by Ruth Thomas | Dec 28, 2020 | General
A whole new future of possibility Back when we were allowed to travel overseas, I had the privilege of visiting a number of countries I had never been to before. One mid-winter day I felt quite anxious because of a few unknowns. Crossing a country border by road, we...
by Ruth Thomas | Aug 18, 2020 | Acting in Faith, General
When Youth Get Involved I put out the call to youth group leaders to get their young people involved in our End of Financial Year appeal. At this time of year a number of the Wesleyan Methodist Church Districts in Australia hold their annual youth camp… unfortunately...
by Ruth Thomas | Apr 7, 2020 | Combating Infectious Diseases, Global Health, Outbreak Response
Plan, Prevent, and Protect Never having led an organisation through a global pandemic before, it has taken me some time to begin to see above the clouds. As our Prime Minister, Scott Morrison has said a number of times, there is no rule book for this with...
by Ruth Thomas | Jan 1, 2020 | General
Happy New Year! As I look back over 2019 and how World Hope International has impacted lives across the Asia Pacific region, there are a few highlights which I want to share with you as our partners in this work. Our vision is to provide those in need with...
by Ruth Thomas | Sep 9, 2019 | Access to Education, Cambodia, Youth Empowerment
One of the key things to bringing about social change in communities is empowering and developing leadership and ensuring that all stakeholders have a voice. Leaders don’t have to be extroverts, in fact, Nelson Mandela said “Lead from the back and let others believe...