Less than one month to go!!!

Hey guys

Just a reminder that Training Day 1 is less than a month away!

Here are the details:

Sat 20 May
10am - 3pm
Pennant Hills Baptist Church (cnr Ramsay Rd and Rosemount Ave)

Feel free to invite Christian friends along to join with us as I will be explaining a bit more about what mission is and we'll also be sharing about what Maitland is all about

In the meantime, if you are planning on coming back, please pray and think about which section you'd like to be involved in.....Minimites, KHAOS (now Yrs 3-5), a new section focussing on Yrs 6-8) and ROCK (Yrs 9-12).

Please continue to keep praying for MEC and also our mission preparations

Reminiscing

As I was preparing for Info Night, I stumbled across some photos which brought a smile to my face as I remembered some fond memories of what happening in January this year!

Info Night

For those who weren't able to make it, last Thursday we held an information night for MA '07.

We were joined by Phill who made the trek down from Maitland to share with us more about what's been happening around the traps, as well as how things are going post mission (Praise God for the fact that contacts are still being followed up through Bible reading, coming along to church or joining a Bible Study group!)

We also had a lot of newcomers along - most of whom are likely to partner with us to be part of MA '07. We look forward to seeing them at Training Day 1!!!

Anyway, I thought I'd share with you some verses that give us an insight into Paul's missionary strategy. Its from Romans 15:18-20....


18: I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—

19: by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

20: It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation


These verses are a great reminder about why we do mission and why we go to Maitland......Paul speaks about Christ so that the Gentiles will obey God - he's not interested in piling up numbers of converts....he wants to see obedience to the True and Living God!

Paul also wants to preach the gospel where it is not known....he does this through word and through action (v18b)

Welcome!

Welcome to the Maitland Alive blog!

This is designed to keep you posted on what's happening as a team from Sydney partners with a local church in preparation for a 9 day program to share with the local community, the great news of forgiveness through Jesus.

There'll be team news, profiles of the team, prayer points, photos from Maitland Alive events, resources and of course the standard posting of thoughts, tips and questions.