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Anglican Missions Board of the Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia Te Poari Mihinare mo te Haahi ki Aotearoa, Niu Tireni me Pasifika; Komiti ni Veivaka – Lotutaki ni Lotu Jaji e Aotearoa, Niu Siladi kei Polonisia
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Vol.13 No.1 March ‘11UNITE FOR MISSIONS
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In a letter to the people of Corinth, St Paul challenges the church to
be perfectly united (1 Corinthians 1:10). One cannot help but feel
overwhelmed by the enormity of this charge, particularly as we meditate
on the unity of our global church and the Anglican Communion at large.
The Good News is that it is Christ who unites us, and we can gain a strong
sense of unity simply by being in Mission together.
UNITe fOr MISSION
The many differences in our church can be an advantage as we demon-strate that we can all march together in mis-sion. Whether sending or going as missionar-ies; helping build up communities of faith in fiji, samoa, Tonga, the solomon islands, PnG and other parts of the world; imple-menting water projects in the south Pacific, asia or africa; responding to emergencies in our region and across the globe; or simply telling mission stories in our local church – we demonstrate that we all have a part to play in the mission that God calls us to. in one sense, God’s mission becomes the mission of God’s body – the church. in another sense, God’s mission becomes our mission – an enormous yet invigorating responsibility for us all.
The common Life missions conference later this year will be a great opportunity to join together in mission with people from the 3 corners of our provincial church, as well as with mission leaders from all over the world. There will be a strong presence from the south Pacific including the diocese of Polynesia, the anglican church of mela-nesia, and the anglican church of Papua new Guinea. There will also be speakers
from far and wide; our Keynote speakers include archbishop Ben Kwashi from ni-geria and the indigenous Bishop of canada, Bishop mark macdonald.
The missions conference will be an opportu-nity to take time out from everyday activi-ties to unite with others from across our 3 Tikanga church and across the globe. We will unite to focus on our core calling that stems from the great commission that christ passed onto us – to “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the father, the son, and the holy Ghost”. We will unite for 4 days of worshipping, eat-ing, sleeping, dreaming, sharing, encourag-ing, planning, listening and learning together.
The call to unite for mission is a call to come together with expectation and enthusiasm. as we unite for mission, mission friendships are formed or rekindled. it is my hope that these mission friendships will bear fruit, growing to become mission alliances and mission partnerships – serving together to make a difference in God’s World.
Let’s all unite for mission together!
Canon Robert Kereopa Executive Officer AMB
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MISSION PERSPEcTIvE
caNON RObERT KEREOPa
03 A New Lenten Appeal support three projects this Lent
05 Direct to Your Inbox Mission Action goes electronic
Stamps Update Unexpected results from an australian stamp auction
10 Glen’s Trip to Fiji Project Officer’s trip
13 Malcolm Lends a Helping Hand Tractor for dogura project update
14 Serving Around the World new nZcms mission Partners
16 AAW Overseas and Outreach mission Project funding for the future
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in 2010 anGLican missiOns sTaff visited both Papua new Guinea and the diocese of Polynesia to find out more about how the work we are supporting is making a difference. What struck us most of all is that so much is being achieved with a relatively small amount of money. it was also very humbling to experience the appreciation amongst all the people we visited for the work we are doing together.
The 2011 Lenten appeal will be supporting the purchase of a dinghy and outboard motor for the diocese of Popondota in Papua new Guinea, acquisition of land for landless people in fiji, and will continue to support the church in Jerusalem and the middle east. you can choose to donate to one, two or all of the projects in this appeal.
We are reminded of Jesus’ call to us in matthew 25: 40 – “Truly i say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even the least of them, you did it to me.”
Please join with us this Lenton season to make a real boost to all of these projects.
for those parishes who have already adopted either the dinghy or the Land acquisition projects we hope the Lenten appeal will help you to further promote the project in your parish and support your other fundraising initiatives.
Thank you for your support for this new and exciting initiative.
Canon Robert Kereopa
a dINghy aNd aN OUTbOaRd MOTORThe diOcese Of POPOndOTa has fifteen parishes and four mission districts along the coastline and local rivers. There are no roads so access is limited to boat, which can be expensive and reliant on the availability of ves-sels. The diocese wants to purchase a dinghy to enable parishes and mission districts to be visited, supplies delivered to schools, health centres and com-munities and to transport goods from the remote communities to markets for much needed cash.
