Sudanese Benefit From Advanced Training Fund
Ten South Sudanese church workers were among the 54 scholars receiving AIM Advanced Training Fund scholarships in 2010/11. Others came from Chad (9), Kenya (12), Mozambique (8), Tanzania (5), Namibia (3) Rwanda (2) with one each from Congo, Madagascar and Lesotho. The 54 scholarships offered this year was a considerable increase on last years 35 and was made possible by increased gifts to ATF. Gifts can be made to AIM Australia marked Advanced Training Fund.
AIM Australia Moves To Gosford
Africa Inland Mission International (Australia) Inc. has moved to new premises in Gosford. A new office has been purchased: Unit 16 / 482 Pacific Highway, Wyoming, Gosford City. The new postal address is PO Box 328, Gosford, NSW 2250; T: 02 4322 4777. Emails and websites remain the same. The organisation has also purchased a residential property in Niagara Park as a director’s residence and to provide temporary accommodation for visiting workers. The AIM Council praise God for the ability to purchase property for a more settled base. In the past 11 years the mission has had more than six moves. New Council Chairman Rae Price thanked all supporters. We look forward to ongoing and increased support as we continue to raise up Australians and people from the Asia-Pacific to serve in Africa toward Christ centred churches among all African peoples. Mrs Price said AIM is now seeking volunteers and potential Council members from the Gosford area.
LRA Surrender In Central Africa
AIM worker Wendy Atkins recently reported many from the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) are surrendering. The LRA is renowned for kidnapping children to make them soldiers and for terrorising communities across parts of Africa including Sudan, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. ”I received a phone call telling of many LRA members surrendering — men, women and children — in Mboki and Derbissaka. It sounds like there are two large groups who have come out of the bush to give up. This is an incredible answer to prayer. Please continue to pray the reign of the LRA and vicious leader Joseph Kony will soon be at an end.
September 2011
