectinthecommunity.Developmentworkersorganised theBayananWomen’sOrganisation tooperatethe project. This catered to the needs of marginalisedmembersofthecommunity,namelywomen.FiftyBayananmemberswereprovidedwithlivestockandpoultryforwhichtheywereexpectedtopayapercentageofthecostbacktothedioceseintwoyears.Unfortunately,afterayear,diseaseattackedtheanimalsandonlyafewsurvived.Regardless,the Bayanan paid back their debt. Ormina claims themembersof theorganisationarevery thankfulasmostofthem were able to have their own livestock and poultryagain. The organisation has grown, with membershipextending toothercommunities.ThreenewmembersareTedurays (an indigenousgroup).ThecommunitywasabletoaccessfundsforanotherABMproject.

AccordingtoOrmina,beingunabletoexpressherselfwasastruggle.Sheisgratefulnowthatsheandtheotherwomenare able to express their views and make decisions forthemselves, this helping each woman to realise her ownself-worth.


Philippines

A sign for Capitalan water project in the Philippines. © Julianne Stewart/ABM 2008

Water and SanitationSupplyingcleanwaterandkeepingitcleanisapriorityforABM and the ECP in the Philippines. Many remote andruralcommunitieslackeasyaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Familymembershavetospendhourswalkingtothewatersourceseachday tocollectenough for theirhouseholds’needs. Women and children bear most of this burden.Providingsimplewaterandsanitationsystemsimprovesthequalityoflifebygivingthemmoretimetodootherthings.Womencanearnmoneyor tend their farmsandchildrenhavemoretimetoattendschool,study,andalsoplay.

The program provides simple gravity-fed and deep-wellwatersystems.Itincludesconstructingwatertanks,layingpipelines and installing taps, so that as many people aspossibleareabletoaccess,use,andsharethewater.Theprogramhasbuiltsixwater-systemsduring thepastyear,reaching5500individualsin1164households.

Projectshavebeencompletedin:

• Englandad(Paoay,Atok,BenguetProvince)

• Loccong(Tinglayan,MountainProvince)

• Bebe(MonamonSur,Bauko,MountainProvince)

• Supo(Tubo,AbraProvince)

Projectsareinprogressin:

• Capintalan(Carranglan,NuevaEcijaProvince)

• Dagman(Patengcaleo,Quirino,IlocosSur)

• Inmalog(Sison,Pangasinan)

• Madapoy(Poblacion,Quirino,IlocosSur)

THAnkSGIVInG SOnGSung by women of loccong during the project blessing in May 2009

nanusanmingaumiliWe, as a community, gave our all

Nagbunagdarat,graba,kencementas we hauled sand, gravel and cement

Patipaytubokentrabahonaeven the pipes and the work that

Insali-salidumayhad to be done

DinmanunitiiliThe clean water finally came

Nadalusngadanummito the community and we could drink.

InumentiumiliInsali-salidumayIt had to be done

NaaramidtikasilyasmiOur toilets have been made

KentipagdigosanmiAnd even our bathrooms

Paglabaankenpag-ugasanand our laundry and dishwashing areas too.

Insali-salidumayIt had to be done

AddapaytimulamiWe even have plants,

Kaykayokenprutasmitrees, and fruit trees.

PatipaytihatcheryWe also have a hatchery.


AgyamankamatattaoWe as a people are thankful

Itidaytoyngaprojectmifor this project of ours

TumulongpanagbiagmiIt will help provide for our needs.


DaytoytiikarkararagmiThis is our prayer:

Kanayonasalun-atyoThat you will always be in good health

MakatulongtiaduSo that you can help others too.


21

22

Children during Sunday school at an Anglican Church in the Philippines. © Brad Chapman/ABM 2007

A valentine to Jesus written by children in a Sunday school in the Philippines. © Brad Chapman/ABM 2007

Church-to-Church Programs

Children and Youth in the PhilippinesThe ECP values children and young people highly. TwoprojectsoperatedbytheDioceseoftheSouthernPhilippinesaredesignedtoproducetomorrow’sleaders,bybuildingupchildrenandyoungpeopleintheChristianfaith.

MaryClaireFallore is inchargeof theChristianEducationUnit.ResponsibleforthesustainabilityoftheSundaySchoolandVacationChurchSchoolsprograms,andchurchcampsforyoungpeople,Marymustensurethatparentsandotherssupportthediocese’sministrytochildrenandyoungpeople.

