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the real australianWINTER 2015
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BCA DirectoryThe Real Australian is a registered trademark of the Bush Church Aid Society.First published 1920–Edition No. 366 Circulation 32,000All enquiries to The Editor, The Bush Church Aid Society of Australia,Level 7, 37 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000.email [email protected] www.bushchurchaid.com.auPatrons The Most Revd Dr Glenn Davies The Rt Revd Dr Peter Jensen The Most Revd Dr Philip FreierPresident The Rt Revd John HarrowerVice President To be advised Vice President Emeritus The Revd Tom Morgan Chairman Mr Fred ChiltonHon. Treasurer Mr Richard HostNational Director The Revd Dr Mark ShortNational Office The Revd Dr Mark ShortLevel 7, 37 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 Phone (02) 9262 5017–Fax: (02) 9262 5020email [email protected] Manager Mrs Robyn Williamsemail [email protected] and Communications Mrs Alison Pearce, Miss Melinda LawNSW/ACT Office The Revd Peter AdkinsLevel 7, 37 York Street, Sydney, NSW 2000Phone (02) 9262 5017–Fax: (02) 9262 5020email [email protected] BCA Centre The Revd Adrian LanePO Box 281, Heidelberg, VIC 3084Phone (03) 9457 7556–Fax: (03) 9457 7610email [email protected]/NT BCA Centre The Revd Steve Davis35 Whitmore Square Adelaide SA 5000Phone (08) 8221 5444email [email protected]/Nthn NSW Office The Revd David Rogers-SmithPO Box 6565, Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122Phone (07) 3349 9081–Fax: (07) 3849 7927email [email protected] Office The Revd Dennis Quinn63 Belar St Howrah TAS 7018Phone (03) 6244 5098email [email protected] BCA Centre The Revd Rob Healy c/-GPO Box W2067, Perth WA 6846 Phone 1300 554 025 email [email protected]
Contents
Cover: Children from the Catacomb Church on the church float in the Coober Pedy 100th Anniversary Street parade. The float, built by Brian Underwood, depicts BCA’s varied involvement in Coober Pedy since 1946.
3 Editorial
4 BCA’s History in the Diocese of Willochra
6 Coober Pedy, 100 Years since the
Discovery of Opal
8 Meet the Fells
9 Putting God at the Centre of Anzac Day
10 Lift up your Eyes
12 Trusting God through Cyclone Olwyn
14 Reaching Families on Kangaroo Island
16 God’s Faithfulness at Northampton
17 April Bottom Scholarship – Applications
Open
18 Serving in Moranbah
20 Nomads Gather to be Sent and Serve
22 Forty Years in the Desert Chasing Opal
23 Councillor’s Column
24 Post and Rails
26 From the Archives
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Some changes can only be embraced when you know the God who doesn’t change.
In February I joined Rod and Christene
Oldfield for their commissioning service
in Cloncurry, Western Queensland. The
mercury was over 100 degrees in the old
scale and the humidity wasn’t that short of
three figures either. It was a far cry from
the temperate breezes of the Oldfields’
previous home on King Island in Bass Strait.
The Oldfields have also served with BCA
on Norfolk Island and Coober Pedy. Imagine
all the changes they’ve experienced in those
moves – everything from the weather and
the size and type of community through to
whether they live above or below ground!
What hasn’t changed in any of those
locations is the Oldfields’ commitment to
serving Christ and making Him known.
Even more importantly, God’s commitment
to them hasn’t wavered or faltered. So
it was most appropriate that at their
commissioning we read these precious
words from Jesus that conclude Matthew’s
gospel – “And surely I am with you always,
to the very end of the age.”
In this edition of The Real Australian you’ll read a number of stories that
highlight God’s faithfulness in seasons
of change and
challenge. Life
rarely stands still for any of our Field Staff.
There are always new relationships to be
established and new opportunities to share
Christ’s love and truth. As an organisation
we are always looking for new ways to
communicate and express the mission
that God has placed on our heart. In just
four years, should the Lord delay, we will
celebrate a century of reaching Australia for
Christ. Thank God, we have an eternity to
celebrate His faithfulness to us. •
Mark ShortNational Director
Please note that BCA does not solicit donations over the phone.
Editorial
A great example of God’s faithfulness is the response so far to our end of financial year appeal. We have already received almost half of the $200,000 June 30 goal. If you wish to respond, please use the response form at the back of this magazine or go to: www.bushchurchaid.com.au
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The history of BCA in South Australia and the history of the Diocese of Willochra have many parallels and overlaps, especially on the Eyre Peninsula, West Coast and Far North and West of SA.
In 1921, an invitation came from Bishop
Gilbert White to the three-year-old Bush
Church Aid Society asking if a suitable
clergyman could be found for Threvenard-
Murat Bay region (Ceduna). He was the first
of many.
BCA’s work in SA grew rapidly, changing
shape to meet local needs. Records reflect
BCA’s care for the whole person, body and
soul in parish and clinic.
From the first BCA Missioner placement,
based in Ceduna, grew ministries to Penong,
Streaky Bay, Franklin Harbour, Cummins,
Cowell, Kirton Point, Minnipa, Gladstone,
Leigh Creek, Orroroo, Willochra Mission,
Quorn, Trans-Line, Mid West Mission,
Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Olympic Dam
and Roxby Downs. The number of BCA
supported Missioners decreased following
the rearrangement of the boundaries
of the Willochra Diocese in 1967. This
rearrangement grew the number of
clergy from 7 (plus 9 BCA Missioners) in
1955 to 33 in 1967 and the number of
communicants from 1100 to 4200. Today
BCA has ministries in Roxby Downs and
Coober Pedy as well as a FIFO ministry to
surrounding mines and a prison ministry.
From the early ministry by the humble
BCA’s History in the Diocese of Willochra
As the Diocese of Willochra celebrates its centenary this year, it is timely to remember BCA’s
involvement throughout those 100 years. BCA’s Mary Lewis has delved into this rich history to produce an article for the diocese, an edited version of which is below.
