Our hearts are excited to see the hand of God at work staff and the board and chat through some of the through the support of His children. We have seen an options for ministry in 2009. increase of support through Prayer, Finances and acts of helps around the property.

I would like to say thank you to those who have con-tinued to support this wonderful ministry towards Aboriginal people.

Our desire is to see people saved, disciple and trained in the things of the Lord

As we move forward in the ministry of training Aboriginal people in leadership, we pray that this has a further impact on the community they come from and helps them to develop their skills in leadership to be the best example of Christ Jesus.

We have had a renewed interest Aboriginal people in communities all over NSW and Queensland desiring
some type of training. So as the demand grows our training program will have to grow to meet the needs

of what is being asked for.

International Visitors

Bimbadeen was blessed to have visitors from different parts of the USA. The purpose of the trip was to see how they could be involved in ministry among Aboriginal people. They got to meet the staff and the board and chat through some of the options for ministry in 2009.

Moving On

Administrator Michael Maher resigns from his position due to health reason, as Bimbadeen has been growing and the work load getting bigger , it has had impact on how much time he can give to the running of Bimbadeen and working 5 days a week. He will continue to support where ever he can. For any question in relation to Bimbadeen please contact the office 02-69421129 or Chairman of the board Denis Atkinson 03-98375106.

Prayer

• Sharon Atkinson our Clerical officer who does an excellent job in the office.
• Naomi Kelly who is a support worker doing many different jobs to keep the
• place running.
• For the Training and Development of Aboriginal people.
• For others to partner with us in the ministry of Training Aboriginal Leaders.
• Some one to fill the position of Lawns and grounds keeper.
• All the projects that they will be financed and completed. The Board– Rick &
• Kayleen Manton, Neville & Lorraine Lilley, Denis & Maureen Atkinson, George
• Taylor, Trevor Leggott, Jonathon Lilley, Lucy Boothey, Michael Maher, Ossie
• Cruse, Jim Lawrence
• Up and coming events for 2008
• Workers to come and help out with our projects.
• A new ride on mower
• A new small tractor with a blade
• Pray for a new Administrator

Youth Camp

East Coast Indigenous Youth Ministry hosted a youth camp at Bimbadeen. Their were over 100 people and the main event over the weekend was a trip to the snow. Young people came from all over NSW. Please pray for our Aboriginal Youths as they are the future leaders of tomorrow.

Eastern Area Ladies Convention

The theme for this year was, “Face To Face With Jesus”, with Narelle Gatenby as the speaker. Approximately sixty ladies came from Victoria and New South Wales, with many here for the first time. The ladies enjoyed a special time of fellowship, and also an evening of pampering, thanks to our younger ladies. The over all convention was a real bless and encouragement and the woman look forward to next years convention.

Projects

Hi, if you’re an individual, church or even a bible study group, a builder, electrician, plumber, landscaper handyman or painter, there is plenty of opportunities to help out at Bimbadeen. I guess the first thing to do is seek God about your support and how you can invest into this ministry.
All our programs and projects are funded by God and His people through their generosity. If you choose to support a Bimbadeen project we have two areas that are tax deductible, the building fund and the library fund, the general running and training programs are not.

House 1

Our clerical officer and support worker reside in house 1 and there is a bit of maintenance that needs
to be done and we ask you to pray with us so that we are able finance these repairs and so that our
staff are looked after as they serve the Lord.

House 2

This has had a fair bit of work done on it and we were blessed by the goodness of people donating materials and their time to paint inside and out, we are now praying for finances to have new carpet and to rebuild the bathroom.

New Buildings

Since the Buildings were donated to Bimbadeen we have been blessed to see them now put together and we are praying for the next stage to have them fitted out.

Units

One of these 2 bedroom units had some termite damage and at present is not been used due to the damage, the termites have been treated and we ask you to for finance to do the renovations so that the units can be used again.

Training Task Force

At the last board meeting a task force was put together to look at all the training for Bimbadeen, we ask that you pray for this group of people as they develop training best suited for the Aboriginal people. We are excited for the future and desire that we have leaders trained and equipped for the work and ministry in their area

VACANT POSITION LAWNS & GROUNDS KEEPER The lawns and grounds keeper will be responsible for looking after and maintaining the grounds of Bimbadeen. They must be able to operate machinery such as hedge clippers, mowers, whippersnipper. They would also be required to look after the gardens and other duties as directed. A drivers license would be desirable however not essential . The position has no wage as Bimbadeen is a faith run ministry. Bimbadeen will provide accommodation gas and electricity. For further information about position please contact Bimbadeen 02-69421129