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Grab a Copy to Help in Praying for the People of the North West SUPPORTING GOSPEL MINISTRY Fellow Workers Reunion IN THE NORTH WEST by Andrew Burr, Archdeacon for the Midwest PERSONAL DETAILS: (please print) It’s no small feat to bring people spread over two million square kilometres together in one place. But it happened this year at the Family Name: ..................................................................... conference for the Diocese of North West Australia. The ministry families Address: ................................................................. from the far North West came down from their 18 parishes and Seafarers Missions to meet at Swanleigh in Perth. They came from the Kimberley, ................................................................................ the Pilbara and the Midwest. For some the weather in Phone: .................................................................... Perth was a shock - it was Email: ..................................................................... cold (or so the Northerners thought). But the children December 2013 No. 94 c I want to be a PRAYER PARTNER didn’t seem to notice, some Please send me the Northwest Network even venturing into the swimming pool. I’m interested in training for MINISTRY in c For the adults, a time to NWA catch up and hear about church life and work across the Diocese. It was THE African “Safari” c I’d like to discuss SERVING in NWA as a ... great to welcome new arrivals to the North West team: David & Traci Mitchell, Sam & Jess Morton, Sean & Clarice Wagenaar and Jon Many beds, bumpy journeys, God is sovereign m tentmaker Earnshaw. We also heard from: LORD three hour bogs, lots of hours enabled us to m retired Minister Rob Healy (Bush Church Aid), the Galvin family (Church Missionary IS GOOD in the sky plus, the privilege of trust in his m Parish Minister Society), Bernard Hill and Tracie Chambers-Clarke (Church’s meeting God’s people across overseeing hand. Professional Standards). TO ALL Australia and within Africa! We in the North c I want to be a FINANCIAL PARTNER Our guest Bible teacher for the week was the Rev Dr David Since September I have been West established Please use my gift for: Seccombe. He had spent 20 years teaching in South Africa and has in Perth for meetings and a link with the Gary & Murray with Staff written books, including a commentary on Romans (‘Dust to Destiny’). speaking at Trinity College; diocese of Parish ministry in ....................................... c The timeless themes of Romans, God’s righteousness and Grace, Sydney for fund raising, Karamoja in Ministry in the diocese Justification, Faith and the Gospel, reminded us how much we owe to wonderfully organised by Uganda – a region with limited peace is still relatively young, (Diocesan Ministry Fund) c the Lord Jesus Christ. The letter of Romans also reaffirmed the ongoing Friends of the Outback; resources and great need. I met converted warriors and Cambridge Park with my family Murray used his engineering cattle rustlers – men who Youth Ministry c need for evangelistic mission and good biblical teaching for the church and the world. as my step-mother died; back skills to bring running water to have now traded AK47s for a Rural Chaplaincy c to Perth for our Fellow Workers’ the diocesan centre and church Bible and a gospel mission. This was our new Bishop’s first Family Conference so we were able to Conference; then after one houses in Moroto. Though it The minister in this parish Bishop’s Discretionary Fund c spend time getting to know Gary Nelson, and his lovely wife, Christine. night at home, on a plane was frustrating at times due to has already planted some 15 Bishop’s Support They are working hard to inspire and encourage Christian ministry in the bound for Uganda and Kenya; difficulties of accessing congregations throughout this (capital of the See Fund) c North. Please keep praying for them. after three weeks in Africa I replacement parts and new formerly wild and dangerous Buildings and maintenance Conferences like this don’t just happen. They take time, effort and next found myself in a small electricity lines, it was very area. These fellow Ugandan (formerly Outback Church Foundation) c money to make it work. So we are very grateful to those who pray for the mining town in the Pilbara – satisfying to see people Christians would certainly say Diocese, organise things behind the scenes and to groups such as the Paraburdoo. As I write this opening a tap for their water amen to Paul’s words in Cathedral Anniversary Gift c Mother’s Union and NHMF (Outback Fund), whose financial assistance I have just returned from an instead of walking a Romans 1: My Support will be via, enables us to bring families together for this conference. A big thank you encouraging week with the considerable distance to I am not ashamed of the from the North West! Alexanders in Kununurra, the fill