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bush padre grew other ministries to cater
for the needs of those living in remote
areas of Willochra.
BCA’s involvement in the provision of
medical and nursing services in Willochra
began in Ceduna in 1925 and continued
until 1998 when the Cook hospital closed.
Other hospitals were located at Penong,
Wudinna, Tarcoola, Streaky Bay and Coober
Pedy, with clinics at places in between and
a Flying Medical Service out of Ceduna that
predated the Royal Flying Doctor Service
and was handed over to them in 1968.
Mission staff included nurses, midwives,
housekeepers, maintenance staff, doctors,
pharmacists, flying medical mission pilots,
radio operators and ground organisation.
BCA has also been involved in children
and youth ministries in Willochra including
a Mail Bag Sunday School programme that
commenced in 1922, Smoky Bay camps
in the 1950s held for children scattered
along the East West and a hostel at Port
Lincoln. The Port Lincoln Girls’ Hostel was
established 1947 – 1981, recognising the
need for girls to be educated. An Aged Care
facility was also established in Port Lincoln
and opened by the Rt Hon. Robert Menzies
in 1958. It ran until 1965.
BCA extends hearty congratulations to
the Diocese of Willochra on this milestone
celebration and looks forward to many
more years serving the Lord with them. •
Mary Lewis Roxby Downs SA
BCA’s History in the Diocese of Willochra
Centres with a BCA mission work or connection in the now diocese of WillochraCeduna 1921–1969Coober Pedy 1970–Current (Medical centre 1965–1977)Cook, The Bishop Kirkby Memorial Hospital 1937–1998Cowell 1957Cummins 1923–1948Franklin Harbour Mission 1948–1962 (included Cowell, Cleve and Kimba)Kirton Point 1935–1947 (included Port Lincoln, Mount Hope, Wangarry and Coulta)Koonibba Aboriginal Mission Hospital 1938–1944Leigh Creek 1961–2010 Minnipa 1936–1964 (in 1964, there were 17 service centres and not one single church)Orroroo 1959–1965
Penong Memorial Hospital 1931–1957Port Augusta and the Trans-Line and Mid-West Mission 1977–1987Port Lincoln Girls Hostel 1947–1971 (Aged Care Facility 1960–1965)Quorn 1956–1966Roxby Downs 1987–Current (the Olympic Dam work camp was served by the Trans-Line Missioner at Port August prior to the Roxby Downs township being built)Streaky Bay 1941–1957Tarcoola 1963–1969 (Hospital, education and mission 1941–1995)Willochra Mission 1928 (Revd TR Fleming)Wudinna 1946–1969 (including The Central Eyre Peninsula District Hospital)
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The Easter weekend (April 3-6, 2015) saw Coober Pedy celebrating 100 years since the discovery of opal.
The town organised a huge weekend
of festival events. The local Catacomb
Church, headed by BCA’s Geoff and Tracey
Piggott and members of the church, along
with a mission team
from the Camden
Haven (Laurieton NSW)
Anglican Parish were at
the forefront of events.
The church had a float
in the street parade
(featuring BCA’s past
and present involvement
in Coober Pedy for
almost 70 years), craft
activities for the children
in the festival and
organised a Combined
Easter Sunrise Service
at the Big Winch and a
Combined Easter Sunday
Thanksgiving Service on the school oval
with former BCA Missioner Kerry Medway
speaking on Willie’s Discovery. As well
as these, Geoff and Tracey opened their
underground home and the Catacomb
Church for visitors to tour and discover
some of the stories of BCA’s commitment to
Coober Pedy for over 69 years.
BCA’s first touch with the frontier opal
mining community was in 1946, when
the BCA Flying Medical Service flew in for
evacuations and medical clinics. In the
1960s, two BCA Nurses came and a Medical
Centre was established. Sisters Heather
Heaver and Pat Darby were the first nurses
and they had to be tactful in recording
medical records with many miners living
in Coober Pedy under assumed names. One
BCA nursing sister won a medal for bravery;
Sister Anne Dau went down a mine shaft
to examine a miner
who had fallen over
50 metres. She was
awarded a Certificate
of Merit from the
Royal Humane Society
for her bravery and
compassion. The
Medical Centre became
a centre of local care
and assistance with
BCA Sisters Carol
Allen and Michelle
Blondel assisted by
local community nurse
Sister Vicki McCormack
(a member of the
Catacomb Church along with her mining
husband, Albert). The Sisters were granted
a special licence to take X-rays and were
often called upon to act as vets and treat
wounded pets (outside at the back of the
hospital). The Sisters also taught Sunday
School and reached hundreds of children
for Christ.
The first BCA Missioner, who made
frequent patrol visits to Coober Pedy and
held church services, was The Revd Brian
Carter, based at Tarcoola and the Trans-Line
Mission. The Revd Barry and Mrs Jenny
Coober Pedy, 100 Years Since the Discovery of Opal
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Coober Pedy, 100 Years Since the Discovery of Opal
Rainsford were the first BCA Missioners to
live in Coober Pedy and establish a church
in the early 1970s – the mission that still
impacts the community today through
the Catacomb Church. Barry also began
to patrol up into the Pitjantjara lands
to Ernabella and south to Andamooka,
Kingoonya, Tarcoola and west to Cook
on the Nullarbor. Other BCA Missioners
to follow were The Revd Martin and Mrs
Vivien Bleby (Vivien has recently retired as
BCA Regional Officer for South Australia
and the Northern Territory), The Revd Capt
Rod and Mrs Christene Oldfield (now BCA
Missioners at Cloncurry Qld), The Revd Peter
and Mrs Joy Palmer (now fly-in, fly-out BCA
Missioners based in Adelaide), The Revd Ian
Robinson, The Revd Bill Ostling, The Revd
Bob Rothwell and The Revd Ian Bednall, to
mention a few who served in Coober Pedy.
