We left this Central Asian country in awe of what God is doing, using our colleagues and nationals to get His Word into their hands.

– Richard & Linda Buchanan

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2 ServingTogetherOctober2017 WILTING WILD FLOWER

Editorial by Andrew Chan

And those who walk in pride Dad is the eldest of five those with whom he served. addled brain in recent years, He is able to humble. – Daniel children. When he did He was so consumed by but I wonder if he learnt 4:37 post-graduate studies in work and his family that he humility. I hope that, in Obstetrics and Gynaecology had no time (and perhaps some way, he has enjoyed But the one who is rich should in the UK he sent most no inclination) to develop a a richer communion with take pride in his low position, of his income back to his hobby or cultivate friendships God at a time when his because he will pass away like a parents in Hong Kong — that might sustain him in communication with the wild flower. – James 1:10 and he was already married. his retirement, and possibly rest of us was progressively He gained fellowships in may have kept dementia slipping. Is this a tough My son Zac and my Dad Surgery and O&G. He symptoms at bay for a lesson, or just the wilting share the same birthday. I had then became the youngest bit longer. In his twenties of a wild flower? Only God finished this issue’s original professor in the University he played Chinese chess knows, He is in control. editorial that opened with Zac of Malaya at the time. He blindfolded — and won. He — but today I’m compelled embraced Medicine with regularly preached sermons Readers, I implore you to to write about Dad. a passion that was only without notes. One of Dad’s make the most of your time rivalled (and ultimately favourite words was ‘priority’. with those you love and care My Dad is 86 and has severe exceeded) by his love and It was ironic that he didn’t about. You never know who Alzheimer’s disease. For many zeal for spreading the gospel prioritise a long-term plan for (or whose mind) will be years He has been a close and discipling believers — his future — possibly because taken away, sometimes when friend, teacher (for better or those two career paths, with he had been blessed in so you least expect, at other worse) and Christian advisor. decades of temporal overlap, many ways already, and I times when there’s plenty I know how much he loved define his life. His work, certainly praise God for that. of warning but the thought me and cared for me. Earlier more than anything else, It’s also deeply ironic that that “There’ll still be time…” this year he started shaking defined him. I feel privileged what he prized so highly — sneaks in to undermine your my hand when we met. In to have witnessed Dad in his intellect — disappeared best intentions. I don’t just May he reassured me, “You’re action when I assisted him more quickly than his refer to salvation; even the my son, I can never forget in the operating theatre — physical health. Even when he day-to-day things, the simple you.” Three months later — but I wouldn’t have liked to was relatively alert, he refused gestures of affection, kindness today — he has forgotten who have been a medical student to do crosswords that he and thoughtfulness need to I am. I knew today would under him or an examinee used to enjoy daily (perhaps be treasured. come, I’ve acknowledged that being grilled by him. because he knew he could he’s been dying each day for no longer do them as well Let’s listen carefully to the the past few years, but I still However, passion can breed as before) and he eventually Judge and appreciate how feel strangely numb. pride. I believe a subtle pride stopped reading. It was like He wants us to change and in what he knew, what he he had done his dash and all develop. Let’s endeavour to Even though this may read learnt, what he became — that was left was to bide his judge and correct ourselves like an obituary in parts, and his often black-and-white time here until God called while there’s still time — to when I consider his actions dogmatism — would be a him home. let God mould us in this life and ambition and the potential stumbling block in as He sees fit, even as we trajectory of his life, it is also years to come, especially in Who knows what has passed long for our life with Him an object lesson. how he related to some of through Dad’s amyloid- in eternity.

ServingTogetherOctober2017 3 Panorama on way to mountain village

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE BUCHANANS by Linda Buchanan For the last two years we have taken by three local drivers to I suspect is not part of their his house in which we were been blessed to have been a nearby village for an evening daily diet. guests. How it came about asked to organize and lead a meal. As they were very poor was that as this man was Taste and See trip on behalf people, we had given them During our lengthy meal working with one of our of SIL Eurasia. It involves money to enable them to we sat on brightly-coloured colleagues on the translation taking a group of people on provide the hospitality that cushions around a blanket of one of the gospels into a 10-day study tour into one they so love to give — and covered by a tablecloth, on his language, they came to a or two different Eurasian what a spread! Far more than the floor in the middle of a passage about Jesus healing. area countries. The goal is to any of us could eat. Their small bare room. Between This man had been plagued help the participants better most popular traditional meal courses we were informed with demonic dreams as far understand the culture, the is found in most of Central about the literacy and back as he could remember, lifestyle and the major faith of Asia, but called by varying translation work going on never allowing him to have the people we visit, and decide names. It is a rice dish with in this smallish language a full night’s sleep. He whether they could love and some meat and vegetables group, a people who are asked our colleague who serve these people. We will and a huge dash of oil — physically and linguistically was working with him to lead another Taste and See tour very tasty. It was served with different from any other pray for him. The result was next year and welcome anyone their traditional homemade minority group in this immediate and he has not who is considering serving in flat bread which was passed country. Various members of had a demonic dream since. the Eurasian area of our world. around so we could tear bits this extended family came His wife became a believer off as needed. They also love into the room and sat with two months later and two Please note that because of the sweets, including wrapped us on the cushions for a other relatives also became sensitivity of the area where candies similar to the ones we while, and sometimes others followers of Jesus in the weeks this story is set, I cannot use had found in abundance while stood in the doorway or before our arrival. This couple place names, people names, living in Russia. Some of the outside the window. Later read a couple of passages to or language names. Please ones we were served here, we wandered around their us from a newly published don’t share this story on however, were…how do I say little plots of land where book in their own language the internet or copy it for it nicely…ones I’d never eat they were preparing to plant — the first ever. distribution without our again. But our colleague who some crops for the northern permission, thank you. Our went with us explained later hemisphere summer. We learned from our email addresses are below. that they do not pick candies colleague that although this based on their taste, but on The exciting aspect of this change of faith was intriguing Our last Taste and See trip was the beauty of their wrappers. visit was that the first known to others in the village in the in April this year. We had only We were also served rich believer in this language beginning, they had started been in the capital city of a cakes, lots of fruit, cold cuts group surrendered his life to become hostile to this new Central Asian country for a of processed meats, and some to the one true God only group of believers. Before couple of days when we were salad greenery, most of which six months earlier! It was going to the village, our

4 ServingTogetherOctober2017 Lady gardeners planting flowers in the Capital group had been praying that our visit would not have any negative effects but rather bring about an interest in Jesus. We were thrilled to find out a few days later when the first believer met with our colleague in the city that our visit to their home had brought them great honour in the village despite there also being some jealousy. The believer asked if we could come back for another visit! Praise God for all He is doing and will continue to do.

Fast forward 19 hours and our group had gone as far as we could in a van on a rutted dirt road heading up into First course spread for dinner in the village near the Capital snow-capped mountains. We then walked for 4.5 kilometres from 2,215 metres up to 2,400 metres before going down a little into a village that is not even named on Google maps. I was glad that some of our group were not able to walk fast, enabling me time to take lots of photos of the stunning scenery. By the time we got to the village, I had walked through some snow and seen some amazing geology — two of my favourite things.

We have a colleague working in the capital with a highly educated man from this village — both had come

ServingTogetherOctober2017 5 A shepherd boy & goats on the walk to the village in the mountains Our group walking to the village in the mountains

Water storage in the mountain village Village lady preparing our dinner in the mountain village

Our dinner cooking Part of our meal in the mountain village

with us on the trip. Together food we had brought with whole of Genesis to us. But At one point the ladies in they have completed the us and with the addition of then to our amazement he our group were invited to translation of Genesis, their homemade yoghurts went on to tie the sacrificial the room next door, also set the first Scriptures in this and cheese, our colleague system in the Old Testament up with cushions around minority language group interpreted as our group to the sacrifice of Jesus in the the wall. Although we could which so far has no known asked questions of the New Testament — he had barely communicate (one believers. Once there we educated man. One question seen one of the gospel films older lady had a tiny bit of again sat around on cushions I asked was what he thought about Jesus in the national Russian) we had a wonderful on the floor surrounding a about the book of Genesis language. This man is not fun time, sharing photos tablecloth, with our backs that he had just helped far from salvation and he has with each other and the little supported by the painted translate. His answer was great respect in his village. bit of information we could mud brick walls. Over a much longer than I had Please pray for him and the work out. A couple of the long meal, cooked from expected as he recounted the whole language group. younger village ladies insisted 6 ServingTogetherOctober2017 Richard and Linda during breakfast in the mountain village The bread oven

Young ladies making bread in the mountain village we all felt full, we tried to had a table, but it was only have some of what they had high enough off the floor to prepared for us. allow us to stretch out our legs underneath it. At the end On our way out of the village of our mini-meal, as is their we stopped at a house where a custom, the head of the house year earlier a Christian video- cupped his hands upwards making organisation had and thanked Allah for the food made a short movie of one of we had eaten. Our colleague the parables of Jesus in this then prayed to our God in minority language using local language I didn’t understand, people, some of whom we had as he had done for all our eaten with the night before. meals in the village. Please Our group had watched an pray for God’s Spirit to move English-dubbed version of in this people group who have the movie before going to the no known believers yet. village. We were given black on massaging our legs, and high school-aged students tea and fed again, this time I’d also like to briefly tell you there was much laughter about the importance of not with their homemade flat about another language group until bedtime when stuffed losing their native language bread and jam. whose translators came to cotton mattresses were set up, — something that can happen us in our hotel in the capital. completely covering the floor as villagers move to the cities I had split from the group as Being excellent musicians, of the room. We had some of to find paid work and marry we walked to this house when they have started translating the village ladies sleep with someone who doesn’t speak I saw my favourite young God’s Word in the Psalms. At us, and the men in our group their minority language. lady from the night before that point they had translated slept in the room we had The youngest boys and come out of the bread-making 49 Psalms, and were putting eaten in, where mattresses had girls sat randomly in their hut behind the house. She them to locally-styled music also been set out on the floor. classroom, but boys and girls beckoned me in and I did not which was being well received. from about mid-primary age want to miss an opportunity These men are from only At 4.30 am the village ladies and up sat on opposite sides to see how they made their a handful believers in their were up to milk the cows of the room. All the children bread inside a large clay language group so far. Please from which was made a warm were beautifully presented. dome-shaped oven with fire pray for this group as well. milky rice dish which we It was certainly a privilege to and coals in the bottom. The We left this Central Asian enjoyed for breakfast. Our have a glimpse of life in this young lady placed the thin country in awe of what God group were then given a tour remote area where the only dough on top of a thick cloth is doing, using our colleagues of the school in this village, way to get in or out of the pad on an upside-down metal and nationals to get His Word spending time in each of village for seven months of the basin on the cement floor, into their hands. There is the six classrooms. We were year is by cross-country skis. then used the pad to slap much more I could tell you, treated to impromptu dances the dough against the inside but it is beyond the ‘one day’ by some of the younger We left the school as the walls of the open-front bread theme for this year. students while their teacher children were let out for oven. After lots of laughs and proudly played a five-stringed morning tea and walked back goodbye hugs, I hurried to If you are interested in joining locally-made instrument. to our host’s house to get our the house where the rest of our Taste and See trip next In another classroom, the carry bags. We found another our group were already sitting year, please email me, Linda, educated man who had come hot meal waiting for us — this on the floor eating the bread at [email protected] to the village with us gave a time it was a yummy beef which had been prepared or my husband, Richard, at lengthy speech to some of the soup with flat bread. Although earlier. This time we actually [email protected]. ServingTogetherOctober2017 7 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE McKENZIES by Lindsay McKenzie

7:00am An urgent text Myk and I immediately stop 8:30am I set off with CW, remains in our community. message comes in from what we are doing and pray, who has a court appearance MG is finally getting the Mihail, the director of sending a text message of in Dandenong. Myk gets dental care he has been the Betel work in a closed support back to them. ready to take MG, one of putting off for years. Antonio country in Central Asia. the other residents, to his C, the men’s program “Please pray for Sasha, 8:00am Today is my turn to dental appointment. CW director, takes out a team of the men’s house leader in do the devotional message has been bailed to us and men to maintain the gardens ______. Three days ago he for the men here, so I walk the Magistrate may or may of the clients who have left the house to do an errand the 200 metres to the men’s not put me on the stand booked them. Priscila goes and has disappeared. His family residence. We are gradually to testify in his favour. into the office to pay bills have not heard from him and going through the Gospel of Normally this can take up and organise the accounts. his room is how he left it. All Matthew. The devotional has the entire day, but today we his clothes are in the wardrobe. to be pithy and relevant to are blessed and his case was 1:00pm CW and I feed the He is not answering his phone. men who, though currently up first. By lunch time we hay out to the cows and then It all points to a kidnapping, in a drug rehab community, are back in the community together we collect and split which is common is this country, often come from a prison and celebrating the second firewood. Whilst doing this, where people are seized off the background and are chance the Magistrate gave CW all of a sudden opens up street and forced into slavery.” hardened by the experience. him. No prison while he about his life. Up until now

8 ServingTogetherOctober2017 he has been a ‘closed book’, but today’s court appearance and the Magistrate’s unusual compassion left him amazed. He won’t say “God” but he is aware that Someone had to be watching over him. He then asks for a Bible.