Thisprojectseeksto informchildrenandyoungpeopleofthegreattreasurescontainedinHolyScripturebyusingDVDpresentations.Theprogrambenefitsabout4500childreninthediocese,thefamiliesofsomebelongingtotheChurchandsomewhodonot.

Thisprojectendedon30June2009.

Children easily learn from watching movies; you can see them acting and saying the lines of their favourite characters after watching a movie. We hope that after watching our presentations, they will be able to emulate the characters in the Bible. We also hope that the children will be able to bring with them, whether in school or at home, the lessons they learned from the presentations.The Right Revd Danilo Bustamante,

Bishop of the Southern Philippines

Proclaiming the GospelTheEpiscopalDioceseoftheSouthernPhilippinescoversanareawheremanypeoplehavenotyetheardaboutJesus.InobediencetoourLord’scommand,thediocesewantsallpeopletoheartheGospel.

Mindanao Outreach reaches communities within thisDiocesebyestablishingnewchurches.Thesehavegrownout of home and hospital visits, as well as Bible studiesand cell groups. When these activities became regular,housechurcheswereestablishedandsacramentalworshipbegan.Housechurcheswerethen‘adopted’bychurchesnearby,sothattheworkofmissionandevangelismcouldbesustained.

Thisprojectendedon30June2009

The challenge is to bring the Gospel to these areas, despite the threat of a resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism and the fragile peace in the region. Backed up by its sensitivity to the religious, socio-economic and political issues in the region, the Episcopal Diocese of the Southern Philippines possesses an advantage when it comes to evangelising in Mindanao.The Right Revd Danilo Bustamante, Bishop of the

Episcopal Diocese of the Southern Philippines

23

Father Clarence reads the Gospel at a service in a remote mountain village in the Philippines. © Brad Chapman/ABM 2007

A liturgical song in Tagalog, the mostly widely spoken language in the Philippines. © Brad Chapman/ABM 2007

Enhancing MinistrySome parishes in the Philippines have more than 1000peopletowhomtheparishpriestmustminister.Likemanychurchesnowadays,itisoftendifficulttoattractordinandsandthisplacestheonusonlaypeopletotakeonleadershiproles.Oneofthegoalsofourten-yearvisionisthat‘clergyministryisfullyenhancedwhilelayministryisfullydeveloped’.

The Diocesan Renewal and Evangelism Program is thefirststeptowardsthefulfilmentofthisvision.Theprogramcontinues educating clergy and lay people to be able toexercise relevantministries toaddresscurrent issuesandconcernsoftheChurch.ThroughtheprogramtheChurchhas provided training, with seminars, and other relevanteducational focuses topriestsanddeacons.For thepastyearthetraininghasfocusedonhealingministry,liturgyandmusic,churchmanagement,creativepreachingandBiblestudy.

The Program has also educated and empowered the laymembersandleadersinvariousaspectsofthechurch’slifeandministry.They focusedonprayerministry, theway toconductBiblestudiesandchurchservices,familyministryandpastoralcare.

In Northern Luzon, the Renewal, Evangelism andStewardshipProgramempowers laity by training them totakepartinoutreach.TheChurchhastrainedlaypeopletoteachintheSundaySchoolprogramsinthelocalchurches,withsixlaypersonsforeachofthethirtylocalcongregationsof theDiocese.Two laypersonswerealso trained ineachparish to be eucharist ministers and catechists. Thesepeoplehelpout theclergy,mostofwhomcover threeorfourparishcentres.Seminarswerealsoconductedforthelay organisations of the diocese, the Episcopal ChurchWomen,theBrotherhoodofStAndrewandtheSarnahangKabataanngEpiscopalChurchngPilipinas,theECPyouth

organisation. Clergy were also trained in Evangelism andRenewal,an importantstep,asanumberofseniorclergywill retire soon and a new generation of Church leadersmusttaketheirplace.

AprimaryobjectiveintheDioceseoftheCentralPhilippineswas to provide opportunities for continuing education formissioneffectiveness,especially for theclergy, lay leadersand church organisations, particularly the youth. TheIntegratedEvangelismandEmpowermentProgramwasaresponsetotherecognitionthatmodernisationnecessitatesspeedy changes to all aspects of our lives: this has re-shapedthemissionlandscapeinwhichtheChurchworks.

Alloftheseprojectsendedon30June2009.

