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A.C.T.S. Aboriginal Praise & Prayer Summary

NEW: www.acts1family.org Issue 210 e-mail: frs@pray4acts.org

Dear Prayer in Action Warrior for a Christ like Australia, Thank you for your continued prayers!

Because you prayed we have received mammoth help in building our Prayer evangelism network

across Australia. Please see how God has answered your prayers at http://www.acts1family.org

In Christ for all, Rev Fred and Carol Schaeffer

“A” = Adoration & Praise

“…Delight yourself in the Lord.” Psalm 37:4 (KJV)

Please praise God that:

• Matthew & Michelle Briggs, Marsden, QLD, married by Ps. John Tonga during the

celebration of the Country Gospel Festival in early November, was blessed by God.

• Belinda & Brenda Simon who attended the Briggs wedding will serve as bridesmaids

to Lois Roberts.

• Kevin & Glenny Naden announced encouraging Aboriginal art business news and

the arrival of their first grandson, Jalen Kevin Naden Dumas. Parents are Kevin &

Elissa Dumas, Coffs Harbour, N.S.W.

• Pastor Cedric & Nolene Button’s home ministry, Kempsey, N.S.W. is being blessed.

• Jeff Beam, David Greenier, Jim Hodge and Rob Wilson are collaborating to develop

A.C.T.S. “great” new website www.acts1family.org

Belinda & Brenda Simon,

Tweed Heads, NSW

Matthew & Michelle Briggs Briggs Wedding party Aunty Rosie & Aunty Elsie,

Maclean & Yamba, NSW

Gail & Carl Musch w/Fred.

Prayer in Action Regional

Coordinators, Mareeba, QLD

Rob Wilson, A.C.T.S.

Media Co-ordinator

Ps Cedric & Nolene Button.

Prayer Warriors,

Kempsey, NSW

Kevin Naden,

Prayer in Action Regional

Coordinator, with Schaeffers

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• Mick Mundine celebrated that The Block in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern,

N.S.W., a long neglected Aboriginal community, has initiated being an alcohol free

site and received approval for their plan for a sustainable community.

• Beswick NT Church as reported by Tony Tierney and Carl Musch are going very well

with many people repenting, coming back to fellowship with renewed vigor.

Christian conventions in Katherine, NT, has inspired a men’s camp.

• Aboriginal families are increasing in home ownership. Home owner households

increased 3% from 26% in 2001 to 29% in 2006.

• A.C.T.S. has a growing number of persons (i.e. Ashley & Justina Truscott, in Perth,

WA.) awaiting training and resources to start a Prayer in Action Family in their area.

• Stan Walker, 18 year old soul singer from the Tweed Valley Community Church, is

now the Australian Idol.

• Rev Bill & Miriam Boylan’s Australian trip focusing on sharing your faith with

family/community, was a blessing to many new people and helped form A.C.T.S.

Prayer in Action Families from Perth to Cannes, Qld.

“C” = Confession “…those who confess and turn away from sin shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13b (NKJ)

Please share our prayer:

Father God,

I release unto you the burdens of my sin. You alone know how far I fall short of Christlike

love. Please forgive and help me keep my eyes on Jesus. In Christ’s name, Amen.

“T” = Thanksgiving “We are thankful to God, who is worthy of glory, honour and power.” Revelation 4:11a (KJV)

Please thank God that:

• Brett & Michelle Nel, who are part of a team of MAF pilots, report over 100 people

coming to a Kid’s Club in Yirrkala, NT. Gerard, whose Yolngu name is Bunumbirr,

became the first Yolngu adult to become baptised in this remote community in 25

years! He is being discipled and is sharing, teaching and translating.

• We have over 300 new families wanting A.C.T.S. Praise & Prayer Updates, and have

fifteen Church visitations for August – September 2010.

• A.C.T.S. Prayer in Action Warriors are in over 650+ communities (i.e., Perth & Broome,

W.A., Alice Springs & Mutitjulu, N.T., Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Newcastle, & Tweed

Heads.N.S.W., Brisbane, Cairns, Mareeba & Mossman’s Gorge, QLD) are praying for

the unsaved.

Boylans and the Tongas,

Board of Advisors, Australia

Miriam Boylan

and child Rev Bill Boylan. Board of

Advisors, U.S.A. Ps Bert & Charmaine Hollingsworth,

Boylans & Schaeffers, Cairns, QLD

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• Over 300 multi-racial/denominational persons from Eden, N.S.W. to Cherbourg, Qld,

enjoyed the 6th annual Country Gospel Festival at the Church of Christ property in

Berimba, Qld. Pastored by John & Maria Tonga.

• Sylvia Trefry, Convener of A.C.T.S. Board of Advisors, is encouraged by over 50

volunteer board members.

“S” = Specific requests

“In my name; ask and you will receive….” John 16:24 (NASB)

Father, hear our prayer for:

Compassion

• A greater Tweed Heads, NSW church going family who experienced sexual abuse of their

10 month old daughter/granddaughter.