1:30pm I get a phone call from Keith, the director of Betel India. They are planning a leadership conference in New Delhi for next year, and he asked if Myk and I can be there as speakers. We talk about dates and then Keith shares about the progress of the building program for the new headquarters in Gurgaon. The land was donated and they have received half of the funds needed in order to complete the project. Keith is amazed at the faith that the Indian leaders exhibit and the burden they have to reach out into other cities and even neighbouring countries.

1:50pm Priscila calls out because two of the cows have got out and are on the main road. JR and I eventually get the cows back into the paddock and then we seek to discover how they had got out. The electrified fence had stopped working and the cows had found a another resident, NS, help to people the Mongolians want railway station. NS’s abrupt weak point in the wire fence. clean up the garden cuttings to reach. We need the photos exit leaves us all feeling a and rubbish from yesterday to present at a missionary bit flat. Could we have done 2:00pm Myk and MG arrive and take them down to conference this weekend. more for him? from the dental appointment the burn pile in the back Priscila, Myk and MG and other errands. In the paddock, talking together as then start preparing for the 3:45pm The landline phone car on the way home, MG they work. evening meal. There will be rings and it is Jenny from the shared with Myk the deep 15 of us tonight as we will local garden club where Myk resentment he holds inside 3:30pm Myk checks the have three extra visitors. is a member. Can we host a towards his father, from emails and is pleased to find Christmas in July luncheon whom he is estranged. His that the Betel Mongolia 3:35pm NS suddenly for 20 guests? They discuss mother died from cancer team have sent the photos announces that he wants to prices and a date is settled 12 months ago and MG we requested of the new leave and has already packed on. Back to meal prep. breaks down in tears. They community in a border his bags. After unsuccessfully chat about all that during town city. This particular trying to convince NS to 4:00pm My phone rings the 45-minute drive home. community is located 3 kms station, JR drives him, with again. This time it is Antonio Once home, Myk, MG and from a closed country whose his luggage, to the nearest M and Erika, the directors of

ServingTogetherOctober2017 9 Betel Italy. Two of our sub- longer than planned, and so trailer. Their arrival will be well as Antonio M and the leaders were taken to prison the four of them will be late even later than anticipated. Italian team. She also shares yesterday by the Caribinieri for dinner. We phone a mechanic friend a further prayer point from because they had unwisely who is busy, but he mutters Betel Argentina as Blas, the lit an outside burn-off pile 4:30pm Myk yells out that something about the exhaust former house leader whom on a prohibited day (it is a strange odour is coming gas recirculation being the the guys had been praying summer in Italy). When the from the direction of the problem — a fault that will for, has died overnight from Carabinieri checked if they public toilets… I go with JR require time and expertise an AIDS-related sickness. had a police record (and, of to investigate only to find the to fix. That will put all the course, they did!) they were floor drain bubbling up with garden jobs for the next 6:30pm It’s Washup Team immediately arrested. Would excrement on to the passage days on hold, so Antonio A’s turn to do the dishes we please pray as Antonio, as way which runs downhill C sets about rescheduling which means JR, MG and legal representative, has also towards the dining room. everything. me. All the others retire to been indicted and has been (We discover much later that their various quarters to ordered to present himself a root has grown into the 6:00pm Dinner is served watch the evening news. tomorrow at the nearest drain and blocked it off.) and those of us at home sit police station — he also has The next hour is spent with down together with our three 7:00pm Mihail sends a police record. A few of us rubber boots and gloves to visitors, while we put four another text message. It hastily gather in the kitchen clean up the mess and wipe plates into the microwave is the next day there and and pray. all surfaces with disinfectant. to be heated up for the Sasha has turned up on the garden team when they doorstep. He hadn’t been 4:15pm Antonio C phones 5:30pm Antonio C phones arrive. During the dinner, kidnapped after all. He had from the garden team to say again. The Toyota ute has a Myk shares with everyone got angry and had decided they will be late as the tree serious mechanical fault and at the table the prayer to go AWOL for three days lopping job they quoted a they can only go 30 kph, as points regarding Sasha and and, of course, relapsed customer on is taking much they are towing a full garden the Central Asian team, as into using drugs again.

10 ServingTogetherOctober2017 He came back humbled (Country Fire Authority) 02:00am We are suddenly Some days are like this, and repentant, to ask for where I am a volunteer awakened by my squealing others are somewhat quieter forgiveness and for another firefighter. Antonio C and CFA pager alarm. It’s a — and yet others can be chance. He is no longer the JR sit down and draw up call-out to a motor vehicle even busier. Nevertheless, house leader, of course, and the work-list for tomorrow. accident. I quickly get through the banality and the has to start again from the Myk watches her favourite dressed and turn up at the frenzy of community living beginning. Though cross weekly TV show called fire station, change into PPC there is a real sense of ‘doing at him, the team there are ‘Grand Designs’. Antonio C and climb aboard Tanker 1 life together’ with our Betel feeling relieved, thankful and Priscila retreat to their with four other volunteers. family, both locally here in that he had not fallen into apartment to put two-year- We arrive to find an Victoria’s Yarra Valley and on the misfortune that they old Christina into a bath and upturned SUV and a woman the other side of the world. had feared. then to bed. The guys watch trapped in the driver’s seat. Sometimes we get it right. a rented ’Hacksaw Ridge’ Police are already on scene Other times we wish we had 7:20pm The garden team DVD with the three visitors. as is the ambulance. The done better than what we finally arrives home, cold, woman is extracted from the did. Through it all, however, hungry and tired. The four 9:30pm The three visitors upturned vehicle — shaken there is that undergirding plates of food are reheated leave. but not seriously injured. awareness that God’s people and we sit with them as they She is taken to hospital while are supporting us in prayer recount their adventure. 10:00pm I arrive back home we wash away the oil and and that somehow God We discuss what to do with from CFA training. As it is fuel and remove the debris is using all those untidy the garden ute and what 1:00pm in the UK I make from the road surface. threads to create a tapestry substitute vehicle they could a quick, prearranged Skype that one day will make sense use for tomorrow. call to Kent, the Betel UK 03:30am I return home to to us! director, and respond to a warm bed and a praying 7:30pm I head off to the a couple of emails before wife! weekly training at the CFA going to bed.

