The Entrance Church Plant

6 years ago by Jylan Wynne

Members of The Entrance Church Plant team visiting the rented Lisarow house. Eastward Missions is co-launching The Entrance Church Plant on the Central Coast NSW this month! Eight young adults are about to converge at Lisarow just minutes away from Ourimbah Seventh-day Adventist Church - the 'mother.' Literature evangelism, personal Bible studies and small group meetings will underpin our strategy to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ across the region. We aim to start a Bible and...

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QLD to NSW: Canvassing Roadtrip Report

6 years ago by Jylan Wynne

Few things are more satisfying and enjoyable than canvassing in an unfamiliar place. It's the early morning and late afternoon walks exploring territory, and the sweet fellowship with local believers. Anticipating a searching soul around every corner, finding them, then looking at maps to discover that corners are running out! Read about a fiery experience the team had in Gympie . From mid-June, the team travelled through Biloela, Hervey Bay, and Gympie in QLD....

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The Gympie Fire

6 years ago by Jylan Wynne

Our team of 6 could only canvass for one week in Gympie before Music Camp, and we were keen on making the most of time in the area. God had blessed the QLD roadtrip with excellent weather thus far. The Sunshine State was living up to its name! Yet on Wednesday morning, we awoke to a steady drizzle of rain. Risk book damage, or study and work on inside jobs? Then, a lady from church sent us a disturbing text message. Gympie Fire Station Her friend's main street business had fallen vic...

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The Transplanting Experts

6 years ago by Rod Bailey

The Transplanting Experts (cough cough) I don't know about you, but there is something satisfying about straight rows of green newly transplanted seedlings on the rich brown of garden beds. Looking back makes all the work worthwhile!  Most of the plants we grow in our garden have what we call a fiberous root system. Instead of having a taproot that goes deep down into the soil, the roots spread outward and downward, creating a kind of mat of roots. A fiberous ...

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Music Camp 2018 Report

6 years ago by Emmanuel Higgins

Wow! What a blessing, is all we can say. The Lord really blessed in a special way this year. Many commented that there was just a precious atmosphere amongst staff, youth leaders and participants. The spirit of unity, and togetherness was beautiful as we strived to encourage one another in our Christian walk, and produce music to honour our king. We were all impacted by this year's testimonies. Such precious testimonies and transformed lives! Here is a snippet of an email we received t...

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Family

6 years ago by Rod Bailey

Family! This is the last garden email from us for the next three weeks. Kate, our eldest young person, arrives home from Canada on Tuesday, and we set off for our trip on Sunday the 8th.  So for the next three weeks (after this week), there will be no deliveries and no pre-ordering available. Our veggies will still be available to you, but only by turning up at the Real Foods Market on Tuesdays. Our young friend Ashleigh, and Rod's dad Warren, will be there to greet and serv...

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We're Off!

6 years ago by Desley Bailey

We're off! Yay! We're off for a holiday! Our Katie comes home from Canada in just over a week, and we are going to use her time at home to take a trip together to the NT. First family holiday for ??? years, and we are pretty excited about it!  We plan to leave July 8 and return July 26. That means we will be away for 3 market/delivery days.  At this stage we have friends who will be looking after the garden and our critters, BUT we have not been able to find s...

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The Hinkler Aviator: Canvassing Bundaberg Region

7 years ago by Jylan Wynne

What inspires man with the desire to fly? Ibis gazing might have done the job for Bert Hinkler, born 1892 in Bundaberg - one year after Ellen White arrived in Australia. He spent years using observations from ibis wings and flight patterns to engineer gliders. Bert went on to become the first person to fly solo from England to Australia. What inspires us to knock on doors selling books? Believing that many people will trace their first convictions to truth-fille...

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Tropic of Capricorn Canvassing (Rockhampton, Yeppoon)

7 years ago by Jylan Wynne

The canvassing roadtrip push into Queensland was a long time coming. Beginning mid-March, the team worked Yarra Glen and Healesville, VIC, then Moss Vale and Bowral, NSW. Between setup and pulldown responsibilities at NNSW Big Camp, we went forth across Mid North Coast territory. Finally, on an overcast day in mid-May, two fully loaded cars with trailers departed Rollands Plains for Yeppoon, QLD. Two days and 1,200 km later - we arrived! Yeppoon bo...

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Outback Adventures - Adelaide Canvassing Update

7 years ago by Melissa Wynne

On Tuesday the 19th of December, Eastward’s 2017/18 Canvassing Program in Adelaide officially began. That evening the Elizabeth SDA Church hall saw 23 young people becoming familiar with what they had to look forward to for the rest of the program. With enthusiastic participants from across the states of Australia and even as far as New Zealand, it promised to be an exciting time. Wednesday morning saw the first introduction to the schedule, which included personal devotions...

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