Outback Ministry
Rural Circuit Ministry
Bruce and Alison Clarke start work in the Darling Downs Presbytery on January 1st 2008. They will be normally spending two months in each place they visit. Their main role will be to encourage believers in areas without a fulltime minister. Bruce will be employed by the Presbyterian Church of Queensland as a Home Missionary. He has be given leave of absence from his elders duties at Arundel while he is working in the Darling Downs Presbytery.
The Program for 2008:
- Kingaroy January and February
- Roma March, April and September & October
- Charleville May, June and November
- Wandoan July August
Bruce's contact in 2008 will be: 0488 717 027
Alison's contact will be: 0423 072 124
Bruce and Alison Clarke
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Prayer points:
1. prayer for Wandoan, South Burnett, Charleville and Roma congregations
2. for the planning for our movements next year - currently being discussed
3.the remainder of our time in Wandoan
4. our preparations as we prepare to return to Roma - we will be going to Roma few days earlier than originally planned.
Wandoan Church
We arrived here on the 1st July. We will be "baby sitting" the Peake's farm while they are on the 4WD tag along tour of AIM/PIM history sites. We will also be looking after the Wandoan people (including those who worship at Noonga).
Noonga Hall
Noonga Hall where there are afternoon services each month.
Charleville
We arrived in Charleville on the afternoon of Thursday 1st May. The church is a very elegant building. There is a large shade sail between it and the church hall.
Quilpie sunrise
I delivered the sermon and helped lead the PIM service at Quilpie. Our intention had been to do other services but rain had made that less then feasible. We were up early so that Andrew the PIM patrol padre could do some fishing on his day off. We found a lovely spot near Cheepie on a big water hole in Beechal Creek a tributary of the Paroo River.
Our accomodation in Quilpie was courtesy of the McKays who run Opal House Quiplie which is gallery and accommodation in the "Brick" an historic two story brick hotel. www.quilpieopal.com
Roma Church
Please pray for the Roma congregation and those who take the services while we are elsewhere.
The Kingaroy Church where we were based in January and February.
As many of you know Alison is a "birdo", she has been identifying birds in each place we have been, and I thought it might be interesting for you to see where the greatest variey of birds are. So I will provide an updated tally for each place.
KIngaroy 70
Roma 80
Charleville 74
Wandoan 72