August is Mini-Missions Month

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Our theme for the month of August is "God's Purpose of International Sharing" and we hope all services on the five Sundays will help develop this theme.

In May we did not hold our traditional Missions Month. Instead we focused on the 50-50 campaign of Baptist World Aid Australia, in itself a missions theme. Now the CCM committee has been given the opportunity to facilitate a month of additional emphasis on cross-cultural missions.

The 50-50 program included an appeal. We do not intend to add a further project or special appeal. Rather, we will emphasise our existing commitments and encourage understanding, prayer support and sustained giving for all of these.

Theme
Our theme for the month is "God's Purpose of international Sharing" and we hope all services on the five Sundays will help develop this theme. Key background passages are 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 and 9:1-15.

Preachers
2nd = Graeme Swincer
9th = Derek Kitchens (Samaritans Purse, highlighting Operation Christmas Child with the help of Alan Taylor)
16th = Rob Ellis (NSW Director of Global Interaction)
23rd = Graeme Swincer
30th = Norm Reynolds

Prayer Guide Supplement and News-Sheets
We will not be producing a full Prayer Guide this year. However, during August we will make available a full list of our "partners in mission", both people and organisations, with brief summaries and current contact information. In addition, we will resume publication of news-sheets containing selections of up-to-date information.