Mission News
Here at Ringwood we delight in being able to support many different missions.
Please scroll down to read information about the various people we support in mission and the organisations that we partner with. You will also find useful links to access web pages as well as links to donate to people you may like to support financially.
BJ Mpofu is based in Zimbabwe and is the president of the World Convention of Churches of Christ. He set up the Showers of Blessing Trust, enabling wells to be installed in villages to supply vegetable patches. He oversees the Kayleshlie Village, consisting of multiple homes for AIDS orphans under 16 years old. Funds are required for work on another house. They have their own kindergarten, and are about to set up their own school. Food-wise they are largely self-sufficient.
ACCIM (AUSTRALIAN CHURCHES OF CHRIST INDIGENOUS MISSION)
ACCIM are based in WA with missions in Port Hedland as well as areas in SA and NSW. The Board are mainly indigenous people. They have a new Executive Director, Phillip Moncrieff, the first indigenous Australian to lead ACCIM. Please pray for Max Wright (SA), Sonny Graham (WA), Luke and Natasha Bell (WA), Greg Little (Prison Ministry) and Ross Norling (Port Hedland).
BRENT & GLENDA ALLRED
Brent and Glenda are missionaries with Pioneers of Australia. Pioneers facilitate crosscultural church planting activity. Brent is Team Leader of Member Development, providing pastoral care to Aussie workers, resourcing and encouraging them in their ministry and personal life. He also cares for Aussie workers based overseas. Glenda serves in the Finance Team, looking after the financial affairs of Pioneers’ workers and managing donor income.
TRISH SONSIE (WITH JOHN, JOSIAH & NATASHA)
Trish works for Operation Mobilisation (OM) in Box Hill as Head Book-keeper in the Finance Department. She deals with queries from missionaries and overseas OM book-keepers in matters regarding Australian staff. She also trains new recruits in handling finance issues and builds relationships with OM missionaries, and those considering joining the mission.
JOHN & JENNY WILLETTS (WITH DANIEL & PETER)
John and Jenny are missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators. John is an aircraft engineer, seconded to work at the Australian Centre for Mission Aviation (ACMA) where pilots and engineers are trained to serve in mission aviation jobs around the world. He is involved in both management and instructing students. Jenny works at the Wycliffe Australia National Office at Kangaroo Ground as the Member Care Coordinator. This involves providing pastoral care for around 300 members and their children working overseas or on home leave; she is also responsible for the management of all personnel staff.
DAVID & CAROLYN STEPHENSON (WITH NATHAN, CHLOE AND ABBEY)
Dave and Carrie are the Directors of the YWAM base in Newcastle. Dave is also a national elder of YWAM Australia. They run at least 6 Discipleship Training Schools a year and send out over 100 short-term missionaries every year. YWAM Newcastle pioneered Youth Street, a community development project reaching out to young people and their families.
GARY & EWA McMASTER (WITH TOMMY, KALINA & MARLENA)
Gary and Ewa work with SEND International in Opole, Poland as part of a church planting ministry. Since 2005, they’ve been working with one particular church, which involves running kids’ ministry, a Bible study group and a faith discussion forum. A vast majority of people in Opole attend traditional Catholic churches.
ASHLEIGH NEWNHAM
We have close ties with UNOH in Dandenong (Melbourne Chapter of UNOH) and Klong Toey (Bangkok Chapter of Unoh). Ashleigh Newnham, after a year of "Submerge" in Bangkok in 2010, is now working with UNOH in Dandenong - living amongst the urban poor.
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