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“Bible in the Bush is a weekend away to provide a focus on strong, sound biblical teaching BCA Field Staff the Rev. Mary Lewis will also be sharing about her work in Roxby Downs. The Rev. Trevor Bell will also be running two workshops. All are welcome to come for the whole time, or attend single sessions. A children’s programme will be running during the weekend.” Please send your Stamps to BCA Thank you to those who have been sending us stamps and continue to do so. Those stamps raise a large amount of funds for the Society. We are able to raise funds to support those who are out in the field spreading the good news of Jesus Christ and without your help we would not be able to do that. However we are always in need of more. Please feel free to donate any of your old stamps or stamp albums to us and if you have any further inquiries, you can contact your Regional Office Thank you again for the way that you support the Society and may God bless you in your giving. For further information contact the Revd Dale Barclay – BCA Field Staff Sunraysia South on 03 5024 2521 or www.bibleinthebush.org.au 18 SPRING 2013
Tracks Of Grace BCA supported ministry is helping a dairy farming family make a difference for Jesus on one of Australia’s most beautiful islands. One look at Philip and Kelly Lancaster’s dairy-themed mailbox and you can tell what gets them up early in the morning. They operate one of fourteen farms which supply the milk that makes King Island’s famous cheese. Together with their four schoolaged children they Philip and Kelly Lancaster are also active members of All Saints’ Anglican Church, where Rod and Christene Oldfield serve as BCA Field Staff. Dairy farming runs in Philip’s family and he was born on the Island. Kelly moved to the island when she was ten and the couple first met at a dairy farmers’ discussion group. They were the second last couple to be married in the old All Saints’ church building before it burnt down just over a decade ago. A key turning point in their spiritual journey came when they had their first child, Kara, baptised and decided to move from being Christmas and Easter churchgoers to regular attenders. “But I didn’t take anything in until I started going to Bible study,” recalls Kelly. “The first two books we studied were Romans and Acts.” Another milestone that they consider helped them immensely was an Alpha Course and the encouragement of other congregation members. The Lancasters have been a key part of the group that started a Friday evening fellowship for people looking for a more informal experience than Sunday morning church. Kelly continues to be part of the Women’s Bible study and Philip is part of a small group doing the Certificate in Theology and Ministry (the distance course administered by BCA’s David Rogers-Smith). Philip and Kelly are encouraged that their children enjoy being part of church and are willing to identify as Christians even when they get some ribbing from schoolmates. They recognise that they don’t get the same opportunities to meet with other Christians their age as do teenagers in larger centres. “We’re praying for growth in the church and for people to be converted, says Philip. “We’d also love new Christian families to move here so our kids can have Christian friends their age.” King Island’s school only takes students up to Year Ten so like other parents on the island the Lancasters will have to make some important decisions about the future education of their children. No matter what the future holds, they are confident in God’s care and are actively looking for ways to bless others as God has blessed them in Christ.• Mark Short National Director the real australian 19
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