Announcing Mission trips for 2013

 

 

The kids at Willowra were excited when biles were handed out at School.

Sarah Harrison writes:

"We handed out some of the Bibles yesterday. The kids were delighted and couldn’t wait to get home to show their families. Many of them were reading them and discussing the pictures.

They were very happy with their Bibles.

They also loved the book that Kelly made with her class. We are going through reading it with the kids. They all said that we have green grass like them."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Australia comes to Sydney!

The Senior class from the school at Willowra spent the last week exploring a very foreign land known as Sydney. WOW! What an experience for them.


So many things that we take for granted were either new experiences for them or even completely unknown prior to their visit. Imagine never having ridden and escalator or elevator before, or looking up at high rise buildings while traffic is everywhere.

Ten of our senior students spend the day with them on Friday (16 Nov.) at Taronga Zoo. What a great time of connecting and sharing (even singing together "In the Jungle"). We gave every child in the school a personalised Bible. They were so excited

The team are back from China and the reports are so positive from all perspectives. Fantastic effort from everyone in the team: Erin, Chris, Amberly, Stefan, Emily Sara-Jayne, Chloe, Mrs Tantalos and Mrs Gray.

The team really worked together well in the orphanages, with patience and understanding. Lots of babies got cuddles at Hidden Treasures!

 

 

At Mercy Fields there was a visitor from America who said  that his church needs to learn how to do mission trips and ministry like our MACC teams (he was visiting China during our last trip also). He is absolutely amazed at the pro-activeness, generosity and servant hearts of our teams (the students).

 

Continue to pray for our team as they take on board their experiences and for the communities that MACC impact.

 

 

Pray also for those (yet unknown) who will be part of the team in 2013.

 

 

 

Missions Day was a great success raising over $4000.
These moneys will contribute to projects in China associated with our school trip there very soon, A Compassion Project, Bibles for the children at Willowra in Central Australia and Operation Christmas Child. A great effort everyone.

The China Missions Team had off during the holidays. Please pray for safety and that this will be a time of impact and blessing.

In looking at supporting a Compassion Project with the Missions Day money it has been decided to contribute to the recovery program in the Philippines following the recent Typhoon. Some details from the Compassion website are below. It is great for MACC to be able to help out Compassion children and Projects.

URGENT HELP NEEDED FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES

Who: More than 800 registered children and staff in the Philippines
Where: Across 144 districts, some with established child development centres
What: Help provide disaster relief for all Compassion staff, registered children and their families, affected by flooding.

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Current reports estimate that close to 2.4 million people have been impacted by recent flooding in the Philippines. Waters started to rise following heavy downpours in late July, brought through by Typhoon Saola. So far, more than 31,000 homes have been damaged across 144 districts, including Manila. Some are homes of Compassion staff, and Compassion assisted children and their families.

An estimated 800 registered children are thought to have been affected by the flooding, but the full extent of damage is not yet known. Turbid waters, chest-high in some areas, have made it too dangerous for Compassion staff to compile an accurate report.
 

On Monday 6 August, the Compassion Philippines office, as well as local schools, universities and government and private offices, were closed due to the flooding. The floods have affected communication, electricity and municipal services. Some areas are still underwater.
Compassion staff, and registered children and their families, are in urgent need of your help.

• Emergency food and water, temporary shelters, personal items, cooking utensils, trauma counseling and spiritual support
• Replacement clothing, school supplies and household items; supplies a family needs for earning income; continued counselling and support.

Please pray for the children, families, staff and churches that are suffering at this time.
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” — Acts 20:35 (NIV)
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WOW!!!!

 

MISSIONS DAY AT MACC

So much FUN. Following the "Mission IS Possible" theme, and the "M" dressup theme, we saw Mad Hatters, Monks, Musical Mexicans, Mexican Wrestlers, Mary Poppins, Maintenance Men, several Marcel Marceau mimicers, Musketeers and many others...........