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Eastlakes – BOTANY BAY C C, 40 King St, Kirrawee – PRESIDENT AVE C C, WEST PENNANT HILLS C C, 41-43 Eaton Rd, (10.00); 10.00 [@ Wiggins St, Banksmeadow cnr President & Churchill Aves, 10.00 [Family, BoB] CAMPBELL G C, 17 Chauvel St, Public School] 9.15; 10.30 Secretary, PO Box 69, (9.45); 9.45; 11.00 Secretary, PO Box 646, MASCOT NSW 2020, Secretary, PO Box 383, CARINGBAH NSW 1495, WEST PENNANT HILLS NSW 2125, Secretary, PO Box 100, CAMPBELL ACT 2612, 0431 987 205, [email protected] 02 9545 6555, [email protected] 02 9872 4200, [email protected] 02 6296 6563, [email protected] EASTWOOD C F, 165 Shaftsbury Rd, NORTH PARRAMATTA G C, 27 Iron St, 10.30 [BoB]; 1.00 [Prayer] 10.00 NEW SOUTH WALES (Regional and Rural) NEW SOUTH WALES (Sydney Metropolitan) Secretary, PO Box 1206 EASTWOOD NSW 2122, Secretary, PO Box 2056, 02 9878 2957 (H Dupen), 02 9659 1437 (J Gage), NORTH PARRAMATTA NSW 2151, AVOCA BEACH VILLAGE CHURCH, ABBOTSFORD G H [email protected], 02 9649 9891, 0418 883 551, cnr Cape Three Points Rd & The Round Dr, 33 Coranto St, Wareemba, [email protected], [email protected] 10.00 [Prayer]; 11.00; 6.00 10.45 [BoB] Rear hall [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 1063, GOSFORD NSW 2250, Secretary, PO Box 1100, NORTH RYDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 02 4369 7286, [email protected] FIVE DOCK NSW 2046, EPPING G C, Carlingford Rd & Duntroon Ave, 12 Pindari St., [email protected] 9.30; (10.15); 10.15 9:15 [BoB]; (10:00); 10.00 [Family] BALLINA WESTSIDE C C, 54 Kalinga St, Ed Gray, 120 Carlingford Rd, Secretary, 16 Berryman St., NORTH RYDE NSW (9.00); 10.30; 11.45 [BoB]; 5.30 [Family tea] ALLAWAH C C Inc (formerly St George), EPPING NSW 2121, 2113, John Fleming, 54 Kalinga St, cnr Woids Ave & Church Lane, 02 9871 8059, [email protected] 02 9878 1765; 0412 463 686 BALLINA NSW 2478, 10.00; (10.30); 10.45 [email protected] 02 6628 3459, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 479, Erskine Park – ST CLAIR/ERSKINE PARK C C, www.northrydechurch.org SOUTH HURSTVILLE NSW 2221, 57 Peppertree Dr (Community Hall and Centre), Belmont North – TINGIRA C C, 13 Neridah St, 02 9546 4809, [email protected] 8.30 [BoB]; 9.45; 9.30 [on special Sundays] Northbridge – ARMENIAN E B C, (10.00); 10.00 Allan Driver, PO Box 95, ST CLAIR NSW 2759, 112 Sailors Bay Rd, Secretary, PO Box 6026, ARMENIAN E B C – see Northbridge 02 9670 6952, [email protected] 9.30 [Prayer]; 10.30; (11.00) MOUNT HUTTON NSW 2290, Secretary, PO Box 1593, CHATSWOOD NSW 02 4946 6510, BANKSTOWN G H, 374 Chapel Rd, Fairfield – GRACE POINT C C, 282 Hamilton Rd, 2057, 02 9436 1346, [email protected] (9.00); 11.00; 6.30 10.30 0419 33 11 22, [email protected] Correspondent, 374 Chapel Rd, Vili Aufa’i, 282 Hamilton Rd, BLAXLAND G C, Rusden Rd, BANKSTOWN NSW 2200, FAIRFIELD WEST NSW 2165, OATLEY G C, 20 River Rd, (9.30); 9.30 02 9601 4860 02 9723 6778, [email protected] 10.00 Secretary, PO Box 19, Bruce Towill, PO Box 108, OATLEY NSW 2223, BLAXLAND NSW 2774, BEXLEY G H, 18 Abercorn St, off Kingsland Rd, FAITH C C – see Blacktown 02 4267 4257, [email protected] 0417 665 370, [email protected] (9.00); 11.00; 6.45 Secretary, PO Box 155, BEXLEY NSW 2207, Glendenning – ONE C C, ONE C C – see Glendenning BREWARRINA ASSEMBLY, Bogan St, 02 9527 1203, [email protected] 1/78 Glendenning Rd, 11.00; (3.00); 7.30 (9.30); 10.00 [English]; PANANIA CHR CHURCH, Tower & Hinemoa Sts, Peter Gordon, 14 Church St, Blacktown – FAITH C C, 9/45 Fourth Ave, 5.00 [fortnightly Samoan] (10.00); 10.00 BREWARRINA NSW 2839 10.00; (11.00) Secretary, PO Box 3498, Secretary, PO Box 286, PADSTOW NSW 2211, Sonny Ng, PO Box 89, BLACKTOWN NSW 2148, PARRAMATTA NSW 2150, [email protected] CAMDEN C F, 18 Lerida Ave, 02 9676 1499, [email protected] 02 9675 2459, [email protected] 9.45; 4th Sun 6.00 [Gospel] PRESIDENT AVE C C – see Kirrawee Alan White, PO Box 354, CAMDEN NSW 2570, BOTANY BAY C C – see Eastlakes GREEN VALLEY G C, 9 Hewison Ave, 02 4655 7888 9.00; 10.30 RIVERSTONE C C of Christian Brethren, C C C CAMBRIDGE PARK, Secretary, 9 Hewison Ave, 15 Hamilton St, CESSNOCK G H, 33 Hall St, cnr Cam & Cambridge Sts, GREEN VALLEY NSW 2168, 10.00 11.00 9.30 02 9607 0325, [email protected] Phillip Gummerson, PO Box 180, Secretary, PO Box 322, CESSNOCK NSW 2325, Secretary, PO Box 101, PENRITH NSW 2751, RIVERSTONE NSW 2765, 02 4990 4581, [email protected] [email protected] GUILDFORD ARABIC G C, 02 9627 5282, 10 Broughton St, Guildford, [email protected] COASTLANDS C C C – see Gorokan CAMPBELLTOWN C C C 9.00 [Arabic - can be translated into English] 18 Alderney St (cnr Townson Ave), Minto, J Chaucair, PO Box 71, YAGOONA NSW 2199, SPANISH COMMUNITY B C - see Horsley Park CORRIMAL C A, 59 Collins St, (10.00); 10.00 02 9786 5011, [email protected] 11.00; (5.00); 6.00 PO Box 619, CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560, ST CLAIR C C – see Erskine Park Doug Baly, 2 Kulgoa Rd, WOONONA NSW 2517, 02 9820 1075, 02 4628 1271 (Michael), Horsley Park – SPANISH COMMUNITY B C, 0408 262 447, [email protected] [email protected] 22-38 Redmayne Rd (off Wallgrove Rd), ST IVES C C, 32 Horace St, 9.30; 11.00 10.00; (10.30) DUBBO G H, cnr Boundary Rd & Taylor St, CAMPSIE C C, 1 Burns St, Nester Louzao, PO Box 70W, Secretary, PO Box 76, 11.15; 5.00 [Gospel & kids program] 9.30 FAIRFIELD WEST NSW 2165, FRENCHS FOREST NSW 2086, 02 9400 7799, Secretary, PO Box 59, DUBBO NSW 2830, Robin Bathurst, PO Box 216, 02 9620 2040, [email protected] [email protected] 02 6882 2783, [email protected] CAMPSIE NSW 2194, 02 9758 1054, 02 9718 0497 (church) KINGS PARK C C, WAITARA G C, 30 Edgeworth David Ave, Edgeworth Hts – NEW HEIGHTS CHR CHURCH [email protected] Unit 1, 13 Turbo Rd, 10.00 [Worship & BoB] (Newcastle), 30 Northville Dr, 9.30; 10.30 Secretary, PO Box 836, HORNSBY NSW 1630, 10.00 CARTWRIGHT G C, Fassifern Pl, Brad Scott, PO Box 4048, 02 9987 0193, [email protected] Administrator, PO Box 290, CARDIFF NSW 2285, 9.45; (10.15) MARAYONG NSW 2148, 02 4946 9414, [email protected] Judy Stevenson, 82 Sutton Rd, 02 9831 7777, [email protected] WAREEMBA GOSPEL CHURCH, ASHCROFT NSW 2168, 33 Coranto St, Fairy Meadow – WOLLONGONG E C, 02 9605 3229, [email protected] KINGSGROVE G C (Arabic), 11.00 17 Princes Hwy (Community Health Centre), 100 Moorefields Rd, Secretary, 33 Coranto St, WAREEMBA NSW 11.00; (11.30); 5.00 CONCORD C C, 26 Bent St (cnr Brewer St), 10.30 [Arabic & English] 2046, John Krishna, 52 The Avenue, 10.30; 2.00 [English]; 4.00 [Hindi/Urdu] Secretary, PO Box 42, [email protected] CORRIMAL NSW 2518, T Poonan, 26 Bent St, CONCORD NSW 2137, STRATHFIELD NSW 2135, 02 4283 7754, [email protected] 02 9487 1314, [email protected] 0419 244 289, [email protected]

ServingTogetherOctober2017 13 Gorokan – COASTLANDS C C C, QUEENSLAND (Brisbane Metropolitan) Rothwell – MUELLER C C, CHILDERS G C, 34 Churchill St, 37 Manuka Parade, 75 Morris Rd (Mueller College), (9.00); 11.00; 5.30 9.30 ACACIA RIDGE C A, cnr Amherst & Kilkenny Sts, 8.30; 9.30; 6.00 Secretary, PO Box 615, CHILDERS QLD 4660, Hayden Harvey, PO Box 244, (8.45); 8.45; 10.00 [Dec-Jan 9.00]; 6.00 Secretary, PO Box 487, 07 4126 1532, 07 4126 6233 TOUKLEY NSW 2263, Graham Gibson, PO Box 155, ACACIA RIDGE REDCLIFFE QLD 4020, 02 4392 6212, [email protected] QLD 4110, 07 3897 2990, [email protected] COOLOOLA B F – see Gympie 07 3273 7551, [email protected] KATOOMBA G C, 25 Waratah St, SALISBURY C A, 56 Henson Rd, DALBY G C, 38 Pratten St, (10.00); 11.00 BELLBOWRIE C C, 3077 Moggill Rd, (9.00); 11.00 [BoB]; 6.00 (9.00); 10.30 Harry Box, PO Box 235, 9.00; 10.00 [Family]; 5.00 [Yfocus Youth Service, Secretary, 56 Henson Rd, Bruce Cruickshank, PO Box 445, KATOOMBA NSW 2780, please contact for next event] SALISBURY QLD 4107, DALBY QLD 4405, 0414 418 902, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 835, KENMORE QLD 4069, 07 3345 2724, 3207 1818 07 4668 2147, [email protected] 07 3202 8676, [email protected] [email protected] LISMORE G H, cnr Junction & Keen Sts, DOOMADGEE G C, (9.30); 11.00; 5.45 CAMIRA C A F, 90 Old Logan Rd, TOOWONG G H, 50 Miskin St, (9.00); 10.00 [school holidays 9.00] Noel Gellatly, 1 Neville Court, 9.30; 4.00 [3rd Sun Question Time] (8.45); 8.45; 10.00 [BoB]; 5.00 [Gospel] David Douglas, Doomadgee, GOONELLABAH NSW 2480, Secretary, PO Box 1027, GAILES QLD 4300, Secretary, PO Box 1836, TOOWONG QLD 4066 via MOUNT ISA QLD 4825, [email protected] 0431 663 228, [email protected] 07 4745 8140 VILLAGE AVE C C – see Coopers Plains LITHGOW B C, CLAYFIELD G H, 788 Sandgate Rd, East Innisfail – INNISFAIL G H, 20 The Corso, cnr Great Western Hwy & Col Drewe Dr, South 10.00; 1st Sun 5.00 [tea]; 7.00 WAVELL HEIGHTS C A, 93 Main Ave, (9.15); 11.15; 7.00 Bowenfels, Brian Colyer, 22 Sloane St, 9.00 [BoB] Secretary, PO Box 187, INNISFAIL QLD 4860, 10.00; (10.30) STAFFORD HEIGHTS QLD 4053, John McVey, PO Box 202, GEEBUNG QLD 4034, 0488 426 002, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 255, 07 3359 5409, [email protected] 07 3264 7756, [email protected] 07 4067 1057, [email protected] (Paul) LITHGOW NSW 2790, 02 6352 1409, [email protected] Coopers Plains – VILLAGE AVE C C, WYNNUM C C C – see Manly West ELIM G H – see Warwick 1 The Village Ave, MACQUARIE HILLS C F (Newcastle), 9.30; (10.00) EMERALD C A, cnr Harris & Retro Sts, Cardale Rd, Macquarie Hills Estate, Secretary, PO Box 243, SUNNYBANK QLD 4109, QUEENSLAND (Regional and Rural) 9.00 (9.15); 11.00; 6.00 [1st Sun only] 07 3219 6700, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 2600, EMERALD QLD 4720, Secretary, PO Box 1226, ANN ST G C – see Bundaberg East 07 4987 4688, 4982 0315, WARNERS BAY NSW 2282, CREEKSIDE C C – see Narangba [email protected], [email protected] 02 4958 8106, [email protected] ANNE ST G C – see Townsville (Gulliver) GROVELY C C C – see Mitchelton GIN GIN C C, 107 Rieck St, NOWRA G C, 179 Kinghorn St, BIGGENDEN G C, George St, 9.30; 1st Sun 6.00 [Family], 3rd Sun 6.00 [Prayer] 10.00 Kingston – LOGAN CITY C C C, (9.30); 10.45 D Lawrence, 1 Blaxland Ave, GIN GIN QLD 4671, Secretary, PO Box 389, NOWRA NSW 2541, 70 Laughlin St (Groves Christian College), Secretary, PO Box 36, BIGGENDEN QLD 4621, 07 4157 2446, [email protected] 02 4421 7834 1.30 07 4127 1330, [email protected] Vaa Lologa, 8 Moonah Crt, GLADSTONE G C, 17 Garden St, NEW HEIGHTS C C – see Edgeworth CRESTMEAD QLD 4132 Buderim – FAITH C C, 2-12 Glenmount Rd, 10.00 07 3200 6634 10.00 Searle Jones, PO Box 497, ORANGE C A, 322 Lords Pl, Lindsay Cruickshank, PO Box 292, GLADSTONE QLD 4680, (9.30); 11.00 KURABY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, BUDERIM QLD 4556, 07 4972 2670 (S Jones), Arthur Gilmour or Wayne McCarthy, 173 Compton Rd, 07 5445 6417, [email protected] [email protected] PO Box 1350, (9.30); 9.30; 10.40; 6.30 ORANGE NSW 2800, Secretary, PO Box 7092, Bundaberg – CROFTON ST G H, Gympie – COOLOOLA B F, 02 6361 1883, 02 6334 2430 LOGANHOLME QLD 4129, 07 3806 7049, 10-12 Crofton St, Phone for details 0407 120 602 [email protected] [email protected] 9.00 [Bible study]; 10.30 [BoB]; 6.30 [Gospel] 10.00 [BoB]; 6.00 [Home fellowship] Secretary, PO Box 1131, Graeme Ellingsen, 45 Sovereign Dr, RAYMOND TERRACE C C, 10 Richardson Rd, Manly West – WYNNUM C C C, 161 Preston Rd, BUNDABERG QLD 4670, GYMPIE QLD 4570, 9.30 9.30 07 4153 1118, 0409 531 788, 07 5482 1084, [email protected] Pastoral Team, PO Box 193, Secretary, PO Box 9156, Wynnum Plaza, [email protected] RAYMOND TERRACE NSW 2324, WYNNUM WEST QLD 4178, www.croftonstreetgospelhall.org HARRISTOWN C A (Toowoomba), 20 Violet St, 02 4983 1889, [email protected] 07 3396 7444 9.30; 5.30 [email protected] Bundaberg – OAKWOOD C C, 544 Gin Gin Rd, Secretary, PO Box 4, TAREE ASSEMBLY, 29 Wynter St, 9.30; 2nd Sun 6.30 [Family/Youth]; 4th Sun 5.30 DRAYTON NORTH 4350, 10.00 [BoB]; 11.30; 6.00 Mitchelton – GROVELY C C C, 38 Woking St, Noel Young, PO Box 7261, 07 4527 6029, [email protected] M Baly, 31 Wynter St, TAREE NSW 2430, 9.30; 6.00 NORTH BUNDABERG QLD 4670, 02 6552 2369, 02 6552 6136, 0422 626 603 Secretary, PO Box 229, 07 4157 7709, [email protected] HERVEY BAY G C, 46 Hunter St, Pialba, Hervey EVERTON PARK QLD 4053, Bay TINGIRA C C – see Belmont North [email protected] BUNDABERG BIBLE CHAPEL FELLOWSHIP, (9.00 adult); 10.00; 3.30 [various/prayer, 2nd Sun 400 Bargara Rd, informal outreach]; 5.30 [5th Sun fellowship TOORMINA C F, 9 Nariah Cres, Morayfield – CREEKSIDE C C 9.30; 6.00 dinner] 9.00; (9.15); 10.30 Carmichael College, 793 Oakey Flat Rd, Secretary, 400 Bargara Rd, Noel Christensen, PO Box 645, Andrew Sales, PO Box 204, 10.00; 3.00 [Youth, 2nd & 4th Sunday] BUNDABERG QLD 4670, HERVEY BAY QLD 4655, TOORMINA NSW 2452, Phil Wilson, 56 Jacko Pl, 07 4155 6683, 0407 152 219, 07 4125 3714, [email protected] 02 6653 3441, [email protected] MORAYFIELD QLD 4506, [email protected], 0488 579 824, [email protected] [email protected] HOPE C C – see Nambour WINMALEE G C, 32 Heather Rd, www.bundabergbiblechapel.org.au 9.30 MURARRIE C C, 111 Ives St, INNISFAIL – see East Innisfail Secretary, PO Box 78, 9.30 Bundaberg East – ANN ST G C, SPRINGWOOD NSW 2777, Secretary, 111 Ives St, MURARRIE QLD 4172, Princess & Ann Sts, IPSWICH G C, cnr Thorn & Moffatt Sts, 02 4754 3466, [email protected] 07 3737 5454; [email protected] 9.30; 10.45 [BoB]; 6.00 9.30; (9.45) Kevin Williams, PO Box 1332, Secretary, PO Box 675, BOOVAL QLD 4304, WOLLONGBAR CHR C, 66 Rifle Range Rd, NARANGBA F C, cnr Mackie & Burpengary Rds, BUNDABERG QLD 4670, 07 3812 3987 (office), [email protected] 10.00 9.00 07 4152 0463, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 218, Graham Tombs, PO Box 320, MACKAY C A – see West Mackay WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477, NARANGBA QLD 4504, BURLEIGH WATERS B C, 02 6628 3459 (John Fleming), 02 6628 6965 07 5428 6030, [email protected] 131 Christine Ave (Community Centre), MALANDA C A, Catherine St, (David Young), 02 6624 1644 (Athol Young) 9.30 11.00 ORMEAU C C, Secretary, PO Box 1261, Secretary, 29 McConnell St, WOLLONGONG E C – see Fairy Meadow 3 Cuthbert Drive, BURLEIGH HEADS QLD 4220, ATHERTON QLD 4883 (10.00); 10.00 07 5520 6535, [email protected] 07 4091 2307, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 320, ORMEAU QLD 4208, 07 5547 5821, [email protected] CAIRNS C C, 15-17 Little St, Manunda, MAREEBA C A, 74 Strattmann St, 9.00 9.30 Park Ridge – GREEN ROAD C C, Secretary, 15-17 Little St, CAIRNS QLD 4870, Secretary, PO Box 229, MAREEBA QLD 4880, 101 Green Rd, 07 4053 3361, [email protected] 07 4093 2616, [email protected] 9.00 Neville Brown, PO Box 89, CALOUNDRA C A, Kalinga St (CWA Hall), MARYBOROUGH G C, cnr Walker & Ferry Sts, BROWNS PLAINS QLD 4118, 9.00; (11.00); 11.00 9.30; 1st Sun 5.30 [Family] 0407 397 933, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 853, CALOUNDRA QLD 4551, Cameron Madsen, PO Box 426, 07 5491 9708, 5492 8322 MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650, 07 4123 4287, 07 4123 1715, [email protected]