In 2010 we raised money for an outboard motor for Vunirara in Fiji. This is that out-board motor! We hope to be able to purchase a similar outboard motor for Papua New Guinea.
Until now, about a quarter of anglican churches have participated in the annual anglican Missions Jerusalem and Middle East appeal. This year we are expanding the appeal to give all parishes and individuals the opportunity to support and connect with a project. Our prayer is that not only will the appeal raise funds for these projects, but that it will raise awareness of the overseas mission work of the anglican church.
a NEW lENTEN aPPEal
laNdlESS PEOPlEin fiJi Over 200 PeOPLe Of meLanesian or indian descent, many of whom are children, face the threat of eviction. The diocese of Polynesia is working to address the situation. These people are often living in nothing more than a rusty shack in a poverty-ridden slum. The land they have been living on for many years is being taken for development or is being sold by the landowner. The diocese of Polynesia has been working hard for a number of years to identify ways to secure the land and negotiations with landowners and the Government continue. What is clear is that in some areas, time is running out and that action will need to be taken (including the purchasing of land) over the next 12 to 18 months or people will be left homeless.
Villagers in Nadawa who are currently squatting. Purchase of land for them is part of the Land Acquisition Project for Landless People.
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Psalm 122 vs 6 and 7 – Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure, may there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.
Children at a school in Jerusalem.
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JERUSalEM aNd MIddlE EaSTThe ePiscOPaL dio-cese of Jerusalem extends over five countries, includ-ing Lebanon, syria, Jordan, Palestine and israel. There are 27 parishes that minister to the needs of their communities, centred on the cathedral church of st George the martyr in Jerusalem. The church supports 33 institutions, which include hospitals, clinics, kindergartens and schools, vocational training programmes, as well as in-stitutions for the deaf, the disabled and the elderly, reaching out to interfaith neighbours in mutual re-spect and cooperation.
christchurch Earthquake 22 February 2011
The Archbishops and Bishops of our Province, which includes the Diocese of Polynesia, have launched an appeal to enable the Churches to respond to this disaster, particularly as the rebuilding phase is expected to take a significant amount of time. This appeal was initially sent out to the Churches within our Province, but this has been extended to the international community of our Church after offers were made from many of our international friends and partners.
AMB is facilitating all of the international donations being sent for this appeal and liaising with the wider Anglican Communion in order for this to happen.
for more information about how to donate to the appeal please go to www.wn.ang.org.nz or www.angmissions.org.nz
bIShOPS’ EMERgENcy aPPEal FOR chRISTchURch
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dIreCT TO yOUr INbOxMission action is now available direct to your inbox and our
mid-year edition will only be available electronically.
STAMP UPdATeAt the risk of quoting the bible completely out of context,
we in the stamp department at the AMb could certainly take the verse in Zechariah 4 as our motto:
“do not despise the day of small things . . . ”
WiTh The recenT increases to postage anglican missions has been thinking about the best ways to com-municate with our supporters and to save money on publications.
To give you a rough idea of how much a mission action costs to produce, printing and labour costs for one edition last year, before postage, were $9,200. mailing costs vary between $2,500-$3,000, depending on the size of the edition and what else is going out with it (e.g. mission envelopes and boxes, or posters).
This year we will trial a digital version of mission action. it will be emailed out in the middle of the year and will include our latest news and informa-tion from us and our partners. This mission action will coincide with the common Life mission conference. mission action will also be available to download via our website as it has been in the past. if you wish to join our mailing list, please contact our office with your email address, so that we can send news to you directly:
The amB annual report will be available electronically on the website in april.
The five posters that were sent to par-ishes with mission action throughout the year are no longer being printed; they do not date, so please feel free to continue to use these, and if you would like another don’t hesitate to contact us.
yOU dOn’T GeT many day-to-day things as small or as ordinary as a stamp, but sometimes that tiny bit of paper, or perhaps a quarter of a million or so (give or take a Kiwi stamp), can make an impact disproportionate to its size.
it can sometimes turn into a treasure hunt or a story with a plot worthy of sherlock holmes. first there was the overseas dealer who got very excited about 120,000 stamps that volunteers
had sorted and catalogued. When he received the first consignment he was so pleased he bought a second one.
Then there were stamps which looked odd, as if there was something missing. We’ve found a few of those because we have an eagle-eyed volunteer who spot-ted them . . . and they made the mission Board a lot of money.