The program is our way of keeping our diocese abreast, through continuing education and people empowerment, with the ever-changing demands of mission and ministry.The Right Rev. Renato Abibico, Bishop of the Episcopal

Diocese of Northern Luzon

24

A Palestinian woman sits on a pile of rubble in Gaza after armed conflict in January 2009. © ACT International 2009

Emergencies

Thepasttwelvemonthshasbroughtfewerandlessdevastatingdisastersthanthepreviousyearwhichlaidwastecities,townandvillagesacrossChinaand

Myanmar (Burma).Aperiodofcalmdoesnotnecessitatea period of inaction, however. While communities remainsafe,muchcanbedonetomitigatefuturedisasters,whichinevitablyhitpoorpeoplethehardest.

People living in poverty are most vulnerable to disastersas they lack the resilience which comes from havingwell-constructed homes, social safety nets and generalawareness.Toreducetheirvulnerabilitytodisasters,ABMhascreatedtwoprograms,oneforDisasterRiskReductionandanotherforGlobalRapidResponse.

Disaster Appeals

ZimbabweTowards theendof2008, theArchbishopsofCanterburyandYorkturnedtheworld’sattentiontothedirehumanitariansituation in Zimbabwe. They launched an internationalappeal to assist the humanitarian work of the AnglicanChurchinZimbabwe.

AtthetimeofpublicationmorethanAUD500,000hadbeenraised internationally. These funds have paid for feedingprograms in church-run community schools, supplies ofbasicdrugs andmedical equipment to the church-basedclinics, and seed distribution to communities which havestruggledtofindenoughtoeatduringtheyear.

GazaIn Gaza, the Al Ahli Arab Anglican Hospital has beenprovidingmedicalservicestothepeopletheresince1882,when it was established by the Anglican Church MissionSociety. Hospital Director, Suhaila Tarazi, described thestrifeofJanuary2009asamongtheworstsituationsthatthepeopleofGazahavehadtoendure.Theconflicttookapersonaltolluponthefamiliesandhomesofhospitalstaff,whoworked throughout theemergency toprovidecriticalmedicalservicestopeoplecaughtupinthecrisis.

The hospital ran out of many medicines and was forcedto function without electricity. Ms Tarazi described theanguishof having to turnawaymotherswhohadneitherfoodnormilktogivetheirundernourishedbabies.ThroughtheDioceseof Jerusalem,ABMsent funds raised for theGazaAppeal to thehospital.Thishelpedprocuremedicalsuppliesandbasic itemstoallowthehospital tocontinuecaringforthepeopleofGaza.

600,000 died worldwide as a result of weather-related natural disasters in the 1990s; some 95 percent of these were in poor countries.(World Health Organisation 2007)

25

A flooded river in the Solomon Islands. © ABM 2009

Disaster Risk Reduction

Whetherornotclimatechangeisthecause,accordingtoOxfam and the United Nations, natural disasters are ontheincrease.Continuedpopulationgrowthmeansthatthenumberofpeopleaffectedbydisastersisalsogrowing.

ABM’sDisasterRiskReductionprogramhelpscommunitiesboth to prepare for and respond to disasters. During theyearweconsultedwithmajorPartnerstodevelopstrategiesto improve our risk management. After raising the funds,implementatins strategies in disaster risk reduction is thenextstep.

The PhilippinesDuringtheyear,theECPparticipatedindisastermanage-ment training and a simulated disaster response. As aresult, the Diocese of Santiago plans to equip its clergywithdisastermanagementtoolsandtodevelopemergencyresponseplans.

WecontinuetoworkwithourPartnersto

• reducetheirvulnerabilitytodisasters;and

• to develop systems to improve the efficiency andeffectivenessofdisasterresponse.

Currently,thefocusforthisworkisinthePacific.

Global Rapid Response Fund

ABM’s Global Rapid Response Fund enables ABM torespond to emergencies instantly. Providing emergencyrelief in the early stages after an emergency is identifiediscritical inordertoavoidfurthersufferingandlossoflife.AnglicanChurchesareintegraltothecommunitiesinwhichthey are located.Becauseof this, they are ideally placedto work alongside communities, governments and otherorganisationsinrespondingtodisasters.

ByenablinglocalAnglicanChurchestorespondwithfood,shelter,health-careandotheressentialsintheaftermathofemergencies,theGlobalRapidResponseFundispreventingdeathandfurthersuffering.

