REEMA

OUR COMPASSION CHILD

This year we continue to support Reema, our little girl from India. We hope to support her till she's old enough to work and support herself which is when she's 16-17. She can then contribute back to her community. She'll be this 11 this year. She wrote recently and said:

" I go to a Christian school and am given Moral Education, Bible Stories and also a nice lunch. I'll be having her 1st semester exam soon. Please pray for me.We celebrated Independance Day at school recently and flag was raised by our school director Ps Kashy...."

This time we have 8 people who will join in to support Reema for another year. We thank all these ones as we know this money will make a difference in Reema's life.

if any of you want to join us or even form your won group to support another child, please speak to Joel for more details.

CHRISTMAS 4 KIDS

VOLUNTEER FOR C4K

Want to make a difference in your community?
Want to give back to those around you?
Then volunteer for Christmas 4 Kids!

There are several areas in which you can choose to volunteer for. So put up your hands and volunteer to help out for Christmas 4 Kids today.

Sign up as a volunteer now at http://www.c4k.net.au/2010/volunteer.php

Volunteer registration is open till 8th of October 2010 (Friday).

Please note that early registration is required for the induction arrangement on the 9th October 2010.

Participate to be a blessing to the Inala community!

WE NEED YOU IF YOU CARE!

'Yes We Care is an initiative of the BrizNet group of churches with the purpose of demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ in a practical way to the people of Brisbane
To facilitate this, Brisbane's Biggest Neighbourhood Blitz is held annually in May or June. It is a day when the church (one church, many locations) in the Greater Brisbane region, in cooperation with the Brisbane City Council and other authorities, put organised teams into homes of needy people.' (exerpt from www.yeswecare.org.au)

Our church Hope Brisbane will be participating in YES! WE CARE this year!

We NG3 are getting into this event to bless the community too. Joel Sim is the champion for this event. And we're looking for as many of you as we can to join together to bless the less fortunate people in Brisbane.

Date: 29th May 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00am -12:00pm, followed by a BBQ

We need to finalise the number of participants on this Friday!

Please express your interest to Joel prior to 14th of May (this Friday) either through email, phone or in person.

WATOTO ORPHANAGE FUNDRAISING EVENT

-ALICE IN WONDERLAND-

Last Saturday some of us were able to attend the fundraising event organized by Tina Wong to raise funds for the Watoto Orphanage to help children in Uganda. Some of us met up just before the movie for dinner at Grill'ed. While some others we didn't get to see till the end of the movie such as Cathy & Gary, Daniel and Yee Yee.

It was a movie event where we went to watch Alice in Wonderland, where a whole cinema was booked just for us. So it was fun! Some people came dressed up as the characters in the movie-so there was the White Queen, Alice, a few white rabbits and also a Tweedle Dee. It was a huge turnout at the event and they sold out almost all of the 300 seats.They raised a total of $3001 for the orphanage!

If you missed out this year, they'll have it on again next year with another exciting blockbuster. So look out, as it a fun way to give something back to the community.

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of all time.Check out the movie trailer: http://www.disney.com.au/disneyfilms/aliceinwonderland/

What's more, while you're going through the looking glass in 3D, you'll be helping to raise funds for orphan children in Uganda!Watoto has been helping to rescue hundreds of thousands of orphan children by building villages where children are placed into loving homes with a house mother. Within the village, they receive nourishment, education, medical care, and the love and support of a family.I went to Uganda in 2009 to build one of these houses. The difference that Watoto is making is phenomenal! Lives are being restored, children have hope again, and future leaders of Uganda are being raised.Our goal is to raise $38,000 so we can build another house in 2012 for the precious children of Uganda.Be inspired by the Watoto story at www.watoto.com

4 reasons why you should watch Alice in Wonderland with us:

1)We will be watching it 3D! Movie experts strongly recommend this since director Tim Burton intentionally created his movie to be experienced in 3D.

2) Tickets will be cheaper through me!Concession: $12 (usually $15 + $1 for glasses at the box office)Adult: $15 (usually $18 + $1 for glasses)AND your 3D glasses will be provided FREE!

3) We have a whole 300 seat cinema all to ourselves!

4) Most importantly, ALL proceeds will go towards Watoto.

Tickets will be on sale from Saturday 6th March onwards until sold out.

For more info, please call me on 0433 449 527 or e-mail tinie_wong@hotmail.com

LETTER FROM REEMA

Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am very happy in my place along with my parents. I am reading in 5th class. I thanks for my sponsorship. May God bless you.

Let us continue to pray for Reema and her family and that she will grow to be a women of Christ.

HAITI NEEDS YOUR HELP

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, courtesy of alertnet.org

The recent earthquake in Haiti has devastated children and families in the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck just ten miles from the heart of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, where people are left to search through rubble in hopes of finding loved ones. At least 3 million people have been affected by these disasters.

As a church it is our heart's desire to arise as God's hands and feet in such a time as this, and so we had a donation request during last Sunday service.

If you have missed out in donating, this SUNDAY there will be a LAST collecting donations at service to help support the relief efforts for those affected by the disaster. All the donations received from the church members will be sent forth to the World Vision whom has worked in Haiti for over 30 years and has 800 staff in the country. They are currently on the ground responding to the crisis. They have been distributing prepositioned emergency survival kits — including food, water, blankets and tents — to affected children and families.

http://www.worldvision.org/news.nsf/news/haiti-earthquake-201001-enews?Open&lpos=lft_txt_haitiearthquake

Alternatively, you can donate online now to send emergency aid to the people of Haiti!

Let's continue to keep the situation in prayer, and lets also prepare ourselves to give generously in reflection of God's love to those who desperately need it right now.

You can help meet the life-or-death needs of the children and families affected by this terrible disaster!

