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The image above is of a cross built recently built on Memory Mountain in the heart of Australia. It will be lit on Good Friday in a special celebration marked by the local Aboriginal community who had the vision for it and Ken Duncan who made it possible. People from around Australia will join them. This image is from Walk a While Facebook page and you can find out more there.

Prayer Points for Alice Springs and All Communities Affected by Similar Issues 2.2.23
By Pastors Norman and Barbara Miller

As we have been requested by a number of people to develop prayer points for the crisis in Alice Springs which is also being experienced in northern Queensland and the north of Western Australia as well as other parts of the Northern Territory, we have provided the following. We have developed these prayer points in our own prayer time and also after many phone conversations with Indigenous and other Christian leaders who live in or have worked in Alice Springs. This list may seem too much but just pick out one or two as the Lord leads you or just pray as led by the Lord. 

Prayer for Practical Issues

  1. Healing for Indigenous and non-indigenous people traumatised by physical violence, break-ins to homes, businesses, and cars.
  2. For improvement in the town camps – that there would be nurturing responsible relationships instead of dysfunctional families, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, alcohol abuse, violence, and crime. Pray in the opposite and positive.
  3. That children and youth will have food to eat and sleep regular hours in safe homes with parents who know and care where they are.
  4. For the cycle of intergenerational poverty to be broken, that families can find meaningful ways to spend their time either with paid or unpaid work and/or recreational pursuits. For employment opportunities to be increased and people mentored in income generation activities.
  5. For recreational activities for children and youth in town camps and Alice so they don’t get bored and destructive.
  6. That children and youth will have a purpose for their lives, and dreams of a future for themselves, and the motivation and self-confidence to achieve them.
  7. That parents and other elders will earn and receive respect from the younger generation.
  8. That the children and youth would re-engage with their schooling and get help to catch up what they have missed out on and that adult education services would be more accessible.
  9. For the government to provide more housing and infrastructure, especially in the town camps.
  10. For local decision-makers including Aboriginal organisations (Tangentyere Council, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, and others), Alice Springs Council, government departments, community organisations etc. to make wise decisions and come up with workable strategies. For all consultations to include Indigenous people, organisations, and communities and to be empowering for them.
  11. For Teen Challenge to be set up again and for the government-funded drop-in centre to operate again with a night patrol of Aboriginal elders.
  12. For finances (already allocated and new) to assist Alice Springs and region to be used strategically to bring a breakthrough in this situation.

Prayer for Spiritual Issues

  1. For the 20m cross that has been erected on Memory Mountain near Haasts Bluff nearby the Aboriginal communities of Ikuntji and Papunya to bring revival. It was a vision of the Aboriginal people of Ikuntji that Ken Duncan helped raise the money for. It will be lit up at a special event on Good Friday 2023. The Lord may even call you to go there However, this is a great opportunity to pray for spiritual renewal and revival. (For more information, see https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-22/haasts-bluff-cross-monument-central-australia-ken-duncan/101528352)
  2. That the local churches in Alice Springs will come together in unity and pray together and that they would be prepared to engage with youth on the streets at night. That Indigenous Christians would be supported to outreach more and pray for Indigenous Ps Sherry Lowah’s congregation as they do outreach.
  3. That children and youth who disrupt church services or steal from them will get saved and repentance and revival will fall on Alice Springs and other affected communities.
  4. Pray against a spirit of fear enveloping Alice Springs and region, affecting Indigenous and non-indigenous people, and for their safety.
  5. Pray against a spirit of addiction, boredom, and hopelessness.
  6. Pray against a spirit of lawlessness and anarchy.
  7. That the youth, children, and adults will have a sense of right and wrong.
  8. That the media would report accurately on the situation and not inflame the situation by calling concerned citizens “white supremacists” and that the troubles will not increase any racism that already exists from either side.
  9. That God’s peace would reign over the region.
  10. That Indigenous Christians would honour those parts of their culture that line up with God’s word and let go of those aspects of their culture that don’t and have the wisdom and discernment of God to know the difference. That non-indigenous Christians would do the same.
  11. That just as God covered Adam and Eve’s shame with His glory, He would cover the shame of Aboriginal people with His glory. This is because “shame” is a word Aboriginal people often use to express how they feel.
  12. Some Aboriginal people have felt invisible because their plight is not seen and their cries are not heard. We break off the legacy of the doctrine of terra nullius that said that the land we now know as Australia was uninhabited. If what happens in Alice Springs was happening in Sydney, e.g., action would have been taken a long time ago.