One of the highlights of BCA’s history
in Coober Pedy was the opening of
the Catacomb Church in 1977 by the
Archbishop of Sydney and Anglican
Primate of Australia, The Most Revd Sir
Marcus Loane, assisted by the BCA Federal
Secretary, The Revd Theo Hayman, and the
Bishop of the Diocese of Willochra, The Rt
Revd Bruce Rosier. Members of the church
had worked for several years digging and
gouging out the church complex from the
ground and leaving their blood, sweat and
tears in the walls and foundations. What a
joyful occasion the opening was for locals
and visitors!
Today, The Revd Geoff and Tracey Piggott
are still waving the BCA flag in Coober
Pedy after 69 years and ministering in the
community. They are greatly appreciated by
the locals and are seeking to win many lost
opal miners and their families and tourists
for Christ. •
Kerry MedwayAuthor and Former BCA Missioner
BCA’s commitment to Coober Pedy was on full view to the local community through the Catacomb Church’s float
THE REAL AUSTRALIAN 7
When David and Crystal Fell heard about the need for permanent ministry on Norfolk Island from their previous minister of Jannali Anglican, Canon Bruce Ballantine-Jones, they knew it was something they couldn’t ignore.
They already felt a
connection to Norfolk: Crystal’s
family regularly holidayed
there since her parents lived
on the island in the 1970s and
since spending some time as
a boy in Port Moresby, David
had always thought of doing
ministry outside big cities like
Sydney. After hearing how keen the church
was to move away from locum ministry and
have a young, full time chaplain to reach
the families on the island, David and Crystal
knew God wanted them there.
“When we heard about the direction of
the church,” says David, “We just couldn’t
walk away from it. It felt a bit crazy, but
we really felt led and knew God would be
faithful.”
At the start of the year, David and
Crystal, along with their three children –
Wendell, Marigold and Ernest – made the
move to Norfolk Island as BCA Affiliates
to serve as the island’s Church of England
Chaplain. It is quite a change from David’s
previous role as Youth Minister at St
Matthew’s Manly. Not only has his role
broadened, but island culture means a
different way of doing ministry.
David says, “They have a saying here,
‘Morla el Do’ which means ‘Tomorrow will
do’. And the island culture means it’s a
very relationship-based ministry. So the
difference is stark but I think I understand
[island culture] from my New Guinea days
and can cross that [barrier] pretty well.”
As David and Crystal settle into their
new role, they have three main goals for
the church: loving and serving the existing
congregation, preaching the gospel to the
many tourists and reaching the young
families of Norfolk Island.
Please pray for the Fell family as they
make connections with the local community
and for all the people on Norfolk Island as
they adjust to the upcoming changes in
governance. •
Alison Pearce
Meet the Fells
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On the 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day, many of our Field Staff held dawn services and memorial services around the country.Rich Goscombe has been involved in Anzac Day services since arriving in Wickham six years ago and has seen the number of attendees at the dawn service grow from 150 to 600 people last year. With this year being the centenary, he was hoping to reach more of the community through the Roebourne Dawn Service and he certainly did:
One of the things I really like about
Anzac Day is that there are very few
opportunities to talk about the issues of
death (until people reach a point of crisis in
their lives) and this is a day in our calendar
that allows us to do that. The nature of
sacrifice and laying down one’s life provides
very strong parallels with the gospel and
what God has done for us in Christ. And I
was privileged to be able to share that with
the 1200 people who attended the service.
It’s a great number for a small town and
we were able to get more children and local
Aboriginal folk in Roebourne involved.
There’s only one Aboriginal person
referred to on the current cenotaph in
Roebourne – as it only has names from
the First World War on it and folk started
moving into Roebourne in the 1920s – so
we’ve been doing a lot of research into
Aboriginal families who have represented
since then and will be unveiling a lot of
names in the next while in the hope that
eventually this will draw all ages and indeed
black and white together.
What’s been underlined to me is
the significance of events like this to
communities of remote areas and country
towns. And to see our services grow
tenfold in six years has been fantastic. In
a society that has increasingly removed
all consciousness of God from its thinking
and daily life, it is so important to be able
to put God at the centre of these cultural
celebrations through recognition of Him
and prayer to Him for the prospect of peace
and for the damage that war has done to
the nations and those impacted by war. •
Rich GoscombeWickham WA
Putting God at the Centre of Anzac Day
THE REAL AUSTRALIAN 9
“What do you think of that, Steve?” We stared up at the roof together. I tried to work out the implications of what we saw. None of them were good.
We were looking at the ceiling of St
Stephen’s Anglican Church in Emu Creek.
It had been standing for one hundred and
twenty five years. We were focussed on a
particular section, high above the pulpit and
the Lord’s Table.
Lesley had found bits of the wood
scattered on the floor next to the table as
she was setting up for Communion. Above
our heads, we could see damaged timber
and a panel of the ceiling slightly displaced.
As we later discovered, the ceiling was
affected by termites and shifting timbers
within the roof space.
I knew even then that we were facing an
abrupt season of change. I wanted to cry.
I wanted to say how unfair this was. But I
had a service to lead in fifteen minutes and
we needed the members of St Stephen’s to
see the area of concern so they were all ‘in
the loop’ for the discussions to follow.
I did cry – after the engineer had
completed a visual inspection of the
building and declared that the building was
not fit for public gatherings. I did say how
unfair it was – to the LORD in the quietness
of my study in the weeks and months
afterward and in my heart when the Bishop
read out the notice of deconsecration,
seven months later.
By the time the Emu Creek site was
sold, we were in the midst of complex
negotiations. Our new Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the Uniting and
Anglican Churches had to be completed,
including new governance and identity for
our partnership. A new life was beginning,
but we still grieved for the loss of St
Stephen’s.