Then there were the stamps which turned up in a very interesting enve-lope. The envelope was old with an
address on it which had the whiff of adventure. The trail was followed, and the stamps were sent to a dealer in australia. The stamps sold for $4150 australian (nZ$4,593.40).
Then there were the kilos and kilos which were sorted and trimmed and weighed and shipped and dispatched in bulk.
and without you sending them, none of this would happen. so thanks once again, keep the stamps coming.
2011 total raised to date: $1,300 2010 final total raised from stamps: $22,832
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ArOUNd TheWOrld IN 80 hOUrSIf you have never done an Oe, had a hankering
to experience Africa, Asia, the Middle east and
the Islands, well here’s your chance!
ThE WORld IS cOMINg TO WaIKaNaE!With speakers from east and southern africa, north and south america, europe, asia, melanesia and Polynesia, the cLmc conference promises to be a Global village, with opportunities to explore the diversity of the church, and give a personal perspective to the many faces of mission.
don’t miss this incredible journey. Three and a half days, four continents, over 50 speakers:
cOmmOn Life missiOn cOnference Shaping the Church for Mission
www.angmissions.org.nz/clmc
check out the website for online registration and more information about the conference and workshops.
accOMMOdaTION INFORMaTIONin case you’re wondering about which type of accommoda-tion to select when attending the conference, here is a little more information about the accommodation types.
all rooms are shared; if you want a room to yourself you will need to buy the other beds in it.
contact [email protected] if you have any queries.
class aa twin share with shared bathrooms or 3 or 4 to a unit with shared bathrooms.
class b (bunks)Bunk accommodation sleep 4-6 to a room (all lower bunks).
building holistic communities of faith in PNg: cultural expression, pastoral leadership and evangelismarchbishop Joseph KopapaaNglIcaN chURch OF PaPUa NEW gUINEaThe most rev Joseph Kopapa was ordained to the priesthood in 1990, elected as Bishop of Popondota in October 2005 and installed as archbishop of Papua new Guinea in 2010. he will be speaking on building holistic faith communities in PnG.
What’s god doing in asia?Rev derek limderek is the associ-ate director of mis-sions for the diocese of singapore as well of national director of sOma singapore.
Intercessiondebbie PettaSOMa USadebbie Petta, head intercessor for sOma Usa. Gifted in interces-sion and prophecy. Lead intercessor for diocese of forth Worth.
holy Spirit and Missionglen PettaSOMa USanational director of sOma Usa. involved in cross-cultural mission since 1996 – countries include malawi, Kenya, nigeria, mexico, Tanzania, Uganda, missions to Us, and egypt.
Faith2Shareanton Ponomarevanton Ponomarev was born and raised in russia during the communist times but now he lives and works in Oxford, UK serving as associate interna-tional director of the faith2share network. coming from the russian Orthodox tradition, anton has a passion for emerging mission movements and pro-moting dialogue and collaboration between different christian traditions.
The work of St christopher’s homeSister Kalolaine TuineauST chRISTOPhER’S hOME, FIJIsr Kalolaine grew up in Tonga and was educated at st andrew’s anglican high school. she worked for the Bank of Tonga for 7 years. during her working career, she dreamed of one day become a mission-ary. she left Tonga in 1993 to test her vocation with the community of the sacred name in fiji at the st christopher’s home. she is now the administrator of the home.
Sabahbishop albert vunbIShOP OF Sabah, MalaySIaBishop albert has re-energised his diocese to a new wave of church planting and growth. he will teach on mission in s. e. asia. he was recently awarded the title ‘datak’ by the malaysian government in recognition of the stature and respect he is held in (equivalent of our knighthood). as a vicar he grew a congregation to 4000 members. Keen all Black supporter!
The Persecuted church
archbishop ben KwashiaRchbIShOP OF JOS, NIgERIaarchbishop Ben Kwashi is married to Gloria. They have six children of their own and 38 adopted orphans who live with them. Ben and his wife Gloria have planted three other missionary dioceses with over 320 parishes established. When the last mis-sionary diocese was established in 2008 Ben was left with 40 parishes in Jos. This year the number of parishes has grown to 75.
Rescue Mission to Prostitutesin ThailandSummer Twymansummer Twyman is a social worker called to long-term mission in cambodia doing after-care for children rescued from child trafficking. she got involved in long term mission after going on a sOma Usa team short term mission.
