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New Year New Challenges David Skeat Saturday, January 2nd A New Year bring with it hopes of better things to come and impovement on what has been. For ARMS 2009 was a very busy year and we saw many...more

ARMS Board Announces New Funding Initiative. David Skeat Monday, January 19th The ARMS Board have announced the formation of a new fund to help raise the status of women and to assist the victims of sexual abuse...more

Christmas, a time for hope David Skeat Monday, December 22nd Christmas is just days away. After a slow start retailers are now saying that it will be a good year for them. The Australian government´s...more

IDP Healthcare Is A Serious Issue David Skeat Monday, September 11th A recent news article aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) told of an extensive health study that has been done amongst...more

2008 is off to a great start. David Skeat Saturday, March 1st 2008 has started in the fast lane and we here at ARMS are hoping for an even bigger year than 2007. In 2008 we plan to see the second...more

The Promise at Election Time David Skeat Sunday, November 18th It is the business end of a Federal Election here in Australia. The pundits seem agree that the election will be close; needless to say both...more

Follow The Christmas Star David Skeat Monday, December 18th It nearly Christmas, where does a year go! Every year I seem to get caught with last minute present shopping and card writing and every year...more

New Year New Challenges David Skeat Sunday, January 8th New Year New Challenges 2006 has only just begun. So far so good! But inevitably things will happen to make this year memorable for all the...more

Happy Christmas To All Our Friends David Skeat Friday, December 16th In just a few days time it will be Christmas. Already our media is telling us that we need to buy, buy, buy. The sound of the cash register...more

East Timor Needs Our Help Now More Than Ever. David Skeat Saturday, May 27th The current situation in East Timor is very serious. In a matter of weeks this developing nation has gone from a fledgling democracy to one...more

Disaster Response Training David Skeat Wednesday, October 5th I was recently in the United States - Hurricane Katrina had just struck and people were overcome by the enormity of the damage done. Many...more

Refugee Safety Needs To Be Guarranteed David Skeat Monday, August 1st I was recently visiting the projects we support in the Mae-la refugee camp. Things there are changing but I am not sure if they are for the...more

More Needs To Be Done For Refugees David Skeat Friday, March 24th Since last years announcement by the Thai government of its new policy that will close the refugee camps in Thailand, many Karen have become...more

Giving Birth Can Be A Risky Business David Skeat Saturday, May 28th I recently heard the First Lady of East Timor give a public address in Adelaide. Kirsty Sword Gusmao is the Australian born wife of...more

The Lessons Of History David Skeat Friday, April 1st Those who have followed our journey working with Burmese refugees and IDPs will have noticed that we often find it difficult to say anything...more

Mateship In The Face Of Disaster David Skeat Saturday, January 15th In the past two months the world has seen two major disasters occur that have cost thousands of lives. In early December muliple typhoons...more

Connecting At Christmas David Skeat Saturday, November 27th Christmas is just around the corner and in just a few week´s time families will experiencing the joy of  giving a...more

Where do you go when you are ostracized? David Skeat Friday, September 24th AIDS in Thailand is devastating! Many of its victims are innocent secondary infections; this means they have been infected by their spouse,...more

The Busy-ness Of Caring David Skeat Sunday, July 11th This first few months of 2004 have been a very busy time for us in ARMS. Presently we have teams are building in East Timor, we have just...more

Giving Thanks Is A Good Idea! David Skeat Sunday, May 23rd It seems to be one of Australia´s best kept secrets, but on May 29th 2004 Australia will be celebrating a National Day Of Thanksgiving. This...more

Kindness Makes A Difference David Skeat Monday, March 1st Kindness is important. When you are having one of those days and things are not going right, a kind act by some one changes your perspective...more

Gday David Skeat Wednesday, September 24th Welcome to the ARMS web site. Exploring this site will give you the bigger picture of the work of ARMS. Here are some highlights from four...more

2004 Is Here! David Skeat Saturday, January 10th Dear Friends, Well 2004 is but a few days old and the world is reeling from all kinds of disasters and emergencies that need our constant...more

Happy Christmas David Skeat Saturday, November 22nd   Well we are on the way to Christmas again! Soon life will be very busy as we make ready for the festive season, family...more