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Resources
Bali Bombing - October 2002
This section was set up on 15th October 2002 to provide
information and resources relating to the bombing in Bali on October 12th,
2002, that killed hundreds of people, including nearly 100 Australians
[See the Disaster Relief
Fund web page for more]
Worship Resources
Letters, articles, statements, notes and information
- President's pastoral letter
- [posted October 17th]
- UCA Assembly President,
Rev Prof. James Haire has issued a statement on the Bali bombings
[posted October 15th]
- Note from John Barr, Acting Director of the
Assembly's Unity and International Mission Agency
Includes information on donations and relief
- Indonesia Must Fight Terrorism - Commentary
by Bondan Winaro, editor of Suara Pembaruan, Jakarta's largest evening
newspaper. This article appears courtesy of the The
Wall Street Journal Online, Asia, October 14, 2002
- Letter from Bishop K. Suyaga Ayub, Bishop
of the Protestant Christian Church in Bali, to John Barr, Uniting
Church Unity and International Mission
- Letter from The Synod Executive Committee
of the Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa, to Rev Prof James
Haire, President of the UCA national Assembly
- Note from the Global Board of Ministries, Uniting
Churches in the Netherlands (UCN)
- The national UnitingCare network
has asked its counselling and family based care agencies to be available,
as they are able, for people who require counselling or ‘someone
to talk to’ due to the Bali massacre.
- Media Release from ACFOA (Australian
Council for Overseas Aid) - Contains information concerning how
people may be able to assist the victims of the Bali bomb blast. [Opens
in new window - links to their front page - choose Media Release link
on their page]
Background:
Terrorism moved closer to home on Saturday, October
12th 2002, when a bomb destroyed two crowded clubs in Bali. It was 11.00pm
(local time) when the bombs went off in the tourist area of Kuta Beach.
The force shattered shop windows and was reportedly felt for a kilometre.
As of Tuesday morning, October 15th, 180 people, including
20 Australians, had been reported dead. A further 100 Australians had
been injured and about 160 were still unaccounted for.
Posted October 15th, 2001
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