April - June 2007

Special Women's Edition!

Volume 13.1

Australian (hrlitian Minion

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daughter daughter,
London, and Mary and Thelma, friends of Julie s. Julie's.

Dawn with Julie NbvbI and Lisa Jghes

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seemed to mind.

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was

a bit of an issue, but no one

All In all It

We We decided decided the the conference conference

would replace our ladies camp
Friday night the 9th of March,
until Sat late-afternoon on the 10th. The theme was "Out of

^[-,jg area, as well as Sydney

churches of Christ. We aver-

went very well, and I'm sure there will be plans for another
one in the future!

(which Julie has come for each aged around 50 ladies at the time). The conference ran from ; conference, including a few of
our teen girls. We had a really encouraging time and enjoyed being together. We were chal-

We kept all the ladies busy during their 2 week stay. Following the conference, we had a "intimacy In mar-

April - June 2007

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nere lo stan.

riage seminar led by Lisa Jones, as well as a "girls' night in" for our teen girls Both went really well. Us.
was also able to share in 1

I sat in the hospital not long ago with 17-year-old

who tried to kill herself

public high school, where help out with Scripture tea{ ing.
Thelma was able to share

by jumping off a bridge. She is a smart, funny, beautiful girl with a lot going for her. As I sat there, I thought how saa mat she can't see past her pain and see that there is a
again.

in the ladies bible study, and Mary was a great help with tea
and coffee, and all around en couragement.

God who loves her. That so

Julie led songs for Church Sunday morning, as well as

our Kid's Club and Kidzone

Recently, I had the honour of immersing one of our youth. We had been discussing Christianity and reading to gether for a while, but after the
conference she decided to make a commitment to Christ

programs during the week. She also came to help in my Scripture class at the primary
school.

many people care about her. The only regret she had was that she "failed" at her attempt to end her life. She lay there in that hospital bed for 4 months, until her spine healed enough that she could stand up.
Sometimes it is a bit over

We were able to do a bit of

sight-seeing in our area while the giris were at school, and the ladies headed off to Syd ney on their own a couple of days before they flew out to hit
the other sites on their own.

We really enjoyed having them

all here. It is always such an

encouragement to have Ameri
can visitors come and see usi

and so, was baptized the next day! Dealing with youth is very hard sometimes, but again, very rewarding. I have been spending Wednesdays at the local high school helping out the scripture teacher there. We have been able to build good relationships with the youth that are coming along. Just giving them hope and letting
them know there is someone who cares about them is so

After catching up on some much needed sleep, it didn't

take long to get back to our

important. Youth these days are dealing with so much,

sometimes it is hard to know

whelming to think of how many teens here have actually tried to or succeeded in ending their lives. There will always be a need here for youth workers! The task of reaching youth is a very big one! Another big event that has been very encouraging this past month was "B-day". Our primary school here had a spe cial day set aside for a young boy from our school that devel oped an incurable disease. He went from being a normal little boy to beina totallv disabled in

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are very proud of all three of our girls. They are all very dif
ferent and keep my life inter esting! I am still enjoying teaching scripture at the primary school as well. I get a joy out of know ing that I get to be the first to
introduce these kids to the ba

sics of
with

Christianity,
"new"

starting
like

these

words

God, Bible, Jesus, and just the simple fact that God made things.
Australian and American

a very short time. His story touched many lives. To en courage the family, the primary school had a day for fund rais ing for the family. They had many activities to get involved in. I chose to paint faces for the day with a few of the
teachers from the school. It

happier. She is really enjoying her dance group at school, which if you were to come over, you would see her rou tine the moment you stepped
in the front door.

heritage are so different. I am reminded each year with a new class to assume nothing. I really enjoy this part of being a seed planter! Hopefully someone else will step up and
be the waterer and the har vester!

Thank you all so much for reading this "woman's touch"

newsletter!!! Thank you again for all of your prayers and sup port! We thank God every day for your commitment to His
work here in Australia!

was a such a great day and a blessing to the mother of the little boy! Anna wrote a story about it at school and they published it in the school pa per. Even the young ones were touched by the event and seeing the boy again. As for the Yates girls: Lauren has settled into high school really well. She has heaps of new friends and is really enjoying it. She contin ues to sing and play her guitar. She is definitely moving into teenage mode!
Leah is like a noids removed! whole new child since she had her ade She is full of

Anna is growing up so quickly. She enjoys singing and dancing or whatever is thrown her way. She seems to excel at anything she tries. We

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July - September 2007

Volume 13.3

Australian Christian Mission

01 Ya

It's winter
time in

at Charlestown. This
will obvi

Australia and it seems that

ously have a
considerable

this year is
the coldest we've had

impact on the support

of our new
work.

since moving
here in 1998!

