NICK & KYSHA DAVIES
The Davies arrived in Peru in 2018 after studying Spanish in Bolivia so they could work with MOCLAM. They both have experience in developing educational programs in Australia: Nick in his job as a secondary school teacher and Kysha as part of a project management team for educational programs in the Health Department.
After their studies in Bible College, Nick returned to teaching while he worked with the English version of MOCLAM (known as the PTC). They have both served in different ministries with immigrants and international visitors in their church and see the importance of Christ-centred courses being available to all, regardless of their location or stage of life, and that is why they work with MOCLAM. Nick and Kysha teach and develop resources for MOCLAM, as well as supporting pastor-training in partnership with Peruvian ministries.
JACOB & SARAH KELLY
Jacob is the Student Minister at Christ Church Anglican Echuca and studies Ministry and Theology at Ridley College, Melbourne. He is supported in his studies by Bush Church Aid. Sarah is a primary school teacher at one of the local Christian schools.
Jacob has lived in rural Victoria for almost all of his life and Sarah has lived in rural Victoria and New South Wales for over 10 years. They are recently married and enjoy serving Christ and their local church and community.
Echuca’s population is approx 15,000 and it is on the southern (Victorian) side of the Murray River. Moama is adjacent to Echuca on the northern (NSW) side, with a population of about 6,000. The main industries are tourism and agriculture.
BRENTON & MELISSA KILBY
Imagine a place where God’s Church is growing so rapidly that many local churches haven’t had time to grow godly leaders to serve. A place where believers are praying daily for people to come and equip them in God’s word and gospel ministry. One such place is Biharamulo, a rural town in Tanzania.
For many years now the Anglican Bishop of the Biharamulo Diocese has been asking CMS for people to come alongside him to serve God’s people there. At his invitation and under his leadership we will be joining the local believers in this important discipling work and developing long-term relationships.
The good news of Jesus Christ is God’s light for a dark and needy world. Knowing God in Christ has brought us immeasurable hope, joy, and purpose; it has transformed our lives. As people who know, love, and follow Jesus it is our privilege and desire to give ourselves to sharing this treasure with a world that desperately needs it.
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God is at work in Biharamulo, it is the youngest diocese in the Anglican Church of Tanzania. They are planting more and more churches. As more churches are planted, there is an ongoing need for discipleship, but the leadership is spread thinner and thinner trying to meet these new opportunities. In the Anglican Bishop’s words, “there is a lot to do, and I hope Brenton and Melissa can play a part in helping our Diocese in training and discipleship.”
Training and mentoring leaders of the emerging churches in Biharamulo is vital. Under God we hope to disciple godly leaders who will equip others and serve Christ with their whole lives.
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We invite you to join us in discipling, training, and equipping God’s people in Biharamulo, Tanzania. Would you regularly pray that God would be at work in us and through us as we serve under and alongside the Tanzanian Church? As God raises up godly men and women to be discipled, trained, and equipped in these emerging churches, we pray that the impacts would be seen in every sphere of community life.
Your ongoing prayer, care, and financial partnership are critical so that we can stay here long-term. We are excited about God’s work in Tanzania and we hope you are too! Would you prayerfully consider partnering with us in this gospel work?
Thank you for your partnership as we work together with CMS to help see a world that knows Jesus.
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WICCET (SCHOOL SCRIPTURE)
WICCET (Wagga Interchurch Christian Education Team) organises SRE in Wagga schools, as agent for the Christian Churches. It is a subcommittee of Scripture Union, a body set up by major church groups, including Anglican Youthworks, to organise SRE and chaplaincy in NSW Govt. schools. Carin Cumberlege is the primary SRE Coordinator with WICCET and Amanda Bailey is the High School SRE teacher.
ADJUMANI
Adjumani is a refugee district in the north of Uganda.
SWAC has a history of involvement with refugees from South Sudan who settled in Wagga.
In partnership with the Mothers’ Union of South Sudan in Uganda, Anglican Aid is helping to support Year 7-10 students as they attend local secondary schools. The scholarships go to a range of refugee children, from different South Sudanese tribes.
The students selected for these scholarships are ones that perform well academically in primary school, and show great promise to complete secondary school. These are also students without family support and have no other way to access this all-important education.
As well as tuition, resources and uniforms, students must pay for boarding and personal expenses, cleaning and agriculture supplies and even supply their own mosquito nets. These costs are simply impossible for people living in situations of extreme poverty, unemployment and insecure food and water sources.
COMPASSION IN INDONESIA
SWAC sponsors one Indonesial child, Rizka, who lives in the north of Central Java.
Individual SWAC members sponsor several Indonesian children.
The Compassion Child Sponsorship Program exists because worldwide, 385 million children live in extreme poverty. But the hope of Jesus, the care of a local church and the encouragement of you, a loving sponsor, is more powerful than poverty. The Child Sponsorship Program doesn’t just address children’s physical needs, but the needs of their heart, mind and soul. Jesus is at the heart of what Compassion does. Jesus is the ultimate source of hope: both for the immediate and the eternal. Local churches run the programs as they are experts on their community’s needs. They are equipped with resources and training to help them release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.