Hills Missions Newsletter June 2010

Proposed
Program
for
 Northern Territory here we come!

2010 (subject to change) On June 21st, 5 people from Hills - across Australia. In the indigenous
Julie, Ian, Robert, Andrew and community Men’s Sheds allow
June/July Pam - will be participating in a men to come together, share
Indigenous Mission Palumpa, NT short term trip to work along side experiences, look at community
Roger Latham within the concerns, learn skills, and address
October indigenous community at areas of emotional, physical and
Beithel
Children’s
Home
Bali
–
time
 Palumpa, NT. spiritual health.
will
be
spent
on
work
projects
and

leading
devotions.
Will
also
include
 This year Roger Latham has taken The appointment has provided
time
spent
sharing
and
leading
 up the position of co-ordinator of Roger with the ideal resources,
activities
at

Petra
Christian
School,
 a Men’s Shed indigenous program and some degree of funding, to
Denpasar at Palumpa, about 48 kilometres speak into the lives of the local
from Wadeye. Viv, Roger’s wife, indigenous communities.
has also taken on a two-year
February /March – 2011- contract to do community nursing The Hills team will be involved in
“MaeLa Oon” refugee camp in in this remote community. assisting Roger in Men’s Shed
Thailand. The team will help work activities as well participating in
with the Karen people who have been For those of you who do not children’s ministry, outstation
affected by the on-gong humanitarian know, Men’s Shed Australia is a visits and involvement in
crisis in Burma. not-for-profit Australian Public women’s groups.
Company dedicated to assisting
and addressing men’s issues

Great work Hills, for helping Pam bake bread !

Missionary Ventures long term field workers in Lombok, Rich and Pam Moberly, help coordinate Hills teams activities
at both Beithel and Patmos Children’s Homes. Rich and Pam also run a home church for missionaries located in
Lombok and continue to provided guidance and support for other field workers. Last month our church took up a special
missions offering to assist Pam in purchasing bread making equipment to help train locals in bread making.
Proclamation of the gospel is, by and large, illegal in Lombok (exceptions occur in registered churches), and all caught
evangelising are subject to prosecution and imprisonment. Therefore, ministry is mostly relational, and Pam’s bread
making venture is great way to form relationships and spread the gospel of Jesus!

Now Rich needs our prayer support!

Last week Rich Moberly contracted his third bout of Dengue fever. Dengue fever is a severe illness transmitted by
mosquitoes; it is extremely debilitating and may result in death. Praise God Rich is starting to recover.

Please pray that his recovery is complete and for God’s protection. Please also pray that all residual effects of the virus
will be removed from his body and that God will restore him, both physically and emotionally.

Reflection - What is Discipleship?

Discipleship
is
expressed
in
the
following
scriptures

1
Peter
2:21
says,
"To
this
you
were
called,
because
Christ
suffered
for
you,
leaving
you
an
example,
that
you
should

follow
in
his
steps."
Philippines
1:9,
Paul
said,
"And
this
is
my
prayer:
that
your
love
may
abound
more
and
more
in
knowledge
and
depth

of
insight.
John
15:8,
"This
is
to
my
Father's
glory,
that
you
bear
much
fruit,
showing
yourselves
to
be
my
disciples.
Matthew
5:14‐16
……..let
your
light
shine
before
men,
that
they
may
see
your
good
deeds
and
praise
your
Father
in

heaven."
 An Exposé of God’s Faithfulness belief
in
evil
spirits
and
dukuns
(shamans).
Most
of
the

K
live
in
southeastern
Sumatra.
A
third
of
their

You
may
have
read
or
heard
reports
about
the
K
people
 population
lives
in
poverty,
lacking
adequate
medical

here
and
there.
Hills
CLC
has
been
supporting
them
in
a
 care,
clean
water
and
educational
opportunities.

small
way
since
Pastor
Russell
Knoll
attended
a
 Transport
is
difficult.
Physical
and
spiritual
giants

conference
in
Oct
2004.
But
the
story
is
much
older
 blocked
progress.
than
that.
Since
then,
there
has
been
a
steady
stream
of
sowing
in

Who
are
they?
The
Komering
People
are
the
6th
largest
 prayer
without
an
obvious
harvest
(physically
as
well

group
of
people
as
yet
‘unreached’
by
the
Gospel
in
 as
spiritually,
because
crops
and
businesses
would
fail

Indonesia.
There
are
no
churches
among
them.
When
 and
workers
would
leave
discouraged
and
those
who

they
first
came
to
the
attention
of
Australians
willing
to
 accepted
Christ
would
relent
under
family
pressure).

evangelise
them
in
1993
there
was
1
known
Komering
 While
we
kept
praying
without
seeing
any
results
(it’s

Christian.
She
had
converted
because
she
married
a
 been
17
years
now!)
we
wondered
whether
we
were

Christian.
People
began
to
pray.
Two
Melbourne
 wasting
our
time,
but
we
knew
God
had
called
us
to

churches
joined
an
Asian
partnership
willing
to
do
 this,
so
we
persisted.
something. The
past
3
months
has
brought
great
reports
of

repentance,
forgiveness
after
many
years,
physical
and

Because
of
the
violent
and
criminal
behavior
of
a
few,

relational
healings,
favour
with
local
government,
many

the
Komering

have
a
reputation
as
dangerous,
volatile

people
interested
in
the
(now
successful)
business

people
who
should
be
avoided
at
all
costs.
In
reality,

platforms
set
up
by
the
field
workers
through
which

most
K
people
are
well
disciplined,
in
both
social
life

evangelism
can
take
place
and
best
of
all,
baptisms!
A

and
religion.
They
are
hospitable
and
show
respect
to

new
season
is
dawning.
We
look
forward
to
many
K

their
elders.
Much
of
their
culture
revolves
around
a

people
worshipping
God
with
newness
of
life
in
Jesus!

folk
Islam
that
mixes
teachings
from
the
Qur’an
with

Please
continue
to
pray
with
us.
God is faithful; Corinthians 1:9 God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into
partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Update from Beithel Children’s Home, Bali

Discipleship training for a youth leadership team at Beithel will commence on 21/6/2010. Discipleship training
involves taking selected youth from Beithel for ten days of intensive training to the nearby island of Lombok. The
object of the discipleship program is to instruct and grow these future leaders in their relationship with Christ and with
one another. It is hoped that these young adults then become role models and mentors in the Beithel Children’s Home
community.

The program is facilitated by Missionary Ventures Australia who have field workers in both Bali and Lombok.
Discipleship training provides a firm foundation for the ever changing number of children at Beithel. Every year
Beithel will have a substantial turn around of children, some will be leaving to go out into the world and others will be
coming in from families unable to pay for their children’s education.

Since its inception four years ago, this year will be the first year that HCLC is not involved in sponsoring, training
and assisting in this project. It is hoped that next year we can resume our involvement in this worthwhile program

Last year a similar discipleship program was started at Patmos Children’s Home (Lombok) and was run by HCLC
(Clint and John).