COMPASS ABC TV This Sunday – 7 November 2010 22:15 – Be sure to watch this exciting work of God. Info,
Yulki: Arnhem Land Priest
From our remote north, the remarkable story of the first traditional aboriginal woman to become a priest. In 2009 Yulki Nunggumajbarr became the Anglican Church’s first remote area indigenous woman priest. She’s since been posted to Groote Eylandt, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, to help revive a dying church. Although in her 70s, Yulki’s already having an impact, but she faces enormous challenges. Besides the problems of substance abuse, unemployment and ill health, the island’s aboriginal community is deeply divided along clan lines. It’s also experiencing a resurgence of belief in ‘evil spirits’ and the power of ‘curses’. A rare insight into the work and life-story of a modern day aboriginal evangelist, set against the historical backdrop of the Anglican Church’s century old mission in the Northern Territory.
What an inspiring story! The Lord is good!
Wonderful story! Praise God for Yulki and others like her… convey my greetings to her. I pray that God will use her to spread His love and message where she is and beyond!
I was lucky to be able to watch this programme. Yulki is an inspiring priest and woman who has accepted the challenge to go out and preach, like St Francis only using words when necessary. Her example to her own people and the non indigenous is truly self sacrificing and speaks volumes for those who banded together to set up the Nungalinya College in Darwin to train indigenous priests and religious.