L-R Books by Barbara Miller on the Holocaust,- If I Survive, the story of a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor and Shattered Lives Broken Dreams about the Australian Aboriginal Response to the Holocaust. They are available from www.barbara-miller-books.com.

Barbara was pleased to speak briefly at the Southern Cross Alliance for Israel (SCAFI) zoom meeting just before the International Holocaust Remembrance Day to launch the Handbook on the Holocaust (below). The main speakers at the SCAFI event were the former Israel ambassador to the US and Eli Rabinowitz from the WAH! Foundation.

UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

The WE ARE HERE! Foundation is proud to announce three new education initiatives in response to the UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day’s pledge to broaden educational programs.  These three active education programs promote human rights and social justice through the principle of being an Upstander. These are:

1. IN MY POCKET Project on the Kindertransport and displaced people, suitable for 9 to 12 year olds, in collaboration with educators in Germany and Scotland.
The project has been further developed for this age group for WA Museum Boola Bardip and other organisations in Australia. These consist of Book Readings with Art & Craft Workshops.

2. Holocaust Teachers’ Resources and Year 10 Holocaust History Curriculum Resources by Dr Bill Allen, retired Senior Lecturer in Education
Dr Bill Allen’s new and comprehensive resources are for Year 10 teachers to use to teach the Holocaust component of the in-depth study of World War 2.

3. Handbook – The Holocaust and The Australian and Australian Aboriginal Responses by Barbara Miller
This handbook is a resource for educators and teachers and for upper secondary students and adult education programs in Australia and internationally. The handbook focuses on Australia’s response to the events leading up to and during the Holocaust, and in particular the specific responses of Aboriginal political and social activist William Cooper and fellow members of the AAL. This online handbook is free.

WAH! Foundation chose Aboriginal William Cooper as their ambassador, a fine example of the compassion of an Upstander. He was a prominent activist who set out against the odds to protest the plight of the Jews in Nazi Germany, culminating in the tragedy of Kristalnacht in 1938.

Success is not always achieved overnight. William Cooper marched to the Melbourne German Consulate on 6 December 1938 to present his petition in support of Germany’s Jews. His petition was not accepted. This deed was only fully recognised by the German government in 2017.

“Some say that William Cooper only performed one act of solidarity in protesting  to the Germans’ cruel treatment of the Jews. However, I sense that he has become more than a Christian Aboriginal upstander. He has become a symbol of the bond between Jews and Aborigines which was formed through his protest and which has deepened with the commemoration of his actions.” Barbara Miller, biographer.

These online resources are offered free of charge to educators and students, as long as the source is credited. To arrange your copy, or for more information, email: elirab@iinet.net.au  

This is an excerpt from a press release by the WE ARE HERE! Foundation.

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CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE PRAYER POINTS RE THE SITUATION OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA. ALSO, CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME ACTION.


God’s Voice Shakes the Desert by Ps Norman Miller, Tabernacle of David Cairns

Whose voice are we listening to? There are conflicting and confrontational voices on the streets and in the media. We need to train ourselves to hear the still small voice of God. Our nation is at a crossroads. We need to be on the road leading to eternity and the cross. However, God’s voice can thunder as well. I believe God is going to do a lot of shaking in the centre of Australia, in the desert. Psalm 29:3,4 & 8 says:

3 “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty…..
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert” I believe we need a decree for Alice Springs near the centre of Australia because of the crime, alcohol problems, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, youth wandering the streets to avoid dysfunctional family situations etc.


This is The Australian newspaper 30.1.23 which covers some of the issues at Alice Springs and some concerns with the Voice. There has been much discussion for and against the Voice. The proposal is to have a referendum around July to change the constitution to insert an Indigenous voice to Parliament. Unfortunately, the voices of elected federal members of parliament for the Alice Springs area, coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and ALP MP Marion Scrymgour warned about the current issues in Alice Springs and their voices have been ignored even though they are on opposite sides of politics and have a bipartisan position on this.

Uluru, the heart of Australia – 2Chron 7:14 – If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

DECREE RE GOD’S VOICE SHAKES THE DESERT

We decree that Australia, including the Aboriginal people of Australia, will hear the voice of God rather than ungodly voices. We decree for Alice Springs and the desert areas of Australia, that God’s voice will shake the desert as in Psalm 29 and His voice will shake them out of ungodly thoughts and practices to worship Him as the only true God. We decree that the desert tribes will serve the God of the Bible and the enemies of God will be defeated. We decree Psalm 72:9:

“May the desert tribes bow before him
and his enemies lick the dust.”

We decree that God’s people will choose the kind of fasting that pleases Him according to Isaiah 58:
6“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?”

