Question: What do you call 12 people ministering to 8 churches with 4 Missionaries, 1 Evangelist, 7 Pastors for 26 days throughout the 3 major regions/cities of the beautiful country of Australia? Answer: A memorable and life-changing opportunity to experience God’s blessings by being used by and for Him to reach the lost, encourage the […]
Within our 26-day trip, we spent our time in three regions: began in Melbourne (Victoria), then traveled to Sydney (New South Wales), and finished up in Brisbane (Queensland). Realizing that we never gave you a synopsis of our Brisbane week, here’s a summary of our ministry opportunities and blessings… After ministering to Life Gate Baptist […]
Throughout our 26-day ministry, the team was able to experience all the sights and sounds of Australia. Whether it was enjoying their gorgeous sunrises or sunsets, spending time in their major cities (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane), driving throughout the countryside, or hearing/seeing their unique animals, Australia is truly a beautiful country. Enjoy!
As of Tuesday evening, all 2023 Team Australia members have now safely returned from Australia to their respective final destinations! The return trip home from Brisbane to Los Angeles was “only” 13.5 hours which was at least 2 hours shorter than our initial Los Angeles to Melbourne flight. Although the flight was relatively smooth cruising […]
Within one hour, we will be officially leaving Brisbane, Australia, and heading home to Los Angeles. Just wanted to let you know as we are not sure when this will post. Please pray for safety, a smooth flight, and that all our luggage will also arrive safe and sound. Also, please pray as the team […]
The second week of our trip began with an early morning flight from Quito, a ferry ride to the island, and a bus ride to our hotel. We got to see much of the beauty of Ecuador! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we hosted ESL classes that students from various schools on the island. Although the […]
With the team arriving to Brisbane safely, they spent the rest of Saturday evening resting up for their last week of ministry. This week’s ministries will be both Life Gate Baptist Church (our first Sunday) and to missionaries Joe and Melissa Marshall throughout the rest of the week culminating with their Super Saturday Youth Rally […]
Just like they had done while in Melbourne, the team again had an opportunity to spend some time fellowshipping with each other while visiting the sights in downtown Sydney. As a gracious tour host, Ben not only arranged an exciting outing to see the Darling Harbour and the famous Sydney Opera House, but on Saturday […]
On Tuesday-Thursday from 7:00-9:00 pm, the team conducted a Youth Rally at Bible Baptist Church. Like Condell Park Bible Church, it was great to again see Pastor and Mrs. Medina since we last ministered to them in 2019. Each evening, various team members had the opportunity to not only plan the entire Youth Rally, but […]
Our first week was spent working with four different groups of students. Monday and Tuesday morning, we worked with the upper level students of ISM (International Scholastic Model) Quito. Each afternoon, we worked with the scholarship students, who come from underprivileged homes. These younger students’ English was not as strong, but their excitement let us […]