14 ServingTogetherOctober2017 MOUNT ISA G H, 7 Duchess Rd, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Adelaide Metropolitan) TASMANIA (Hobart Metropolitan) MONTAGU C C, 8 Wilsons Rd, 10:00; (11:00); 7.00 10.00 David McCrindle, PO Box 566, CRAIGMORE CHR CENTRE, 213 Yorktown Rd, Bellerive – EASTERN SHORE C B, Secretary, PO Box 18, MOUNT ISA QLD 4825, 9.00 [Trad]; 10.30 [Contemp] 57 Cambridge Rd (ARCC under overpass), SMITHTON TAS 7330, 07 4749 3700, [email protected] Secretary, 213 Yorktown Rd, (9.30); 10.00 [Prayer]; 10.30 [BoB]; 11.30 03 6456 6172, [email protected] CRAIGMORE SA 5114, R Fenton, PO Box 155, ROSNY PARK TAS 7018, Nambour – HOPE C C, 86 Windsor Rd, 08 8255 5668, [email protected] 03 6244 7122 (Fenton), 6247 2133 (Harris) MYALLA G H, 233 Myalla Rd, 9.15 11.00; 1.30 David Fowler, PO Box 5017 SCMC, Marion – MARANATHA C A, 288 Sturt Rd, MARGATE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, cnr Nierinna & Ian King, 86 Austins Rd, MYALLA TAS 7325, NAMBOUR QLD 4560, 9.30 [1st Sun, Prayer meeting]; Sandfly Rds, 03 6445 1114, [email protected] 07 5476 0100, [email protected] 10.30 [Family & BoB] (10.00); 10.00 Secretary, PO Box 116, Secretary, 12 Avalon Court, OLDAKER ST CHR CENTRE – see Devonport OAKWOOD C C – see Bundaberg OAKLANDS PARK SA 5046, MARGATE TAS 7054, 08 8296 2297, [email protected] 0402 341 232, [email protected] LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP PORT Rockhampton – CHR C C, SORELL, 16 Meredith St, cnr Moores Creek Rd & Feez St, Maslin Beach – SEAFORD C C, Maslin Beach MIDWAY POINT C F, 5 Fenton St, 10.30 9.30 Community Hall, Gulf Parade, 10.00; (11.00); 11.10 [Ministry] N Glover, 16 Meredith St, R Follent, PO Box 6385, 10.00 [Family service & BoB then morning tea] Secretary, PO Box 221, SORELL TAS 7172, PORT SORELL TAS 7307, ROCKHAMPTON MC QLD 4702, Jim Kennedy, 22 Dalkeith Rd, 03 6265 2525, [email protected] 03 6428 6208 07 4926 4567 SEAFORD RISE SA 5169 08 8327 2135, 0434 570 523, MOONAH G H, 93 Hopkins St, PUNCHBOWL CHR CENTRE, ROCKHAMPTON G H, 145 Kent St, [email protected] 11.00; 7.00 100 Punchbowl Rd, 10.30; 6.30 A Bott, PO Box 1216, GLENORCHY TAS 7010, (10.00); 10.00 Wayne Brigg, PO Box 5460, Morphett Vale – WOODCROFT CHR CENTRE, 03 6249 1952 Secretary, 100 Punchbowl Rd, RED HILL MC, 444 States Rd, PUNCHBOWL TAS 7249, NORTH ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4701, 10.00 [Family & BoB] Nth Hobart – HOPE CHR CENTRE, 03 6344 8500, [email protected] 07 4926 3729, [email protected] Administrator, 444 States Rd, 25 Tasma St, MORPHETT VALE SA 5162, 10.00 RIDGLEY BIBLE CHAPEL, 1020 Ridgley Hwy, SOUTHPORT G C, cnr Scarborough & High Sts, 08 8325 0484, [email protected] David Ferguson, 25 Tasma St, (9.30); 11.00 8.30; 10.00 [BoB]; 2.30 [Chinese]; 6.30 www.woodcroft.org.au NORTH HOBART TAS 7000, Bill McNab, 100 West Ridgley Rd, Richard Goodisson, PO Box 778, 0414 644 611, 6234 4197 (office) BURNIE TAS 7320, SOUTHPORT BC QLD 4215, NORMAN ST CHR CHURCH Inc – see St Marys [email protected] 03 6435 7265, [email protected] 07 5531 4457, [email protected] Para Vista – CHURCH@PARAVISTA, RIVERSIDE G C, 453 West Tamar Rd, ST GEORGE G H, 32 Henry St, 308 Nelson Rd, TASMANIA (Regional and Rural) 9.45 [Bible study]; 11.00 9.00; 10.30; 7.00 (10.00); 10.00; 6.00 Secretary, 453 West Tamar Rd, Secretary, PO Box 220, ST GEORGE QLD 4487, Administrator, 308 Nelson Rd, ACTON CHAPEL, cnr Madden & Bennett Sts, RIVERSIDE TAS 7250 07 4625 3190, [email protected] PARA VISTA SA 5093, 10.00 08 8263 2344, 0412 104 614 Secretary, PO Box 867, BURNIE TAS 7320, ROLAND G H, 159 Staverton Rd, TOLGA C C, 65 Main St, [email protected] 03 6433 0783, [email protected] 10.00; 11.00 10.30 D Kirkcaldy, 174 Staverton Rd, ROLAND TAS Administrator, PO Box 280, TOLGA QLD 4882, SEATON C F, 273 Tapleys Hill Rd, BOAT HARBOUR CHURCH, Bass Hwy, 7306, 0418 882 605 (Pastor), 0427 953 145 (Sally), 10.00; 6.00 (in home – please call) 10.00 03 6491 1196 [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 163, FINDON SA 5023, Allan Snare, 118 Port Rd, 08 8445 2624, 0416 222 569 BOAT HARBOUR TAS 7321, ROMAINE PARK CHR CENTRE, TOOWOOMBA G H, 316 Mackenzie St, 03 6445 1493, [email protected] Blackwood Parade, Centenary Heights, St Marys – NORMAN ST CHR CHURCH Inc, 10.00 9.30 [BoB]; (11.15) 11.15 [Family]; 5.30 11 Norman St, BURNIE G H, 109 Wilson St, Secretary, PO Box 303, BURNIE TAS 7320, Secretary, PO Box 2, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350, 10.30; fortnightly 1.00 11.00; 3rd Sun 4.30 [Family] 03 6433 0519, [email protected] 07 4669 6913, 07 4635 4115, Maurice Johnson, 119 Main Rd, Secretary, PO Box 26, BURNIE TAS 7320, [email protected], FINNISS SA 5255, 03 6435 4642, [email protected], SCOTTSDALE ASSEMBLY, 49 George St, [email protected] 08 8536 0196, [email protected] [email protected] (9.30); 11.00 Sec. Leslie Bissett, PO Box 65, Townsville (Gulliver) – ANNE STREET G C, UNLEY ASSEMBLY Inc, 81 Frederick St, CCCA NEWNHAM C F, SCOTTSDALE TAS 7260, 12-14 Anne St, 9.30 [BoB]; 11.00; 6.30 109 George Town Rd, Newnham, 03 6352 3863, [email protected] (9.30); 9.30; 10.45; 6.30; phone for home group Duncan Wood, 81 Frederick St UNLEY SA 5061, 10.00 [BoB]; 11.00 [Family] places and times 0497 807 837, [email protected] (gen sec), Secretary, PO Box 668, LAUNCESTON 7250, SHEFFIELD BIBLE CHAPEL, 45 High St, Secretary, PO Box 321, AITKENVALE QLD 4814, [email protected] (mission sec) 0418 145 658, [email protected] 10.00 [Family] 07 4723 2574, [email protected] Ken Jones, 78 High St, SHEFFIELD TAS 7306, WOODCROFT CHR CENTRE DELORAINE G C, 46 Parsonage St, 03 6491 1512, [email protected] WAMURAN C F, Mountaintrack Dr, – see Morphett Vale 10.30; (11.00); 11.30 9.00; 10.30 John Eyles, PO Box 241, DELORAINE TAS 7304, Smithton – EL NATHAN CHAPEL, Secretary, PO Box 8, WAMURAN QLD 4512, 03 6362 2280, 0439 622 980, [email protected] 51 Havelock St, 07 5499 0338, [email protected] SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Regional and Rural) 11.00 Devonport – OLDAKER CHR CHURCH, Secretary, PO Box 760, SMITHTON TAS 7330, Warwick – ELIM G H, COWELL G H, 17 First St, 36 Oldaker St, 03 6452 1867 103 Percy St (opp Central School), 10.00; 11.15; 1.30 [Prayer] 9.30 11.00; 3.00 [Gospel] Secretary, PO Box 270, COWELL SA 5602, Administrator, PO Box 1271, SNUG G C, 14 Charlton St, Rob Rayner, PO Box 1224, 0429 458 446, [email protected] DEVONPORT TAS 7310 10.00 [Family & BoB] WARWICK QLD 4370, www.facebook.com/OldakerCC/ Secretary, PO Box 441, 07 4661 3261, PORT AUGUSTA G C, cnr Harold & Forster Sts, KINGSTON TAS 7051, [email protected] 11.00; 7.00 East Devonport – EASTSIDE BIBLE CHAPEL, 03 6267 9859, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 246, PORT AUGUSTA SA 27-31 Douglas St, West Mackay – MACKAY C A, 25 Hume St, 5700, 10.30 Spreyton – HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4.00 08 8643 6361, [email protected] Neville Byard, PO Box 93E, Spreyton Primary School Maurice Rountree, 4a Hume St, EAST DEVONPORT TAS 7310, 1 Mersey Main Rd W MACKAY QLD 4740, WALLAROO B F, Meeting in home (please ring) 03 6427 8115, [email protected] 10.30 07 4957 5717, 07 4957 3469 10.30; 7.30 Gordon Kelly 0459 999 229 Secretary, 11 Errington St, WALLAROO SA 5556, Forest – THE FOREST CHR CENTRE, [email protected] 08 8823 2127, 0419 091 199, cnr Mengha & Back Line Rds, [email protected] 10.30; fortnightly 5.00 [Family] STANLEY C C C, Marshall St, AMT G Morris, Post Office, FOREST TAS 7330, 11.00 35 Miriam St WHYALLA C A, 03 6458 3180, [email protected] Secretary, PO Box 67, STANLEY TAS 7331, (cnr Nursery Rd) 237 Jenkins Ave, cnr McRitchie Cres, 03 6458 1310, [email protected] Holland Park West, QLD 4121 11.00; 5.00 Latrobe – THE CROWDED HOUSE TASMANIA, ULVERSTONE G C, 1a Amherst St, PO Box 565 David Allcock, PO Box 2413, WHYALLA NORRIE 129 Gilbert Street - please ring for details SA 5608, Brian Wilson, PO Box 273, (9.30); 10.45 Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122 0429 458 446, LATROBE TAS 7307 Ian Wigg, PO Box 424, ULVERSTONE TAS 7315, [email protected] 0417 367 128, [email protected] 03 6435 4664, 03 6425 3105, Ph (07) 3219 1800 [email protected] E [email protected] MIDDLETON