The Women of africaMary Mainamary maina is originally from Kenya but currently lives in christchurch. she worked as the director of amani ya Juu in nairobi, a sewing-marketing-training project for marginalized women in africa. The women involved in the project are learning to work together through faith in God who provides a higher peace that transcends ethnic differences. mary is a counselling psychologist. she is married to steve and they have two girls.
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These are some of the speakers that will be running workshops at the Common life Mission
Conference. for more information about the workshops they are holding and information on other
speakers at the conference have a look at the ClMC webpage!
www.angmissions.org.nz/clmc
WOrKShOPS ANd SPeAKerS
Rt Rev Mark MacdonaldNaTIONal INdIgENOUS bIShOP, caNadain 2007 The rt. rev. mark macdonald became the first anglican church of canada’s national indig-enous Bishop after serving about 10 years as Bishop of the U.s. episcopal diocese of alaska. he attended Wycliffe college in Toronto and served as a priest in mississauga, Ont.
Nick clarkechRISTIaN WORld SERvIcE (cWS)nick has worked on the in’tl Programmes team with cWs for four and a half years. he has a master’s de-gree in mission and development from the Oxford centre for mission studies. Based in christchurch, responsible for community development partner-ships & humanitarian development programmes. married to sarah and has two children, molly and Theo.
Was Judas saved? Forgiveness a Missiological Paradigm.Rev canon Jim WhitedEaN, cOllEgE OF ThE SOUThERN cROSSJim has no experience in mission work but did win first prize in flower arranging competition in standard four. he is married with two children and has served most of his ministry in the diocese of auckland with two spells serving in Usa.
church growth Explosion inWestern TanganyikaRt Rev Sadock yakobo MakayabIShOP OF WESTERN TaNgaNyIKahe has served as Priest in charge of the cathedral, Principal of Kasulu Bible college and later Principal of st. Philips Theological college. he is married to editha and they have 5 children – two boys and three girls.
Pioneering local Mission– in 1933 and Todaycaptain Phil clarkPhil arrived in new Zealand in 2009, after nearly 20 years evangelistic ministry in UK, to take the role of national director of church army nZ. Phil’s ministry has been predominantly urban, children and youth focussed, and on the margins – both of church, and society. his vision is to see the light of christ radiate in, through and around the lives of those considered ‘the least, the last and the lost.’
Water for allJo Sesevu SanegarJo was the recipient of the Order of fiji honours – medal of the Order of fiji, in recognition for social services Work. he is currently the desk officer for anglicare Polynesia. he is the school manager for Bishop Kempthorne memorial school that belongs to the anglican church. The school caters mostly children from the displaced settlements, marginal-ised communities, parents with low income earners and from the hart village.
building a future in Kagera, Tanzania, supporting the work of the good Shepherd Secondary SchoolJeff leehe is active in voluntary work for the anglican church in the Wellington diocese as well as with the anglican church of Papua new Guinea. Jeff has played a pivotal role in the establishment of the mchungaji mwema (Good shepherd) secondary school located at ngara, Kagera region, Tanzania.
crossways: letting the bible Speak for ItselfPaul Thaxterin 1990s involved in leading a drug rehabilitation project in Karachi with the church of Pakistan and cms. as cms director for Transcultural mission he encourages the exchange of people, resources and ideas through cms mission networks. he is an active leader in isaac (a global network of christian drug rehabilitation services) and a trainer of crossways international courses.
growing the church in South africaTrevor PearceTrevor – missionary with O.m. ’78/79. Ordained 1982. now director of Growing the church. deputy chair of sOma international; national chair of arm. Teaches for haggai institute international. founder member of Transformation movement and Global day of Prayer.
Translation of Tuvalu’s ScripturesStephen Pattemorestephen is a Translation consultant for the United Bible societies, working with translators in nZ, Papua new Guinea, Timor Leste and Thailand. his work involves training national translators to translate the scriptures into their own languages, pro-viding technical support and approving their work for publication. Previously stephen, with his wife and family, served as missionaries in south Thailand, involved in church planting and Bible translation.
Rt Rev dr Mwita akiribIShOP OF TaRIME, TaNzaNIahe was consecrated as the first bishop of new diocese of Tarime in 2010. “church growth through intensive evangelism and bible based teaching for all shall be a top priority for us in Tarime. We shall also focus on empowerment/capacity building for clergy both in terms of training and improvement of living standards . . . as well as community development programmes for all the people . . . regardless of their religious or political affiliation.”
getting your Parish Involved in Short Term Missiongradon harveySOMa Nznational director of sOma nZ and former sams missionary to Uruguay. has led short-term mission teams to fiji, canada and nepal. currently Gradon is the vicar of Waikanae.
