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), the Leprosy Mission and Noah & Courtney Proctor (Alaska), without actually giving regular, budgeted funds. We maintain an active interest in the work of Global Interaction Australia and Australian Baptist World Aid.
2010
Drs Derrick & Susan Selby recently returned from an International Nepal Fellowship medical and surgical camp in a remote area of Nepal.
They and another couple who travelled with them will be sharing their amazing story on Sunday June 27 at 2.30pm at the church.
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 5 wells through partnership with TEAR, in Bangladesh and Rajasthan in India.
Currently the 5th project is to provide 4 water tanks through the Leprosy Mission to leprosy patients in East Timor.
The presentation of a cheque for $1,500 to the leprosy Mission will take place on Sunday 6th of June. And we are on the way to our 6th well!
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.