Ps 65:5-7
5 You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
6 who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength,
7 who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

Christmas 4 Kids Donation Drive
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Hi all, you can either make a contribution of $25 to 'Make a Kid's Christmas' or

buy a present for a child @ $10. All you have to do is donate online @ www.handsofhope.org.au
or visit our donation booth at the foyer after service.

Eventhough many of us are already helping out at C4K, but pray and see if the Holy Spirit leads you to go the extra mile by blessing the kidswith a present too - this is to enable the C4K committee to buy their gifts on our behalf.

Christmas 4 Kids Donation Drive

Make a contribution of $25 to 'Make a Kid's Christmas' or
Buy a present for a child @ $10
Donate online @ www.handsofhope.org.au or visit our donation booth at the foyer after service.

C4K update


Many of us were unable to make it to the induction for C4K on Saturday, due to the wedding. But don't worry, as your team leaders will be in touch with you shortly. If you have any questions, please ask Grace Tan.

For those who are yet to finish applying the blue cards, please bring along your forms & ID on Friday for Jojo to view & sign. Those who have finished filling them up, please don't forget to post them off.

You've also been allocated to your departments by now. Please check your email from the C4K committee to see which dept you've been assigned to.

C4K Sign Up
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Praise God for the many who signed up for C4K this year at the last NG3 LG. This will make it a great outing time for NG3, where we can all grow in our heart to bless our community.
Let's be reminded again what Jesus said in Matthew 22 and Isaiah in Isaiah 49:

"37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'[a] 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[b] 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.“ Matt 22:37-40

"13Heavens, raise the roof! Earth, wake the dead!
Mountains, send up cheers!
God has comforted his people.
He has tenderly nursed his beaten-up, beaten-down people" Isaiah 49:13

For those that may have missed out at LG, please let Jojo or Grace know if you're interested and we'll see if the C4K committee can do with more help.

Christmas 4 Kids
Dearest NG3,

Sign up by 30th September to volunteer for C4K this year. This is a great event that will bring you great satisfaction and bless God's heart who loves His little ones and their families so.
Don't worry if you don't have blue card yet. We'll help everyone apply for one on Friday. You can also get your forms from Grace tomorrow at the birthday bash.



Their website is www.c4k.net.au

Compassion

Hi all,

Praise the Lord for moving hearts to help the poor. Some of your brothers and sisters in Christ has decided to be part of the solution in sponsoring a child through Compassion. We're answering God's call in Psalms 82 to "defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; to maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed, to rescue the weak and needy and deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Again God reminds us in Isaiah 58:6-9 (MSG):-

^6-9"This is the kind of fast day I'm after:
to break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed,
cancel debts.
What I'm interested in seeing you do is:
sharing your food with the hungry,
inviting the homeless poor into your homes,
putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad,
being available to your own families.
Do this and the lights will turn on,
and your lives will turn around at once.
Your righteousness will pave your way.
The God of glory will secure your passage.
Then when you pray, God will answer.
You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am.'
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About Jyoti A

Name:	Jyoti A
Gender:	Female
Country:	India
Date of Birth:	5 Jul 2000

Jyoti lives with her father and her mother. Her duties at home include carrying water and buying or selling in the market. There are 5 children in the family. Her father occasionally works as a labourer and her mother maintains the home. Due to low income her family struggles to survive.For fun, Jyoti enjoys playing house, hide and seek and playing group games. She attends church activities regularly and is in primary school where she is making steady progress.Your love and support help Jyoti to receive the assistance she needs to develop her potential. Please pray for her.

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We'll be going with the basic sponsorship which will cost $44p/month, which is $528 a year.
Feel free to ask me any questions you may have about this.

For more info..go to http://www.compassion.com.au/

Volunteer for C4K

Want to make a difference in your community? Want to give back to those around you? Then volunteer for Christmas 4 Kids. There are several areas in which you can choose to volunteer for. So put up your hands and volunteer to help out for Christmas 4 Kids today.

To see how to apply for blue card click here
For C4K website click here

Any questions about signing up for C4K, please see Grace Tan

Christmas 4 Kids

Dearest NG3,

Sign up for C4K this year to make a difference to bless others in the community as God has blessed you so richly this year in many, many ways. We're all goin to sign up as a family in NG3 this year. All you need is willingness and a blue card. Ask Grace or Jojo for more info about blue card.

Their website is www.c4k.net.au

Christmas 4 Kids

Hello NG3,

Do sign up for this event as it's really a blessing to the community of Inala. It's a fun community event for all. If in doubt which department to join, help Grace out with the presents. It's such a joy to see the kids blessed. Everyone can help out, all you need is a blue card. For more info read on...

Here are some old pictures of this event taken by Joel last year.

The annual "Christmas 4 Kids" event organised by Hands of Hope will be held on 5th December this year. The organisers are now recruiting volunteers for the event. For more information about C4K or to sign up as a volunteer, please visit www.c4k.net.au.

When: 5th December (Saturday) from 10am to 2pm

Where: Inala State High School, Inala Heights

Please note that a blue card is required in order to serve as a volunteer. Application form can be downloaded from the following website. For those who have a current blue card, please check the expiry date to ensure it will be in date at the time of the event this year. Renewal form can also be downloaded from the website.

http://education.qld.gov.au/hr/recruitment/teaching/pdfs/blue-card-volunteer-form.pdf

2 CAN APPEAL

The financial crisis is creating new middle class stress, with more couples and families seeking assistance and Hostel dwellers and people in low cost accommodation need more help.
CityCare has increased services by 40%.

Right now, CityCare needs over 25,000 cans of tinned food and require rice, pastas and long life food.

Start collecting your cans now.
Visit www.citycare.org.au or call 3112 1200 for drop off locations.