When Lucy* first met Wesley Financial Counsellor, Samantha, she felt overwhelmed and trapped by uncontrollable circumstances. The mother of two had recently escaped a violent home and had to also...
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Australia’s beautiful winter sun shone for the 23 young people on July’s ‘Welcome Ride’, a bi-annual event that’s been running in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie since 2016. The Welcome Ride is designed...
In a spirit of comfort, support and hope, we gathered together on 8 September at the Sydney Opera House for the Wesley LifeForce Suicide Memorial Service to remember loved ones lost to suicide.
It was 31 May 1942. George was 15 years old, and like every Sunday evening, he was attending church. But this was no ordinary Sunday. It was the night of the Japanese attack on Sydney Harbour. That...
It started with a car accident when Rosalie was 43. Injuring her back and leg, Rosalie was led on a journey that eventually saw her lose her career and end up in unsuitable housing that didn’t...
Lover of life, the ever-popular Terry began working at Wesley Mission’s David Morgan Centre just after it opened as a workplace for people with disability 50 years ago. He’s worked on everything,...
When Amanda* awoke to banging on her front door early last year, little did she know it would herald the start of a months-long period of homelessness for her, her three sons and two nephews who...
Two years ago, Liesl and Jean sat in front of the TV in their own homes on the same night each week to watch Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, a show that gives older people the opportunity to...
Wesley Mission - Good Friday Live Performance FREE EVENT 1 pm, Friday 7 April 2023 Martin Place, Sydney CBD