• The grieving family (i.e., Kylie Henry) of 17 year old Daniel Warner, from Cherbourg, QLD,

who joined too many Australian men in the decision to suicide.

• The grieving families of Pastor Albert Wolff and Joanne Gant who passed into glory, after

long bouts of cancer.

• Despite two years of government effort, the gap between the Aboriginal and non

Aboriginal population on child abuse and neglect is widening. Aboriginal children were

almost seven times more likely to be abused and or neglected than non-Aboriginal

children in 2007/08.

New Prayer Warriors,

Tolga, QLD

Pastor Pradesh,

from India, a new

Prayer Warrior

Gerard / Bunumbirr, at his baptism

in Yirrkala, N.T.

Prayer Warrior Ernie Williams,

from Fingal, performing Aboriginal

dances at Currumbin, QLD

Girl from Pastor

Tonga’s Church

Child from

Berimba. Qld

Young Girl from PNG

at Pastor Tonga’s Meeting

Girl with rescued

kangaroo, Tolga, QLD

Maria, Lina & Pastor

John Tonga

Carol with Berlin Wall

fragment, 20 year

anniversary of answered

prayer

David from Ps. Tonga’s Country

Gospel Festival

Sylvia Trefry, ACTS

USA Admin Coordinator

Board of Advisors, USA

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• Wiping out of “third world” diseases (i.e. leprosy, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis and

malnutrition) which are grossly suffered by Australian’s Aborigines.

Healing

• Continued healing from cancer for Marian Habel, Jim Hodge, Jillian Tierney, and Bob Witte.

• Recovery and deliverance for all who suffer (kidney, blood pressure, diabetes, and/or the

effects of alcohol/drugs), (i.e., Cara, Deidre, Gary, Glen, Grantley, Neville, & Pat).

• Bert, Tim Dougherty, Bill Fischer, Shirley Kaltenbach, Lisa, Bill Ruge and Lance Waters, and

others who have been hospitalized.

• Kevin Byrne’s knees which are very painful.

• Relationships of men and women in prison with long sentences and family waiting.

Aboriginals are 19 times more likely to be in jail. Aboriginal imprisonment rates grew 37% in

the 8 years between 2000 and 2008.

Discipleship

• Evangelists, pastors, teachers and mentors for new Christians throughout Australia.

• Encouragement for the Christians in remote Arnhem Land communities (i.e., Eva Valley,

Beswick & Bullman, NT), that they would put their prayers & faith into action.

• Pastor John & Maria Tonga’s National Rugby League sons, Willie, with the Cowboys, and

Essie, with the Titians: protection, spiritual direction and their family ministry. Spiritual Warfare

• Strength to persevere in the attacks from the forces of selfishness, especially for new Christians and

those that serve them.

• A Holy Spirit revival in Aboriginal communities (i.e., Condobolin & Dubbo, N.S.W., and Broome & Perth,

W.A.) to break the power of the enemy over the people.

• John & Annette Ives’s strength to continue to be faithful in what God has given them to do in

Galiwin’ku, N.T. after months of difficult Yolngu politics.

Organisation

• The continued blessing of God on John Cross’s growing ministry, Scriptures at Schools, based in

Newcastle, N.S.W. and each of A.C.T.S. 170+ volunteer families.

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• The continued development of A.C.T.S. Prayer in Action Coordinators and Families all along

Australia’s most expansive coastal perimeter.

Salvation___________________________________________________________________________

“That if you confess … Jesus … and believe that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.”

Rom10:9 (NIV)

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• Each of A.C.T.S. One Family 7,000 + Prayer in Action households will be united in Christ with each

other and every member of their families and communities.

• The completion of the Gumatj language Good News DVD to bring many to Christ.

• Christians will fruitfully share Christ with family and neighbors.

• A.C.T.S. Individual and collective ability to advance the work of prayerful evangelism in 900

Aboriginal communities across Australia.

A.C.T.S., Inc., U.S.A., Sylvia Trefry, 10 Lyman Street, Beverly, MA 01915 Ph: 978 922 5527, Resources for

volunteers are provided only by friends like you. Please make tax deductible gifts payable to: A.C.T.S. Inc.

Or Direct Debit: Sovereign Bank ABA 011075150, Acct# 6040000 1339 Gifts online: www.acts1family.org

A.C.T.S., Inc. Unit 3, 4 Mugga Way, Tweed Heads 2485, Australia. Direct debit: Suncorp Bank BSB:484-799

A.C.T.S. Acct:200-895-750 Email: frs@pray4acts.org Gifts online: www.acts1family.org Ph: 07 5599 4280

Mobile: 0427 046 702

A.C.T.S. (Aboriginal Christian Training Services) Inc. encourages and facilitates Prayer in Action Warriors to

come together into effective multicultural, interdenominational weekly prayer evangelism families for a

Christlike Australia... One Family at a time.

John Cross, A.C.T.S.

Board of Advisors –

Australia,

near Schaeffer’s Kitchen

Jillian Tierney, A.C.T.S.

Prayer in Action

Encourager