Mission2Sydney There is no doubt that we live in a beautiful city. All you need to do is take a ferry ride from Circular Quay to Manly on a sunny afternoon to remind yourself of this fact. Lots of other people agree that Sydney is a beautiful place too. There are now over 5 million…

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The Adventist Book Centre has been supporting a drive to send books to the Solomons to help raise literacy there.  Our dedicated customers have donated about $1,000 worth of books already.   We’re currently trying to put together class sets of the Jesus Calling Bible Storybook so that classes can read and improve their English…

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Pr. Michael Worker, now in his fifth day in the Solomon Islands, is working to develop and grow the relationship between Greater Sydney and the Solomon Islands, the Greater Sydney Conference’s Partner in Mission.  The Greater Sydney Conference is involved in various partnerships with the Solomon Islands, including collecting clothing, raising money to send several containers of medical,…

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On 20 March 2015, a category 5 tropical cyclone named Pam struck Vanuatu and has devastated almost the entire country, with many homes, schools, churches and infrastructure being completely or partly destroyed. This brief report documents the damage that they have experienced to churches, schools and clinics.  In addition to this, homes of hundreds of…

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Whilst working for Sanitarium Health and Well Being Company for most of their lives, David Woolley and Dennis Perry, with the encouragement and support of the company, commenced a program in some of the  South Pacific Islands called Food for Life. The program commenced over 20 years ago when a marginalised poor community living on…

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In January during the local Australia Day festivities, the Administrator handed out a number of awards; among them was a Community Service Award to the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the work done with the FoodCare program. Norfolk Island Church Pastor Dion and his wife Colleen were called on to receive the award on behalf of the Church. The…

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Project leader Brett Partridge (on right) with the new generator. First person: Steven Fehlberg, electrician, Norwest; Second person, Paul Harrington, Kellyville. A team led by Sydney electrician, Brett Partridge and Doctor Alex Currie, recently performed an amazing transformation in the Solomon Islands.  The team comprised members from the Kellyville, Thornleigh and Avondale Memorial Churches as…

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A very special birthday celebration was recently made even more special when a group of young people from Wollongong Church visited the nursing home where Sister Johanna Vogels resides. Sister Vogels, who turned 95 on the 18th of July, and her daughter, Yvonne Wallace, were very happy to see the group that included, Don, Mandy,…

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The Greater Sydney Conference (GSC) has established a partnership with the Solomon Island Mission (SIM).  Currently the GSC and the SIM are discussing ways to work together.  In the future, there will be fly-and-build, fly-and-preach, clothing assistance and other opportunities.  Please pray and consider how God would like you to be involved in this partnership. Jones…

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Waitara Church recently started a new outreach initiative.  Operating under the name “Yes, We Care!” this brainchild of James Willison involves engaging with the community immediately surrounding the church (ie Waitara Avenue, Park Avenue, Balmoral Street and Myra Street) to find practical ways in which the church can help satisfy the community’s needs and, by doing so, build friendships that can lead…

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