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An Aussie Christian with a global impact: Warwick Olson

Posted on 17/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Warwick Olson

Vale Warwick Hood Olson AM (1936 – 2025) There are only a few Australian Christians who have impacted global organisations. Even fewer have massively changed three of them and created a household name in Australia as well. Warwick Olsen crammed… Continue Reading →

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3,000 dead in Goma, DRC; Anglican Aid reports

Posted on 15/03/2025 by John Sandeman
Goma, DRC

Tim Swan CEO of Angican Aid issues an urgent update. We have just heard from Bishop Martin Gordon in Goma. He said that at least 3,000 people have been killed in his city. Many thousands have been injured, and hospitals… Continue Reading →

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How our aid agencies perform financially

Posted on 10/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Money $100

The Other Cheek has examined the publically available information on the ACNC (Australian Charities and Non-profits Commission) website for Christian agencies involved in overseas aid. We would be keen to receive any corrections and/or clarifications. Are there other groups to… Continue Reading →

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Samaritan’s Purse Deals With Hurricane Helene Recovery In Its Own Backyard

Posted on 05/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Samaritans Purse in Bumcombe County, North Carolina

Matthew Peterson via religion Unplugged After decades of lifting others out of devastating circumstances, these good Samaritans have found themselves in a crisis of their own. Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian relief organization, is no stranger to reducing tremendous suffering and… Continue Reading →

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Barnabas Aid crisis as founder suspended

Posted on 27/08/2024 by John Sandeman
Patrick Sookhdeo

Patrick Sookhdeo, founder of the Barnabas Aid charity, which supports persecuted Christians in the majority world, has been suspended along with other executives. “In the first part of 2024, a series of whistleblower allegations were made against a series of… Continue Reading →

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People living in poverty are creative and smart – and we can work with those strengths

Posted on 27/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Baptist World Aid

Australia’s Baptists sponsor 5,000 children in majority-world countries in Africa and Asia through Baptist World Aid Australia (BWAA), the largest branch of that global network of aid agencies. That is something for Australian Baptists to be proud of. But in… Continue Reading →

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MSF is in Gaza, but Samaritan’s Purse is hard to find

Posted on 31/01/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Damage October 2023

Readers, please compare these statements from two aid organisations: Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) “The majority of Gazans are now crammed into the south, where hospitals are struggling to meet the mounting needs. “Recently, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins… Continue Reading →

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Compassion’s Philippines fundraising revolution

Posted on 22/01/2024 by John Sandeman
Compassion children in Philippines

The Australian branch of Compassion, the international child sponsorship charity, has taken on a new role of guiding Compassion in the Philippines towards self-sufficiency. After 51 years of supporting children in the Philippines, Compassion has officially launched local fundraising operations.… Continue Reading →

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