ABMhasrespondedtoemergencies:

• inGaza,wherewesupported theworkofAlAhliArabHospitalfollowingtheviolenceinJanuary2009;

• in Zimbabwe, where we are supporting the Zimbabwechurch’s work in trauma-counselling and emergencyrelief,and

• inSriLanka,wherewecontributedtocareforinternallydisplacedpeople.

The Solomon IslandsInFebruary2009,tensofthousandsofpeopleinWesternGuadalcanal were affected by some of the worst floodsin living memory. Hundreds of homes were lost andthousands of small agricultural plots, residents’ foodgardens, were destroyed. With assistance from theGlobal Rapid Response Fund, ABM’s partner, ACOM,was able to dispatch relief shipments and also to helpevacuatepeoplefromthefloodedareas.

From every emergency there are lessons learnt. Theselessonshavehelpedsavelivesandpreventsufferingduringfuturedisasters.WeknowthatourPartnersarecontinuing

to apply the lessons that they have learnt from naturaland man-made disasters to help the people in their owncommunities.

Protection Project

TheProtectionProjectwasaresultofacommitmentmadebyanumberof faith-basedagencies towork together tobuildstrongandeffectivedisasterresponsesintheAsiaandPacificregions.

Populations affected by disasters require protection fromviolenceandarbitraryactsofabuse.Theincreaseinnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewdecadesmeansthatthenumberof people needing protection has also increased. TheprimaryresponsibilitytoprotectpeoplelieswiththeState.However,whenStatesareweakorwhentheyfail,theyalsooftenfailtoprotecttheircitizensintimesofcrisis.

In2006, therewasawidespreadrealisationamongthoseassisting people during emergencies, that although theyweremeetingphysicalneedsverywell,thepeople’sneedforprotectionfromabuseandviolencewasnotbeingmet.Asmembersoftheinternationalaidcommunity,theagenciesinvolved in this project recognised their responsibility toprotectthehumanrightsofpeopleaffectedbyemergencies.TheaimoftheProtectionProjectwastorecognisetheworkthattheseagenciesalreadydidtoprotecttherightsofthesepeopleandtointegrateintotheiraidpracticesothermeansofprotection.

As an active element in the communities in which theywork, and being sensitive to the people they serve, faithbasedagenciesareuniquelyplacedtoprotectthosemostvulnerable.

AsaresultoftheProtectionProject,anumberofworkshopswereheld.Allagenciesparticipatedandmanyissuesaboutprotectionwereraisedandconsidered.Partnerswerealsoable to participate in a regional protection workshop. Inaddition, eachagencyadoptedaprotection strategy thathassincebeenimplementedthroughouteachorganisation.


“All disasters, whether natural or complex, cause a wide range of human tragedies.”Caritas Australia 2008

26

LookingoveroldcopiesofThe Australasian Missionary News,theoriginofsomeofouroldestpartnershipsareclearly recorded.Missions inNewGuinea,MelanesianandBurmaarealldescribedat lengthandmissionarynotes fromtheearly1900s

differlittleincontentfromourPartnersmagazinetoday.ABMsupporterstodaystillaskthemsamethingsofusthattheydidofmissionariesonehundredyearsago. Intheelectronicdayandage,communicationcanveryeasilybecomedepersonalisedandwecanlosetheconnectionwithourPartnersthatmissionariesusedtobring.

Yet our organisation has changed. We no longer employ missionaries to live and workin other countries. The continued expansion of our work has lead to the specialisationofministryanddevelopmentprograms.Over thecourseof theyear,weproduce twelvemajor publications, several electronic newsletters, at least four short films, maintain acomprehensivewebsiteandconductoverfiftyspeakingengagements.

Stayingtruetooursupportersandourheritagethough, in2008and2009webegantoproduce both a regular electronic newsletter (like The Australian Missionary News) andirregular‘LettersfromtheField’(likethelettermissionariesusedtowrite).Bothhavebeenenthusiastically received by our supporters. We have invested more into our website,updatingitmorefrequentlysothatsupporterscanuseitasasourceofinformationaboutourdevelopmentprojects.

