Jesus. All About Life
There have been some exciting developments in planning for Jesus All About Life. We have been meeting with representatives of Operation Mobilisation which operates the Doulos and planning is underway to launch Jesus All About Life on board the Doulos, the oldest ocean-going passenger ship in the world, in Fremantle Harbour on October 11. A number of other activities are being planned to link in with the visit of the Doulos to Fremantle and we been meeting with church leaders in Fremantle to discuss how we can use this event in the most productive way. This week we were encouraged with a $15,000 donation and our 50th church registration was received. We are now just three months from the beginning of Jesus All About Life and are at a critical stage in the planning. Please pray for the following aspects of the campaign and consider how you can participate in each of these areas.
- Pray. We are inviting participating churches to host a prayer meeting in their region. Please reply by return mail if you are able to do this and tell us what date you would prefer. Prayer is crucial as we are seeking to bring the name of Jesus to Western Australia and this is not something that can be done in our own strength. The more churches that are involved in this way the better. At the minimum we want to have a prayer meeting happening somewhere in WA every week between now and the end of November.
- Give. In a couple of weeks time we will have to start booking the television air time and need to know soon how much money we have as this will determine how much time we can book. We are planning a business breakfast in Bunbury and a business lunch in Perth at the end of the month, so please pray that God will raise up the people who will be prepared to contribute financially to the campaign. Donations to the Areopagus Trust are tax-deductible.
- Register. This week we had our 50th church register. It has been fantastic to see churches from 12 different denominations have registered, including churches from Kalgoorlie and Newdegate to Albany and Geraldton. We would encourage you to register soon, so that you can receive the registration pack and begin planning for your involvement.
- Plan. Begin to plan how you can be involved with Jesus All About Life. We know of one church that is already getting a banner designed for the front of their church which faces on to a major road, another church that is planning to be involved in a local community festival, a church that is linking Jesus All About Life with its carols event early in December, and a group of churches that are considering putting on their own community festival. Of all the ways you can be involved one of the most valuable is to make use of the training DVD in your registration pack so that people in your church can begin to understand how they can be representatives of Jesus where they live and work.
- Talk. Talk about Jesus All About Life to your friends. Forward this email to others in your network. Regularly check back on the website – www.jesusallaboutlife.com.au as it is being regularly updated.
CONTACT: PROJECT OFFICER, Rick Birch PO Box 318, Belmont 6984 Phone 9479 6711
Email: jaalwa@biblesocietywa