We decree that as Alice Springs loosens the chains of injustice and breaks off every yoke, the Lord will turn the sun-scorched land into a well-watered garden. We decree
11 “The Lord will guide you always;
 he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
 and will strengthen your frame.
 You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.”

We decree that lives and institutions that have been ruined will be healed and rebuilt as they come to know the Lord and broken lives and families, homes and workplaces will be repaired. We decree that the streets of Alice Springs will hear the sound of singing, laughter, and joy. We decree that the people will have enough to eat, their needs will be met and they will have safe homes to sleep in and safe, nurturing relationships.
12 “Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins
 and will raise up the age-old foundations;
you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,
 Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.”

We decree the land and people in Alice Springs and the central desert of Australia will respond to God’s voice and be glad and the land will bring forth streams in the desert as in Isaiah 35:1, & 6-7:
1“The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,”
6-7 “For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. The parched ground shall become a pool; and the thirsty land, springs of water.”

We decree the water of God’s Holy Spirit will flow over Alice Springs and the central desert of Australia as in Isaiah 48:21:
“They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts;
 he made water flow for them from the rock;
he split the rock and water gushed out.”

We decree and sing to Alice Springs and the town camps around it and the central desert of Australia “Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises!” (Numbers 21:16-18) 


Pastors Norman and Barbara Miller 28.1.2023, (Esther 8:8)
Signed with the signet ring of the Lord Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamaschiach,

Step Up Into God’s Plans and Purposes For Our Lives

by Ps Barbara Miller

Come up here says Lord – Message by Ps Barbara 21/1/23 Revelation 4 1 And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.

Psalm 24:3-6 ” Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Luke 14 10 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place. ‘ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

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FREE ART PRINT 

Would you like the freshness and tranquility of the rainforest in your home? This is an opportunity to have a free gift of a print by rainforest Aboriginal artist Munganbana Norman Miller. Choose your favourite and enjoy. At the same time, help the artist and pastor get his beautiful work more widely known. Please feel free to forward on this great opportunity. Check here for more details – https://www.artprintsbymunganbana.com/

PODCAST INTERVIEW OF BARBARA MILLER BY BETH JONES, USA CHRISTIAN AUTHOR

Fascinating interview re my book Decrees and Dangerous Prayers which is available on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZXDTN4S or from www.reconciliationandpeace.org

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Indigenous friends of Israel 2022

PRESS RELEASE RE AUSTRALIA NOT RECOGNISING WEST JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL

By Norman and Barbara Miller, Indigenous Friends of Israel 19.10.22

Jihadi Bob Carr has been pushing the terrorist organization Hamas’ position for some years. So now we have Penny Wong, Anthony Albanese, Tony Burke, and the ALP cabinet reversing the previous government’s decision that West Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Who is Australia to be telling another nation where its capital is? How insulting! No wonder Hamas has congratulated Australia for the decision. See more

BOOK PRICE SLASHED FROM $29.95 TO $7ea

For October, William Cooper Gentle Warrior, a biography and history, is on sale and you can get 10 or more copies for the amazing price of $5 each – much less than what it costs to produce them. I have some special projects coming up that will make books on William Cooper in high demand so get in while you can. They will make great gifts and are good teaching tools. William Cooper started the first national Aboriginal organisation back in the 1930’s and was the father of NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Week.) He led his people on one of the few private protests worldwide against Kristallnacht, the start of the Holocaust. His legacy lives on and this book is highly acclaimed.

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SHOFAR, MENORAHS & 2 SILVER TRUMPETS

We praise the Lord for His many blessings. Norman and Thomas blow the shofar before every service we have on Saturdays and Thomas with either Judy or Debbii blow the 2 silver trumpets on special occasions. The Hannukah menorah is not on this table but 2 other menorahs are, along with a conch shell, and a small ark of the covenant is behind the grapes. There is also a white crown just behind the candle holder. This table was not set up in any particular way and I couldn’t resist taking a photo with my phone as I walked past it. So much here precious to us and the Lord. There is also a 25 there which lights up. We used it to celebrate 25 years of ministry last year. 

1999, Left – Australian and British teams reenacting the first fleet leaving from Britain to Australia but coming in the opposite spirit.

Right – Ps Norman and Barbara Miller walking down the 199 steps to the sea at Whitby, the home of Capt Cook who charted the east coast of Australia and claimed it for Britain.

