World Focus
World Focus Team
Team responsibilities include involvement in evangelism, church planting, community development and acts of service. Involvement will always mean prayer and remaining informed, will often mean financial support (as a congregation, or as individuals/groups) and wherever possible will mean direct, personal participation by KBC members. The emphasis will be on involvement with unreached people groups, the marginalised and the poor, in overseas and remote Australian locations. The Team will aim to identify KBC members who can be encouraged, challenged and inspired to get involved.
Membership:
Members: Peter Schulze, Lèonie Brogan, Joan Moulton, David Findlay, Paul King, Susan Selby
People and Projects:
Through the WFT, KBC supports the work of the Company of Grace (Vietnam, disabled children), John & Carmen Baynes (Northern Territory, with Warlpiri people), Muana and Villy (Thailand) and also workers in the Middle East. We are also working with Michael & Kym Findlay (Maranatha Health, Uganda).
KBC also has partnerships with the Bangalore City Mission (Jonathan Paul), the Cunninghams (Niger) and the Leprosy Mission, without actually giving regular, budgeted funds. We maintain an active interest in the work of Global Interaction Australia and Australian Baptist World Aid.
2011
2011 sees us partner with City International Christian Church in their ministry to refugees from Sierra Leone,
republic of Congo Sudan who have relocated to Adelaide.
Love in a Cup (Turning coffee into water)
In 2009 a new ministry called "LOVE IN A CUP" was started by two of our
members: David and Ann Eastick, who through the encouragement of a church in
Tasmania began to serve cappuccinos, hot chocolates and lattes after
the Sunday morning service. A special coffee machine was purchased and a team of
baristas trained in the art of making good coffee.
The money raised was to go to building wells in villages in developing countries where clean fresh water was not available.
David and Ann's vision was that we could literally turn coffee into water! As each well costs approx $1,500
initially they had hoped that by the end of the first year of operation the ministry would have raised enough
money to pay for the coffee machine and build at least one well.
The first 12 months are now up and praise God, the coffee machine has been paid for and we have provided the
finance to build 3 wells through partnership with TEAR, in Bangladesh and Rajasthan in India.
The 4th project provided 3 water tanks through the Leprosy Mission to leprosy patients in East Timor.
The presentation of a cheque for $1,500 to the Leprosy Mission was given to the SA Leprosy Mission Director
Ruth Brogan on Sunday 6th June 2010. $1200 was sent to ABWAID to take advantage of the Govt $6 for $1 matching
grant for 3 projects in Nepal. Our 8th well will be sent to Cambodia Hope Organisation and our 9th which is well
underway will be for Bright Futures' new projects in Uganda.
We would like to continue to deepen and personalise our ties with our mission partners. As such, we actively
plan and encourage visits by individuals and groups to 'the coal face', believing that God works through these
personal contacts to change lives and set new directions.