Poised to present: from Postcards to Prayer Breakfast
Lisa McAskill, MC for the 2015 SA Prayer Breakfast, talks to Wendy Rush about some of the highlights of her career, her top tips for delivering a successful presentation, and why she loves the opportunity to share what she has learned. How did you come to work in the media – was it something you always wanted to do? It all started with me getting some modelling work while I was still in high school. My plan was to become a teacher but...
Hope in the hardest places
By Tim Costello. A few months ago I was in Nepal, supporting World Vision’s extraordinary staff as they responded to a devastating earthquake. The earthquake struck on April 25, the very day we in Australia were marking the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Within hours the scale of the disaster started to emerge. Transport and communications are difficult in Nepal, and it took some time just to locate all our staff. But...
How many chances?
By Renee Kobelt. I visited a family the other day where the father, Joe*, had only been released from prison two weeks earlier. He had been inside for over two years. There were six kids, ranging from two-and-a-half to fourteen years, and as soon as I got there they turned excited-crazy and bounced off the walls. Thankfully, I had the genius idea to bring some lollipops with me to bribe them into staying still long enough to take a...
Faith and Deliverance
By Henry Olonga. Henry Olonga was born in Zambia in 1976 to a Kenyan father and a Zimbabwean mother. He spent the first few years of his life growing up in Zambia and Kenya before moving to Zimbabwe in 1981 just after independence was attained. At school he did well in athletics and had aspirations to represent Kenya at the Olympic Games. He also cultivated a passion for all things to do with the creative arts. Henry made his...
Your Passion is a Signpost to Your Purpose
By Wendy Rush. It’s so easy to live your life totally in line with other people’s expectations to the point where you lose touch with who you really are. If you’re doing the job you’re doing because it makes your parents proud; if you’re running from here to there to make sure your children get to sport, music, and sleep overs; if you’re careful about your weight, wardrobe and general appearance because you want the world to see you...
Shalom When the Power Goes Out
By Will Small. Every morning, shortly after I force myself out of bed, I drink a cup of brown-gold goodness, extracted from hot water passing through ground-up grains that were roasted beans seconds ago, and the seeds of a bitter cherry at some point in the past. I pour velvety textured milk on top at the perfect temperature to maintain flavour and sweetness, and my heart leaps to life again. That’s an excessive (and obsessive)...
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