The Strathfieldsaye Ministry has
experienced dramatic changes since the end
of 2013. Some changes had been planned
Lift up your eyesLift up your eyes
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due to the upcoming
conclusion of our initial
MoU on December
31st, 2014. Others, like
the loss of St Stephen’s
as a venue for worship,
were definitely
unplanned.
Through all of these changes, our eyes
have been lifted up beyond church ceilings,
beyond denominational negotiations,
beyond the daily and seasonal rhythms
of worship, to the One who has remained
steadfastly faithful throughout. The
LORD’s promises have been an anchor
to us especially when it felt like we were
in troubled waters. Whatever happened,
we were God’s people still and His love is
constant. Buildings, and ministers, come
and go.
We now have a new name and logo,
a new autonomous identity with a new
combined Church
Council. At the same
time, we remain in
relationship with
local Anglican and
Uniting Churches.
We are focussed on
the future, but we will never forget our
heritage.
In the mid-nineteenth century, there
was one Protestant Christian community
in our district. In the 1870s this separated
into the Church of England (Emu Creek)
and Methodist Church (Sheep Wash Creek,
now called Strathfieldsaye). God in His
faithfulness has kept His Church alive in the
district and, as tough as the last year has
been, He has continued to work through His
people here to this day. We are excited to
see what He has in store for us in the next
one hundred and twenty five years. •
Steve Weickhardt Strathfieldsaye Vic
Steve at the deconsecration service for St Stephen’s with Marg Davis playing the organ
Lift up your eyes
THE REAL AUSTRALIAN 11
Trusting God through Cyclone Olwyn
After eight years of living in a cyclone prone area as an adult and many cyclone alerts, Frank Nicol shares what it was like to experience severe tropical cyclone Olwyn, which hit Exmouth and the coastal Pilbara in mid-March:
I used to look forward to these massive
weather events coming because it’s a
different way of living – you have to
pack up your house, you get phenomenal
amounts of rain and a day off work because
you’re not allowed to leave the house and
usually nothing happens. Out of about ten
red alerts that I’ve been through, this is
the first cyclone that has actually hit us on
the head and I’m not sure I’ll be excited for
cyclones anymore because it was a scary
experience.
The morning was spent packing up
our house and the houses of people from
church who were away. Then we planned
what supplies to collect and what we might
cook over the next few days. When we
checked the surf at about 4 o’clock in the
afternoon, it was raining but the surf was
pumping and there was a lot of excitement.
At around 6 o’clock, it started to get
very, very windy, even though the cyclone
was still five hours away. Outside our house,
we realised some things weren’t going to
cope so made a few last-minute changes.
Then the SES rocked up and I thought
they were going to ask us to evacuate, but
fortunately they just needed some bedding
supplies for their staff, so we were able to
loan them a whole bunch of sheets and
pillows. After that, we put the kids to bed
and just got ready. The kids basically slept
the whole night, but we stayed up due to
the noise. We lost power at about 9 o’clock
at night and it didn’t come on for another
48 hours. The wind kept getting stronger
and stronger and at about 11 o’clock, our
house was really getting pounded. Water
was being pushed in through the windows
and doors.
It’s very much an event that is out of
your control and you need to just sit and
wait, and trust God that whatever happens,
happens. At about midnight, we prayed
Lydia and Eli Nicol exploring the damage from Cyclone Olwyn
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Trusting God through Cyclone Olwyn
again because I didn’t know if the house
would stand up or not. The windows were
flexing and one of our cyclone-rated fence
panels got punched out and was flapping
and looking like it might hit the house near
our daughter’s room, so we moved her and
then just had to trust God while it passed.
It was a great joy when at around 2
o’clock in the morning, the wind changed
direction and the house was less stressed.
We no longer had a water feature in our
bedroom through the window and we could
finally get a couple of hours sleep before
we woke in the morning to see all the
damage.
In the end, there wasn’t a whole lot
of damage to our house, but it certainly
made us realise that these things are a
lot more serious than we’d thought in
the past – the difference between getting
glanced by a cyclone and getting hit by one
is dramatic. One of our church members
had their sliding door pop out and smash,
so it brought the 190km/h winds into their
house and they had to sit in the toilet for
four hours. It definitely is a moment where
you realise that you are not in control; you
can strap everything down, but you just
have to sit and wait and see what happens.
We are thankful that we can say God
was faithful in protection in the cyclone,
but I think He was also faithful in that
He can use a scary moment of your life
to grow you and provide opportunities
for you to serve Him. There were lots of
opportunities for our church to come
together and serve, at the church and
in other people’s houses – chopping up
trees, lending chain saws, cleaning up and
trying to fix things where they could. Once
the power came back on, there were also
opportunities for the people with power to
be hospitable to those without.
So it’s not as though God says ‘I’ve left
you and here is a cyclone.’ He provides
amazing opportunities to serve and show
Christian love in your community and I
think He is faithful, even in the midst of
adversity. •
Frank Nicol Exmouth WA
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Reaching Families on Kangaroo Island
In the time that Brad and Joh Henley, and their girls, Jemima and Gabriella, have been on Kangaroo Island, there has been encouraging growth in the church, but not among the population of young families and single people.
In 2013, Brad and Joh launched a Mainly
Music programme from KI Anglican in
Kingscote, the largest town on Kangaroo
Island, but God showed them that there
was a need to provide a church service
more tailored to families. Brad explains, “The
current services by any church in Kingscote
weren’t providing a friendly or suitable
environment for families and children. Most
people are accustomed to a more reflective
service and parents struggled in those
services when they did occasionally visit.”
And so under God’s guidance, Brad
and his team launched Family Church
on February 1, 2015. Calling it a “family-
friendly and seeker-sensitive” service, Brad
says it’s a different church service that
has brought people together across all
generations. “We made it clear a number of
times in the lead up that it’s not a service
for families, but at the service we are family,
so everybody is welcome,” Brad says. “But
also, people are aware that it’s different
to the traditional services so I think that’s
broken down one of the barriers and
enabled some more people to check it out.”