Wehavecontinuedtoproducetheshortfilmsaboutourwork,forwhichwearewellknown,andhavedistributedtheseamongschoolsandparishes.Parishesarecontinuingtorequestand be provided with extensive information about specific projects that they support.Ourspeakersduringtheyear includedTagolynKabekabefromtheAED inPNG,BishopDaniloBustamantefromMindanaointhePhilippinesandtheArchbishopofMyanmar,theMostRevdStephenThanMyintOo.ABMspeakerstravelextensivelyfromNorthtoSouthandcoasttocoasttospeakinCathedralsandlocalchurchesacrossAustralia.OverseasspeakersandABMstaffhavevisitedover thirty individualparishes, fifteendiocesesandcountlessschoolstospeakaboutourprojectsoverthepastyear.

Asasmallagency,itcanbeachallengetoreachallofthe2.2millionpeopleinAustraliawhoareAnglican,sooureffortsare focusedon thosewho regularlyattendchurchandhaveacommitment tomission.Over thenextyearwehope to increaseour fundraisingeffortssothatoureducationactivitiescanincreaseproportionally.

Melany Markham

Communications&FundraisingManager

Community Education

Film-maker Shane Howard, Education Officer Steven Daughtry and photographer Don Brice take a break from work in Vanuatu. © Don Brice/ABM 2008

As a small agency, it can be a challenge to reach all of

the 2.2 million people in

Australia who are Anglican, so

our efforts are focused on those

who regularly attend church

and have a commitment to

mission.

27

finAnciAlRepoRtS

08i09

REVEnUE

DonationsReceived 2,257,137 2,683,448

Legaciesandbequests 191,629 264,623

Grants

•AusAID 2,358,329 2,296,904

•otherAustralian – –

•otheroverseas – –

Investmentincome 446,311 381,948

Merchandisesale 35,798 51,186

Otherincome 113,070 94,802

Total revenue 5,402,274 5,772,911

EXPEnSES

Overseasprojects

•fundstooverseasprojects–AusAID 1,245,213 1,777,912

•fundstooverseasprojects–ABM 638,918 705,567

•otherprojectcosts–AusAID 198,344 155,847

•otherprojectcosts–ABM 331,189 268,981

Domesticprojects 140,700 221,787

Communityeducation 23,882 23,934

MissionEducation 25,098 21,390

Fundraisingcosts

•public 473,696 455,312

•government,multilateralandprivate 9,163 11,423

Costofmerchandisesales 21,812 21,833

Administration 1,103,615 1,051,653

Total expenses 4,211,630 4,715,639

Excessofrevenueoverexpenses(shortfall)fromcontinuingoperations 1,190,644 1,057,272

Amounts transferred to bequest funds and reserves 202,484 266,855

Amounts transferred to unspent project reserves 951,684 628,709

Extrodinary Item: Impairment Loss 724,828 652,062

Excessofrevenueoverexpenses(shortfall)fromcontinuingoperations (688,352) (490,354)

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia limited

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia Ltd

Income Statementfor the year ended 30 June 2009

2009 2008 $ $

28

Audited full financial statements are available upon request.



Income Statementfor the year ended 30 June 2009

2009 2008 $ $REVEnUE

DonationsReceived 1,200,523 1,462,774

Legaciesandbequests 95,815 132,312

Grants

•AusAID 2,358,329 2,296,904

•otherAustralian –

•otheroverseas –

Investmentincome 271,133 231,179

Merchandisesale 17,899 25,593

Otherincome 50,434 49,823

Total revenue 3,994,132 4,198,585

EXPEnSES

Overseasprojects

•fundstooverseasprojects–AusAID 1,245,213 1,777,912

•fundstooverseasprojects–ABM 449,696 366,194

•otherprojectcosts–AusAID 198,344 155,847

•otherprojectcosts–ABM 221,269 219,938

Domesticprojects – –

Communityeducation 23,882 23,934

Fundraisingcosts

•public 232,398 227,656

•government,multilateralandprivate 9,163 11,423

Costofmerchandisesales 10,906 10,917

Administration 635,963 586,280

Total expenses 3,026,833 3,380,101

Excessofrevenueoverexpenses(shortfall)fromcontinuingoperations 967,299 818,484

Amounts transferred to bequest funds and reserves 89,351 127,475

Amounts transferred to unspent project reserves 860,600 563,202

Extrodinary Item: Impairment Loss 362,414 326,031

NetExcessofrevenueoverexpenses(shortfall)fromcontinuingoperations (345,066) (198,224)


29

30



Cash available Cash raised Cash disbursed Cash available at beginning of during during at end of financial year financial year financial year financial year $ $ $ $