Supporting the Samoan community, Post Tsunamicharles WaldegravePsychologist, family therapist, anglican priest, a social policy analyst and a researcher. charles is the Pakeha co-ordinator of the family centre. he leads the social Policy research Unit. he is also a joint leader of three large research programmes. charles helped develop an internationally recognised ap-proach to contextualizing therapeutic work around cultural, gender and socio-economic equity.
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The Mission of god from beginning to Endven dr Tim harrisKiwi-born and raised, Tim harris has over 25 years experience in grassroots ministry in australia. now he is dean of Bishopdale Theological college. Tim’s passion is to bring robust theology to bear on missional ministry in our own neighbourhood and further afield. The most exciting thing in the world is to see what God is doing and, in God’s grace, to get involved.
What is god doing in vanuatubishop James and Patricia ligo
dollars and Sensechris grantham NzcMSchris divides his time between nZcms (where he is the director of Partnerships) and mecO, an international christian development agency (where he is the national director). he has previously worked for Tscf, interserve and World vision. chris and his wife Jocelyn live in auckland, and attend st George’s anglican church, epsom.
communication breakdownSophia Sinclair NzcMSWith her background in radio journalism and theatre sophia sinclair just LOves all forms of communica-tion. sophia works for nZcms as a communica-tions Officer, a job she loves as she gets to spend time reading, writing and speaking about God’s Kingdom. sophia and her husband andrew live in christ church and attend st John’s anglican church, Latimer square.
church Partnerships in PNg: how can acs in aoNzP, UK and australia work together to strengthen church Partnerships with acPNg?
louise EwingtonLouise was raised in PnG and has practised as a lawyer. she is the General secretary of the PnG church Partnership, a voluntary agency through which the anglican church in PnG and the church of england relate to each other.
The Work of the diocese of Polynesiaarchbishop Winston halapua
children of africagloria KwashiGloria lives with her husband Ben in Jos, nigeria. she has raised six children of her own and with Ben adopted 38 orphans who live with them. nine of the children have aids.
church here, church ThereSteve Maina NzcMSsteve maina is married to mary, with 2 daughters. They came from Kenya to take up this position from february 2009. steve is an ordained anglican minister and holds a Ba & m.div.
Peace Making during National conflict – a church Responsearchbishop david vunagiaRchbIShOP OF MElaNESIa
h & W Williams Memorial Trust
hugh Mcbainis the chairman of the h & W Williams Trust, a farmer and active in both the diocese of Waiapu and Te Pihopatanga.
Egypt – Where Jesus Once lived and Still doesRev drew SchmotzerSOMa INTERNaTIONalrev drew schmotzer aged 29, serves as the chaplain to the Bishop of egypt and Primate of Jersualem of the middle east. drew is also the secretary of sOma international.
Parishes getting involved – Network Missions Fijiandrew duxfieldandrew has participated in one and organised two short term mission trips to fiji with a focus on practical help for those in need. during 2010 he has facilitated a grant to the crippled children’s society in Lautoka from canada fund for repairs to the chil-dren’s hostel. he is currently assisting amB to get a new programme established called “Water for all”.
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GleN’S TrIP TO fIJI
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GleN’S TrIP TO fIJI My first visit to fiji was a real eye-opener. The lasting memories I have are of a country full of contrasts,
of wide disparities between the haves and have-nots, of real poverty and a seemingly growing
fragmentation between various sections of the population. but I was greatly encouraged by the
work of the Anglican Church there, by the commitment to help and the desire to make a difference.
I was also encouraged by how much of an active role the Church has in its community. In a number
of the places I visited, the Church and the community appeared to be one and the same.
day 1 – WEdNESday dEc 8Thi met some amazing people, a widow and a single mother who had been living in squatting situations. Through the church, one now has her own basic home and the other will have one soon. Praise God for what can be achieved with what is not such a big amount of money in nZ. But the need here is huge. i’m finding out how big the challenge is that lies ahead.
day 3 – ThURSday dEc 9Thvisited the housing authority which is a Government depart-ment dealing with housing and land issues. i met with one of the General managers. i realised that despite all we see or hear in the media, there are lots of people in positions of authority here who care and are trying to make a difference. We talked about 12 squatter families and how to enable them to own their own land. This was part of a development to create a new fully serviced – with water, roads, sewer and power – development for 1,000 simi-lar families. and in this new development the housing authority had put aside spaces for about 6 churches. The anglican church hopes to secure one of them and build a community.
day 4 – FRIday dEc 10ThWe went to Labasa and visited a school hostel, a large secondary school and then went to siberia where i visited a kindergarten run by the local anglican church. it is a real hub of the community! The kindergarten is the only one for the area and has 35 students.
