Stories

Nigel Atkinson – 20 Years in a Mining Community

20 Years in a Mining Community My name is Nigel Atkinson, I am a surveyor and have lived with my wife Christa in the coal mining town of Middlemount, Central Queensland for the last twenty years. I have two sons who were brought up in Middlemount but have since...

David Mulready – Testimony

David Mulready – Testimony

INTRODUCING ANGLICAN CHURCHES IN THE NORTH WEST OF WA We Anglicans in the NW of WA are concerned for those involved in the mining industry in our huge part of WA. Our Ministers want to be available wherever you may be working or planning on working. Many of the...

Michael Campbell – Testimony

Michael Campbell – Testimony

A heart for miners… Hi there, my name is Michael. I'm leading a church plant for the Presbyterian Church on the Capricorn Coast, Central Queensland. At present, we are a small group of about 40 in a community of 20,000. And here is why this might mean anything to the...

Richard and Tracy Goscombe – Testimony

Richard and Tracy Goscombe – Testimony

Introducing Rev. Richard and Mrs Tracy Goscombe Wickham, near Karratha Children: Rachel (1992), Josh (1994), Sarah (1996) Email Address: r.goscombe@bushchurchaid.com.au Richard and Tracy Goscombe, and their three children, Rachel, Josh and Sarah, moved from Cranebrook...

David Foong – Testimony

Tough as Nails David Foong from the Brisbane network recounts his last moments with Des, a tough and well respected mine manager. I have a friend in Mackay whom I‘ve known for about 10 years during my time working at the coal mines in North Queensland. A few months...

Richard Fortune – Testimony

Richard Fortune – Testimony

Here’s my testimony and how I came to follow Jesus. It’s not that flashy: no near death experience, no visions, no miraculous healing. It is a miracle though: I had my heart and mind completely transformed. I grew up in a comfortable suburban family, the middle of...

Aaron Trevis – Testimony

Let me share about a man who: Did not grow up in a Christian household His father suffered from alcoholism and left when he was twelve Had a relatively poor upbringing and apart from the occasional religious education class had no concept of Christ or the joy of...