Where did you go? Baucau, Timor Leste Duration of trip: 2 weeks How many people went? 30 youth and young adults from NSW What were your mission tasks? Our team turned a church building in the region of Baucau into a school (including accommodation for teachers) and ran a vacation Bible school (VBS) program in…
Where did you go? Laos, Xiangkhoang Mission Details: The duration of the trip was 10 days, we went with a small team of 7 people. Four from Melbourne and three from NSW. 1. What did you do/task? We were hosted by Namtipsavan Bilingual School which is a kindergarten, primary school—up to grade 3—and an English…
How many times in the past month or week have you talked to someone you’ve never met? Not just “Hi, how are you”, but actually sat down and spent time with a stranger to get an insight into their life… Being somewhat of a shy person especially when I was younger, I never deliberately or…
Dusty roads and crimson skies Early mornings and tired eyes Sunrise at dawn and coffee in hand God bless this rural land The children’s smiles from ear to ear Their laughter; no purer sound to hear Dirty fingernails and paint in hair No one cares about glamour flair Tears in the eyes of the elderly…
On the 10th of July after rushing through Sydney International Airport at a flustering speed, 34 of North New South Wales Conference’s Young Adults, Next Generation Ministers and accompanying parents boarded a plane to Manila. Our final destination was the island of Mindoro, where across 40 sites we would preach the Revelation of Hope message…