– CommunityDevelopmentProgram

AusAIDCPPPNGProgram 20,000 869,069 858,007 31,062

AusAIDPASHIPPNGProgram 281,244 860,400 210,350 931,293

– Totalforotherpurposes 979,943 3,611,124 3,310,862 1,280,205

TOTAL 1,281,187 5,340,593 4,379,219 2,242,561

Table of Cash Movements for Designated Purposesfor the year ended 30 June 2009

31



Statement of Changes in Equityfor the year ended 30 June 2009

2009 Capital Retained Investments Real Property Bequests Designated Total Contribution Earnings Revaluation Fair Value (Note 13) Funds Reserve Reserve (Note 12) $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Balanceat30June2008 1,127,892 (62,115) – 3,833,256 3,695,757 2,443,557 11,038,347

Profitattributabletomembers – 465,815 – – – – 465,815

Revaluation – – (250,000) – – (250,000)

Transfers(to)andfromreserves

–bequestreserve – (202,484) – – – – (202,484)

–designatedreserve – (951,681) – – – – (951,681)

Transfersfromretainedearnings – – – – 202,484 951,681 1,154,165

Sub total – (688,350) – (250,000) 202,484 951,681 215,815

Balance at 30 June 2009 1,127,892 (750,465) – 3,583,256 3,898,241 3,395,238 11,254,162

2008 Capital Retained Investments Real Property Bequests Designated Total Contribution Earnings Revaluation Fair Value Funds Reserve Reserve Note 13 Note 12 $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Balanceat1July2007 1,127,892 428,239 174,960 3,833,256 3,428,902 1,814,848 10,808,097

Profitattributabletomembers – 1,057,272 – – – 1,057,272

Retrospectiveadjustmentsforprior (652,062) 652,062

perioderror–note20

Revaluation – – (827,022) – – – (827,022)

Transfers(to)andfromreserves

–bequestreserve – (266,855) – – – – (266,855)

–designatedreserve – (628,709) – – – – (628,709)

Transfersfromretainedearnings – – – – 266,855 628,709 895,564

Sub total – (490,354) (174,960) – 266,855 628,709 230,250

Balance at 30 June 2008 1,127,892 (62,115) – 3,833,256 3,695,757 2,443,557 11,038,347


Audited full financial statements are available upon request.32

Balance Sheetas at 30 June 2009

ASSETS

Current assets

Cashandcashequivalents 2,242,561 1,281,187

Tradeandotherreceivables 104,292 81,493

Financialassets 3,339,528 3,231,388

Othercurrentassets 20,087 14,797

Total current assets 5,706,468 4,608,865

non-current assets

Financialassets 2,206,906 2,784,894

Property,plantandequipment 3,550,871 3,820,584

Total non-current assets 5,757,777 6,605,478

TOTAL ASSETS 11,464,245 11,214,343

LIABILITIES

Current liabilities

Tradeandotherpayables 75,262 63,003

Short-termprovisions 99,746 81,656

Total current liabilities 175,008 144,659

non-current liabilities

Otherlong-termprovisions 35,075 31,337

Total non-current liabilities 35,075 31,337

TOTAL LIABILITIES 210,083 175,996

nET ASSETS 11,254,162 11,038,347

EQUITY

Contributedequity 1,127,892 1,127,892

Reserves 10,876,735 9,972,570

Retainedearnings (750,465) (62,115)

TOTAL EQUITY 11,254,162 11,038,347

2009 2008 $ $

33

Anglican Board of Mission – Australia limited ABn 18 097 944 717

Directors’ DeclarationThedirectorsofthecompanydeclarethat:

1. Thefinancialstatementsandnotes,assetoutonpages9to27,presentfairlythecompany’sfinancialpositionasat30June2009anditsperformancefortheyearendedonthatdateinaccordancewithAccountingStandardsandothermandatoryprofessionalreportingrequirements;

2. Inthedirectors’opinion,therearereasonablegroundstobelievethatthecompanywillbeabletopayitsdebtsasandwhentheybecomedueandpayable.

ThisdeclarationismadeinaccordancewitharesolutionoftheBoardofDirectors.