The Henley family (top right) have launched a Mainly Music programme and a Family Church service on Kangaroo Island
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Reaching Families on Kangaroo Island
Once a Jolly Bilby…
And check it out they did. The first
service had 55 people in attendance,
including approximately 20 people who
did not have a current connection with a
church on the island. “Praise God for that!”
Brad exclaims. “There were a good number
who might have had a Sunday School
connection way in the past or they might
have had parents or grandparents praying
for them for a long time, but they’ve finally
started to explore Jesus.”
Family Church begins with everyone –
including kids – in the service together to
sing and pray together as a community. “We
give the kids some instruments and some
of the songs have actions. Everyone gets
involved!” Brad says with a smile. Singing
time is followed up by a time of prayer in
smaller, often family-based, groups within
the congregation. The children then head
over to the church halls to hear their talk,
while the adults hear a sermon. After the
service ends, everyone is encouraged to
stay for dinner. “Having a meal together has
been really great for continuing to go a bit
deeper with people after each service,” Brad
reflects.
And the feedback so far has been very
positive. “People have expressed a desire
to continue on at Family Church and some
have made it back to subsequent services,”
Brad says.
Please join us in praying for Kangaroo
Island’s Family Church as it continues to
grow. •
Melinda Law
BCA for Kids new mascot Banjo Bilby has braved sweltering summer weather to visit Combo Waterhole near Winton, the location where his famous namesake wrote the words to Waltzing Matilda.
Wearing his trademark BCA hat and
carrying his musical instrument, Banjo was
accompanied by BCA’s Regional Officer for
Queensland, The Reverend David Rogers-
Smith. Members of the BCA family will be
glad to know that unlike a certain swagman,
both returned safely from their journey. •
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Banjo and David
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God’s Faithfulness at Northampton
As many BCA supporters would know, we volunteered as BCA Co-Workers in February 2013 to assist in Christian ministry at the Anglican Church in Northampton, 500 km north of Perth.
David had just completed a Diploma in
Bible and Mission at Moore College, Sydney
after a career in engineering and Trudy, who
before motherhood had been a nurse, had
always wanted to live in Western Australia.
It seemed that the Lord was calling us to
use our gifts in Northampton, which was in
need of a minister. Although David suffers
from arthritis, we knew that God was
faithful in times of change and challenge
and we committed our mission to Him.
God was indeed faithful in this time
of change and challenge. We were able to
spend two years in Northampton, rather
than the anticipated one year, enjoying the
friendship of the community and being
blessed in many ways.
David had rarely preached or led a
church service before and Trudy had never
led Sunday School, a Bible Study nor a
children’s music group, but through God’s
grace, that’s just what happened!
Our change of lifestyle made it possible
to spend time each morning reading God’s
Word and praying together; something that
we had been unable to do consistently ever
before! And the preparation of sermons,
Bible studies, services, Sunday School
lessons and music activities, enabled us to
spend time studying and reflecting on God’s
Word - a great privilege!
The outcome was that our faith was
greatly strengthened.
Amazingly, it was when David was quite
sick that God seemed to be at work most
powerfully! We were reminded of Jesus’
words to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9: “My
grace is sufficient for you, for my power is
made perfect in weakness.”
We had to return to Sydney last January
and the Holy Trinity congregation, together
with visitors, gave us a wonderful send-off.
We really miss them all, but we praise God
for His faithfulness. He is our rock and we
pray that we will wait faithfully for Him to
reveal His plans for us and to equip us for
the next challenges. •.
Trudy and David Robinson
Trudy and David, pictured at their final service in Northampton, have seen God powerfully at work around them, even through times of change and challenge.
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Applications are now being invited for the 2016 April Bottom Scholarship, worth $10,500.
April Bottom and her husband, David,
were committed Christians who ran
Wirryilka Station for many years and
experienced first-hand the difficulties
of having their children
educated. Before her death
from cancer in 2003, April
expressed a desire to set
up a fund to assist families
from the West Darling
Parish region (now the
Parish of the Far West
and Broken Hill) with the
education of their children,
particularly where they
needed to leave the region
in order to achieve their
education potential.
In previous years, winners of the
Scholarship have moved from their homes
or properties surrounding Broken Hill and
Menindee to study in Adelaide, Bathurst,
Sydney and Darwin.
To be eligible, you must:• Be a resident of the Parish of Broken Hill
and the Far West.
• Undertake study outside the Parish in
2016.
• Submit your completed application by
the closing date and have it verified by
parents/carers.
• Provide your last year’s academic
records and any other information (e.g.
sporting, academic achievements, club
memberships, etc.) to support your
application.
The winner for the 2016 Scholarship will
be notified in mid-October this year and the
amount of $10,500 will go towards their
tuition fees/boarding fees/text books, etc.
as they commence their studies in 2016.
Applications close on 15th
September, 2015.
The 2015 recipient,
Maddie Hoysted,
from Broken Hill has
commenced her Bachelor
of Clinical Practice
(Paramedic) at Charles
Sturt University in Port
Macquarie. The scholarship
is going towards Maddie’s
tuition and boarding.
“I’m really enjoying my
course so far,” says Maddie. “Even though it
is very hard work, it’s also very interesting
and involved. I’m really thankful I got to
come to Port Macquarie…as the Uni here
is much smaller with less people per class,
which means more personal interaction
with lecturers and much more hands-
on learning. Also, the town itself is just
beautiful! I’m really happy here.”
If you know someone who would
benefit from the April Bottom Scholarship
or you are interested in obtaining further
information please contact Robyn at:
[email protected] or phone
02 9262 5017.
Applications can be downloaded from
our website: www.bushchurchaid.com.au •
April Bottom Scholarship
Previous winner Maddie Hoysted
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I have been a member of the St Francis Anglican Church Moranbah since my christening in the early 1980s.
