Nations in partnership MRA International Conference Auckland, New Zealand, January 1977

This publication documents a transformative conference addressing humanity's greatest challenges through spiritual and moral renewal. Drawing on contributions from world leaders including Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare and renowned speakers like Kenneth Belden of Westminster Theatre in London, the work explores the fundamental question of what truly drives human progress. Rather than viewing development through narrow political or economic lenses, the text argues for a "total development" rooted in spiritual values and Christ's teachings of honesty, purity, and unselfishness. The conference brings together people from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds, some from nations that have suffered greatly and others from nations that have caused suffering, united in seeking a new start together. This publication presents a compelling vision for bridging the greatest gap of our time—not between nations or generations, but between the enormous problems confronting humanity and the character of the men and women tasked with solving them. It offers a provocative call for personal transformation as the essential foundation for social change, arguing that true development begins not with changing the world around us, but with changing ourselves first.