kids club

We are two days into our kids club. It has been going really well and we have been obeying the first rule of mission, we have been having a good time. It hasn't been a really big kids club, which is good in some ways. We have done the usual things, games, skits, music, craft and stories. The venue this time around has been Sturt Park, which is right in the centre of town.

There have been a number of things that I have really appreciated about this kids club. One is that I have been able to spend some quality time with my kids, an added bonus and a good excuse to play with them for a few hours everyday. Another is that it has been fun joining together as a community, and even though it is a mission, and we are looking after kids, it has also felt like a community outing, with a focus on the kids of the community and others that have joined in.

I think that we need to remember that mission can often be getting people to join in with us and share in the life of the kingdom of God as it is lived out amongst us.

Keep praying for us as we attempt to reach into the community around us.

20 year mini-muster

Creek beds and campfires, sunsets, dry rocky ground, making pizzas, delivery driving. What are the memories that you have of Broken Hill? Recently I was shown a photo of myself standing on the roof of the convent when I was in first year. I had forgotten that I had done it, let alone that there was a photo to incriminate me. I also remember having a tomato paste fight with Gus in the pizza shop on the day shift. We had to close the shop, go home and shower. The white shirts were never the same again. I also remember wide games in creek beds, running youth camps, shooting on properties.

I have many memories and stories and I am sure that you do as well. There is something special about Broken Hill and there are many special things that have happened over the years. So this year we are celebrating 20 years of Cornerstone in Broken Hill. We want people to come and share their stories, to reflect on the last 20 years and to be encouraged to run the race ahead. 

We are hoping that as many people as possible who have been associated with the centre will be able to come along. If you have been involved as a student with the centre or know someone who has then why don't you think about coming.

The theme for mini-muster is based on Jesus' words 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few' and it will be on the June long weekend (7th-9th).

Here is a copy of the flyer http://www.mediafire.com/?rymyvyl2x5c

Please pass it on to others.

Mutawingi

This week the men from the community headed up to Mutawingi National Park for a couple of days. We explored the place through some of the walks, shared about our own journeys and what it meant to be a man of God, ate an excellent camp oven meal, talked around the fire, swam in and jumped into rock pools. Mutawingi is surprisingly beautiful place considering where it is and how dry the surroundings are. You can see why the aboriginal people used to gather there.
It was great to get out of the routine of life and spend time together in an unhurried way. It was good to be active too, exploring God's creation, the rock formations, river gums, wedgetail eagles and the stars. Are the stars, there really are a lot of stars out here when you get away from the lights of town. Here are some photos from the trip.