Personal Stories

Gumbuli Wurramara aboriginal elder of Arnhem Land standing against alcohol

The story of the Anglican Aboriginal Churches in the Northern Territory cannot be told without including Gumbuli. He was the first Aboriginal person to be ordained as priest in the NT, and only the 2nd Anglican Aboriginal priest in Australia. He was respected by many at Ngukurr for standing against alcohol being brought into the …

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Perry Anderson homeless alcoholic to sober Salvation Army soldier. Thanks to Jesus!

“Perry Anderson was near the brink of death when he first walked into Salvation Army hostel The Beacon. At 29, he had been battling alcohol addiction for more than a decade and had lost everything, including his marriage and home. “ This former carpenter had lost his job after a back injury. He drank and …

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Mr. Eternity: Alcoholic converted because Christians were UNLIKE him

‘Well look at them and look at us. I’m having a go at what they have got.’ —Arthur Stace “Mr. Eternity” Alcoholic Arthur Stace repented when he saw how Christians at St. Barnabas Church were NOT like him. The church’s Anglican rector, RBS Hammond, was a total prohibitionist, and Arthur was a drinker of methylated …

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