C F [email protected] c/- Prismall Family, WYNYARD BIBLE CHAPEL, 35 Hogg St, [email protected] 78 Slab Rd, 10.45 3.00 Secretary, PO Box 535, WYNYARD TAS 7325, Web www.amtglobal.com.au Mick Kelly 0427 286 302 03 6445 1351 H, [email protected] [email protected] ServingTogetherOctober2017 15 VICTORIA (Melbourne Metropolitan) GLENROY G C, 204 Hilton St, VICTORIA (Regional and Rural) Bellevue – SWAN C F, 10.00 86 Clayton St (Church of the Good Shepherd), Albion – GRACE WEST B C Secretary, PO Box 431, GLENROY VIC 3046, Ballarat – PEEL ST G C, 304-306 Peel St Nth, 10.00 16 Sydney St (cnr Ridley St), 03 9438 2941, [email protected] 11.00 Alan Campbell, PO Box 400, MIDLAND DC WA 10.00 David Lindner, PO Box 420W, 6936, [email protected] Martin Rogers, PO Box 2017, GRACE COMMUNITY B C – see Endeav’r Hills BALLARAT WEST VIC 3350, TAYLORS LAKES VIC 3038, 03 5332 7134, [email protected] DUNCRAIG C F, 41 Beddi Rd, 0425 727 555, [email protected] GREEK EVANGELICAL CHURCH 9.15; 10.30 – see Richmond BENDIGO SOUTH G C – see Golden Square Secretary, 41 Beddi Rd, DUNCRAIG WA 6023, ASHWOOD G C, cnr Jordan St & Yilleen Crt, 08 9448 5760, [email protected] 10.00; 11.15; 3rd Sun 5.30 [Chinese] Kilsyth South – CANTERBURY GARDENS C C, C C WARRAGUL, 1-29 Wills St, J Patton, PO Box 1139, 281-283 Colchester Rd (opp Grant Dr), 8.30; 10.15; 7.00 FAITH B C – see Kardinya GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150, 9.00 [Trad BoB]; (10.30); 10.30 [Contemp]; 5.30 Secretary, PO Box 6, 03 9560 4730, [email protected] [monthly Young Adults] WARRAGUL VIC 3820, Ferndale – LYNWOOD C C Inc, Secretary, PO Box 330, KILSYTH VIC 3137, 03 5623 2411, [email protected] 32-34 Latham Rd, BALWYN G C, 2 Leonard St, 03 9720 7121, [email protected] 9.30; (10.00) 10.00 CORIO CHR CENTRE, 154 Purnell Rd, Secretary, 32 Latham Rd, Secretary, 2 Leonard St, BALWYN VIC 3103 MONTMORENCY C C, 24 Mayona Rd, 10.00 [Family, BoB on 1st Sun] FERNDALE WA 6148, 03 9890 4164, [email protected] 10.00 Secretary, PO Box 86, CORIO VIC 3214, 08 9351 8979, [email protected] Pastor, 24 Mayona Rd, 04 19 310 856, 0425 802 358 (S Pettigrew), Bentleigh East – EASTLEIGH C C, MONTMORENCY VIC 3094, 03 5291 3097 (J Kuiper), Kardinya – FAITH B C, cnr East Boundary Rd & Deakin St, 03 9434 2438, [email protected] [email protected] 136 Le Souef Dr (Kulungah-Myah F C), 10.00 9.30 Lindsay Coates, PO Box 250, MOOROOLBARK C B A, FISH CREEK C A, Secretary, Suite B11, 550 Canning Hwy, BENTLEIGH EAST VIC 3165, 49 Carronvale Rd, Falls Rd (Fish Creek Memorial Hall), ATTADALE WA 6156, 03 9570 3148, [email protected] 10.00 [BoB]; 11.45 [Family] 11.00 08 9317 4775, [email protected] Laurie Smith, PO Box 1, Bryan Duffus, PO Box 101, Box Hill South – WATTLE PARK CHAPEL, COLDSTREAM VIC 3770, FISH CREEK VIC 3959, LYNWOOD C C Inc – see Ferndale 234 Elgar Rd, 03 9739 0233, [email protected] 03 5683 2357, 0427 832 357 10.00 [Family] NTH BALGA CHR CENTRE, Secretary/Pastors, 234 Elgar Rd, MULGRAVE RESERVE G C – see Wheelers Hill Golden Square – BENDIGO SOUTH G C, 31 Fieldgate Square, BOX HILL SOUTH VIC 3128, 10 Ophir St, 10.00 03 9808 2728, [email protected] NARREHILLS FAMILY C – see Endeav’r Hills 11.00; 2.00 Secretary, 31 Fieldgate Square, [email protected] (Maria Ngo) Secretary, PO Box 197, BALGA WA 6061, www.wpchapel.org NARRE WARREN NORTH C A, 62 Memorial Dr, GOLDEN SQUARE VIC 3555, 0476 195 040 10.00 [BoB]; 7.00 [Gospel] 03 5441 4391, 03 5472 3647 CANTERBURY GARDENS C C Lloyd Hendricks, PO Box 327, SAWYERS VALLEY C F, – see Kilsyth South NARRE WARREN NORTH VIC 3804, GORMANDALE G C, Merrimans Creek Rd, cnr Helena Tce & Ashstead St, 0447 373 558, 11.00; 1.30; (2.00) 9.30; (11.15) Chadstone – OAKLEIGH C F, 34 Hillcrest Ave, [email protected] Trevor White, 32 Goola Byway, Kim Tester, 2295 Ash Rd, CHIDLOW WA 6556, 10.00; (11.15); 11.30 WILLUNG SOUTH VIC 3847, 08 9574 6673 Secretary, 1 View Point Ave, NUNAWADING ASSEMBLY, 116 Junction Rd, 03 5194 2207 GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150, 03 9560 2509, (9.45); 11.00; 7.00 SWAN C F – see Bellevue [email protected] Correspondent, 116 Junction Rd, NUMURKAH G F, 60 Meikeljohn St, NUNAWADING VIC 3131, 11.00 VICTORIA PARK G C, cnr Rathay & Berwick Sts, Cranbourne West – CHRIST CENTRED C C 0413 514 210, [email protected] Leigh Teitz, PO Box 239, NUMURKAH VIC 3636, 9.30; 11.00 [BoB]; 7.00 42-52 Fairhaven Blvd, 03 5862 2341, [email protected] James McWhirter, 27 Weston St, 10.00 OAKLEIGH C F – see Chadstone CARLISLE WA 6101, Ofisa Jerome, 12 Emu Bush Drive, PARKLAND CHR CHAPEL – see Wodonga 08 9361 4284 CRANBOURNE WEST VIC 3977 Richmond – GREEK EVANGELICAL CHURCH, 0401 930 142, [email protected] cnr Coppin & Murphy Sts, PEEL ST G C – see Ballarat WILSON G C, cnr Bungaree & Andrews Rds, 9.15 [BoB]; 5.00 9.30; 11.00; 6.00 [Gospel] Dandenong North – DANDENONG G H Inc, Spero Katos, 6 Sycamore St, ROKEBY CHAPEL, Mason Rd, J Brown, PO Box 525, CANNINGTON WA 6107, 2 Bentley Ave, CAULFIELD VIC 3162, 10.30 08 9458 6736, 08 9310 8628, 9.30 [BoB]; (11.30); 11.30 [Gospel]; 1.30 [Bible 03 9528 2509, 0411 465 037, G Cannon, 27 Railway Tce, DARNUM VIC 3822, [email protected] teaching] [email protected] 0423 615 375, [email protected] Secretary, 2 Bentley Ave, DANDENONG NORTH VIC 3175, RINGWOOD C C, 1 Tamar St, UNDERBOOL C A, cnr Monash & Malkin Aves, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Regional and Rural) 0417 559 842, [email protected] 10.00; 1.30 [Burmese] 11.15 Kay Brown, PO Box 2151, Tom Jackson, PO Box 21, UNDERBOOL VIC ALBANY C A – see Little Grove Doncaster East – EDGE CHURCH, RINGWOOD NORTH VIC 3134, 3509, cnr Woodhouse & Blackburn Rds, 03 9870 0102, 03 5094 6271, [email protected] BUSSELTON C A – see Siesta Park 9.00 [Trad]; 10.30 [email protected] Secretary, cnr Woodhouse & Blackburn Rds, WARRAGUL C C – see C C WARRAGUL COOLGARDIE G C, cnr Moran & Forrest Sts, DONCASTER EAST VIC 3109, SUNSHINE NORTH G H, Walsh St, (9.00); 10.00; 7.00 03 9842 5054, [email protected] 10.00; 6.30 Wodonga – PARKLAND CHR’N CHAPEL, Darryl Shirt, PO Box 71, COOLGARDIE WA 6429, W Ferguson, 108 Virgilia Dr, 20-22 Roseland Rd, 08 9026 6712, [email protected] EASTLEIGH C C – see Bentleigh East HOPPERS CROSSING VIC 3029, 9.30 [BoB]; 10.30 [Family] 03 9748 7361 Garry Walker, PO Box 388, WODONGA VIC Little Grove – ALBANY C A, Bay View Dr, Endeavour Hills – GRACE COMMUNITY B C, 3689, South Coast Progress Association Hall, 58 Reema Blvd, WARRANDYTE C C, 57-59 Yarra St, 02 6024 3930, 0487 885 776 9.30; 11.00 [Family] 10.00; 5.00 10.00 [email protected] Ken Goodall, 43 Kempton Close, Adrian Martinez, PO Box 7324, DANDENONG Office, PO Box 93, WARRANDYTE VIC 3113, ALBANY WA 6330, VIC 3175, 03 9844 4148, [email protected] YACKANDANDAH C A, 08 9842 8040, [email protected] 03 9769 2868, [email protected] 95 Schmidt Lane WATTLE PARK CHAPEL – see Box Hill South (Back Creek Christian Youth Centre), NORTH DANDALUP ASSEMBLY, Endeavour Hills – 10.00 South West Hwy (next to community hall), NARREHILLS FAMILY CHURCH, Wheelers Hill – MULGRAVE RESERVE G C, Bob King, PO Box 144, 9.30; 11.00 [Family] cnr Heatherton & Hallam North Rds, 127-133 Garnett Rd, YACKANDANDAH VIC 3749, Albert King, PO Box 59, Narre Warren North, 10.45 [BoB] 02 6056 8606, [email protected] NORTH DANDALUP WA 6207, 10.00 Vic Akehurst, 50 Clauscen Dr, 08 9530 1258 Secretary, 88 King Rd, HARKAWAY VIC 3806, ROWVILLE VIC 3178, 03 9769 9708, [email protected] 03 9764 3841, [email protected] WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Perth Metropolitan) Siesta Park – BUSSELTON C A, 172 Caves Rd, Glen Waverley – GLEN HILL C C, Wyndham Vale – WYNDHAM C C, BALCATTA G H, 38 Collier Ave, 9.30; (10.00) 832-834 High Street Rd, cnr Danien St, 208 Ballan Rd, (9.30); 9.30; 11.00 [BoB]; 7.00 Gordon Strong, 58 West Rd, CAPEL WA 6271, 10.00 9.00; 10.30 Secretary, 38 Collier Ave, BALCATTA WA 6021, 08 9727 2534 (Secretary), 9755 4561 (Campsite) Pastor, 832-834 High Street Rd, Michael Barrow, PO Box 1345, [email protected] GLEN WAVERLEY VIC 3150, WERRIBEE PLAZA VIC 3030, 03 9887 6401, [email protected] 03 9748 2840, BEDFORD C C, 261 Coode St, [email protected] 9.30 Secretary, PO Box 1145, MORLEY WA 6943, 08 9275 2277, [email protected]