However it wasn’t until my father passed
away and I received such wonderful support
from our then minister, Father Rod Gooden,
that I became a regular member in 2004. I
also felt the importance of growing the love
of God in my children’s lives.
I have seen this little church through
many changes – from being a mostly older
congregation, to an almost non-existent
one and then to the thriving and growing
church family that it is now. When there
were only 6-7 regular attendees, I saw
the need to help out and became involved
with leadership. At first I used to help by
ordering candles and making sure the ones
on display were acceptable. I also changed
the liturgical colours, maintained the wine
stock and polished the silver. It was an easy
step for a young mother.
When the church was without a
permanent minister for a rather long time, I
became involved in helping our then current
lay minister, Sonia Widderick, in conducting
informal services. I later became secretary
of the Parish Council when Father John
Coleman took up ministry and I remained
in that position for about four years. I now
sit on the Council as a Councillor. I have
found it amazing how God has grown me
as a leader and allowed me to meet such
enriching people on my journey.
St Francis Anglican Church is part of
such a transient environment. But I have
been lucky enough to have learnt from and
grown with some amazing people who have
shown me the path to God and dragged me
back when I fell off. God Himself has such
Serving in Moranbah
Brianna at the Carols by Candlelight stall in 2014
18 WINTER 2015
Serving in Moranbahan inspiring presence here,
increasingly drawing His
loving family to Him every
Sunday and throughout
the many outreach
programmes during the
week.
BCA workers, Captains
Stuart and Katherine
Haynes have brought a
fresh outlook and great
enthusiasm to the congregation, which
has grown significantly in the time that
they have been here. We now have an
established kids’ club, a youth ministry,
two Bible study programmes and prayer
dedication.
Personally, God has grown me as a
leader by always knowing when it was
time for me to step up. Even when I am
completely unsure of myself, He is always
confident in me. No job is too little or too
big in God’s house, as long as all you work
for, is for God. •
Brianna Baggow St Francis Anglican, Moranbah
BCA WA PRAYER AND NEWS
MEETING
SATURDAY 6TH JUNE
ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH,
CRISAFULLI AVE, WANNEROO
9:30-11:00 AM
For more information, contact Rob Healy at
or phone 1300 554 025 (freecall)
Brianna with Stuart
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specialist and Bishop of the Northern Territory:
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Over 60 BCA Nomads gathered in February for six days of teaching and fellowship as they explored how they might continue to use their gifts to serve churches and communities in the bush.
The gathering, the first of its kind, was
held in the village of Nundle, south-east of
Tamworth. It included times of studying the
Bible in small groups, joining together in
praise and hearing from each other about
experiences on the road.
Brian and Margaret Rose from Kellyville
spoke about their six-month trip around
Australia in 2013. As well as plenty of
sightseeing, they took time to serve –
helping with an Easter outreach and
maintenance work in Lightning Ridge and
cooking for a church camp in Kununurra.
Margaret said they had learnt a lot
about God’s faithfulness on the way.
Nomads Gather to be Sent and Serve
BCA Nomads visiting All Saints’ Anglican Church in Nundle
Discussions at the Nomads’ gathering were encouraging and fruitful as they considered how to best use their gifts to serve bush churches and communities
20 WINTER 2015
THE BCA JOURNEYWherever we are on the highways and byways
enjoying our task of helping with chores,
BCA Nomads joining together
all with a skill, advancing the cause.
Whatever is right, whatever is noble,
whatever is pure, I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me.
Nomads are thought of as those without homes
restlessly moving, unable to roost.
But houses of God are our family homes also
spiralling costs, our role to reduce.
Chorus
Out in the bush most life isn’t easy,
the people of God could do with a hand.
Not always the hammer, painting and weeding,
more often hearing words, softly spoken, unplanned.
Chorus
Some stories are told that lead us to
laughter,
others we hear simply stir our self
doubt.
Our lives on His journey, taken with
others,
coming together, now sending us
out.
Chorus
Philippians 4:8, 13©Robert Joice 2015
“I think that even if you’re
unsure of the job, God gives the
ability that is sufficient for the job
you’re there to do.”
The theme of God’s enabling is
also present in the BCA Nomads
song, which was written for the
occasion by Nomad Robert Joice.
The chorus says “Whatever is
right, whatever is noble, whatever
is pure, I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me” and
the final verse ends “Our lives on
His journey, taken with others,
coming together, now sending us
out.”
On Sunday the Nomads
swelled the numbers at All Saints’
Anglican Church, which was also
hosting a Scottish clan gathering.
They also enjoyed some Nundle
attractions, including a gold mine
and trout farm.
BCA Nomads are Christians
who use a trip around Australia
as an opportunity to serve at
BCA centres and other locations.
If you want to find out more
about joining up please go
to www.bushchurchaid.
com.au/servinginmission/
nomad or contact Nomads
Co-ordinators Doug and
Frances Orr at nomads@
bushchurchaid.com.au. •
Mark ShortBCA National Director
THE REAL AUSTRALIAN 21
Forty Years in the Desert Chasing Opal
We came to the “Opal Capital of the World” in 1975 leaving behind a successful but demanding business.
Coober Pedy was booming: fortunes
being made daily, opal
was in great demand
worldwide and prices
were high.
Coober Pedy then
a town of 5,000
hopeful young men
seeking quick money,
had a culture of
drinking, gambling and
recklessness that made Dodge City of the
Wild West fame look tame. Behind us, we
left comfort and a guaranteed income to
start a life isolated from civilisation in the
hot dry desert. With hard work and a jack
hammer, we built a small but comfortable
underground home. I don’t think we ever
looked back as we always had the feeling
that with every stick of gelignite, our
fortune too would be uncovered. As time
went by, however, our finances dwindled
until we were basically broke.