Highs have only been in the upper 50s

with lows

At the

moment, the
search com
mittee is ad

dropping into
the lower 40s. Before

you stop

4-r

I
Dur future home in Camerun Park

vertising the position

amongst
other
churches that we have

laughing, re
member that we're not used to North Ameri can winters

relation-

Australia.

anymore!
With winter comes the in evitable slow-down in most ac

and providing a good time of transitional ministry. But it also

means that he would continue

After a pe riod of time, they will advertise more widely in Australia and New Zealand. Then they will
advertise overseas.

tivities. However, things at the church seems to be moving along quite well. In April, the church board
decided to convene a search committee for a new minister.

to be working with us in a sup portive role as we strive to plant a new congregation in

Cameron Park.

The preference would be to

hire an Australian, or at least

A good cross-section of church

members was selected to con sider what the church was

As many of you know, our hope is to plant new churches in partnership with existing
Australian churches. While the

someone from the region. But with very few suitable, trained preachers available, it may be necessary to look further
abroad.

Charlestown Church of Christ

looking for in a new minister,

as well as how that new minis ter would tie into the overall vision of the church.

Specifically, that means the new minister would be working alongside us for a while, get ting to know the congregation

will not be in a position to help financially, they will be able to act as a "mother church", pro viding prayer and practical support in the new church plant. Please pray with us about
the selection of a new minister

Of course, this is a very good indication of how impor tant it is to establish a training
center in Australia. Our rela

tionship with the International Bible Academy in Queensland remains strong, but there are currently no candidates ready to go into ministry.

July - September 2007

Financial Facts:
Charlestown.

Page 2
their contributions, nor do we

in L- L We have no Dn July 3rd the Australian Dollar hit an 18-year high. IB-year high, them

believe many of them would be

able to even if we asked.

Each Australian Dollar now costs 25-cents cents (U.S.)

more than when we arrived in I95S.

jp the parson
age, and it

This means that our 2008

furlough will primarily be used

to increase the number of

Recent studies show an increase of ASI75/week lSI75/wEek in In

would
venient

be
to

living expenses for the average Australian lian family.

'

House Update

have them at someone else's house while

we're living 20 minutes from

Our house building project continues to progress ever-sosiov^/ly but consistently. At the time of writing, we are ap proaching what is called the "lock-up" stage. Once this is
achieved, the house will es

the church. 2007 National

churches and individuals sup porting this ministry. While we may be able to visit existing church supporters, we would appreciate your understanding that we will need to be primar ily involved in gaining new sup
port.

Missionary Convention ' In November, I (Tim) will be attending the National Mission ary Convention in Cincinnati,
Ohio. It would be wonderful to

My visit to the NMC in No vember will, Lord willing, lead

to contacts that will lead to an

sentially be secure and exter nally complete. There will be

much more to do on the inside,

increase in support. I am hop ing that this will pave the way toward scheduling church vis
its in mid-2008, when the

though. Once we take formal pos

session of the housei we will

catch up with as many of you as possible while I'm in town. It'll be a whirlwind trip, so I
won't have the chance to visit

whole family will be available. A special note of thanks to

those who have contributed to

still need to install carpet, etc. Oh yes, and then there's the moving. There have been
more than a few times that

we've second-guessed our de cision to go this route, but the

Lord is faithful and we still be lieve this is the direction He

anyone while I'm state-side. The purpose for the visit is to kick-start our plans for fur lough in 2008. As you know from previous newsletters, our
financial situation over the past two or three years has become increasingly strained under the pressure of the rising Austra
lian dollar and an increase in

the cost of my trip in Novem

ber. Several individuals have

contributed, as well as Anchor Christian Church in Rochester,

NY, First Christian Church in Titusville, FL and the Charlestown Church of Christ in Aus

tralia.

Yes, the church here

wants us to go.

cost-of-living in general. While our US dollar budget has been more than adequate for some time, even the increase in and Cheri Amerine will arrive budget we raised on our last to participate in the Australian furlough in 2005 has been conChristian Convention at - sumed by the Religion Facts: current global 15 2DDG Census figures show nearly 1in 5 Australians economy.