16 ServingTogetherOctober2017 CAR FUND Oakwood and Gin Gin Community Churches have asked AMT to set up a car fund for Byron and Lyn Johannesen to replace their worn-out vehicle. The target is $23,000. Please deposit to: Bank: Westpac Mueller College of Ministries Account Name: Australian Missionary Tidings Theological Education BSB: 032080 Enquiries: Phone (07) 3897 2706 Account: 151023 Email: [email protected] www.mcm.qld.edu.au Memo: Please put a message in the memo or message field that identifies you and 75 Morris Road Rothwell Qld 4022 the recipient. You can identify yourself by using your donor number (e.g. 1234), FOR EXAMPLE "1234 Joh car fund". Please also educate . equip . enrich send email confirmation.

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educate . equip . enrich THE WORLD IS OUR VILLAGE by Wendy Strachan

Janice Collins Linda Buchanan

“You will be My witnesses, experience every day, as telling people about Me He replenishes our love for everywhere,” Jesus tells His each other, for those around disciples just before He us — and for our enemies. returns to His Father. With this in mind, our prejudices are challenged: His words still inspire Is there any person I think us. At women2women unlovable? Are there some about mission on June 17, people whose differences offend speakers, songs, videos me? Janice shared honestly and skits all contributed about how God has taken Janet Petersen Tamara Filmer to developing this theme. her into situations outside About 100 women were her comfort zone. As a encouraged by the stories person who needs order of those whose witness and structure, she has has taken place in diverse worked in roles and cultures parts of the world. We were where ‘hanging out’ was challenged that, for most what was needed — and of us, the call to be His has discovered that, in her witnesses is here today, own vulnerability, she has in our own ‘backyard’. learned how to love and how Through immigration, the to recognise the thread of world has come to us. The God’s patience in her life. world may be a global village — but many parts of that But if we are compelled to Simone Ghali Judy Ayers global village are represented love in our global village, here in Australia. we are also compelled to Janet Petersen and her IFES work (including lament. Our lament is one husband on a journey from supporting Christian Love and Lament in our of grief at its brokenness Maryborough to Bendigo university students through Global Village and repentance for our own to Adelaide to Brazil to times of loneliness and Janice Collins, who actions (and lack of action) California to Toowoomba doubt), English-language was our keynote speaker, that have contributed to — until in November 2016 Bible studies and local focussed our attention the brokenness. Our lament they became His witnesses church-based ministry. first on love in our global then moves to identification in Portugal. “There is At the same time, via village. She reminded us with others as we place not time to tell you of the Skype, Janet and Gavin that God’s love shines in ourselves in the path of pain amazing answers to prayer,” are able to continue their the darkest of its corners, that is not our own. said Janet, who had arrived work of encouragement so that one day people from back in Australia just 24 and teaching of assembly every nation, from all tribes Working cross-culturally in our hours earlier. Opportunities leaders in Brazil. Janet also and peoples and languages, Global Village to share the gospel include: reminded us of the spiritual will stand before the throne “You will be My witnesses, building friendships and warfare that we engage in as of Christ. It is His love telling people about Me opportunities for witness we pray for the families of that should be our lived everywhere” has led through language classes, our missionaries. 18 ServingTogetherOctober2017 Simone Ghali had been working amongst Arabic- speaking communities in the Middle East and UK for more than 20 years, when she returned with her husband and family to live in Australia. “I can retire from this work — and concentrate on putting my kids through school” went through her mind. God had other plans — and the family is now engaged with the Arabic- speaking community here in Brisbane: helping to disciple and mentor the growing fellowship of believers, developing a weekly hub that provides services and Speakers & committee support to new refugees, building friendships — all of which are accompanied by generous hospitality despite the fact that many have so little. Simone urged us to recognise the vulnerability of refugees who are often in great need of healing after horrific experiences — and to be loving witnesses to Jesus.

When Linda Buchanan and her husband Richard were working with Wycliffe in Australia, they were encouraged to take a ‘reverse Nepal has been the country Jeanette & Wendy furlough’. This took them where Tamara Filmer and to Eurasia where they lived her husband Leigh have part-time pharmacist’s role accepting help and giving in a community surrounded been working since 2010 in in Adelaide, that there is them the space to grow, by an ethnic and religious medical and teaching roles. a local Nepali community and to fail and succeed. minority who were often She has been privileged to on their doorstep. Another Recently, God made it clear subject to racist attacks. be witness to one of the opportunity to be a witness to Judy and Chris that their They stayed far longer than fastest-growing indigenous to Jesus! ministry in Poland had originally planned — being churches in the world — come to an end. They are Jesus’ witnesses through perceived as a threat to Discipling others is the now looking to Him for loving their neighbours. some. Tamara shared some passion that God has given clear direction about future Several years later, they of the humour of living to . In Poland, ministry roles. moved to Germany in a Judy Ayers cross-culturally. At the same support and training role hers has been a relational time she alerted us to some to missionaries, and to host ministry. Through meals, The women from Wavell of the disturbing challenges short-term teams. Linda training and encouragement, Heights Christian Assembly sees God’s love working of living in another culture. Judy has helped women were wonderful hosts, through us wherever we She illustrated this as she to know God through His providing song-leaders, are: from our neighbours spoke of the need for God’s Word so that they too will delicious food, technical to a ‘chance’ encounter on protection for their children become His witnesses. A help and space for stalls a train with a searcher who who are educated in a key aspect is to explore and displays. Those who becomes a Facebook friend. local school where Hindu Scripture in context so that organised the book stalls And in all this, she marvels festivals are celebrated. God’s Spirit works in their and craft stalls generously that God has taken an Back here in Australia for lives to show that the Bible donated their proceeds to introvert like her and given an extended time while is true and relevant. It is a support mission. Next year her the joy of making friends Leigh upgrades his nursing ministry where Judy makes women2women will be held around the world. qualifications, Tamara was herself available to others at Bellbowrie Community delighted to discover, in her — learning from them, Church on June 16. ServingTogetherOctober2017 19 made the commitment. When the time came to pay, we only had half the money. Late in the afternoon, I went to the bank and wired the $3500 we had. The currency of that country was devalued on that very night so our $3500 was worth exactly $7000 in local currency the next day when the banks opened! God honoured our step of faith and miraculously provided exactly what was needed.

