From this month’s copy of Connexions.
It’s good to be home!
Just a few weeks after returning from Zimbabwe, it was wonderful to part of our church visit to Para Hills Presbyterian Church.
One of the wonderful aspects of this is that the visit was not my idea, and I played next to no part in organizing it.
I can hardly tell you how encouraging I found it simply to be part of the crowd, observing as the twenty-six other members of the team mixed and mingled at the dinner on Saturday night and at Para Hills Church on Sunday morning.
So, what have we achieved?
Well, Para Hills have been greatly encouraged. Just last week I returned briefly to Adelaide to a funeral and met some folk who told me again how much they appreciated the visit.
Our other churches in Adelaide have also heard about the trip and have also been encouraged about the possibilities for the future.
And a significant portion of MGPC members now have something of an understanding of the challenges which confront Para Hills as they seek to carry out their ministry and mission in Adelaide.
As we think and plan our future support for the work of the Gospel in Adelaide our prayers are informed by that knowledge.
Our recent visits to Zimbabwe and Adelaide, along with our involvement in East Timor challenge and inform our mission and ministry here in Mount Gambier as well.
We find ourselves challenged to work for the spread of the good news of Jesus Christ here in our own town, nurtured by our partnerships with others in far places.
— Gary
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