Judy had been raised with a Catholic
background and saw the need to make
sure our children, Darren and Lisa, learnt
Christian values. Against my will, Judy
thought we should take them to the BCA
Catacomb Church as they had an active
Sunday School. My first impression was
of a healthy church with the preacher
(Kerry Medway) promoting his beliefs very
enthusiastically, however I really didn’t want
to hear any convincing messages.
The second visit to the Catacomb Church
was, I feel, a great turning point in my life
and our family life. Holding and reading
the Bible that day made me realise my own
ideas and theories were
worthless and that
there was more to life
than opal.
Judy and I have been
part of this wonderful
ministry since 1978. We
have seen a number of
ministers pass through,
each bringing their
spiritual gifts, each shaping our lives in
some way.
Our little church is forever grateful for
the prayers and support of BCA supporters.
The ministry here continues to change and
touch lives daily.
Our walk with God has been influenced
in many different ways, including through
a connection our church formed with a
young Indian pastor. In 2013, Judy and I
travelled to Kakinada, India to see firsthand
the needs of this pastor’s people. We found
that God works miracles when we step
out in faith to do His work. He has led our
church into supporting this pastor through
an orphanage and now the building of a
school.
Where and how God will lead us from
here we don’t know, but life in His service
has and never will be anything but exciting
and rewarding. •
Brian Underwood Catacomb Church, Coober Pedy
22 WINTER 2015
Councillor’s ColumnI grew up in a Christian family in a Sydney suburb. I attended Sunday School, Girls Friendly Society, Heralds of the King, Youth Fellowship, did Sunday School exams and went on ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship) weekends and lots of Youth Group activities including dances and hikes.
After studying at a girls’
selective high school, I did
Medicine at University on a
Commonwealth Scholarship
and worked as a doctor here,
in the United Kingdom, and
as a short term locum for the
Flying Doctor Service at Broken
Hill. I am married and have three children
and five grandchildren, and have
worshipped with my husband in the same
Anglican church for the past 42 years.
I joined BCA committees a few years ago
and am hopeful that we can help young
people in remote, regional and rural
Australia to have access to Christian
teaching and community, and to like-
minded mentors and peers that were so
important in my life.
I have been aware of God’s faithfulness
in the changes and challenges that present
to me often in my work as a general
medical practitioner; the
changing and remarkable
progress in medicine
through the years with its
moral and ethical sequelae,
the challenges that the
management of chronic
disease presents to us all, the
burdens and chaos of life, the
distress and anguish of mental illness and
the loneliness and isolation in loss.
God is faithful. He is a very present help
in trouble, a Rock, a Fortress and Friend,
even through the Valley of the Shadow of
Death. •
Roslyn Symons BCA Councillor
NORTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA TOURJULY 2016 – 28 DAYS
Come on a BCA CFT holiday for a fantastic time of sightseeing and fellowship.
This particular holiday lets you explore the North Western coast of Australia, including the
Kakadu National Park, The Kimberleys and Broome, as you experience a taste of outback life
and BCA ministries..
TOURS OPERATED BY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TOURS
Packages are available departing from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
For more information contact your Regional Office or email
Darwin – Kakadu National Park – Katherine – Kununurra – Fitzroy Crossing – Broome – Port Hedland – Newman – Tom Price – Karratha – Exmouth – Carnarvon – Denham – Kalbarri – Geraldton – Perth
THE REAL AUSTRALIAN 23
CONGRATULATIONSThe Rt Revd David Robinson (Bishop of
the Diocese of Rockhampton, consecrated
2nd September 2014); The Rt Revd Dr Greg Anderson (Bishop of the Diocese
of the Northern Territory, consecrated
29th November 2014); The Rt Revd Kay Goldsworthy (Bishop of the Diocese of
Gippsland, installed on 21st March 2015);
The Rt Revd Chris McLeod, a Gurindji man,
was consecrated as Assistant Bishop of the
Diocese of Adelaide on 11th April 2015 (the
Gurindji people come from the Northern
Territory and their land is south-west of
Katherine). BCA was represented on each
occasion and looks forward to working in
partnership with our newest Bishops.
To Vika and Grant Webb who married on
April 18th in Lawson, NSW. Vika has worked
in the NSW/ACT Office for the past 7½
years and is well known by many of our
supporters. Members of the National and
NSW office were privileged to share with
Vika on this very special occasion.
David and Priya Morgan announced the
safe arrival of Evangeli Anna Morgan into
the world on Sunday, 19th April. We rejoice
with them and their families and friends
and the many pray-ers. Please continue to
pray for David and Priya as they settle into
being new parents.
WELCOMECraig Buchanan to the Queensland/N.NSW
Regional Office as Office Manager. Craig
is a member of St Johns Wishart and is
well known to members of our Regional
Committee. His experience encompasses
administration, IT and working with
missionary organisations in the past.
Heather Jamir will be working in the
National Office on her Social Work
practicum, under the direction of Mark
Short. She will research our Field locations
and how we can best support those on the
front line of ministry.
Banjo Bilby, our BCA for
Kids mascot. “Banjo” has
been trademarked and on
the drawing board over the
past 12 months. We are
excited to introduce him and offer him for
sale. Please use the order form on the last
page to secure your own “Banjo” Bilby.
VALEKen Langshaw, OAM 21/3/1939 – 27/2/15
Ken was an ardent supporter of BCA. He
was the son of The Revd Reg and Mrs Iris
Langshaw (BCA Missioners in Wilcannia
Post & Rails
David and Priya Morgan
Vika and Grant Webb’s wedding
24 WINTER 2015
1937-38, and his father was BCA State
Secretary, NSW from 1974-77). Ken served
on the SA State Committee of BCA in the
late 1970’s and from 1981 as Chairman
of the SA/NT Regional Committee. He was
the regional representative on the National
Council and Executive from May 1983 to
May 1999 and the Box Secretary/Mission
Contact at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide for
many, many years.
The Revd Gordon Hargreaves – 3rd April
2015, at home after a long illness.