On another occasion, I said to the Lord, “We’re going to trust you to provide the money to hold a four-day missions conference for 1,500 young people.” I signed a contract for $150,000, while having very little money in hand, but God wonderfully and completely AMAZING GRACE – 60 YEARS OF SERVING THE LORD provided it all. Trusting God for by Kevin and Eloise Dyer miraculous answers to prayer has been a key part of our lives encouraged and mentored of counselling and encouraging and ministry. We give the Lord me during those early days of struggling servants of the Lord Jesus all the praise and glory! ministry. all around the world. 2. Take a risk with people About the same time, Eloise God has guided us, blessed One of the things we have tried and I were asked by the elders us, provided for us, and to do is push inexperienced of a small, struggling assembly performed many miracles young people into taking on in Indiana, 160 km away, to through His grace and power. additional responsibilities. come every weekend to help We give the Lord Jesus all the I learned this from my them. I taught a Bible class praise and glory! commending assembly elders in for young people and spoke in Sheffield, Tasmania. the Sunday morning service As we have served the Lord each week, seeking to build up over these 60 years, ten very When I was growing up, they the believers and strengthen encouraged all the young men Kevin & Eloise Wedding 1957 important ministry lessons have the local church. Because of been impressed on our hearts to speak in meetings and take We were married on Saturday, God’s amazing grace, that little and minds. They are just as responsibilities in evangelism August 31st, 1957, and on the group of about 35 believers important for us today as they outreaches. When I was about following Tuesday, September grew to more than 125 that first were when we first began. 12 years old, my name was 3rd, I started serving the year. Since then, we can look added to the preaching schedule back on 60 amazing years of and I had to go with an older Lord as an assistant to Dr. Ed 1. Don’t be afraid to trust God ministry, and it is all because of man and give a ten-minute Harlow, president of Emmaus God’s grace and blessing. for big things message about some of the Bible School, in the Chicago It is relatively easy to just keep outreach efforts carried on by area. He had asked me to be The Lord helped us start doing the same things year my home assembly. That taught responsible for the overseas and develop International after year. But God constantly me the very important lesson of department of the Emmaus Teams, which now has more challenges us to trust Him taking risks with people. Correspondence School. than 1,100 missionaries. He for new and better things. He also enabled us to begin and wants us to increase our faith We love to encourage men That ministry involved expand a ministry to the and take risks that result in a and women into taking more communicating with more persecuted church and to wider ministry. responsibility than they think than 70 missionaries and care for the poorest people they can handle. They see national leaders in all parts of in the world through Bright Some years ago, we felt the that God wonderfully meets the world and arranging for Hope International. Today, Lord prompting us to hold a their needs, and they develop the translation, printing and we continue to help the poor special evangelism outreach. their giftedness and grow in distribution of Bible courses. in Haiti, Zambia, Kenya, We knew it would cost about their faith. Dr. Harlow took a huge risk Bolivia, Uganda and other $7000 to make it happen. We by giving me this responsibility countries. He also has given us didn’t have the money, but we One young man came to us and when I was only 21, but he a ministry through the internet felt compelled to do it, so we we sensed he had leadership 20 ServingTogetherOctober2017 ability, even though he was workers because of wrong still immature and a bit rough attitudes. We have had to around the edges. We gave him speak in difficult situations, some leadership responsibilities bury young people, rescue and he developed and matured. hostages, negotiate with furious Today he is a gifted, effective, government officials, and godly servant of Christ doing mediate differences between an amazing work in several very workers. They were all doable, difficult countries. This has hard jobs. We needed to decide happened hundreds of times, we would do it, pray hard for and all across the world these God’s help, and then act. men and women are making a powerful impact for Christ. We However, we have also faced give the Lord Jesus all the praise some destructive, hard jobs that and glory! had negative consequences. For example, if you have to do 3. Multiply your ministry by something outside your gifting working with others for a significant period of time, that can be destructive. It will In our ministry we have wear you down. practised the principle of working with others whenever Once I agreed to teach a and wherever we can. We want seminary course on evangelism. to be inclusive and live out the However, I should have never teaching of the Lord Jesus when said ‘yes’ because it was outside He prayed to his Father, “That my gifting. It was one of the they may be one as we are one” most miserable 12 weeks of my (John 17:22). Our desire is life. First, I am not a seminary always to open wide the door of professor. Second, I am not cooperation and opportunity to an evangelist. Third, I am not include everyone possible. excited about just giving input to seminary students so they Over the years, more than can fulfill course requirements 12,000 workers have served and pass exams. Fourth, I am a on teams. We have encouraged practitioner at heart. I want to them to grow spiritually, see the gospel in action. develop their giftedness, enlarge their faith horizons, and trust Those 12 weeks were God completely. God has destructively hard for me. changed them and many of I couldn’t sleep and I felt them are serving Christ doing overwhelmed. I struggled great work for him all across with preparation; and in the world. my mind, the class ended up being very mediocre. Our inclination is always to That was destructively hard encourage young people and work for me. Learning to even older ones to start serving distinguish between doable, while God is speaking to them, hard jobs and destructive, and not put it off and get side- hard jobs has helped give us tracked by other things. As they longevity in the service of the begin their ministries and work Lord. We give the Lord Jesus together with others, they all all the praise and glory! can have a significant impact There will always be problems 6. Do it now in ministry, but we need to for Christ and His Kingdom. We still work many long hours 5. Don’t let negative people focus on the possibilities. We We give the Lord Jesus all the influence you and give the Lord the very best praise and glory! have often quoted the verse, There are plenty of people “Everything is possible for him we can. We want to honour Him by being on time, working 4. Distinguish between doable, around who will try to tell who believes” (Mark 9:23). We you why it cannot be done never want negative people to hard and accomplishing as hard jobs and destructive, and why you should not do influence our minds and hearts much as we can for Him. We hard jobs it. We have made it a practice away from having faith and meet many people in ministry We have done a lot of hard to disregard the comments of trusting the Lord. We always who are weighed down with all things in our 60 years of negative people. We have tried want to positively focus on the kinds of tasks, and they never ministry. We have had to ask to distance ourselves from those great things God can and does seem to be able to get caught some people to leave our who can only see the problems do. We give the Lord Jesus all the up with their work. ministry. We have challenged and difficulties. praise and glory! ServingTogetherOctober2017 21 8. Give all the credit to the Lord moved on to other ministries. and to others We have always encouraged workers to follow the Lord We have consciously tried to wherever He leads, knowing pass all the credit on to the that He will continue to take Lord and to other servants of care of us. We endeavour to Christ who have worked with lightly hold people, money and us. The work is the Lord’s and ministry, knowing that it is the He is the ultimate one who gets Lord’s work and not ours. We the glory. We have simply been give the Lord Jesus all the praise humble servants doing what He and glory! asks us to do.

We have also always worked 10. Keep positive and always in teams, and it is a team be joyful effort. No one is better We always try to keep positive Kevin & Eloise 1987 than another, and we want and live out 1 Corinthians everyone functioning in their 15:57-58, “Thanks be to God! giftedness. In this way, everyone He gives us the victory through contributes to the effectiveness our Lord Jesus Christ…stand of the ministry. All share in the firm. Let nothing move you. blessing and all contribute to Always give yourselves fully to the advancement of the gospel. the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in If someone receives praise for the Lord is not in vain.” what they accomplish, we want to make sure that the Lord is We have spent 60 years honoured. We give the Lord Jesus following, serving, working all the praise and glory! for, advancing, giving to, and Kevin & Eloise and adult children 2017 sharing the Lord Jesus. As we 9. Learn to deal with change look back and rejoice over a When we are given a Within a few days, we received and loss very fruitful ministry, we give responsibility, we make it a a letter from a group of the Lord Jesus all the praise practice to do it as soon as we assembly elders in Switzerland Over the years, our ministries and glory! possibly can. We often say to who asked if we would be have gone through massive ourselves, “Do it now.” Instead willing to take over their changes. We have found God We joyfully look forward of putting it off and adding contacts in Eastern Europe has given us different phases of to continuing as long as it to our list of things to do and the Soviet Union and ministry at different times. For God gives us health and example, from 1957 to 1967, later, we try to do it right away deliver help to them. They said strength. We still have great our focus was on evangelism and get the job finished. We that the ones who had been opportunities to impact some and discipling. From 1968 find that doing it in a timely doing this in the past were now of the poorest people in the to 1990, our focus was on manner relieves much of the too old to travel and couldn’t world living in Haiti, Zambia, helping brothers and sisters pressure and stress in our keep up the difficult work of Kenya, Bolivia, Uganda and behind the Iron Curtain. That ministry. We give the Lord Jesus crossing hostile borders. This other places. We are continuing was an all-consuming, difficult all the praise and glory! was clear confirmation of the to press forward in advancing Lord’s prompting. We met ministry taking a lot of time, the work of the Lord and 7. Listen to God’s promptings with the Swiss brethren and money and hard work. But bringing hope to many. took over all their key contacts, God strengthened us and We have made it a daily and that gave us wonderful protected us. We also look forward to that practice to listen for connections in all parts of the great day when we will see Jesus God’s promptings and act Iron Curtain countries. When the Iron Curtain starting face to face and meet tens of immediately on them. The coming down in 1990, we thousands of people in heaven Lord has guided and directed For 22 years our team, which began to focus on helping the who are there because of the us as we have listened and consisted of scores of faithful, very poorest of the poor — work of making Christ known stepped out in faith. risk-taking missionaries, made those earning less than one and building up His Church. more than 1500 clandestine dollar a day. That powerful One morning as I was getting trips to deliver hundreds ministry continues today. We Hallelujah! God has out of bed, I heard in my of thousands of Bibles and have been able to transition abundantly supplied us with mind a whisper from the books, many tons of food and with ease because we are His amazing grace for these Lord, “Start a ministry to the medicine, and hundreds of committed to allowing the 60 years. We are so thankful suffering church behind the thousands of dollars to suffering Lord to bring change into our we have had and continue to Iron Curtain.” It was very believers. It all began by ministry and lives. have the wonderful privilege clear. I answered, “Lord, I listening to and acting upon the of serving Him and seeing His will, but You have to help me quiet promptings of the Holy We have also dealt with many mighty power and blessing because I don’t know what Spirit. We give the Lord Jesus all losses. We have lost many poured out. We give the Lord to do.” the praise and glory! wonderful people who have Jesus all the praise and glory! 22 ServingTogetherOctober2017 KeepingTRACK I OCTOBER 2017

DEPARTURES WEEKES Daniel & Candide: 15 November 2017

ARRIVALS FERGUSON Andrew & Anne Marie: late August — in Canada where they will reside permanently LAWRENCE Byron & Gillian: 1 November 2017 MITCHELL Jon: 12 November 2017 (to join the family already in Australia)

THOSE CURRENTLY ON HOME ASSIGNMENT IN AUSTRALIA AYERS Chris & Judy: [email protected] CHAPMAN Paul & Daphne: [email protected]

THOSE IN TRANSITION AFTER MISSION SERVICE COLLINS Andrew & Janice: [email protected] REED Richard & Rachel: [email protected] PENROSE Ben & Lara: [email protected] STEVENSON Janine: [email protected]

THOSE CURRENTLY BASED IN AUSTRALIA WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR EXISTING MINISTRY OVERSEAS ALLEN Bob & Elizabeth: [email protected] BADCOCK Jan: [email protected] ELVERY Noela: [email protected] FILMER Leigh & Tamara: [email protected] (on study leave) KULIKOVSKY Paul & Gerrah: [email protected] LOADER Les & Kay: [email protected] LOUDON Julie: [email protected] PYATT Simon & Anni: [email protected] (based in New Zealand) YEOH Seng Hock & Luba: [email protected]

SHORT TERM WORKERS Name Commending Assembly Ministry & Location Time Away Gordon & Ruth Harriott Faith Community Church (Buderim) Transform the Nations; Myanmar July 2016-2017 Kirsty Byrne Village Avenue Community Church Transform the Nations; Myanmar Jan – Dec 2017 Lucy Acheson Lighthouse Community Church (Port Sorell) CMIAID Moldova June 2017-end 2018

