flood Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/flood/ Mon, 05 May 2014 06:37:07 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://journeyonline.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Journey-Logo-With-UCA-logo_Site-identity_Artboard-2_Artboard-2-copy-32x32.png flood Archives - JourneyOnline https://journeyonline.com.au/tag/flood/ 32 32 Churches key to Solomons’ recovery https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/churches-key-solomons-recovery/ https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/churches-key-solomons-recovery/#respond Mon, 05 May 2014 06:37:07 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=18703 Church aid workers in the Solomon Islands are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people affected by deadly flooding in early April. Mardi Lumsden reports. Flash floods tore through the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara and the Guadalcanal Province on 4 April after days of torrential rain, strong winds and rough seas, leaving up ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/churches-key-solomons-recovery/feed/ 0 UnitingWorld supports United Church in Solomons relief effort https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/unitingworld-supports-united-church-solomons-relief-effort/ https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/unitingworld-supports-united-church-solomons-relief-effort/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:57:57 +0000 http://journeyonline.com.au/?p=18609 Flash flooding has caused enormous damage since torrential rain began in the Solomon Islands on Friday. So far three people have been confirmed dead and more than 49 000 people have been displaced from their homes. UnitingWorld is gathering support for the United Church in the Solomon Islands in their relief efforts. Please donate online ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/world-news/unitingworld-supports-united-church-solomons-relief-effort/feed/ 0 Building on a strong foundation https://journeyonline.com.au/features/building-on-a-strong-foundation/ https://journeyonline.com.au/features/building-on-a-strong-foundation/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:17:00 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=14370 The image of the 77-year-old Bundaberg Uniting Church awash with 60 cm of putrid water was a symbol for many of the devastation wrought by the January floods. It was the end of September before the congregation gathered in the refurbished church for worship, writes Dianne Jensen. The damage to the Bundaberg church property was extensive. As ...

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]]> https://journeyonline.com.au/features/building-on-a-strong-foundation/feed/ 0 Bundaberg: the advent of hope https://journeyonline.com.au/features/bundaberg-the-advent-of-hope/ https://journeyonline.com.au/features/bundaberg-the-advent-of-hope/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 05:24:55 +0000 http://new.journeyonline.com.au/?p=14358 As Bundaberg Uniting Church members begin the familiar Advent journey, many will reflect on a year of working and waiting for a new beginning. Dianne Jensen reports. The people of Bundaberg and the nearby towns in the Wide Bay Burnett region had their lives turned upside down by the floods caused by cyclone Oswald last ...

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