Missionary Connection
Updates from beyond the Parish
Melting Moments with Philip & Deanne Gerber
Philip & Deanne Gerber are serving God with the Church Missionary Society in the Northern Territory and we are one of their link parishes, supporting them financially and prayerfully.
This week we’ve received the Gerber’s latest newsletter called ‘Melting Moments’ – November edition.
Click on this link to be informed and hear their news, stories, prayer points and praise points. ‘Melting Moments’ Philip & Deanne Gerber: Nov 2011 Newsletter
Chin update
16NOV2011 – Bronwyn back in hospital
Dear brothers and sisters,
Sadly Bronwyn is back in hospital with her second bout of pancreatitis. Also her latest CT scan shows slow growing recurrences of her cancer in her liver and left lung. But as always she remains in good spirits which enables us all to cope well. God willing she will be out of hospital in a few days.
Rachel finished her HSC last week. Thank you for praying for her. She was dissapointed with a couple of papers because although she knew all her work, she ran out of time. But it was wonderful to see her entrust herself to God in all this. Very kind friends have paid for her to join a Scripture Union mission to Vanuatu next week. She will also join us for our AFES National Training Event in Canberra soon after.
Naomi, Grace and Thomas remain busy and well.
So between hospital visits, music exams, school, preparations for Vanuatu and work, life is a little hectic. But God continues to care so wonderfully for us.
On the AFES front, it’s the countdown to our National Training Event in early December. We are expecting around 1500 people in an ever increasingly complex conference with multiple parallel programs. I’m due to give 2 talks at the main conference, and 3 other addresses at pre-NTE events. Over 60 campus teams will then partner 60 plus local churches throughout Australia on various missions.
Please thank God that:
- Bronwyn is in good care and in good spirits.
- Our family is coping relatively well through this trial
- We are being wonderfully supported by our church family and friends.
Please ask God:
- to heal Bronwyn’s pancreatitis quickly and keep her cancer at bay.
- grow all of us more like Jesus through these trials
- transform the lives of all those attending our NTE in Canberra
- save many lives in the missions we take part in afterward with local churches throughout Australia.
Thanks for loving us
Abiding in Jesus,
The Chin Family
Thanks for your ongoing support of us – Richard Chin
Dear brothers and sisters,
- sustaining Bronwyn so graciously.
- enabling us to number our days for his glory keeping our family looking to Jesus
- providing us with so much help from our church family.
- continue to heal Bronwyn if it is his will.
- grow our children in the love and fear of Jesus.
- save and transform many lives at our National Training Event (NTE) this December.
- enable me to preach well at a combined churches event this Sunday night, and at NTE
the Chin clan.
Missionary update – Charles family serving with CMS in Chile
Michael & Jo Charles with their 4 children are serving with Church Mission Society in Santiago Chile.
This week we’ ve received two newsletters from them click on the links below to view them.
September 2011 – Newsletter No. 82: Newsletter 82
October 2011 – Newsletter No. 83: Newsletter 83
Do take the time to read them, be informed and pray for the work they are doing under God in Chile.