ServingTogetherOctober2017 23 These extracts from recent letters and reports from missionaries are printed in the order in which their names appear in the AMT Daily Prayer Guide

GOD’S GRACE AS SEASONS CHANGE It was only five months later that we discovered my Dad’s Calvin and Shirley Oule, Uganda health was on a downward spiral — we had to decide if we should bring him to live with us in Uganda. To cut a long The meaning of Grace is story short, we did. With the combined efforts of many learned over time. We all people, we were able to miraculously bring my Dad to live experience God’s grace in with us in a different culture — in Africa, where people many ways, and as we grow looked very different, spoke a different language, and ate closer to Him and lean on Him we experience more of very different food. His grace. When life throws a curve ball the only thing that keeps you sane is the grace of God and the love of the For a long time I would worry how my Dad, who does people Jesus has placed in your life. not share much of his emotions, would cope in Uganda, where people are so strong that they rarely show outward Grace was a common word in our home. My sister’s emotions. My Dad enjoys the love for the Ugandan middle name was Gracelin, Grace for short. I thought I people; their beautiful smiles and care pick him up. We knew the meaning of Grace till I had to get on a journey had to learn to care for my Dad and his needs, and it was after the loss of my loved ones, and I experienced the God’s grace that we needed. grace of God on a whole new level. I never got all my answers because I was never meant to, In November 2015, we faced a turning point in our personal but I experienced a renewed meaning of God’s grace. lives after the sudden loss of my sister, and only four months later the loss of my Mum. When you come from a small Ministry took a different turn for sure. I now know what family and you have lost your only sister and Mother, that's someone means when they say they have had loss in their half your family gone. I remember often being asked in lives. His grace will lead you on the good days and the the days that followed, “Do you blame yourself for being a bad. The journey of loss is not easy, especially when on the missionary? Do you think you could have saved your sister if mission field, but His Grace will carry us through. you lived closer or if you were still in Australia? Do you think you will want to continue in ministry?” I was asked many I have learnt to hold onto Jesus in a way I never knew. ‘What if’ questions. People don’t mean to hurt you, but sometimes things are just said... WATCHING AND WAITING ON GOD I heard the voice of my friends at my church, just before Paul and Daphne Chapman, Venezuela I decided to move to Uganda as a missionary in 2008: “Know and remember the voice of the Lord, his calling Family affairs on your life...You will need it when the doubts come along It is nearly 12 months since and hard times roll by.” we arrived back in Australia, earlier than expected, due to the After losing two family members in such close proximity, heart operation of our daughter Rebecca. We thank God the thought did cross my mind, “How long will it take for that she has recovered well, and is enjoying better health me to get back into my role in ministry?” Many prayed for now. This was followed by the passing of Paul’s father, who both Calvin and me as we made this transition into such a had been failing in health for a number of years, but we hard place. When you give pastoral oversight to teenagers, thank the Lord for His perfect timing, in enabling us to be they often just want to hang out and talk. When they here for his passing and funeral. The wedding of our son trust you, they want to share their heart issues with you, Caleb was another family event we have enjoyed while here, put their hand on your shoulder and say, “Thanks for the so he and Kate are now waiting for the completion of their chat.” Would I have the grace to listen to a young person’s home to be able to move in. We are both also taking the heartbreak or would I just want to walk away? The answer opportunity to attend to medical and dental needs while was the grace of God. here, as these are nearly non-existent in Venezuela. 24 ServingTogetherOctober2017 Ministry Movements 1. Extended Leave Cover. When a staff member While here in Australia it has been a pleasure to be able has served at HOPE for four years and signs on for to help where we can, not only in reporting on the work another two they are entitled to a months extended in Venezuela, but visiting different assemblies for gospel leave which can be added on to their Summer or Winter preaching and Bible teaching. These included a gospel series in break. A school or church can help us by supplying Melbourne, a series in Cooroy on my ‘Egypt to Canaan’ chart, an appropriately qualified subject teacher to cover the and another in Bundaberg on the ‘Figures of the local church’. staff member on leave. As HOPE is in the Northern I have also taken the opportunity to help my brother Stephen, Hemisphere the main break is the summer holidays who visits the markets and shows in north Queensland. over June/July. Extended leave could be taken in May or He has a trailer well set up for this purpose, so we had an August. The Winter break is two weeks of Christmas so encouraging time at the Townsville and Rockhampton Shows, extended leave could be taken across this Christmas week giving away nearly 600 Scripture plaques, as well as Bibles and in early December till mid January. literature. With the passing of Neal and Alice Thomson within a few days of each other, we felt we should make the quick 2. Emergency Cover. While emergencies happen in all trip to Vancouver, as the family requested me to give the Word of our settings, an emergency here at HOPE can leave at their parent’s funeral. For over 22 years we witnessed the us suddenly short of staff. This may follow the death of selfless dedication of this godly couple, and only God knows a loved one back in their home country or unexpected how much they did and He will reward their labours for Him medical problems and accidents. An emergency relief in both Venezuela and Colombia. teacher could cover the absence of the staff member. Obviously this could occur at anytime. Venezuelan Violence Despite the disapproval of around 80% of the population, 3. One/Two Year Placement. There are a significant which has been clearly seen by the street protests, the number of Christian teaching graduates finding it difficult government has gone ahead with appointing a new to enter Christian schools, as many of these schools have national assembly, with the purpose of re-writing the high staff retention rates. While newly qualified teachers constitution. The real intention of this is to establish a require supervision and mentoring, they do bring a Cuban-style dictator with no need for any future elections, freshness into a school setting. If a skilled and experienced and bringing everything under his control. The shortage teacher could be released for one or even two years to of all goods is worsening daily, and the insecurity is out teach at HOPE, this could create a pathway for recent of control, but we praise God that the believers have graduates to gain experience within a Christian school continued faithfully in their witness for the Lord, Who has while the experienced teacher is at HOPE. This teacher so wonderfully proven His faithfulness to them. We value would either be partially funded by their home school/ prayer as we seek His will with regard to our return, as church or receive the basic living allowance at HOPE we are in constant communication with the believers in school, or a combination of both. El Vigia, who feel we should wait a bit longer to see if the situation settles down. They are mainly concerned about 4. Professional Development. Due to the constant our security, but we know that the Lord is well able to shortage of staff and cover teachers at HOPE, it is very take care of His own. Our five-year residential visas also difficult to release staff for PD. The best PD approach at need to be renewed in March 2018. The need to keep our HOPE would be to have an experienced educator come eyes on the Lord is ever increasing, as we seek to serve for a week where they could spend the first day observing Him and do His will in these last difficult and dangerous a class, the second day modelling best practice, followed days of testimony. Your prayers are greatly appreciated. by a third day allowing the HOPE teacher the opportunity to implement what has been learnt and then review. This would help HOPE by keeping the teacher in class while CAN YOU HELP? improving an area that needs developing. David and Robin Ware, Cambodia 5. Spiritual Emphasis Week. In September of each The nature of schooling year, HOPE has a Spiritual Emphasis week. Class time tends to remain the same and chapel time are allocated across the school towards from year to year. What the theme of this week. Last year there was a focus on changes obviously are the issues technology which involved not only the primary and and challenges along with the staff and students. Our secondary schools but also parents. Future topics could be 2016 Frontlines report outlined our work and ministry at on bullying or mental health, where Christian presenters HOPE International School, Cambodia. Much of what deliver to students, staff and parents. Christian schools or was said last year is still current. This year I thought I churches could help provide the people who are capable of would try and answer the question asked by Christian presenting and delivering an appropriate topic. schools, Mission Boards and Local Churches: “How can we help?” As an International school in Cambodia, that is 6. Primary Camp. The lower primary school camp predominantly meeting the needs of educating children of program is held in February and is run on the school missionaries, you may consider the following suggestions: campus along a VBS-style type program. A team from a

ServingTogetherOctober2017 25 Christian school or church could come to HOPE to run SOMETHING UNIQUE TO OFFER this VBS-style camp week. Wendy Strachan, Specialist

7. Secondary Camp. Year 6-11 have a combined camp. Hanna is a friend who leads a This enhances the vertical relationships across the Scripture Union movement in secondary school. A Christian young adults group could Eastern Europe. Twenty years come and provide a worship band, lead appropriate ago, she gave birth to a son whose studies and small groups, along with any number of disabilities were so severe that indoor or outdoor activities suitable for secondary school medical staff, family members and students. This camp is normally held towards the end many church people advised her to of January. leave Jonatan in the hospital. But Hanna, her husband and daughters welcomed him home — and began the 8. Resources. Christian schools and churches can roller coaster journey that started with tears, isolation, support the work at HOPE by fundraising for specific depression and ‘Why’ questions and ended 14 years later projects e.g. one Christian school collected their primary with thanksgiving for the gift of a child who responded school offering for a term to help provide playground with joy to the music, prayer and love that underpinned equipment and Christian Studies resources. Another his life — and who radiated that joy to others. school provided a class set of the Jesus Storybook Bible. A church had a classical music concert and raised funds Earlier this year, I invited Hanna to join a group of people for musical instruments. Another way to help is if teams from eight SU movements that are involved in ministry are coming out to Cambodia to help bring out texts and amongst children with special needs. Our task was to books that cannot be bought in Cambodia. equip other SU movements to begin this ministry. Hanna’s immediate response was: I don’t know what I have to 9. Pray. While this may be at the end of the list, it is not offer. In fact, what she offered was a unique personal the least. We appreciate Christian communities who pray perspective that helped us as we explored disability from regularly for us here at HOPE. Many of HOPE’s families the lens of Scripture and the God who journeys with us. are engaged in a diverse range of Christian ministries that need our prayers as well. Together we shared our experiences — and began to construct a manual that will be a foundational resource Thank you for your continued support. that this group can use to coach others. It was inspiring to learn of the diverse SU models designed to include children with disabilities: from a kindergarten in rural MOVING FORWARD IN FAITH France to a weekly gardening club for teenagers in Serbia; Leigh and Tamara, Nepal from support groups for parents to the ‘Every Kid’ strategy in Canada where trained coaches ensure that no The devastating flooding child with a disability needs to be excluded from holiday across southern Nepal and clubs; from camps in UK that stretch independent living northern India in August has skills to advocacy for the hearing impaired in Uganda reinforced our desire to get back where special needs children are often hidden. Our God is to south Asia. This national disaster is exactly the sort of thing a very creative God! that would cause Leigh, as Medical Advisor in the Disaster Response and Resilience Department (DRRD) of our partner The resource that we have created — with Bible organization, to be very busy. But we’re in Adelaide! reflections, stories, guidelines, models and issues — is now in the hands of translators so that it can be ready We are aiming for a return to south Asia in late January/ for Scripture Union’s Global Assembly in November. early February 2018. We’ll be moving to the second largest Global gatherings are pretty rare in SU — but this one is city in the country, new for us, having been further west significant as we celebrate God’s faithfulness throughout in a rural centre for the last six years. Leigh will spend at the 150 years since SU began and together seek God’s least a year completing his Masters, and during that year direction for the future. volunteer, as able, in the DRRD. The girls will attend a small mission school, which will be staffed with teachers (God willing!) from January 2018. Tamara...who knows!? There was very informal discussion a long time ago about assisting in the pharmacy department at our partner organisation’s hospital, but that is dependent upon her getting a work permit (she hasn’t got one in the past) and more face-to-face discussions with local leadership when we return to south Asia. Lots of things need to fall in to place and nothing is very certain, but, with God’s help, we’re at peace with it all and are moving forward in faith.

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