Everest. Sherpas. The world’s only non-quadrilateral flag. The country: Nepal, of course. The nine Avondale College of Higher Education students who visited June 17-July 15 learned much more about this landlocked nation, though.
Toilets come up trumps
Thursday, April 3, 2014Mayors of two districts in Brazil have offered to financially support a humanitarian organisation with which Avondale students worked to build toilets in remote villages.
Stoning and fever
Thursday, April 3, 2014Theology students Rome Ulia and Sean Tavai had a rough introduction to Avondale College of Higher Education’s cross-cultural mission program. After a week of preaching in the village of Ringi in the Solomon Islands, they were told they had “disturbed a hornet’s nest.” They learnt what that meant when a mob stoned the house in which they were sleeping.
Toilets come up trumps
Wednesday, April 2, 2014An honouree of the Avondale Alumni Association has led another team of students on a One Mission project — this time to build toilets in northern Brazil.
In the paint
Friday, March 28, 2014It has taken four years and $70,000 to complete but a primary school in the Philippines has a sports facility thanks to students at Avondale.
On ya bike, Kev
Wednesday, October 16, 2013He has done it again. Avondale’s director of student services has completed a 800-kilometre bicycle ride from the Gold Coast to Cooranbong to raise money for a mission club.