Gordon was an ex BCA Missioner at
Paraburdoo from 1983 to 1989 in WA. He
and his wife Ann were faithful supporters
of BCA and served on
the Victorian Regional
Committee for some
years.
From Paraburdoo
he returned to
Melbourne as Vicar
of St Andrew’s Glen
Waverley.
Gordon was Area
Dean for Waverley/Knox 1994-2000 and
2003-2006. His parish was one of three
that amalgamated to become Glen Waverley
Anglican Church in 1997. He was the Senior
Associate Priest under the The Revd John
Harrower (now Bishop of Tasmania and BCA
President) until he retired in 2007.
Sr. Colleen Ennever (Argall) BCA Nurse
at Ceduna and Penong from 1959-1960,
passed away peacefully on 21st March.
Colleen trained at Wollongong Hospital
and was challenged by God at a BCA rally
to serve Christ in remote parts of Australia.
She met and married John Argall, the BCA
Pharmacist at Ceduna before they moved
to Port Augusta and finally Adelaide.
Her daughter Judith, was able to share
memories of BCA days with her mother
through letters and photographs only weeks
before she died.
Sr. Marjorie Dixon (nee Tarr) BCA Nurse
from 1954–1965 at the hospitals in Ceduna,
Penong and as Sister in Charge at Cook
Hospital and finally Tarcoola. Whilst training
at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney,
she heard David Livingstone (BCA Missioner,
NSW State Secretary and Asst Organising
Missioner 1938-1952) speak and knew God
was calling her to serve Him in the bush.
In 1966 she resigned from BCA and
married the Principal of Tarcoola Primary
School, Ken Dixon.
FAREWELLThe National Office farewelled Alison
Pearce (Print Media and Communications
Officer) as she left on maternity leave to
await the birth of her second child. Alison
and her husband, John, have one daughter,
Zoe, born in 2013. •
Post & Rails
Sr. Marjorie Dixon
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From The ArchivesThe Nation has risen to greet the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC campaign with enthusiasm; Australia’s desire for national identity.
One hundred years ago, the case for an
Australian identity was also forming in the
Anglican Church. In 1913 the Archbishop
of Sydney was in discussion with a London
based mission society working in Australia’s
back blocks about forming an Australian
evangelical organisation similar to the
Bush Brotherhoods. However the Great
War intervened and delayed the plan; in
spite of climatic years of deprivation and
restrictions the committees in London and
Australia pressed on. Soon after peace was
declared, the BCA we know came to be.
Those responsible realised the need for
mission was never more pressing: declines
in Christian faith in Australia in the late
1800’s were well known and ministry in
‘the bush’ was becoming tougher; the
Brotherhoods were finding it increasingly
difficult to make spiritual progress with
those on their rounds; the methods
employed by the church and clergy
presence in bush Australia were regularly
lampooned by the press and literary
establishment of the day; a different model
was needed to meet the growing secular
society of Australia.
Pat Jalland in ‘Australians and the First
World War’ (2015) says that “During and after the First World War emotional and expressive grieving became less common… mourning ritual was minimised and sorrow became a private matter. The war itself was
a powerful catalyst for change, especially as the traditional Christian culture of acceptance of death was in decline,”
Jalland quotes from the Manchester
Guardian of 27th Dec 1915, “in the graves of Gallipoli lie the seeds of Australia’s immortality”. Jalland’s essay introduction
closes with, “The soldiers who sacrificed their lives became national heroes who provided Australia with a powerful image of the formation of national identity through war. However, this public model of military heroism created strains for some grieving soldiers and families during and after the war.”
These ‘strains’ in families who lost loved
ones or who took up soldier settlement
blocks in the bush without appropriate
debriefing were not addressed by the
growing secular society nor by the church,
which was failing to provide ministry in far
flung places. A spiritual witness to Christ
was needed and it was this need which the
newly formed BCA of 1919 grasped under
the motto of ‘Australia for Christ’.
A few BCA missioners in the early years
had seen war service. One who gained his
wings in the RAF as peace was declared,
took to the air in western NSW, using a
Cirrus moth bi-plane to reach those who
had been flung far and wide across the
country by the war. His message was simply
to bring Christ into their lives; something he
did successfully with the creative genius of
his plane. Others followed Leonard Daniels’
(1923-1931) and his example but in their
own way: Charles Kemmis (‘32-‘33), Laurie
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From The Archives
Lambert (‘34-‘37), Reg Langshaw (‘37-‘38),
David Livingstone (‘38-‘41), and Karl Luders
(‘42-‘46) covered the vast patch known
as the Parish of Wilcannia, regardless of
presenting situation, depression, drought,
floods, economic hardship, rabbit plagues,
and again a World War. The task was
the same – to bring the comfort and
consolation of Christ the King and Great
Shepherd into the lives of those who for
whatever reason found themselves in that
remote corner facing the hardship and loss
which war brings.
On Wednesday 15 May 1945, we note
that Karl Luders gathered 29 locals in the
St James’ Church Wilcannia for prayers
and thanksgivings to mark ‘the official
announcement of the capitulation by
Japan’, as he noted in the service register.
Subsequent gatherings at White Cliffs
and Tibooburra also thanked God for the
cessation of WWII, with the margin note in
the register for the Tibooburra service on 2
September reading, “Japan’s representatives
signed surrender terms on this date”. Peace
meant so much to these folk, more than
enough to thank God wholeheartedly for
the comfort of Christ during the war years.•
Brian RobertsHon. Archivist
An interesting Archival discoveryLuders was one for margin notes in registers marking local and national events. One
outstanding example, dated March 1945 and written in red ink reads: “No other services possible because of bad condition of Hospital mortuary a corpse was allowed to rest in the church during Saturday afternoon & night. In consequence no early service possible + after removal of corpse Church was untenable for about a week in spite of liberal use of deodorants etc.. SUCCESSORS ARE WARNED”
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