Director John Roland Deane

Director Philip John Miller

Dated:25September2009

WehaveauditedtheadditionalinformationofAnglicanBoardofMission–AustraliaLimited,whichcomprisesthebalancesheetasat30June2009,theincomestatement,theincomestatementofCommunityDevelopmentPrograms–schedule1/1,tableofcashflowmovementsandstatementofchangesinequityfortheyearthenended,whichhavebeenpreparedpursuanttotheAustralianCouncilforInternationalDevelopment(ACFID)CodeofConduct.

Directors’ ResponsibilityThedirectorsofAnglicanBoardofMission–AustraliaLimitedareresponsibleforthepreparationandfairpresentationofthisinformation.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOurresponsibilityistoexpressanopinionontheinformationbasedonouraudit.WeconductedourauditinaccordancewithAustralianAuditingStandards,inordertoprovidereasonableassuranceastowhethertheadditionalinformationisconsistentwith the2009annualstatutory reportofAnglicanBoardofMission–AustraliaLimited.TheseAuditingStandards requirethatwecomplywithrelevantethicalrequirementsrelatingtoauditengagementsandplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassurancewhethertheinformationisfreefrommaterialmisstatement.

AnAudit involvesperformingprocedures toobtainauditevidenceabout theamountsanddisclosures in the report.Theproceduresselecteddependontheauditor’sjudgement,includingtheassessmentoftherisksofmaterialmisstatementofthefinancialreport,whetherduetofraudorerror.

Thefinancialreporthasbeenpreparedfordistributiontomembersforthepurposeoffulfillingthedirectorsreportingobligationunder theACFIDcodeofconduct.Wedisclaimanyassumptionof responsibility forany relianceon this reportoron thefinancialreporttowhichitrelatestoanypersonotherthanthemembers,orforanypurposeotherthanthatforwhichiswasprepared.

Auditor’s OpinionInouropinion,theadditionalfinancialinformationisconsistentwiththeannualstatutoryfinancialreportfortheyearended30June2009,fromwhichitisderivedanduponwhichweissuedanunqualifiedauditopiniondated27September2009.Forabetterunderstandingofthescopeofourauditthisreportshouldbereadinconjunctionwithourauditreportontheannualstatutoryfinancialreport.

Independent Auditor’s Report to The Directors of Anglican Board of Mission – Australia Limited

Dated:13thdayofOctober2009

RSM Bird Cameron Partners CharteredAccountants

W. E. Beauman Partner

34

The Revd Paul James Black CurrentlyRectorofStJohntheBaptist,Canberra,DioceseofCanberraandGoulburn. Diploma of Theology; Diploma of Ministry.

Mrs Judith Ann Cottier AM EducatorinPrimary,SecondaryandTertiarysectors;PrincipalofPerthCollege. Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Education; Master of Educational Studies;

The Revd John Roland Deane FormerOverseasProgramCoordinator,ABM;VicePresident(Finance),ACFID;Executive Director MemberoftheCommitteeforDevelopmentCooperation.Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Divinity.

The Revd Elizabeth Joy Hall Delbridge Resigned 6 December 2008 CurrentlyRectorStMargaret’sEltham,DioceseofMelbourne.DeputyChairABMBoard; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Social Work; Bachelor of Divinity; Diploma of Ministry. SatontheDevelopmentCommittee.

The Hon. Patricia Forsythe Appointed 31 August 2009 CurrentlyExecutiveDirector,SydneyChamberofCommerce;MemberoftheNSWLegislative

Council;VariousportfoliosintheshadowministryNSWStateOpposition;Experienceincorporateaffairsandeducation;CurrentlymemberoftheCouncilofMacquarieUniversity;DirectorofBusinessEventsSydney;HonoraryAssociateoftheGraduateSchoolofGovernment,SydneyUniversity.

Bachelor Arts, Diploma of Education. CurrentlysittingontheFinanceCommittee

Mrs Elizabeth Joy Freier Appointed 14 September 2009 EducationandAdministrationConsultantinVariousEducationalAuthorities;SocietyoftheSacred

MissionBoardMember;ChairofthejudgingPanelsfortheNorthernTerritoryVocationalAwards. Diploma of Teaching; Bachelor of Education; Post Grad Dip Education; Certificate Christian Counseling

and Communication Skills.

The Revd Gregory John March CurrentlyRectorofWynnum,DioceseofBrisbane.Graduate Diploma of Arts; Bachelor of Theology. CurrentlysittingontheChurchtoChurchCommittee

Mr Stephen Charles Matthew Appointed July 2008 AnglicanSchoolsLiaisonOfficer,DioceseofAdelaide;Principal,StJohn’sGrammarSchool,Belair;

FoundationPrincipal,MatthewFlindersAnglicanCollege,Buderim;President,AnglicanHeadsForum.

