Previously, I published the greater part of Rev. Winifred Kiek’s report to Australian Church Women (ACW) after she attended the third assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) in 1966 (https://www.acw.org.au/post/abide-in-me-bear-rich-fruit). This assembly made quite an impression on Rev. Kiek and, at the conclusion of her report, she emphasised the importance of ACW maintaining their relationship with the Asian churches. When I published her report, I did not in

‘The New Year is still in its infancy. It is unknown territory to all of us. We do not know what it may hold of joy or pain. For some it will mean new life and exciting experiences. Others will know pain, sickness or the valley of the shadows. But whatever the future brings, we do well to remind ourselves that we do not travel its road alone. There is One who will accompany us, making the unknown path safer than a known way.’ This brief New Year message appeared in the March