Please pray that we will be able to complete the house and move in by the end of September. This is when Tony

wanted to help (without my asking), as they have been the recipient of many years of American support. Did I men
tion that I think this church is

ready to move on? I really love my role of working myself out of ajobl
FROM DAWN

claim "no religion".

We . ..

do

not

tD the "No religion" is now the 3rd largest PBspansE response to ^gk our cur religious question, behind only Catholic: and Anglican. ve doubled in in the Buddhism and Hinduism numbers have the rent support
past decade.
base to raise

believe it's fair

MOVING It is funny how different my outlook is on mov ing at the moment We have
been settled here for almost 9

years now and have grown from having 2 toddlers and a

July - September 2007

new born baby, to three full grown girls who eat way too much and have way too much
stuff!

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However,

moving

across

town will be so much easier

than moving countries! I'm sure we will have plenty of help when the time arises, which is looking a bit closer
now!

As Tim mentioned, it has been a very cold and rainy

winter so far. We actually ex perienced our first, level-one cyclone. I always wondered
what a hurricane was like, now

I know, and don't really want to experience it again (and it was only a level 1)1 There was a lot of damage, power outages, and flooding. Many people
lost their homes and contents.

Putting up a new fence at the parsonage for future tenents these days, and makes friends very easily.
Anna loves to read and is

encouraged us in this move

into a new house and a new

There were heaps of stories the next morning of people who were stranded, rescued, swept away in flood waters and survived, etc.. The girls

slept through the whole thing and were surprised at the damage done the next morn ing. They told me to make sure I wake them up next time! Lauren is still enjoying high
school and has made some

always writing and drawing, when she isn't dancing! She is not liking being the "little sister" at the moment, so I hope this phase doesn't last too long.
She still is the most affection

area. It is definitely a milestone in our lives as a family and it makes it very special, knowing you are supporting us and happy for us! Thank you! 2008 Furlough As we have already said, we hope to return to the U.S. on furlough in mid-2008. Lord willing. Even though it's still a year away, it's important that we start planning now.
One of the best ways to

good friends. Due to her school flooding during the storm, she had a week and a half off of school. So, she pretty much just came along
with me and did whatever I

ate and cuddly of the girls. We are ending term 2 of the school year today, so the girls will have 2 weeks off. They really love spending time at home and having friends over, as well as having late nights and long sleep-ins. With the weather the way it is, I think
we will be do- ,

raise support is to participate

was doing. Her favourite thing was seeing some of her old friends from primary school at their local high school, where I help during the scripture class. Leah is learning to play the flute, and is doing really well! She is becoming very social

ing lots of bak-' Cultural Facts:

ing!

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Australia is still part of the Cammonwealth and as

is

I guess that such, the Queen is still the official Head of State.
me this , ,, m in

[I Asian-born residents have doubled in the last five

from

time.

Thank years, led by Chinese and Vietnamese. you to all of Less than 2.5% of Australians are indigenous you who have (Aboriginal and Torres Straight islander).

Before you move, please send the mailing label with a copy of your new address to
MISSION SERVICES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 13111, Knoxville, TN 37920-0111.

iitian Hiiofi fun, Dawn, Lauren, Leati 3 Anna Yam

Mission Services Association PO Box 13111

Non Profit Org.

37950-9998

P.O. kum
Knoxville. TN

Knoxville. TN 37920-0111

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Volume 13.4

Australian
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tian Mission
Report

Special D
Australian Christian Convention. We've included extra photos ofthese events as well.

This quarter we have aspecial doufale report un twa majar events in our ministry in Australia: Quest Christian Teen Camp ani*

^or months we had been preparing to

host the 2007 Australian Christian Con-

vention. The church had been spruced up, the banners had been created and hung high from our A-frame ceiling, our children's groups had created welcome posters all in
an effort to make each one feel at home as

they worshiped, fellowshipped and studied God's Word together. Our speaker was Tony Amerine, minister
of Greenwood Christian Church in Canton,

Inny Amerine preaching at the Australian Christian Convention

Ohio. Tony's theme for the event was "Magnificent Obsession", with messages about God's mag nificent obsession with us, and our magnificent obsession with God, others and His Church. Over a year ago the leaders of the Charlestown church had determined that we could not have such an event for the Christian Churches without also inviting our brothers and sisters in the other
streams of the Restoration Movement in Australia.

However, there was an intense desire to have an event free from debates and discussions

"about" unity. Certainly there was a time and place for such meetings, but it was our aspiration to create an "atmosphere" of unity where each one could worship, study and fellowship freely. What better theme to create this atmosphere than Tony's selected theme of "Magnificent Obsession"? These are the basic building blocks of our shared
faith.

