Following the resounding success of the last 2 years, the organiser has committed to make this year’s event bigger and even more successful than before. There were over 800 people attended the first year and over 1,200 people attended the second year.

The Spring Festival will be held at Arncliffe Community Life Centre, corner of Kembla and Hirst Streets, on Saturday 22nd October 2011 from 11am to 3pm.

Arncliffe Community Life Centre (ACLC) is a Harm Prevention Charity that promotes the development of good values, life skills and talents to children and young people in the surrounding community as an early intervention strategy to prevent them from getting into a life of drugs, violence, crime and bad associations. We believe that the future of our community, city and nation lies in the future of our children. If we can raise great kids and young people now, we will have a great future ahead of us.

Currently, we are running a very popular kids program called KidzRock for kids between ages 4-11years old every Thusday nights from 7-8:30pm. They would do drama, dancing, singing, rap, craft and hold an annual KidzRock Idol that they would really look forward to.

ACLC in collaboration with Headz Up Ministries have also established HUM Psychology Clinic which offers professional help and support to people with mental, emotional, social and health issues causing difficulty, anguish or distress. Led by a trained and professional clinical and education psychologist who is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society, HUM psychologists are trained in many types of therapy and skilled in finding the right approach to problems.

Our goal by organising this annual Spring Festival is to provide a safe and fun day for families to come together and to create awareness of the services we are providing to help their families and in return building a better community.

The Spring Festival will feature many attractions to cater all ages including jumping castle, ferries wheel, laser skirmish, petting zoo, pony rides and even the police and fire brigade will be there to show off their toys and gadgets.

Also, thanks to our sponsors, we will have lots of door prizes that will be drawn at various times during the event.

Get your FREE eTickets to the event
http://aclc.org.au/?page_id=13

I believe as we delight ourselves in The Lord (His desires, will, and plans), He will bring our dreams to come true! Maybe you will find out that the dreams that are already in your heart are actually the seeds that God have planted!

The verses are taken from Amplified version.. May these becomes inspirations and blessings to you as well!

(II Sam 23:5)
“Truly does not my house stand so with God? For He has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure. For will He not cause to prosper all my help and my desire?”

(Psalm 37:4)
“Delight yourself also in the Lord and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.”

(Psalm 20:4-5)
“May He grant you according to your heart’s desires and fulfill all your plans.
We will [shout in] triumph at your salvation and victory, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.”

(Job 22:28)
“You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] shall shine upon your ways.”

(Psalm 103:5)
“Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with good so that your youth, renewed, is like the eagle’s [strong, overcoming, soaring]!”

(Psalm 145:19)
“He will fulfill the desires of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.”

(Psalm 12:5b)
“I Will set Him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants.”

(Proverbs 23:18)
“For surely there is a latter end [a future and a reward], and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off.”

(Proverbs 24:14)
“So shall you know skillful and godly Wisdom to be thus to your life; if you find it, then shall there be a future and a reward, and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off.”

(Ps 21:2)
“You have given him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.”

For the highlighted version that I have, you can see here.

-Rical-

Let’s do something special for the family this Valentine’s Day …

Life Centre Wollongong invites you to join us for dinner on Saturday, 12th February at Corrimal Community Centre (15 Short St, Corrimal).

There will be performances, DJ, games, great food and great family-friendly time.

The event will start at 7pm sharp, so please come 20-30 minutes earlier for registration.

Grab your tickets today by contacting Edith (0430 586 434) or e-mail us at info@lifecentrew.org

The ticket prices are as follows:

• Family with kids (under 13 yo):  $50
• Single: $20
• Kids under 5 years old – FREE

After about 1-2 months, I surrendered. God win, me lost! Not as I will but as You will. So, I decided, BOCMC Wollongong(*)!!

Well, let me continued with this: I really enjoyed my time in Wollongong especially with BOCMC Wollongong. Not exaggerating but truly it was one of the happiest moments in my life. I enjoyed the friendship, fellowship, ministry, discipleship, fun, walking out in the middle of the night (especially during winter) to Ahmed’s kebab for supper, Wollongong fish n chip (I would be bias but it is the best fish n chip), fishing at the North beach, BBQ, fetching people for church service and cell group. It was just so much fun.

Even during certain period where I worked part time in Sydney, I would come back by late Saturday nite so that I could attend church service at BOCMC Wollongong. It’s a place where I called home. Although I wanted to stay in Australia after graduated but God has another plan. Here I am now in Singapore, met my wife, happily married with 1 boy and working at one of the world’s largest bank.

One thing I know for sure is that our lives are never an accident / mistake. God is in control in every situation and all the time. He knows what’s best for us and wants the best for our lives. Rom 8:28.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ko Jang Kwee and Ci Jiau Jiau for opening up your house for me during my first 2-3 weeks while looking for place to stay. Thank you for have taken a good care of me during my days in Wollongong. I really appreciate and grateful of your kindness and good life example. God bless!

Henry & family are now settled in Singapore, attend and involve in ministry at City Harvest Church, Singapore.

(*)Life Centre Wollogong is previously called BOC or BOCMC Wollongong

The first time I went to the fellowship, I just felt clicked…with the atmosphere, the praise and worship, the group of people…who soon became my extended family also with the electric drum; my companion for most saturdays and sundays at Church!

BOC Wollongong  is the place where I found the joy of ministry:
Tante Elizabeth’s ‘miring2 warning’
The Cheekyness of fellow CollegePlace residents
The Challenge of spreading tracts to Jehovah Witnesses around the Mall
The nerve from arguing with Moslem scholar
The joy of interpreting for Paul,and the african Emanuel
The silence during Opa Chris’ sermon
The excitement of singing Om Jack’s ‘Bangkit! Serukan Nama Yesus!!!’ (translate: “Arise! Shout the name of Jesus”)
The joy of feasting at Kings,Jasmine Rice,Vietnamese, also home delivery of seafarer pizza,wedges,and ribs

Yet its also the place where I experienced series of bad relationships, escaping from fellowships and God…

Nonetheless…It’s the place where I get to know Jesus as the lover of my soul…the lifter of my countenance!

It’s the place for the 1st time I know I’m beautiful because He said so…

It’s the place where I know that it doesn’t matter who I am where I’ve been, what the scar…there’s healing for me

Cut the story short, it’s the starting point of His love conquering the rebelious me…

Blessings,
Cindy Olivia
Wollongongians 1995-2000

Cindy and her husband, Ray, are  both faithfully serving God at GPdl Elohim church, East Java, Indonesia.

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