We then visited vunirara Worship community and met with rev charlie. i was shown both the boat and the outboard motor and discovered more about how they would be used. The outboard motor was funded by supporters of anglican missions in 2010. The boat, built by a local carpenter, has been named st Jude. Be-fore rev charlie visited some of the islands only when he could hire or borrow a boat, meaning his visits were infrequent and expensive. soon he will be able to go when he needs to. he will also be able to visit the local resorts and develop a relationship with them.
The afternoon was spent visiting naviavia which is 1 hour off the main highway. This little village only has the electricity that peo-ple get from running their own generators. most people just live off the land. it is home to 190 people including 109 children who go to the school. amazing place, by a river and so unspoilt and everyone seemed so happy and content with their lives. maybe our lives are just too busy, too cluttered, too complicated and not full of enough laughter?
Rev Charlie with the carpenter standing in front of St Jude the Boat in Vunirara (close to Nukubati), on the coast of Macuata in Vanua Levu.
Joe, Worship Centre Leader Bako and his wife, Glen, and Rev Philip in Nabatolu, Ba.
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day 6 – SUNday dEc 12Thi was present at the installation of the new priest at st michaels, in savusavu. The theme of the sermon was “The challenges for the new Priest” The call to leadership. The speaker remarked that to be a christian in fiji is to be swimming against the popu-lar tide. and i don’t think he was talking about the presence of other faiths such as hinduism, more that the Gospel message is competing against so many other things. i found myself think-ing about where the christian faith is at in nZ and prayed that fiji doesn’t follow the trends of other countries. in many of the places i visited the church and the community are intertwined, with the church a hub of a lot of the community activities. if the church gets weaker what does that mean for the community?
day 7 – MONday dEc 13Thafter a busy morning of meetings i went out to nadawa – another settlement of potentially landless people. There are 12 families in nadawa that have been occupying the land for the past 50 years. They have been squatters on land that is owned by the nasinu Land Purchases co-operative. discussions are being held so that the land can be purchased outright as the owners are willing to sell 3.4 acres to the church. Before i left 4 brave young people came over to say hello to this white grey haired man visiting their village. aged between about 7 and 12 i found out that they go to school at Bishop Kempthorne Primary school, an anglican school i had visited earlier on in my trip. most of the school children who go there come from places like this. These children were bright, full of energy and full of hope. They took me to the little village church so i could take a photo of them and we had a wonderful time together talking and laughing. i left feeling a renewed sense of hope and excited by the challenges that lay ahead.
at the end of the day i went for a walk into the suva city centre. i found it quite sobering. after seeing what i’ve seen while i’ve been in fiji, to find myself walking through a glitzy sparkling shopping mall playing cheesy christmas songs was quite disconcerting. christmas shopping is well underway and all the bargains (???) are there for all to see. i wondered is this really progress? When i think about the stories i’ve heard from so many people, i find it difficult to reconcile the huge gap that now exists in the country between those who are rich and those who are poor. in a country that seems to have changed so much in the last 50 years many people have been left behind and forgotten about. But the church hasn’t forgotten and i won’t forget.
day 5 – SaTURday dEcEMbER 11Thall the people i meet, whether they are in the city or in a village 1 hour off the main highway, have been genuinely pleased to see me and want to spend time with me. it has been a very humbling experience. We talk about dreams and plans and hopes and how we can make the community better. and i wonder have we lost that in nZ? do we somehow think we have arrived, got it all? has the world of “me” taken over from the world of “community”? Joe said to me today. “i feel satisfied because i am part of a process that helps these people”.
Afternoon tea at Naviavia.
Even though they are needy, they still give to those less fortunate than themselves in Savusavu.
Lay Minister’s home in Nadawa.
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Most people like chocolate eggs for easter, but a small Papua New Guinea community called
dogura will be getting a tractor and, hopefully, pipes for a clean reliable water supply.
