There was a story last week of the plan started by Andrew Forrest of Fortescue mining to provide jobs for young aboriginals.
Andrew Forrest has lived many years in outback Western Australia and himself speaks some Aboriginal languages. He gathered together a "who's who" of Australian business, the Murdochs, Packers, Stokes etc. to commit to delivering these jobs.
It seems to me that this is a gloriously blessed story, but it was buried on page 10 of the Sydney Morning Herald, and page 21 of the Daily Telegraph (even though their boss was giving large amounts of money to it). How come we ignore good news?
Its interesting to look a little at the background of Andrew Forrest. He now attends an evangelical church in Perth. One of the church newsletters says:
"Sep 10 Andrew Forrest's How I came to see the Light. One of Australia's wealthiest men was so influenced by the change in his then fiancee, his wife Nicola's new found faith, that he too wanted the same and they got hitched the same year reported Teen Challenge in their Sep-Oct 08 newsletter. "That was the turning point when I knew that the issues were resolved, my heart was healed and I ws ready to move on," says Nicola after receiving prayer from a visiting minister. "
The Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson said the plan represents "a huge act of faith", and “For every one job, 10 flowers will bloom in the futures of indigenous children. And for every 10 jobs, 100 flowers will bloom”.
Isn't this both good news and a fascinating story? Surely its more interesting than most of the stories on the front pages of our newspapers.
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