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Ugandan peacemaker visits Australia

Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng established the foundation which Bright Futures partners with in Northern Uganda. This influential leader will be visiting Australia this month to share his experiences in peace and conflict resolution and community development. To hear him speak, join us at one  of the events listed below:

  • Sunday, 19 February 2012 – (all services) Crossway Baptist Church – Melbourne

  • Saturday, 25 February 2012 – (8am) Clovercrest Men’s Breakfast (Contact Lee Haakmeester on 0488 067485 for details)

  • Sunday, 26 February 2012 – (10am) Speaking at morning service at Ingle Farm Baptist, Farm Recreation Centre, Beovich Road, Ingle Farm.  Shared lunch to follow service.

  • Sunday, 26 February 2012 – (6pm) Speaking at Cafe Church at Clovercrest Baptist Church, Famechon Crescent, Modbury North.

  • Friday, 2 March 2012 -Owen Community Church – details to follow.

  • Sunday, 4 March 2012 – (9.30am) Speaking at Rostrevor Baptist, 288 Montacute Road Rostrevor

  • Sunday, 4 March 2012 – (6.00pm) Seeds Church – Seaford Campus, Seaford Hotel, Cnr Commercial Road & Griffiths Drive, Seaford

About Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng

Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng is a Ugandan man who has dedicated his life to achieving peace and prosperity in his home country. Consecrated as the Bishop of Northern Uganda in 1998, Bishop Nelson has been instrumental in establishing development programs in the country, and leading the peace and reconciliation efforts in Northern Uganda – a region dominated by the Lords Resistance Army for decades.  In 2001 his work for peace gained international recognition when he was awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize for Education – a prize awarded to just eighteen individuals since it began in 1981, including Mother Teresa & Paolo Friere.   In 2006 Bishop Nelson travelled to Southern Sudan to meet the commander of the LRA, Joseph Kony, to negotiate for peace in the region.   As a founding member of the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) Nelson has worked ceaselessly for a non-violent solution to the conflict that has blighted the Acholi region for over 20 years. He has also been involved in founding several other important community groups and projects in the region and continues this work today through his own foundation.

Bright Futures Child Aid & Development Fund Australia Inc. is an Australian based Christian aid and development agency working to provide education and development opportunities for children and communities in poverty.

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