MAlCOlM leNdS A helPING hANd
eLTham residenT maLcOLm Pease has just com-pleted work on this massey ferguson 245 tractor, ready for its new life in dogura. The 600 residents need it for carting goods and people up a steep hill from the wharf to their village, and around the very rough roads in the area.
malcolm has designed and built steel and timber trays on each end of the machine, as the tractor will also be an ambulance, taking sick people to the little hospital from outlying areas, malcolm says.
“acute cases have to be taken down to the boat for a two-hour trip to the main hospital in alatau – there are no helicopters there,” he says.
The second part of malcolm’s mission is to help the com-munity fix its broken down water supply. at present, water to the hospital is disconnected because the pipes are so old and broken.
malcolm wants to load the tractor with enough rolls of water piping, taps and fittings to replace the water supply system.
The materials can be shipped to PnG with the tractor at no extra cost, and malcolm is asking central Taranaki residents to help with the project.
The money for renovating the tractor was supplied by anglican missions in Wellington, so malcolm just needs to raise the cash
to pay for the plumbing, and the village will get its desperately needed water supply.
he went to dogura a year ago and has been working on the project since then. malcolm has spent the past 20 years repair-ing 16 such small reliable tractors for countries like vanuatu and PnG, machines that make a huge difference to life in these subsistence communities.
he chooses simple machines that have as little to go wrong as possible, he says.
“i’m a fergy enthusiast but i like to see them put to good use.”
This tractor came from a golf course, so it hadn’t done a lot of hard clutch work, he says.
“The battery will last about three or four years but when it packs up, if they can’t afford a new one, they can push start it,” he says. “That’s how it works up there.”
can you help?
malcolm is looking for donations of cash towards the cost of the water pipe and fittings.
The dogura community also needs mechanic’s tools and workshop equipment, woodworking tools, gardening tools (es-pecially spades) and a two-furrow disc plough, mf or similar.
By Catherine Groenestein – from the Stratford Press
Practical help: Malcolm Pease of Eltham has restored this tractor for a remote community in Dogura, Papua New Guinea.
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ServING IN CAMbOdIATeeth may not be the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘mission’, but for nZ dentist Phil sussex teeth are an im-portant part of making a difference in the lives of the people of cambodia. The cambodian dental profession was effectively wiped out during the genocide of the Khmer rouge/Pol Pot regime of the mid 1970s. Tooth decay remains a huge problem for many cambodians who are unable to access care.
Phil and his wife Becky (from all saints’ nelson) have experienced the gradual journey of God’s call to overseas mission over many years. Previous short term opportunities in the developing world have confirmed that cambodia is the place for them. This year Phil, Becky and their four kids (Bryn, Toby, Pippa and molly) have relocated to Phnom Penh, cambodia. after spending time learning the Khmer language Phil plans to work as a dentist for a non-Government Organisation called One-2-One where he will be involved in undergraduate education and providing dental care and prevention to vulnerable, poor and needy people. Becky will focus on language learning, raising kids, forming relationships and eventually hopes to find
opportunities to use her skills as a primary school teacher.
as Kiwi christians Phil and Becky feel a strong desire to minis-ter to people in developing countries, sharing the Good news of Jesus hand in hand with skills and professional knowledge. They find the book of James a great challenge and believe that being a christian is more than just belief, that real faith inspires us to act. This has led them to go to cambodia with nZcms. Please pray for the sussex family as they settle in to life in Phnom Penh city, giving thanks that they are able to use this opportunity to faithfully serve God and the people of cambodia.
ServING ArOUNd The WOrld
SERvINg IN albaNIait’s second time round for nelson couple murray and fey cotter as they return to albania with nZcms and ecm (european christian mission). murray and fey, along with their four children (now adults) spent six years in al-bania with ecm during the late 90s and were involved in church planting, church construction and establishing an english school. They also spent a short time as emergency aid workers during the Kosovo/serbia war.
since returning to new Zealand in late 2002 murray has been ordained and served as an associate priest at all saints’ nelson. during his seven years in this ministry he focused on evangelism, marriage and men’s ministries. fey has worked in administration and has been at the nelson anglican centre for six years, the last four of which have been as P.a. to the Bishop. she has also used these years to complete a master in Theology through Laidlaw-carey Post-Graduate school.
On their return to albania, murray and fey will be sec-onded to ecm and based in Lushnje, a city of about 65,00 people, to work alongside albanian colleagues. in particu-lar they will be using their gifts of evangelism, discipleship, teaching and administration. Please pray for murray and fey as they settle back into life in albania.
