For the fourth year, 40 people from the Greater Sydney Conference braved the early morning hours to board a bus headed to Jindabyne, where they planned to conquer the slopes on skis and snowboards.  At the ski resort, they met up with an additional 20 participants from the South New South Wales Conference. Shred It…

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This year, programming, resources and support presented to women in the Greater Sydney Conference by Adventist Women’s Ministry have focused on three areas: IMAGINE, BELIEVE and BREATHE. IMAGINE has focused on the young women and girls of the conference.  This year, a program called And The Bride Wore White was presented, which linked spirituality and…

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Third term for the professional staff of Sydney Adventist schools kicked off at Macarthur Adventist College with two days of professional development at CAPE/CASE.  The 160+ group of primary and secondary teachers saw presentations covering a range of topics from engaging with students, subject-specific professional development, and networking. Keynote speakers included, Janelle Wills, Chris Boddey,…

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“And the Lord is with him.”  1 Samuel 16:18 NIV Have you ever prepared a resume?  You carefully weigh up which segment of your past will most impress your prospective employer.  What should you highlight?  Is it your hard earned MBA or your 15 years experience in similar employment?  Maybe your charming personality or the…

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Youth Rallies bring to mind bigger, better church services, with better music, more people, more action and entertainment.  Except this time, it wasn’t about any of that.  If the minimised sound of the bands was any indication of the focus of this Youth Rally, then it was all about stripping everything back to basics and…

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In a shy and cautious voice, Faten Abdallah, student in the Community English and Support Program at Auburn Seventh-day Adventist Church, shares that she’s been attending English language classes at the church for about a month.  When asked if she enjoys coming she responds, “Yes.  I’ve learned and made friends.  I’m meeting new people, and…

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With a burst of laughter, John Wells summarised the second Pathfinder Leadership Award weekend of 2014 in one sentence: “We had fun!” As Associate Youth Director and Director of Pathfinders for the Greater Sydney Conference, Pr. John Wells runs three Pathfinder Leadership Award weekends each year.  The purpose of the weekend is to develop leadership…

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Amongst the flurry of assessments and just under a week away from exams for the year nines and tens, I and the rest of the stressed-out senior school students from Hills Adventist College were sent off to the Senior School Day of Worship. Many of us were delighted! It’s an annual event, and it’s always a…

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Tevita and Iva Naiteitei are a Fijian couple who have been living and working on Norfolk Island for 11 years.  Tevita is a chef, and Iva is a housekeeper in one of the resorts.  When they were still living in Fiji, they were baptised and joined the Community Church on the island.  Tevita was later…

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In any story, there are some literary ‘rules’.  The main character is prominent.  That is to say, we not only get to know how she looks and what she does but we get to know what is inside her head, what her motives are.  Other characters, such as the barista who served her a cup…

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