God has truly blessed our
ministry in Jerrabomberra. On the 12th of September we celebrated our
fourth year here. We were thrilled to have forty-nine people attend the
event. The theme of the evening was “Many Hands, One Heart.” We
celebrated how God has brought people from so many different cultures
into our ministry with one heart for Him. Just in our small congregation
we have people from Australia, America, England, Malaysia, New Zealand
and South Africa. It was such a pleasure to enjoy the food prepared from
all of the different countries. Our music team performed several songs
and Dwayne gave a very strong salvation message. After the service two
men that we have been praying for came up to him and told him that the
message had started them thinking. That’s a huge step. Please pray for
all those who heard the message.
The ministry of Fellowship Baptist Church reaches far beyond our weekly
worship services and children’s programs. Currently, we have a men’s
Bible study running each week. The women meet each month for Unwind and
Design, a time of fellowship and making practical crafts. Valerie always
brings a challenging devotion to the ladies. Several of the women who
come do not go to our church. Valerie is very active in the local public
school with a drama class she teaches. Using dowel rods, she
choreographs and teaches the 6th grade students routines which are
performed for their Easter and Christmas assemblies as well as the
community’s autumn fair and Christmas festivities. She also helps teach
Scripture classes in the school for Kindergarten through Grade 2
students. We are so privileged to have this opportunity. Currently there
is an ethics class being trialled in other parts of the State as an
alternative to Scripture. We are praying that this will not come to our
school here and that we will have the freedom to continue our classes
here. Dwayne is also very involved in the local residents’ association
and has been working on a malicious damage prevention team to help stop
crime in our community. We feel so blessed to be a part of our community
and are so happy that we are making a positive difference here.
In the coming months we are planning several outreach events. We will be
doing a door-knocking campaign in October right after the Spring Break
holidays here. In November we will have a booth at the school’s fete
which is expected to attract over one-thousand people. Please continue
to pray for us as we seek to build relationships with the people here.
Pray that we will have many opportunities to share Jesus Christ. Thank
you!
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