‘She was not an “upfront” person, but always there behind the scenes – lending a listening ear – offering a helping hand or a gentle word of advice.’ This is how the members of the Victorian Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) described Doreen Strack in their tribute to her life. Her tribute continued with: ‘Doreen was a member of the Church of Christ at Essendon, Victoria, taking an active role in all areas of Church life. Leadership of the Christian Women’s Fellowship the

The World Day of Prayer is over for another year, or is it? The service may be over, but the prayers must continue for the world, by the world. Every day, modern news networks are overwhelming us with more and more current events that we must pray about. From the devastation of unprecedented flooding in eastern Australia, to the recent invasion of Ukraine, to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, and they are all accompanied by the heartbreak of lives lost. So many are suffer