HEALING THE COMMONWEALTH

You may remember that at the Healing the Commonwealth prayer event on 27.6.22, prayer leaders from Britain and the Commonwealth nations joined together in a time of fresh repentance and forgiveness for how the UK treated commonwealth nations. Norman was asked, along with other nations, to share testimonies of past reconciliation events between Britain and Australia that we have been involved with since 1997. All continents were represented in the 27.6.22 event. Brian Pickering of the Australian Prayer Network lead the 1999 Reconciliation Tour of England by the Australian team and spoke before Norman. Norman and Barbara were part of the team that went to England in 1999. Before that, they hosted an international conference on reconciliation in Cairns, Australia in 1998 at which Brian and the British team, led by Brian Mills, spoke. The Millers were also involved in the 2 Chron 7:14 prayer event led by Ps Ben Gray and Brian Pickering in Uluru in 1999.

An anointed follow-up event called Blessing the Commonwealth was held by the World Prayer Centre in Birmingham, England before the Commonwealth Games which is currently being held there. We could not be there but joined with Malaysian and Indonesian pastors and intercessors the same day.

Praying for Revival in Borneo & Releasing Healing from the Commonwealth over Malaysia by Pastors Norman & Barbara Miller. The Millers were invited to  join Malaysian and Indonesian Christians and lead a session 16.7.22. Norman is Aboriginal Australian but has some Malay heritage.

If you would love a copy of this Reconciliation CD with original songs from the Tabernacle of David Cairns, you can order one here. Just scroll down to find the picture. Free shipping in Australia. Photo of didjeridoo player Darryl Miller in this image.

Do you need to be carried by the Lord through a difficult situation? Then this video is for you. In fact, It’s two messages in one, because Ps Norman Miller goes on to talk about the theme for National Aboriginal and Islanders Week and discusses scripture in reference to it.

Carried by the Lord and NAIDOC by Ps Norman Miller

Left – Norman and a friend at the recent NAIDOC march in Cairns where Norman is carrying a shield he made especially honouring William Cooper, the originator of NAIDOC and the timeline of major developments in its naming and celebration. He also carried a giant boomerang supporting the Uluru statement from the heart of Voice, Treaty and Truth. If you want to know more about that, check out Barbara’s books here.

Right, 2012 – Kevin Russell and Uncle Boydie (William Cooper’s family) and Norman Miller leading a march from William Cooper’s old home in Footscray to the Melbourne CBD where the German consulate was in 1938. It was a re-enactment of the protest by William Cooper and the Australian Aborigines’ League re Kristallnacht, the start of the Holocaust. Abe Schwarz, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum and Barbara Miller organised the event. It coincided with the launch of Barbara’s book called Wiliam Cooper, Gentle Warrior.

William Cooper

Aboriginal Christian leader, William Cooper is the father of NAIDOC, initiating it on 28 January 1940 as an annual Aboriginal Sunday supported by the churches.

Fifteen years later, in 1955, the date changed to the first Sunday in July and became known as National Aborigines Day. In 1957, the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC) was formed whose goal was to promote awareness of Aboriginal people, their cultures and their plight. In 1989, the title changed to NAIDOC Week to include Torres Strait Islanders in the national celebrations. So, we owe it to William Cooper who got the ball rolling.

Enlarge Expand Stretch Your Tent Pegs and Sing With Joy Isa 54 by Barbara Miller. 
The message also covers Isa 53 and salvation and Isa 55.
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You can change the history of nations, shift atmospheres. You can command barriers to come down. Doors to open. Hopeless situations to shift.

God wants you to partner with Him to establish His will. Yet, prayers of petition will sometimes not be enough. Instead, it is more powerful to decree from your position in heavenly places with Jesus Christ. To do that, you first must spend time with God and listen to His heart. Decree from the Father’s heart, not vain imagination.

In light of the tectonic shifts happening in the world today, international speaker and author Pastor Barbara Miller, an ordained prophet – believes now more than ever – the world is in dire need of more carriers of our Father’s power.

Hence, she took her decades of ministry experience and shaped them into a short, comprehensive how-to manual on writing decrees. To make sure any Christian can apply this process, she broke it down into 7 simple steps.

Before learning to write decrees, you may have felt disappointed, inadequate, ill-equipped or unsure of a way forward. After you learn to write effective decrees, you will feel on top of things, clear-headed, motivated and happy you can help to effect change. It will improve your sense of social responsibility and effectiveness.

Decrees and Dangerous Prayers will give you the motivation and steps you need to:

  • Pray and make daring decrees that can change the spiritual atmosphere
  • Make dangerous decrees and prayers that transform your city or nation
  • Have your faith increased as you see the results and feel empowered
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STREET MUSIC AND BREAD MINISTRY – REVIVAL IS COMING

Norman has been worshipping on the Cairns Esplanade now 3 nights a week for 5 years and has seen people renew their faith, dance in the streets, pour out wine or throw away packets of cigarettes. God is impacting the city of Cairns and tourists through this ministry. Videos of him singing are being shared around the world and touching unknown lives. The bread ministry continues to bless the needy as well. 