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We are thankful to report that all NZCMS staff members working at the national office in Christchurch were UNINJURED by the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday 22nd February. The NZCMS office building is still standing and at the time of writing still remains within the cordoned off area of the Christchurch Central Business District.
Please join us in prayer for those who have lost loved ones or are waiting for news. Please join us in praying for the injured, frightened, sleepless, homeless and hopeless. May the city of Christchurch turn to God for hope, peace and comfort in this time of trouble.
If you wish to get in contact with NZCMS staff please email Sophia Sinclair at
UPdaTE FROM NzcMS
clOSE ENcOUNTERnZcms sent two encounter Teams overseas during november and december last year. encounter cambodia was based in Phnom Penh, while the encounter Kenya team spent time in the desert village of Kargi and the slums of nairobi. all team members returned to new Zealand with a greater sense of God’s work in this world and a renewed energy for sup-porting mission.
This year’s teams are being formed with trips planned for the solomon islands ( July), hong Kong (august) and cape Town (november/december). check out the nZcms website www.nzcms.org.nz for more details on the trips or email youth mobiliser anna Tovey: [email protected]. don’t miss your opportunity to experience God’s work in another culture and context.
Robyn Hickman MISSION FOcUS 2010-2013
The aaW executive met recently for their biannual meet-ing and mission Project funding for the next three years was discussed.
dioceses have done really well with their mission pro-grammes and i want to thank all of you for the hard work you have put in to raise the money needed each year. it is sometimes difficult trying to raise money for someone we know only by name with no background information about them or their activities. Unfortunately, with declining aaW membership, the overall income is reducing and we are pray-ing that we shall be able to meet our commitments. Please do all that you can to increase your local contributions.
after some debate we shall now try to focus on regions rather than particular names. The Presidents allocated each diocese a mission area to “adopt” and take a special interest in, although funding from nZaaW will still be spread over all the projects:
any new Zealand projects approved by the executive will also be supported from the common fund.
The commitment to the christian education commis-sion continues with $3000 annually for their work in new Zealand.
EMERgENcy FUNdThis fund is still very healthy, even after donations in 2010 to Pakistan ($5000 in instalments) and $1000 to christ church. The latter gift is to be used for petrol vouchers to help moth-ers who now have to drive their children further afield to schools since the earthquakes.
FIJI WaTER TaNKSThis fund was started as a thanksgiving for the 40-year anniver-sary of aaW’s life and work in nZ. There is now over $23,000 in a trust fund with the anglican mission Board. a magnificent effort from all of you who were involved in that endeavour!
SO, WhaT IS haPPENINg NOW?Glen Williams, the accountant and Projects Officer at amB advised that the diocese of Polynesia has been very busy since the death of archbishop Jabez Bryce and with the installation of the new archbishop Winston halapua. in the meantime he has been working with an engineer from the Tawa Parish who has experience in this area and who also met with Bp Gabriel in fiji earlier this year. apparently there have been some recent examples of similar projects undertaken by other agencies which have not produced the intended benefits and have actually caused significant issues for the villages concerned. With such a large amount of money involved he says he is mindful of the need to ensure the funds are used wisely.
every blessing to all aaW members.
Robyn Hickman
chRISTchURch - POlyNESIaTravel for President in her Diocese;sewing machines for four churches, fourkindergartens, Vanualevu/Taveuni Episcopal unit, Samoa Archdeaconry, All Saints Church, Apia, AAWEpiscopal Unit’s Archdeaconry meetings, workshops,and outreach throughout the Diocese.
dUNEdIN - PaKISTaN
WaIaPU - PaPUa NEW gUINEa
aUcKlaNd - baNgladESh(Kailakuri Health
Care Project, Dr Edric Baker)
WEllINgTON - MElaNESIaCommunity of the Sisters of the Church;Community of the Sisters of Melanesia.
Judith Looser’s work with Kunri Krafts and Christian school.
NElSON - caIROMadam Ansaf; Jolene, Rosie.
WaIKaTO aNdTaRaNaKI - SRI laNKa
Board of Women’s Work and The Christian Community.
Newton Theological College, Students’Wives Course, Community of the Visitation of Our Lady, Hetune,Popondetta, Village Health VolunteerCoordinator, Literacy ProgrammeDiocese of New Guinea Islands.
OvERSEaS aNd OUTREach UPdaTE FOR SEPTEMbER 2010
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