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“James and Angelina Noble were devoted Christian people, proudly Aboriginal and significant Australians. Their loyal, self-effacing and lifelong contribution to the future of their own people and to Christian mission should never be forgotten. In this well-researched and sensitively written publication, Wei-Han Kuan has brought Angelina and James back to life.”
Rev Dr John Harris,
author of One Blood
“James and Angelina’s story of faith, sacrifice and mission continues to inspire Indigenous and non-Indigenous Christians alike. I commend the author’s desire to see their legacy live on and pray that this account will encourage many to follow Jesus faithfully, just as James and Angelina did.”
Rev Neville Naden,
Indigenous Ministry Officer,
The Bush Church Aid Society"
Wei-Han Kuan is the Executive Director of the Church Missionary Society Victoria. His doctoral research in Anglican evangelical history focused on the themes of leadership and long-term continuity. It has been published as Foundations of Anglican Evangelicalism in Victoria, 1847–1937. With his wife and three children, Wei-Han is a part of St Alfred’s Anglican Church, Blackburn North.
“Wi gibit theingks langa Dedi God blanga dijan stori blanga Jeims en Anjelina ministri. Longtaim CMA bin irrim det trabul bin hepin langa Ropa Riba. Deibin jandim siksbala mishanri olabat blanga seibumbat, lenimbat en dalimbat olabat det Gudnynus. If detlot mishanri mob nomo bina kaman, wal melabat nomo bina jidan laibala tudei. Im brabli sedwan stori dijan. Nomeda dubala bin abum adtaim, bat dubala bin trastimbat Jisas olawei. Burrum 1908 melabat tjetj en det ministri bin kipgon jidan strongbalawei raidap tudei. Wi gudbinji na.”
“We thank God for James and Angelina’s ministry. When CMA heard of the trouble at Roper River, they sent those six missionaries to protect, teach and bring the good news. If they had not come, we would not be alive today. Their sufferings sadden us, but they kept on following Jesus. So we are encouraged. Since 1908, our church and ministries have continued strongly, with Aboriginal leaders who followed their example.”
Rev William Hall and Rev Marjorie Hall,
deacons at St Matthew’s Church, Ngukurr
“When I lived at Ngukurr, people told me that it was James Noble who brought them the gospel. The combination of Angelina and James’ unique gifts resulted in a positive contribution to mission. Their story deserves a wider audience.”
Rev Dr Joy Sandefur,
spent 25 years working in the Northern
Territory with Wycliffe Bible Translators
and The Bush Church Aid Society
“Dr Kuan’s compact account of James and Angelina Noble’s ministry is a story that we need to hear clearly. Aboriginal people can genuinely become Christians, and their own gospel-witness in word and action can bring great blessing to other Aboriginal people and the wider nation. An important dimension to their effectiveness is the strategic benefit of language-learning, in which Angelina excelled. Read this book!”
Rt Rev Dr Greg Anderson,
Anglican Bishop of the Northern Territory
“White missionaries brought the gospel to James and Angelina Noble and infused in them a commitment to a missionary faith that ended up serving First Peoples across Queensland, the Northern Territory and North West Australia. I strongly recommend this book to all who are interested in Christian mission to and by First Australians.”
Tanya Costello,
Vice President of the
Church Missionary Society Australia
“For many years, mission history has focused on well-known heroes. More recently, historians have been recovering the stories of those who served from positions that did not carry power or privilege. I am delighted that Dr Kuan is restoring the voice of James and Angelina Noble. Their contribution to mission deserves to be widely known.”
Rev Dr David Williams,
Principal of St Andrew’s Hall,
Federal Training College of the
Church Missionary Society Australia
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