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Conference NEws<br />
Sarina with Eva-May and Jeremy<br />
Witnessing in the Local Community<br />
Recently, Jeremy and I have learnt the importance<br />
of connecting with the local community. As many<br />
people know, we brought our beautiful daughter<br />
Eva-May into the world in December last year.<br />
After a few months, I felt the need to interact with<br />
other new mums and also to start to get back into<br />
exercise. A friend from Brisbane suggested I join<br />
“Kangatraining” which is an exercise class for mums<br />
and bubs. I have thoroughly enjoyed these classes<br />
as I have been able to meet other mums from the<br />
local community and share common experiences.<br />
A month or so ago, a lady from The Australian newspaper<br />
contacted mums from Wagga Kangatraining,<br />
asking if any of us were practising Christians and if<br />
so, if we would be happy to be interviewed for an<br />
article regarding the latest Census results. I put my<br />
hand up and before we knew it, Jeremy and I were<br />
responding to different questions via phone about<br />
our faith, family and experience living in Wagga as<br />
Christians. That afternoon, a photographer came to<br />
our home and took some family photos that we will<br />
treasure. The next day we were on page 6 of “The<br />
Australian” and we were excited to be able to<br />
lift up God’s name and put the Seventh-day<br />
Adventist Church in the spotlight. A few days<br />
later, God opened up another exciting opportunity.<br />
I received a message from a Prime 7 news<br />
reporter who said she had seen the article and<br />
wanted to feature our family in the local news.<br />
We gladly accepted and were filmed in our<br />
home about our views regarding the very high<br />
number (over 80%) of Riverina residents who<br />
identified as being Christian in the Census.<br />
Through this experience, we have learnt that<br />
we are currently living in a blessed area and<br />
that there’s an 80% chance that we are beside a<br />
fellow brother or sister in Christ, whether we are<br />
at the local shops or at a cafe. We are excited<br />
to continue connecting with local community<br />
members and to see what other opportunities<br />
God provides to witness for Him.<br />
- Sarina & Jeremy Taituave
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