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Despina Anastasiou

Meet Miss Greek Independence: the charming Despina Anastasiou

17 year old Despina Anastasiou’s dedication to community service and extraordinary leadership has been recognised and she has been appropriately honoured with the 2020 Future Woman of Distinction award as well as the prestigious Miss Greek Independence Award.

Share the World charity

Do we appreciate what God has given us? Charity dinner raises over 250k for those affected by Covid and Poverty

“Jesus calls us to love our neighbour as ourselves. Your ‘neighbour’ is everyone you meet. The underpinning is to be ‘Christlike’, and tonight’s event was people coming together to spread love, as our Lord did.” The Share With The World 2020 charity fundraiser raises over $250K.

Orthodoxy

Seeking the truth within: Chinese 'Greek' violinist and blogger's conversion to Greek Orthodoxy

A firm believer in God, Yianni has spent the last decade ‘finding himself’, and through that delicate and life-altering process, he came across Orthodox Christianity and the Greek Culture. He has embraced the Greek community and culture with such respect and admiration, that you’d think he was born Greek, even though he is from an Asian background. This is Yianni’s story about his decision to convert to Greek Orthodoxy.

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