Friday night was Youth Night at the convention. The youth band from our youth camp played loud and long, followed by Tony's message to the teens. Although we were limited in the number of youth groups that participated, we had 50 or so, which is a
fantastic number for Australia.

Saturday was the bulk of the convention, starting

Youth Group mambars Enjoy ameal at the ConventiDn.

through to 6:00pm.

Present were

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churches from the independent Christian
Church, the non-instrumental Churches of Christ, the former International Churches of
Christ and the Conference Churches of

Christ. Also present were nationals from the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The entire program on Saturday was without
musical instruments to accommodate our non-instrumental brothers and sisters.

In between main sessions there were up dates from the individual congregations pre sent, missionary reports, ministry promo tions, singing and prayer times. All the while Cheri Amerine, Tony's wife, and Dawn ran a full children's program including an outing. The day was capped off with a meal to gether Saturday evening at the church. Sunday morning most of those who were within driving distance were back at their own church buildings, but we still had many
out-of-town and overseas visitors with us.

Once again Tony preached, this time about our Heavenly destination, and the worship band was back in full swing. After the morn ing service everyone was invited to a local
restaurant for our final convention meal to

gether. But as happens so often, many of the crowd wound up back at the manse (parsonage) for afternoon tea/coffee as eve ryone seemed to want the day to linger.
Since the convention we have heard

nothing but compliments from both the Charlestown congregation and the other Restoration Movement groups present. One person who has attended many conventions in the past even said that this was the best convention they had ever attended. What a joy to see the unity of our brother hood in action! We are overjoyed that we are able to play a role in the Lord's Kingdom
here in Australia!

Many thanks to Tony and Cheri Amerine for travelling all the way to Australia to con
tribute to this event. And many thanks to

Tap: Tnny &Cheri receive a gift from the CharlestDwn cangregatian; Middle: Cheri with a few kids from the Saturday children's program; Bottom: Arelaxing meal out after the rigorous convention schedule.

Greenwood Christian Church for sending them! They were such an encouragement to our family as well! Words cannot express the great time we all had together. We were truly blessed by their visit and have many memories to keep close to our hearts!

October - December 2007

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went along. By the end of the weekend they seemed to know them all by heart and were really into our worship times together. A little running around with camp-wide games and then a campfire to follow that set the
tone for the weekend. We

tUEST
eHRiSTUN TEEN eMP

were all there for a good time, but we were also going to talk about some pretty important
issues. Each of the teens

were assigned a "survey party", which served as a small discussion and prayer group
for the remainder of the week end.

F^rom the time that we be

gan working with the Youth Group at church we have wanted to put on a church camp. It might be surprising to you that the churches here have never had any facilities to hold any sort of camp. There have been youth camping events in the past, but none of them like the youth camps that are typical in most American settings. A youth camping event in Australia usually involved pitching tents for a weekend of roughing it,
with a devotion or two thrown

worship, devotions, teaching, team building, etc. that usually takes place at a dedicated fa cility. Earlier this year we discov ered a campground owned by the Crusaders complete with cabins, kitchen and staff, a meeting room and even some sports equipment and extras like a climbing tower. All of this and right by a lake, tool The opportunity seemed too
great to pass up.

Saturday was full with per sonal devotions, group worship with the band, and a simulation game that drove home the im portance of using the right "map" in the right way (the Bi ble). Saturday afternoon activi ties included sailing, archery, rock climbing and abseiling (repelling). Saturday night in cluded more worship, more campfire, more devotions, more small groups, and of course, the obligatory messy games with shaving cream and
slime!

in each night around the campfire.

So we booked it, promoted it, and arranged the youth to start raising funds toward it. In mid-August we packed up 40
teens and a dozen leaders and children and headed to Lake Mac Recreation Centre

With Dawn and I both hav

Sunday morning the week end culminated in several sig nificant events. Morning wor ship was followed by a very moving Lord's Supper which included an opportunity to lay
down at the foot of the cross

ing

Christian

camp

experi

ences in our teens, as wel! as

being on camp teams for col lege, it was time to dig up

some old memories to come

up with ideas for this camp. The youth camp that we've been dreaming of consists of

(Australian spelling). It began Friday night with our youth band playing con temporary worship songs. Since most of the youth group are entirely unchurched, they
had to learn the songs as we

whatever has been weighing down on your life or what's been keeping you from making
a decision for the Lord.

Many teens have said that this was a highlight to their camp experience and a life-

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