Bachelor of Arts; Diploma of Education; Diploma of Education Administration; Bachelor of Education; Master of Education Studies.

Mr Philip John Miller Appointed 1 September 2008 Charteredaccountant Bachelor of Commence; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia;

Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia. CurrentlysittingFinanceCommitteeChairandtheDevelopmentCommittee.

Ms Meagan Kate Morrison Resigned 30 June 2009 MissionaryTeacherwithACPNG;PopulationHealthPolicyOfficer,ACTHealthDepartment;

RepresentativeoftheAnglicanChurchofAustraliaatUnitedNationsCommissionontheStatusofWomen.Bachelor of Science; Diploma of Government (Management). SatontheDevelopmentCommittee

Justice Richard Refshauge SC JudgeoftheSupremeCourtoftheAustralianCapitalTerritory;DirectorofPublicProsecutions,ACT;Chair HonoraryAmbassadorforCanberra;AdjunctProfessor,AustralianNationalUniversityandthe

UniversityofCanberra.Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Laws; Professional Instruction for Lawyers Program.

Mr Christopher Roper AM DirectoroftheStJames’InstitutesinceMay2007;DirectoroftheCollegeofLawAlliance. Bachelor of Law; Bachelor of Divinity; Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts. CurrentlysittingontheDevelopmentCommittee.

The Revd Stephen John Savage CurrentlyRectorofClaremont/Chigwell,DioceseofTasmania.Bachelor of Ministry CurrentlysittingontheChurchtoChurchCommittee.

The Right Revd Garry John Weatherill BishopofWillochra(SA) Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Theology; Diploma of Education.

MelAny: lAyout to Be ADJuSteD once i Receive text of StAff MeMBeRS.Anglican Board of Mission – Australia limited

Board of Directors

ABMisamemberoftheAustralianCouncilforInternationalDevelopment.ABMisasignatorytotheACFIDCodeofConduct.TheCoderequiresmemberstomeethighstandardsofcorporategovernance,publicaccountabilityandfinancialmanagement.

ABM AnglicanBoardofMission

ACA AnglicanChurchofAustralia

ACE AnglicanChurchinEthiopia

ACMS AnglicanChurchMissionSociety

ACOM AnglicanChurchofMelanesia

ACPnG AnglicanChurchofPapuaNewGuinea

AED AnglicanEducationDivision

AHS AnglicanHealthServices

AUSAID TheAustralianGovernment’sOverseasAidProgram

CCC ChristianCareCentre

CETAnA CentreforEnglishTrainingANA

CEU ChristianEducationUnit

CPM ChurchoftheProvinceofMyanmar

DREP DiocesanRenewal&EvangelismProgram

DRR DisasterRiskReduction

DVD DigitalVideoDisc

ECP EpiscopalChurchinthePhilippines

EDJ EpiscopalDioceseofJerusalem

EDSP EpiscopalDioceseoftheSouthernPhilippines

GRRF GlobalRapidResponseFund

HIV & AIDS HumanImmune-DeficiencyVirusandAcquiredImmune-DeficiencySyndrome

ICP InclusiveCommunitiesProgram

IEEP IntegratedEvangelism&EmpowermentProgram

MILF MoroIslamicLiberationFront

MU Mothers’Union

nTC NewtonTheologicalCollege

nSW NewSouthWales

nGO Non-GovernmentOrganisation

PnG PapuaNewGuinea

PP ProtectionProject

QLD Queensland

RESP Renewal,Evangelism&StewardshipProgram

RSM RuralSchoolsMaintenanceProgram

RTSP RuralTeachersSupportProgram

SACS StAndrewsCathedralSchool

STI Sexually-TransmittedInfection

TEEP TheologicalEducationbyExtensionProgram

WHO WorldHealthOrganisation

Table of Abbreviations & Acronyms

35

Level 6, 51 Druitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

Locked Bag Q4005, Queen Victoria Building NSW 1230

Sydney 9264 1021 or the rest of Australia 1300 302 663

[email protected]

www.abmission.org

Documents

08i09 · · 2014-03-07In the past , our idea of ... improves their life prospects since English is used so ... findinga suitable location in Addis Ababa for a new library