eLanka Newsletter – 16th July 2023 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Delegation Meets Australian Minister Hon.Tony Burke MP to Address Community Concerns OBU Victoria to Support St Benedict’s College in its STEM Initiative SUNDAY CHOICE – There is peace in Christ – by Charles Schokman Obituary for Dugald Gonsal AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023 – What is Happiness? – by Charles Schokman Reminiscing Multi Faceted Ruvinie Dunuwille Committed to Singing , Acting , As Television Host In AN Unblemished Sparkling Voyage – By Sunil Thenabadu Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 166 13 07 23 Pettigala hike – epic views of Central Highlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe The Brad & Kiara Show PODCAST Brad talks to Shehan Karunaratna from The St Peter’s College Welfare Society Full Chat බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්‍රේය මහානායක හිමි අපවත්වී 25 ...

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SUNDAY CHOICE – There is peace in Christ – by Charles Schokman “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”—John 14:27 The message of John 14:27 is a promise of eternal peace to all believers in the midst of troubles. Peace as described by most people is a state of freedom of the mind from anxieties, troubles, and worries that may confront us at any time in life. This is actually what it is when we talk about the peace that a man can give to you. This kind of peace is temporary and can last until another trouble sets in. John chapter 14 verse 27 talks about God’s kind of peace. The peace that remains in you forever irrespective of your situation. It quenches every ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 12th July 2023 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Pumped up Sri Lanka burst Dutch bubble. Shanaka’s men annihilate Netherlands in emphatic fashion in qualifying final. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE FOR STUDENTS HOPING TO STUDY IN MELBOURNE – Help and support , So you get the most out of your time in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023. – By Charles Schokman Medications that lower blood sugar in Diabetes type 2 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake POEM TO MUM – By TREVINE RODRIGO Volaarey! Sri Lanka secure Late Summer Test Matches in England in 2024-by Michael Roberts Resort on the white sandy beaches of Wadduwe, Sri Lanka. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Prologue – By Capt Elmo Jayawardena A popular tourist attraction located in Gampola ...

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AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023. – By Charles Schokman What is Happiness ? “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life, and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.”  Ratanji Tata     25 Years  Old                                                                              84 Years Old When Indian billionaire Ratanji Tata was asked by a radio presenter in a telephone interview: “Sir, what do you remember when you found the happiest in life”? Ratanji Tata said: “I have gone through four stages of happiness in life, and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.” The first stage was to accumulate wealth and resources. But at this stage I didn’t get the ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 9th July 2023 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets against the West Indies at the cricket World Cup Qualifier games Dr Palitha Ganewatta has launched his latest two books in Russian Cultural Centre, Colombo Alan Border an Australian legendary cricketer & Patron of the ‘Alan Border Medal’ with & Sri Lankan icon Alston Koch ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka | Match Fixtures Chamari Athapaththu Makes History as First Sri Lankan to Lead Women’s ODI Rankings – By eLanka Live in Concert in Kandy Chandraleka, Rookantha and Raini 1st June 2023 Oakray Regency Hotel Kandy. – By Dr harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – NO NEVER ALONE – by Charles Schokman Save the last dance for me-By Capt Elmo Jayawardena Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 165 6 ...

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SUNDAY CHOICE – NO NEVER ALONE – by Charles Schokman God never promised it would be easy, But He did promise we would Never Be Alone. God never gave us a road map. Never gave us a how-to-manual, a list of instructions, a set of definite plans. Never said He’d monitor our every footstep, our every decision, our every turn. He never said He’d control us to the point that we couldn’t take steps on our own. Never promised all carefree days, without any struggle or pain.   But what He did promise was His son’s sacrifice for us—a promise that no matter what we faced, no matter what fear may cloud our minds, no matter where we go or how far we wander from His loving arms—we will never be alone. God never promised it would be easy. He never said that our days would be open and filled with light and ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 5th July 2023 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter https://www.elanka.com.au/jack-in-the-box-sri-lanka-storm-into-world-cup-contention-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-elanka-sports-editor/ Sri Lankan Cricketers beat Zimbabwe with Surprising Ease-by Michael Roberts Due to Chamari’s exceptional skills, the Sri Lankan women’s team won the series against the New Zealand women’s team.- By eLanka Chamari Athapaththu smashes New Zealand to a memorable series win in the one-dayers – by TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports Editor) SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS – By Victor Melder Cricket Pitch Invasions: Contrasting Reactions in Different Times – By Michael Roberts Can you turn around diabetes? – By Dr harold Gunatillake SONGS OF PRAISE – ABIDE WITH ME – by Charles Schokman “Lake Beauty”: A Murder Mystery in the Aussie Outback-by Michael Roberts Let’s try to made sri lankan milk toffee – By Malsha – eLanka Fire walking at Kataragama-by Nisal ...

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SONGS OF PRAISE – ABIDE WITH ME – by Charles Schokman When we turn open the pages of our hymn  book to find the announced hymn how often do we notice the name of the writer, or if we do just give it a passing glance? Do we ever wonder who they were and why they wrote the hymn? These were real people, who for a variety of reasons and differing circumstances felt called upon to express their faith and their feelings for God, through the medium of hymn, poem or prayer. In looking more deeply into the writer we can discover what tremendous blessing and encouragement can be ours through understanding why a particular hymn came to be written. Music and poetry have always been part of man’s means of expressing his worship and relationship with God. In the Christian church there are hymns of praise and thanks giving ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd July 2023 – 1st Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Dinner Dance with Misty’s, No 1 Band in Sri Lanka – By Jayantha Pathikirikorale SRI LANKA NEWS (JUNE 2023) – by Victor Melder. JONNY BAIRSTOW CARRIES OIL PROTESTOR OFF PITCH – By Sunil Thenabadu Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – July 2023 Words of Sympathy.- By Noor Rahim අනුරපුර තලගුරු වෙහෙරේ – ඍද්ධි ප්‍රාතිහාර්යපෑ ධම්මදින්න මහරහතන් වහන්සේ. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Knowing about Glaucoma – By Harold Gunatillake Best Research Engineer of the Year Queensland 2023 Noel News Cook with Corina Esala Poya Day: A Celebration of Spiritual Enlightenment and Heritage in Sri Lanka SUNDAY CHOICE – Does Jesus love me? – by Charles Schokman Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 164 29 06 23 The Brad and Kiara ...

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SUNDAY CHOICE – Does Jesus love me? – by Charles Schokman Many people have wondered if Jesus really loves them. The Bible is clear that no matter what we have done, Jesus does love us. In fact, He promises to both forgive us of every wrong we have done and provide us eternal life if only we will believe in Him: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Romans 5:8 says, “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Before we were even born, God sent His only Son, Jesus, to die on our behalf to give us the opportunity for eternal life. This amazing gift comes to us because of His wonderful grace toward us: “It is by grace you ...

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