up jerry cans. • Electronic Transfer to : c gospel, because it is the FIRST furthest parish from us While Murray was working power of God for salvation of Diocese of North West Australia ACF Celebrate! Celebrate! by Rev Paul Spackman southerners in Geraldton. BSB 706-001 A/C No. 30003508 WATER at Moroto I taught trainee everyone who believes … for 50 years ago a concrete star shaped structure rose out of I am so thankful to God for his church workers at their centre in the gospel a righteousness for the amount of $.................................. the ground. Since this time the Cathedral of The Holy Cross care and protection, as Psalm in Lotome. I also visited St from God is revealed, a Or $ ...................... every ....................... c has been a place to sing, pray and hear the word of God 146:8f reminds us: Andrews secondary school righteousness that is by faith proclaimed. In March 2014 we will be having our 50th birthday The LORD is where our diocese supports from first to last, just as it is • Cheque/postal note c celebrations. We are planning to use this time as a spring board gracious and some 200 students. The written: “The righteous will (payable to Diocese of North West for outreach to the people of Geraldton, with activities for compassionate, slow churches I was privileged to live by faith”. Australia) children, teenagers and adults. We will be holding a special to anger and rich in speak at drew hundreds to their Friends, it was such an services – the singing was Please send me details concerning a celebration service and lunch on Sunday 9th March with Bishop love. encouragement to see God’s c bequest terrific and the eager faces to the Diocese of NWA. Edwin Ngubane from South Africa as our guest preacher. The LORD is mighty work in another part good to all; he has peering through the windows of his world. I returned 2014 is also the 100th birthday of St Catherine’s at and doors (since everyone Greenough, located about 20 minutes drive south of Geraldton. compassion on all conscious of my lack of zeal for he has made. couldn’t fit inside) created an the gospel; determined under Celebrations are planned for Sunday March 23rd. We would love amazing atmosphere to preach As Murray God, and in his strength, to as many friends and supporters to join us for the celebrations. in. But the church lacks Wilding and I set off press on with sharing the good Please let us know if you would like more information about pastors to teach and care for for Africa we weren’t news of Jesus to the people of planned events by contacting the office on 9921 7277. If you the many and growing exactly sure what the North West and beyond. would like to make a special gift towards this anniversary we congregations. In a remote was in store for would be very appreciative (see this page - Supporting Gospel part of the diocese, where by Bishop Gary Nelson Ministry in the North West: Cathedral Anniversary Gift). us, yet knowing 4 THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF NORTH WEST AUSTRALIA Website:www.anglicandnwa.org PO Box 2783, Geraldton WA 6531. Ph (08) 9921 7277 email [email protected] Moving on A New Partnership Begins by Chris & Karen Webb by Archdeacon Bill Ross By mid-February 2014, Chris As he witnessed the impact of During their years at Bible and Karen Webb along with his parent’s ministry, God gave college God alerted Chris and Wayne Sutton is retiring at the their two boys, Ezra (3 years) Chris the desire to be involved Karen to the ongoing need for end of December after 19 years and Daniel (16 months), will be in cross-cultural gospel work. Christian people to share the as Registrar of the Diocese of unpacking boxes in Broome. Karen grew up in Coffs Harbour, hope of Jesus with Aboriginal North West Australia. The Church Missionary Society NSW, and moved to Newcastle people across Australia. With In 1994 Wayne, Gladys and (CMS) is sending the Webbs for university where she met and this in mind Chris and Karen their children Kelly and Peter were from a golf ball typewriter to an to work in a new partnership married Chris. For a number applied to CMS and were living in Dampier, working in integrated computer system; from with the Anglican Diocese of the of years Karen worked as a accepted. Chris and Karen are administration for Hamersley Iron. manual clergy payroll to a fully North West in supporting and Speech Pathologist and Chris really looking forward to settling They were also active members of computerised package; from strengthening the Aboriginal as a Primary school teacher. In into Broome life and beginning their local Anglican church. individual Insurance Policies to church. 2009 they headed to Sydney to get to know the congregations Missionary and Bible College who meet at Broome Anglican They saw an advertisement for the National Insurance, saving $200,000 Chris spent his childhood in (SMBC) to get better equipped in Church.
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