My “fly and build” mission trip spanned 33 days, and then it took me 3 days to recover.  Within the last 6 years, I have been on similar outings, however this Christian journey touched my heart and spirit in a special way.  I felt it physically, mentally, socially and in an enormous spiritual way too.…

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Congratulations! On 27 March 2014, 14 people, representing eight Greater Sydney Conference churches, graduated from the Adventist-designed, government-approved Certificate IV for their successful completion of the Presenting Community Health Educator’s Program (CHEP).  The certificate course, conducted by Sibilla Johnson, Health Director for the Victorian Conference, is designed to qualify Seventh-day Adventist lay people to conduct…

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“AMP IT UP!” To Sydney Adventist Youth, this is a rallying cry for young people throughout the conference to embrace the world church’s call to focus on evangelism in 2014.  Throughout the month of March, several energizing waves came together and really brought this message to life; the last—and most powerful—swept in from Seattle, Washington.…

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Have you ever had a Roman soldier rock up to church on Sabbath morning?  On 15 March, 2014, Wes Pudsey, member of Hoxton Park Church, donned the garb of a Roman soldier and told the story of Jesus on the cross from a soldier’s perspective.  He ultimately admitted, “truly He was the Son of God.” …

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with Mitzy Camilo, Children’s Ministry Leader at Mile End Community Church Learning and analysing Phillip Hughes’ findings (from Christian Research Australia) that every year in Australia 50,000 young people are leaving the Christian faith and deciding they have no religion got Mitzy Camilo, Children’s Ministries Leader at Mile End Church thinking.  She asked, “What is…

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Red, Red, Red everywhere! It was a sight to behold as Adventist Women coloured the steps of the Opera House, gathering to pray. More than 130 women “painted the town red’ as they moved in small groups praying through areas of the city – King’s Cross, The Rocks, Hyde Park, Martin Place, around the Opera House,…

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Strong turnout for the Sydney premiere screening of the movie, Hell and Mr. Fudge, prompted organisers to screen a second showing of the movie in an overflow room at Fox Valley SDA Community Church on Thursday 19 March. The screening of the movie was only the fourth time the movie had been shown in Australia.  Equally…

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A strong turn out of almost 60 church treasurers attended the Treasurer’s Training Session on Sunday 16 March at the Greater Sydney Conference Office.  The purpose of the event was to provide a venue for church treasurers to network and discuss best practices as they work in their local churches. “The role of a church…

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On Sabbath, 15 March, Adventist youth around the world decided to step out of their churches and join together in acts of service by “being the sermon.”  Taking the call to be Jesus’ hands and feet literally, they came up with creative ways to reach out to their communities.  Using the hashtag #globalyouthday, along with…

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In the last week of February, Macarthur Adventist College experienced its first week of spiritual emphasis or S.W.A.T (Spiritual Weapons And Tactics) for 2014.  The theme was “iChoose,” which focused on the choices and decisions young people are forced to make in a world where being Christian is counter-culture. Primary school received amazing interactive and…

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