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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:42 |
  In February 2012, ten people travelled from the Uniting Church in South Australia to the Philippines to meet with members of our partner church – the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP). The group from SA was comprised of Will and Nicole Hall, Christa Megaw and seven young people from Westbourne Park and Burnside Uniting Churches.
In Manila, we were met by Rev. Andy Tiver, a Uniting Church minister, originally from Naracoorte, who is living in Baguio City with his family and helping to coordinate the Uniting World Development Program in the North Luzon area. Andy works closely with Verhil, an indigenous pastor, liaising with the indigenous communities in the north. Andy and Verhil coordinated our trip. Together with four young people from the Philippines, they travelled with us for the ten days we were visiting the Philippines.
While in Manila, we visited Smoky Mountain, the rubbish dump where 1,700 families live, each with five or more children. Amongst the rubbish, there is a UCCP preschool. At present a German young man from a partner church is teaching there – previously a young woman from the UCA was volunteering there. This was the group’s first encounter with poverty and it was a confronting experience. However, despite the filth and poor living conditions, we could also see the people’s resourcefulness and resilience.
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SAYCO 2012 Speaker Announced! |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:50 |
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 Team SAYCO are very excited to announce that Scott Hawkins will be sharing about True Identity at this year’s SAYCO. Scott hails from Victoria and works as the Compassion Australia State Manager: Church and Partner Relations for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. He has worked and pastored in four denominations over his 23 years in ministry, including Careforce Church Mt. Evelyn in Melbourne, and as the Director of Youth Alive SA and Schools Ministry Group, overseeing Christian ministry in all government schools.
As a Pastor and Mission Mentor, Scott has had the opportunity to speak with churches and their leadership teams, students in schools and universities, camps, state rallies and conferences. He has worked in inner city urban mission, on the streets, and with victims of alcohol and drug abuse. Scott has eight surfboards, four gorgeous children and just the one wife, Jacqui. We are looking forward to what Scott has to share with us and the way the world will come alive in a new way through his heart for Jesus. Come join the fun! Find us on Facebook or through our website. |
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KCO 2012 - A World of Wonder |
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 11:43 |
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 KCO (KUCA [Kids of the Uniting Church in Australia] Camp Out) was held on March 24th – 25th at the Barossa Valley Tourist Park in Nurioopta. About 1700 people, including over 1000 campers aged 7 – 12 years old, representing 55 churches and school groups gathered together for a weekend of fun and discipleship.
Set up was done in a misty, drizzly rain and the opening worship service and first session of activities were adapted for wet weather. You can read stories written by campers and leaders about the start of KCO and the Saturday afternoon activities – three different areas: Play with carnival rides; Create for crafts and Explore for activities about Christianity.
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