Norman is also an Aboriginal artist and is donating a large painting to Rosie’s Friends on the Street who feed the homeless. They are fundraising for a new van. His father Barclay had a great heart for the homeless and would receive calls in the middle of the night from homeless people who needed food or blankets and he would always get up and help out from his own cupboard. Norman has a similar heart so if you want to help please contact Norman on 0407128199. 

In the Shadow of the Lord’s Wings and Realizing Our Gifts and Callings by Ps Norman Miller

WORKING WITH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Norman does art and culture workshops at Catholic schools where he can share scripture and pray. He recently did one for teachers at St Gerard Majella school around the campfire. He also does art workshops for children for different organisations. 

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HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS

Please pray that the schools will have a Holocaust curriculum that includes the inspiring story of William Cooper as a Christian Australian Aboriginal upstander.

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THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID

We have had this pulpit with a map of Australia on top of a tree stump for a long time. It was given to us by Ps Royree Jensen of Brisbane and Ps Dutch Sheets was the last person to preach on it before we received it. Norman painted it and put Uluru in the centre with a dove and 2 Chron 7:14 on it. We usually have a heart-shaped stone from the Galilee in the middle of it to symbolize Australia having a heart of flesh not a stony heart towards God. Since our congregation has been called the Tabernacle of David for many years, Norman felt led by the Lord to repaint it and put Amos 9:11 there about the rebuilding of the Tabernacle of David.

As part of our calling is to raise up the Tabernacle of David around Australia, if you are interested in this, please let us know.

HEALING THE COMMONWEALTH

At the Healing the Commonwealth prayer event on 27.6.22, prayer leaders from Britain and the Commonwealth nations joined together in a time of fresh repentance and forgiveness. Norman was asked, along with other nations, to share testimonies of past reconciliation events between Britain and Australia that we have been involved with since 1997. All continents were represented in the 27.6.22 event. Brian Pickering of the Australian Prayer Network lead the 1999 Reconciliation Tour of England by the Australian team and spoke before Norman and introduces him here. Norman and Barbara were part of that team. It was a very touching time.

Healing the Commonwealth Prayer Event 27.6.22
Message by Ps Norman Miller Australia
British-Australian Reconciliation by Ps Barbara Miller
This message was delivered to our church service 25.6.22 as a lead-up to the Healing the Commonwealth prayer event on 27.6.22. As each panel member, including Norman, had only 4 mins to share, Barbara is able to give a longer account for those interested in what was an amazing series of reconciliation events that has continued to affect our ministry. We have had a number of follow-up events.

‘Blessing the Commonwealth’ 16th July Birmingham
Update from World Prayer Centre

We are looking forward to our upcoming event ‘Blessing the Commonwealth’ on Saturday 16th July in Birmingham city centre! Our team led a powerful time at our recent ‘Healing the Commonwealth’ prayer event as we repented for the pain caused to Commonwealth nations and territories when Britain created the British Empire and later the Commonwealth.

We want to take proactive steps to heal the divide between territories and nations. That’s where you come in – you’ve got the power! Jesus called us to carry the gospel of peace wherever we go. And we believe in the power of prayer. This is your opportunity to pray for restoration and for salvation for Commonwealth nations. Have you got your ticket for our ‘Blessing the Commonwealth’ event?

We love that we can now connect together in-person and we urge you to join us in the room at Gas Street Church. We will have an amazing time of worship with Tim Hughes and Gas Street Music. There will be guest speakers from across the Commonwealth and of course opportunities to pray.

This July and August the Commonwealth is coming to Birmingham in the form of the Commonwealth Games, known as ‘the friendly games’. As thousands of athletes and officials arrive from the 54 nations, we want to prepare a highway of blessing and thanksgiving.

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PRESS RELEASE RE NAIDOC
By Munganbana Norman Miller 4.7.22

Munganbana will be marching again in the NAIDOC Cairns march this week. Munganbana Norman Miller said, “I will be carrying a giant boomerang I made with Voice Treaty Truth on it as I support the Uluru Statement from the Heart.”

He said, “I will also be wearing a T-shirt saying “Israel, Since 1948” commemorating the reforming of the modern state of Israel and a Holocaust pin. This is because Aboriginal Christian leader, William Cooper is the father of NAIDOC, initiating it on 28 January 1940 as an annual Aboriginal Sunday supported by the churches.

