David Rowsome
Born in Toronto in 1953, David attended the Royal Military College of Canada and graduated with a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering. After ten years in the Canadian Armed Forces, David retired as a Captain and went to work in Papua New Guinea as a volunteer government engineer. There he met and married Marilyn, an Australian missionary Bible teacher.
Together, David and Marilyn served as missionaries at the Christian Leaders’ Training College, an interdenominational Bible College serving the churches of the South Pacific Islands. David was the Dean of Distance Theological Education. In this role, David and Marilyn wrote several Theological Education by Extension courses. During their twenty-five years in Papua New Guinea they developed a passion for prayer, revival and missions supported by sound Biblical teaching.
After returning to Australia, David served as a full-time volunteer prayer coordinator and writer with the Canberra Declaration, and a member of the National Day of Prayer and Fasting organising team. David and Marilyn have three daughters, all born in Papua New Guinea; and eight grandchildren, all born in Australia. David became an Australian citizen in 2007 and enjoys playing hymns on the bagpipes.
Articles by David Rowsome:
2 June 2021
4.4 MINS
Our Working Lives From sun-up to sun-down, 81-year old Queensland wheat farmer John Larsen works and takes care of his 240 hectares of land. He and his wife Audrey have lived there since they were married in 1962. There they raised four children. He ploughs [...]
28 May 2021
4.2 MINS
Seen as a Living Death Dementia is a progressive terminal illness which affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks. It is caused by a wide range of physical diseases of the brain including Alzheimer’s. Most people with dementia are older, but dementia [...]
18 May 2021
4.5 MINS
Not a Blob With each new discovery, modern science continues to astound us with the sublime complexity and beauty of human life. And so the modern-day claim that a newly-conceived unborn baby is merely a ‘ball of cells’ or a ‘patch of foetal tissue’ or [...]
5 May 2021
4.1 MINS
Total Control Over the last decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been working hard on its “Social Credit System”. Meant to be fully operational by last year, its aim is “to allow the trustworthy to roam freely under heaven while making it hard for [...]
24 April 2021
4.3 MINS
The ANZAC Day Phenomena Amidst all the anti-war sentiment of the Vietnam War, it looked like ANZAC Day was on its way out. Now attendance is at an all-time high. It’s importance as a national day of identity and reflection even rivals Australia Day. Despite [...]
