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Duke of Edinburgh Awardee
Recognised for Service
BJ McGavin, Young Star
J McGavin, (18), a member of Eight Mile Plains
B church, was presented with a “Community
Young Star” award for his contributions to building
a better community. The award was presented to
young people in the region served by Southern Star,
one of the sixteen newspapers operated by Quest
throughout the Brisbane region.
A ceremony was held at Southbank TAFE to recognise
“young stars” throughout the Brisbane region,
and BJ was honoured for his achievements. These
include his gold Duke of Edinburgh award, involvement
in numerous STORM Co expeditions, and his
voluntary service at both Brisbane Adventist College
and Eight Mile Plains church. He was nominated
by Ms Karen Struthers, State member for Algester,
and a minister of the Queensland Government, who
became aware of BJ’s community service during his
gold Duke of Edinburgh award ceremony.
BJ continues his commitment to serving others,
involving himself in volunteer service in his local
church, BAC, and various youth activities in South
Queensland.
Mt Gravatt Witness and Training
Conference—All Welcome
Back in November, hundreds came to see Pastor
Ted Wilson present a stirring address encouraging
our generation to shine as beacons of hope in
Brisbane and beyond.
In addition to his compelling words, Pastor Wilson
took time out of his busy schedule to film a promotional
DVD for a new Mt Gravatt-sponsored training
initiative called “Witness,” starting in 2012. Witness
2012 is a four-day training program that teaches the
young adults of Brisbane how to be missionaries for
Christ. Those who attend will be trained by some of
our leading evangelists, including Pastor Stephen Bohr
(Secrets Unsealed ministry),
Kevin Sears (Director
of Amazing Facts Ukraine),
Pastor Geoffrey Youlden
(Sydney Conference), Luke
Stuart (North Queensland
Conference), Charissa
Fong (Waitara Church).
The conference will be
held in Brisbane July 4-8,
2012, with seats available
for 400 young adults. Registrations
open February
18. For more information,
please visit: www.witnessconference.org.
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