“In 1955, the date changed to the first Sunday in July and became known as National Aborigines Day. In 1957, the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC) was formed whose goal was to promote awareness of Aboriginal people, their cultures and their plight. In 1989, the title changed to NAIDOC Week to include Torres Strait Islanders in the national celebrations. So, we owe it to William Cooper who got the ball rolling.”

When asked where the Israel connection is, Munganbana said that William Cooper led the Australian Aborigines’ League on a protest to the German Consulate in Melbourne in 1938 against the treatment of Jewish people at Kristallnacht, the start of the Holocaust.

Munganbana said, “This was remarkable because Aboriginals were not citizens of their own nation at the time and would not be till the 60s. Also, it was of the few private protests worldwide with a slow response from governments. My wife Barbara and I were privileged to be at Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel for the honouring of William Cooper in December 2010.

“My wife has since written 3 books on him which are available at my Munganbana Reef and Rainforest Aboriginal Art Gallery in 33 Lake Street. The cover for the first book, William Coper Gentle Warrior, has a photo of William Cooper superimposed over my canvas painting, The Gathering. I am an Aboriginal artist and have had my own art gallery for over 25 years.

“I support the constitutional recognition of the Voice and will be at the Cairns Esplanade near the lagoon at 12.30 pm on Tuesday 5 July with my giant boomerang and singing a song I wrote called Reconciliation.

“At the march on Friday and at the Esplanade on Tuesday, people will be able to sign the back of the boomerang.

“I’m also writing a book called Boomerang Man because I have made a number of giant boomerangs over the years on my grassroots campaign for constitutional recognition of First Nations People which I started in 2014 and one of them is in the Museum of National Democracy in Canberra.”

For more information on Munganbana’s art see gallery

For more information on William Cooper click here

GOD TV SATELLITES TO GO INTO CAPE YORK 

The Restoring Hope Ministry team have been in Cape York in June installing reception for GOD TV in a number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. They have been to Cairns, Yarrabah, Mareeba, Cooktown, Hopevale, Wujul Wujul, Bamaga, Weipa and Napranum. Some of the team will return to install God TV on islands of the Torres Straits.

This is a photo of the team which have been received with open arms – Brian Sonnerman and Greg Gannon from Geraldton, Rod Baker from NSW, David Jack and Tony and Delia Kish from Melbourne, and Donna Meehan and Lorraine Kelly from Newscastle. 55 installations have been made and it has brought great joy and comfort to the communities concerned with the systems being installed in churches and at some homes where people like to meet. Great to see the good news being spread and eagerly received and blessings to the team who went.

They have been taking the Good News to remote communities across the Top End of Australia installing God TV satellite dishes and bringing clothes, books, prayer and music to the communities. You can support this wonderful outreach by contacting – Brian –  restoringhope@bigpond.com

We were blessed to pray for and send off the team in Cairns on their way to the Cape and give them prophetic words re their trip. They hope to service other communities in the future.

Prophetic Word Over God TV Team by Ps Barbara Miller 4.6.22
Worship and Prophetic Word by Ps Norman Miller
Over God TV Team 4.6.22 https://youtu.be/4RyG_-lVtb0

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED DECREES & APOSTOLIC PROPHETIC PRAYERS SO YOU CAN BE PART OF A CHRISTIAN GROUP WHO DECLARE DECREES FROM OUR POSITION OF SITTING IN HEAVENLY PLACES WITH JESUS RATHER THAN ONLY PETITIONING FROM EARTH, CLICK HERE

Call Forth the Songs of Joy – Revival is Coming
by Ps Norman Miller 18.6.22 Part 1
Part 2 – https://youtu.be/Eu77So7sv2A
WHAT COURSE WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN?
  1. Writing and Declaring Decrees
  2. How to Observe Biblical (Jewish) Feasts from a Christian Standpoint
  3. Tabernacle of David
  4. Reconciliation
  5. Writing a Christian Book
  6. something else. If so, what?
What is Your Calling and Destiny
by Ps Barbara Miller
HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS

Please pray that the schools will have a Holocaust curriculum that includes the inspiring story of William Cooper as a Christian Australian Aboriginal upstander.

We post nearly every day on our Facebook page for Indigenous Friends of Israel and this refreshes the front page of our website. Please like it so you can get updates from us of what is happening around the world that is affecting the Jewish community and Israel as many of you, like us, pray for Israel daily. This will give you some prayer points. To like it, click here.

