Timor-Leste will celebrate 20 years of independence on 20 May, the anniversary of the United Nations, which ran the country for 2 and a half years, handed over power to East Timorese leaders. Mayra Walsh, Fr Carlito da Costa Araújo and Fr Wayne Stanhope reflect on Timor's journey to independence and the involvement of the Australian Carmelites in this month's issue of our JPIC Newsletter.