Latest News (Page 40)

Latest News (Page 40)

News from around the Australasian Union Conference. Also visit the Good Tidings News page for downloadable back issues.

Baby Girl Congratulations!

  Thank God, for another ‘little lamb for Jesus’ was born. Baby Belinda, born to Josie and Etienne Decuyper, brought much joy to the whole family especially to her eldest sister, Mikayla. May God give the parents wisdom as they bring up their family to honour and love Him.  “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”  Proverbs 22:6 Congratulations and best wishes to all of you!

Condolences – Ivastinovic, Stoyko and Voncina families

Joseph Ivastinovic – 5/6/1971 to 16/3/2015 ‘Little Joe’ as known to his family and friends although very tall, big and strong lost his battle with leukemia on Monday 16th March 2015.  Sadly cancer is not a respecter of any persons.  Joseph Ivastinovic was born on 5th June 1971 and lived a very short time of 43 years. Although not being able to be physically baptised due to his sickness, Joe accepted Jesus as his personal Saviour and died with the…

Vanuatu Disaster Report

Letter from South Pacific Union Mission President (initial appeal): 16th March 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters, As you may have heard via news and media the island nation of Vanuatu has been hit by one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Pacific on Friday evening 13th March 2014.  The result is major damage, devastation, some injury and loss of life.  Cyclone Pam has caused devastation in Port Vila, the nation’s capital, as well as in the outlying islands.…

Schofields Singing Outreach – Kings Langley NSW

Adventist Aged Care – 7 March 2015 Once again it was wonderful to bring some sunshine to the residents at the Adventist Aged Care Village in Kings Langley.  We thank God that we could return again in 2015. Numbers of our own members and friends as residents are increasing at the nursing home which this time included Br M Southwell, Sr Brittain, Br G K Brittain, Sr Sabo and her husband.  Many were happy to join in our presentation of…

NSW Youth Focus Meeting

“I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments….Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”  Psalm 119:7, 9 Warm as the day may have been, our young people looked forward to another Youth Focus Meeting which was held at Sr Elaine Weymark’s home in McGraths Hill. With newly appointed NSW Youth Leaders, we all looked forward to what they had in store for the…

RLPA News

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Baby Arrival

It is always wonderful news to hear of a new baby’s arrival, and we are so happy to announce that a third child has arrived to Madeline and Natasha Duna. Olivia weighed a healthy 3.4kg and is very much loved by her siblings Emilia and Jonathan. Congratulations to the proud parents and all around.  May God truly bless all of you. May this wonderful commitment made by Joshua be also your wish and prayer “…but as for me and my…

Congratulations on New Baby Arrival

Our congratulations go to Tabitha and Rolf on the birth of their baby daughter, Sarah Grace. May God pour out a special blessing on your beautiful family! Many of you may know Tabitha as she worked for the Australasian Union Conference Office, Schofields NSW for ten years as desktop publisher/RLPA Director. Even since leaving the office Tabitha still has a great regard in her heart for God’s work and is part of the proof reading team.  Now she is appreciating…

Predestined According to the Purpose of God

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” (Romans 8:29, 30) A lot of discussion over the years has been generated over these verses. Who does God predestine? If he predestines a person, then is that…

Queensland Baptisms – Faumuina and Panchia

Sabbath 28 February 2015 Baptism in Coomera QLD (L-R): Jacob De Souza (Bible Worker), Rachel Panchia, Spiki Faumuina, Luka Faumuina, Paul Chapman (Minister) The Sabbath of February 28, 2015 was a high die for those who attended the Sabbath Services in the Pimpama group, on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The day was bright and the temperature warm, though the late afternoon rainclouds threatened to spoil the occasion.  Thankfully, the weather remained fine as Luka & Spiki Faumuina and Rachel Panchia…

NSW Conference Delegation Session 2015

Sunday 22 February 2015 Twenty two delegates from all parts of New South Wales met on Sunday morning the 22nd February 2015 at the Schofields Centre to organize the new officers for the coming two years term for the NSW Conference. The delegation Session opened with a silent prayer and hymn “To God Be The Glory”.  The scripture reading was taken from Philippians 2:12 last part and 2:13 which was followed by prayers of Brother A C Sas and Sister…

Engagement Congratulations

Matthew Boje and Melissa Mota Brazilian born Melissa Mota came to Australia from Brazil early 2014 to attend four months of our Missionary Training Program.  During college, there were many activities that the students participated in, one of them being a camping trip held by the NSW Youth Department in Jervis Bay, NSW on 4-6 April 2014.  It was very nice to have Matthew and Nathan Boje from Victoria join our camp, and this is where Matthew and Melissa first…