Senior Pastor of a vibrant community Bayside Church; Wife and friend -Mother of 3 Beautiful Daughters and lover of people.Death Penalty abolished in my lifetime
Today in Melbourne I met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, His Excellency Minister Mahfud.
We reaffirmed our commitment to work closely in national security to protect and strengthen our countries.
Itβs Twitter but I want to acknowledge my life partner Rowan who continues to support me in every way. Together we have navigated kids and continents and now parliament with 2 careers and now 2 teenagers running in parallel. Yikes. Love you @williereid x 22 years today.
@Kon__K So sad ! Injury risk huge and then we end up with all these beautiful animals risking life and limb ! Outrage ! We have rescued a couple of these fine beasts.
Our CEO, @KirstyR_25, has an urgent message for Help Fight Famine's #DayOfAction.
Right now, 50 million people are on the brink of famine. Australia can help save lives if we act now.
You can help by writing to your MP now at: https://t.co/ZkLoY8fDbV #HelpFightFamine
No one should be "used to being hungry" join with others let's see immediate relief and a longer term solution through resilience farming #HelpFighrFamine
ICYMI: Natalina*, lives w/her mother & younger sisters in Northeast #Uganda, where there is #drought and #hunger. Her siblings go to school with her in the hopes of being fed. "I'm used to being hungry, it has become an aspect of everyday life,β she said. #HelpFightFamine
Thanks @ALeighMP for your support for #helpfightfamine and the urgent $150m famine prevention package to avert catastrophe ahead of tackling the root causes of this global hunger crisis @micahaustralia
#micahaustralia so glad to be part of the Micah Delegation that was in Canberra asking our government to increase our aid budget by $150mlllion - #HelpFightFamine - 10k children are dying every day in the worst affected areas
URGENT! Join our CEO @MelissaLipsett1, @ACFID & other partners calling on the Australian Government to deliver a $150 million Famine Prevention Package to help the 50 million people on the brink of famine. Please write to your MP now at https://t.co/pFPjGngEgg #HelpFightFamine
#HelpFightFamine is top of the agenda for @micahaustralia Women Leaders' Delegation to Canberra today. Good to hear Minister for International Development & the Pacific @PatConroy1 reaffirm his commitment to a strong #AustralianAid program and #Australia being a good neighbour
@PatConroy1 what a humble and engaging conversation today - and a cracker of a speech ! Your theology is spot on ! Do the right thing !!! Don't look away from those who need our help #HelpFightFamine
#HelpFightFamine is top of the agenda for @micahaustralia Women Leaders' Delegation to Canberra today. Good to hear Minister for International Development & the Pacific @PatConroy1 reaffirm his commitment to a strong #AustralianAid program and #Australia being a good neighbour
Our Head of Advocacy, Emma Wyndham Chalmers, together with other Micah Women Leaders Delegation members, at Federal Parliament today to advocate for action on the global hunger crisis through the #HelpFightFamine campaign.
@SurekaGoringe@micahaustralia Wonderful - let's heed @dfat evaluation that we responded to the crisis in 2011 but alas too little too late - we may be proudly Australian but are we too proud to learn from our mistake? We need urgent action
Covid, conflict, climate change and now, 10 thousand children are dying of hunger every day. Micah Women Leaders Delegation came to me for help to get this message out. We must not look away. More foreign aid is needed, in Ethiopia and elsewhere. #helpfightfamine
@micahaustralia@JulianHillMP we are urging the Government to #HelpFightFamine as the world is entering one of the most severe famines in history - many countries will be affected by this and 10k children are dying every day - thank you to Julian for paying attention
to those who are weary about speaking out against injustice may you find rest and peace. To those who have never done so - because its not comfortable or nice - remember the mouse doesn't like the elephant either - please consider !
The Archbishop Desmond Tutuβs most famous quote:
βIf you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.β