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RECONCILIATION NEWZ BUZZ May 2022

CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIA

Hi all. We bless you in the name of the Lord. Despite losing our Christian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, at the recent national elections, we praise the Lord that He is in control and His ways are higher than our ways. After all, history is His story. We hope it’s not a story of God giving us what we want despite His will which is what happened when God gave Israel King Saul at their request. 1 Sam 12:13. 

There has been a recent change of government in Australia with the Australian Labor Party taking control of the House of Representatives with preference votes from the Greens. They will depend on the Green vote to pass their bills through the Senate. Both parties have antisemitic policies so we need a lot of prayer for Australia to continue to be a sheep nation. See the comment from a Jewish news service here.

KEYS TO AUSTRALIA’S DESTINY

Keys to Australia’s Destiny was launched Saturday, May 14. Jill Curry is the editor and there are 24 key leaders who have written chapters in it. Barbara’s chapter was called “The Prophetic Destiny for Australia and the Pacific” but Jill changed the title to “God’s Story – Past, Present and Future.” Norman’s chapter is “Healing the Hurts of History” where he shares about our journey of reconciliation. 

Jill says, “May 14 is a significant day for both Australia and Israel.  It was not only the day Israel was born in 1948 (on the Western calendar) but also the day that de Quiros made his proclamation in 1606 regarding the ‘Southlands of the Holy Spirit’ from Vanuatu over all the lands south to the pole. This is referred to by numerous writers in the book.  Both of these events are keys to Australia’s destiny.”
You can order through the Gifts for the King website – http://www.giftsfortheking.com.au/

Book Launch of Decrees and Dangerous Prayers: 7 Steps We Can Use to Change Our Nation or Community
by Ps Barbara Miller 14.5.22
on Canberra Declaration Prayer Night



You can change the history of nations. You can shift atmospheres. You can command barriers to come down. Doors to open. Hopeless situations to shift. God wants you to partner with Him to establish His will. Yet, prayers of petition will sometimes not be enough. Instead, it is more powerful to decree from your position in heavenly places with Jesus Christ. To do that, you first must spend time with God and listen to His heart. Decree from the Father’s heart, not vain imagination. The print book will be available soon but the ebook is available HERE

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED DECREES & APOSTOLIC PROPHETIC PRAYERS SO YOU CAN BE PART OF A CHRISTIAN GROUP WHO DECLARE DECREES FROM OUR POSITION OF SITTING IN HEAVENLY PLACES WITH JESUS RATHER THAN ONLY PETITIONING FROM EARTH, CLICK HERE

GOD TV SATELLITES TO GO INTO CAPE YORK

The Restoring Hope Ministry team will be in Cape York from 5-28 June installing reception for GOD TV in a number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. They have been taking the Good News to remote communities across the Top End of Australia installing God TV satellite dishes and bringing clothes, books, prayer and music to the communities. You can support this wonderful outreach by contacting – Brian https://restoringhope.com.au/contact/

We have been privileged to help them make the contacts they need and will lay hands on them in Cairns and pray for them before they go. The team consists of our precious friends David Jack, Rod Baker and others. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgfw_6wJqtc.

SHAVOUT AND PENTECOST

Norman and Barbara will be sharing on Pentecost Sunday 5 June at 9.30am AEST at Ps Jack Yeo’s church, Emmanuel Blessings in Sydney by zoom so if you want to attend, please contact us for details – cfirp@bigpond.com. Photo on the left is Ps Jack Yeo and his congregation when we shared there before the pandemic.

Barbara had a recent message on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit – https://youtu.be/3klIpgZbSnY

Prayer with background worship music
by Ps Norman Miller 

UKRAINE BECAME A CHRISTIAN NATION IN 988

Photos – Statue in Kensington commemorating Ukraine becoming a Christian nation in 988. It is a statue of St Volodymyr. I received the photos from Sally Rickard from CityPrayerNet in the UK. The second photo is the base of the statue. Please continue to keep Ukraine in prayer. Reports from Israel are that the situation is dire.

RECONCILIATION WEEK – 27 MAY – 3 JUNE

Photo on the left – The Catholic Cathedral Cairns where Norman was the artist in 2017 for the Sea of Hands display for Reconciliation Week. He also taught the students at one of the Catholic schools a song he had written on reconciliation and they sang it together at a Reconciliation Mass at the Cathedral.

This year, St Josephs School in Cairns used the Reconciliation song Norman wrote to play when the students entered the school hall for the Reconciliation Mass. Norman was able to do an interview with our local newspaper The Cairns Post for Reconciliation Week 2022 and the removal of the Captain Cook statue to another resting place as it made way for redevelopment for James Cook University.

