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Qld Baptism – Jessica Brown
We praise God that on Sabbath 2nd of April, 2011 Sr Jessica Brown made her covenant with the Lord through baptism at Woodgate Beach, QLD (near Childers). Family, friends and church members came from as far south as Sydney and as far north as Mackay to witness the event. Sabbath services were held at Childers, followed by a fellowship lunch. As the Profession of Faith meeting commenced word came through that strong rain had begun falling at the planned…
“Great Controversy” Book Campaign – QLD Update
Our local church members in Woombye, on the Sunshine Coast, QLD, report a very encouraging response to the “The Great Controversy” Free Book offer. Last month 2800 flyers offering the book to those interested in current events in the light of Bible prophecy were distributed throughout the surrounding suburbs of our church community. So far the brethren report 17 requests for the book. This is a response rate of 1 for every 165 flyers that were delivered. This is also…
Australasian Union Conference Officers for 2011-2013
32nd Delegation Session, December 2010 Offices and Departments President Ben Thiel (Public Relations Officer) Vice Presidents Alasdair Pow, John Ciric Secretary / Treasurer Joe Voncina Executive Committee Ben Thiel, Alasdair Pow, John Ciric, Joe Voncina, Brian Jaksic, Peter Szabo, Nathan Tyler AUC Council Exec. Comm Dept Leaders, Field Leaders Ministerial Committee B. Thiel (chair) P. Chapman, J. Ciric, P. Lausevic, A. Pow M. Thiel, N. Tyler Advisors: Retired Ministers Ministerial Council All Credentialed Ministers in the AUC Missionary…
Floods in Australia – Update
In what has become another catastrophic summer for Australia, large portions of the country which have endured drought conditions for the past 10 years have now experienced torrential rain and flooding. Queensland In the aftermath of the Brisbane River flooding church leaders in Queensland have been in touch with all of our church members and friends. Some are still cut off from access to commercial centres, however all are safe. Some have reported their local supermarkets are running low on…
Queensland Floods: Mercy Revealed
The Brisbane River peaked early this morning, much lower than was expected. While thousands of homes were still flooded and extensive damage was seen, it could have been much worse. We received word yesterday evening that one of our members residing in the Lockyer Valley region was evacuated on Tuesday. We understand they are now safe. The Wivenhoe dam upstream of Brisbane was built with a direct purpose of flood mitigation in the wake of the 1974 floods. The dam…
Queensland Floods: An Ongoing Crisis
Floods Escalate This week in Queensland, the flood situation has gone from bad to worse. The capital city of Brisbane and nearby Ipswich are bracing for unprecedented flooding. The latest floods have claimed at least 10 lives, with a further 90 persons still reported missing. Hundreds of people were evacuated last night, with about one-third of the city of Ipswich expected to go under water today. Brisbane is expecting the worst on Thursday (it “will be devastating” in the words…
Queensland Field Conference 2009
Event: QLD Field Annual Conference 2009 Theme: God’s Final Work – The Holy Spirit And You When: 2-4 October, 2009 The Conference was held in the beautiful surroundings of Somerset Dam located 1.5 hours north of Brisbane city. Worship meetings and the youth meeting titles included, ‘Growing Under the Early Rain’, ‘What the Holy Spirit Does’ and ‘The Latter Rain – Who’s Holding it Back?’. These were taken by Br. Lotsi Honti, Sr. Sandra Barnett and Br. Anton…
Wedding – J & R Araya 2009
John & Rachel Araya's Wedding Sunday, 24th May, 2009, was a very special day for Br John and Sr Rachel Araya who were joined in holy matrimony. Their greatest desire is to serve our Lord with all their hearts and with all their being and to continue doing this throughout their married lives. Johnny and Rachel were impressed by the Lord before they were married to use their honeymoon to help the underprivileged in Africa. In order to…
Queensland Field Conference 2008
Held 3-5 October, 2008
Multiple Baptism – Queensland
Baptism of Marion Brown, Jonathan Brown, Daniela Balerezo, Elizabeth Balerezo & Jeremy Gordon, Queensland, 18 October 2008.
Birth – Brown (Qld) 2007
A new baby for James and Marion Brown. Jasmine Elizabeth Brown was born at home. She weighed 3.960kg (8.7lb)
Queensland Field Camp 2005
QLD Field Camp 2005 Friday 2nd September dawned a sunny day. We arrived at the Kenilworth Homestead in time to set up our tents (or dormitories) for a weekend in nature for the annual camp. The title of the camp was ‘Your Date With Destiny’ The opening of Sabbath was entitled ‘A Knock at the Door’ taken by Br Keith Robertson. He talked about how Jesus is knocking and asking to come into our hearts. After opening of Sabbath…