Food, stalls, face painting, music and games ...........

A very big thank you to all who helped make the day a great success (especially Miss Garcia).

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And remember:

Mission IS Possible!!!!!!

Looking forward to the College Missions day next Friday (31 August).

Lots of fun and focus on mission. We have a special guest speaker coming who is Indonesian and has worked full-time in a Compassion project in busy Denpasar, Bali. Revand is currently doing further ministry training at C3 Oxford Falls.

Team preparation for the China trip in September got into full swing yesterday with a focus on Leadership, team membership and being prepared spritually.
The students are excited about what God might have in store for them. Their desire is to give something of themselves to those who need a touch from God.

Pray for the team as it is gearing up to go.

In the July holidays a team from the College went on a College mission trip to Mozambique. We went to help out Iris Ministries who among other things run a Children’s Centre catering for about 300 children in the capital city, Maputo. We spent the majority of our time at the Centre working with the children.

Our team, Josh Stevenson, Liam Dawson, Kaitlyn Furze, Bernadette Luces and Mrs Murphy enjoyed a very busy trip. They were regularly found playing with the babies, making new friends and helping out where they could. It was a blessing to take such a fine team on this mission trip.

We were able to take with us over a $1000 in fundraising money. We asked that some of the money be used to buy toys for the 5 – 10 years old boys’ dormitory as a lot of the toys we found there were broken.  We also took with us over 100 bibs for the Baby House.

 I think one of the most impacting parts of the trip was the visit to the city garbage dump where a community lives on and around the enormous pile of garbage. It was a privilege to be able to go into the homes of these people and pray for them.  It certainly showed us that people are more important than possessions and how Jesus can be the answer to a lot of issues in our lives.

We were truly blessed to be able to experience the wildlife of Africa in Kruger National Park. Although we didn’t see lions this year we did find the elusive leopard.

We all made many new friends on our trip and I am sure, although we may never meet them again, they will always be in our hearts.

Unfortunately, our trip to Central Australia for this year has had to be cancelled. We are all upset and disappointed about this but the decision needed to be made.

We are believing for 2013!

We are looking at ways to stay connected with the community at Willowra. If you have any good ideas, please share them with us.

Visited the remote Central Australian settlement of Willowra last week. The plan is to take a team there in September to serve in the school and community. I hope these photos give a taste of what it is like out there. The place is isolated but beautiful. The children are gorgeous.

Mozambique:       The team is well on the way to being prepared for their adventure in Africa.

Please be praying for them as the time to depart is getting very close (late June).
Pray that God will use them mightily while they are there.
Pray that they will be blessed just as they are being a blessing to others.
Pray for the Leaders: Ms Everett and Mrs Murphy.

Check out the poster for the proposed trip to Central Australia:

On Monday night quite a few interested students and parents came along to hear about two mission trip opportunities in the second half of the year:

         1. China: late in September, led by Mrs Gray
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         2. Central Australia (proposed) to an Indigenous Community, led by Mr Sales

Application forms were taken and students are asked to return these ASAP.

Any other interested student should see Mrs Gray or Mr Sales for Application forms.

Missions Trip to CHINA is being planned for September/October.

Posters are going up around the school and there will be an information evening for interested students and their parents early in Term 2.

So get motivated and plan to go.

Check out the new poster - you should see it around the school.

Plans are being finalised for MOZAMBIQUE. If you are still thinking about going on this trip, please ACT NOW!!!

If you know a student who would benefit from participating or would have something to offer, please encourage them to apply or speak to me ASAP.

Thanks

Remember, Mozambique application forms and deposits need to be in this Friday!!!!

Applications from students at MACC are now being sought for this year's trip to the Zampeto orphange in Mozambique.
Ms Everett will be leading this trip which will be in June/July. Start saving and get your application from Ms Everett or from me.
Forms and deposits need to be returned by Friday 23 March.