WORSHIP OF ORIGINAL MUSIC BY TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH INCLUDES THE RECONCILIATION SONG IS AVAILABLE HERE

Photo on the right – Norman outside Parliament House Canberra with a giant boomerang he made making the point that there should be no racism in the Australian constitution. He presented the boomerang to the then parliament.

55TH ANNIVERSARY OF REUNIFICATION OF JERUSALEM

May 29 is the anniversary of the Six Day War when the Arab states invaded Israel and  Israel defeated them in 6 days in a miracle. Jerusalem was reunited and Israel gained back Judea and Samaria and the Golan Heights. It is celebrated as Jerusalem Day and a march is held each year called a flag march. Hamas has called for violent demonstrations against the Jewish state and the march using the false accusation that Israel is going to tear down Al-Aqsa mosque. Clashes occurred today – https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjeesal00c

We post nearly every day on our Facebook page for Indigenous Friends of Israel and this refreshes the front page of our website. Please like it so you can get updates from us of what is happening around the world that is affecting the Jewish community and Israel as many of you, like us, pray for Israel daily. This will give you some prayer points. To like it, click here.

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RECONCILIATION NEWZ BUZZ April 2022

Hi all. We bless you in the name of the Lord. We are in the midst of a national election campaign in Australia and continue to pray for Godly government. We have been blessed with a Christian Prime Minister who said he won by a miracle last election and he needs another miracle. He has been the brunt of a character assassination campaign despite being of good character. Australia has handled the pandemic and the economic fallout because of it better than most nations. However big money is bankrolling so-called independents against government seats campaigning for stronger climate change policies. They hope to get a hung parliament so they can call the shots, having the balance of power.

We have had devastating floods on the east coast of Australia and the heart-rending war in Ukraine continues with rising antisemitism in many countries. Just as the heroes of the Bible interceded to God, we do today in this generation. We praise the Lord that He is in control. After all, history is His story.

The Spiritual Reasons Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
by Ps Barbara Miller 2.4.22

If you want to be able to write an effective decree, unleash the power of God into a situation and see positive changes in your community, then this book is for you. You can partner with God to shift the atmosphere over your city or nation and feel more empowered to deal with situations around you. This book focuses on decrees as dangerous prayers. My journey with decrees and how to write them is covered here. I plan to release it on May 31. If you want an early copy, join the decrees facebook group below.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED DECREES & APOSTOLIC PROPHETIC PRAYERS SO YOU CAN BE PART OF A CHRISTIAN GROUP WHO DECLARE DECREES FROM OUR POSITION OF SITTING IN HEAVENLY PLACES WITH JESUS RATHER THAN ONLY PETITIONING FROM EARTH, CLICK HERE

OPEN HEAVEN
 by Ps Norman Miller, Tabernacle of David Cairns

Happy Mothers Day to mothers and spiritual mothers. Your children rise up and call you blessed and so does your husband and extended family. Prov 31.

Norman and Barbara will be sharing on Pentecost Sunday 5 June at 9.30am AEST at Ps Jack Yeo’s church, Emmanuel Blessings in Sydney by zoom so if you want to attend, please contact us for details

Facing Challenges with Mountain-Moving Faith 
by Ps Barbara Miller 30.4.22

Book launch – Norman and Barbara are co-authors of a book called Keys to Australia’s Destiny by Jill Curry et al.

Keys to Australia’s Destiny will be launched Saturday, May 14 at 2.30pm AEST on zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/187673252 Meeting 187 673 252 (No password, just a waiting room). Jill Curry is the editor and publisher and is coordinating with Nel and Kym Farnik who have an Israeli support ministry called ‘Celebrate Israel’.

Jill says, “May 14 is a significant day for both Australia and Israel.  It was not only the day Israel was born in 1948 (on the Western calendar) but also the day that de Quiros made his proclamation in 1606 regarding the ‘Southlands of the Holy Spirit’ from Vanuatu over all the lands south to the pole. This is referred to by numerous writers in the book.  Both of these events are keys to Australia’s destiny so please join us.

Keys to Australia’s Destiny is a compilation of articles by 24 Christian leaders sharing what they believe is God’s destiny for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region and how we can see this fulfilled. I believe it will be a strategic book to focus the church on what our apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers and preachers perceive God is saying now and give impetus to intercessors as to what and how to pray for our countries to come into their destiny in God. You will be able to order through the Gifts for the King website.”

We post nearly every day on our Facebook page for Indigenous Friends of Israel and this refreshes the front page of our website. Please like it so you can get updates from us of what is happening around the world that is affecting the Jewish community and Israel as many of you, like us, pray for Israel daily. This will give you some prayer points. To like it, click here.


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