Kathy Christopher was a paste for almost 30 years and retired mid 2019 from serving at Christian Assembly in Los Angeles. She is a mother, a grandmother, a widow and an incredibly passionate follower of Jesus. Kathy shares her story of her childhood and how that has affected her as an adult- yet how God has brought amazing transformation. Kathy grew up in a family where there was poverty, sexual abuse, substance abuse and hardship. Kathy speaks of how Jesus has shaped, pruned, healed, comforted, questioned her and helped her become the woman that she is today. She is a beautiful reflection of the Father's heart, strong and courageous, yet gentle and kind.

Sanga is the lead pastor of Hillsong Church Newcastle. He is married to Ketty and has three children. Today Sanga shares about walking through pain and grief in having two of his children die. One stillbirth and the other passing three months after being born. He shares about losing hope in his deep time of grief and finding his way back to a great relationship with God through “set plays”.

He explains his processing of faith vs formula and how they can sometimes work together.

Peter Gibbs- A True Leader from Weilmoringle

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that the following program contains stories and names of people that are deceased.

Peter grew up in far west NSW on the banks of a river that runs off the Darling, ‘the back of Bourke’ in Weilmoringle.

Peter shares his story of growing up as a young boy in an Aboriginal community. Peter is not one of the children who was stolen from his family, but he was a witness to it, and all the trauma and heartbreak that went along with it.

Today, Peter shares deeply and openly about his story as an Aboriginal man and leader in our community. He also shares the heartbreak of losing his sister Fiona in police custody and how out of that tragedy Peter started the IPROWD (The Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery) Program. Peter Gibbs is an amazing man of vision and leadership.

Podcast notes:

Where is Weilmoringle maps link

The Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery IPROWD

Fiona Gibbs death, How a death in custody became the catalyst for IPROWD

If this podcast has brought up anything that you need to talk about, please contact the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counselling services 1800 011 511 or contact Lifeline 13 11 14 or click Lifeline Services

Vicki is a Wiradjuri woman and an outstanding leader in our community. Vicki currently works as an Aboriginal Cultural Educator who works with trainee GPs.

Today Vicki talks about her life as an Aboriginal Australian as well as the greater issues that Australians, the church and our nation need to address to move forward in really saying sorry and moving towards unity and dignity for our Aboriginal people.

She explains ‘Blacks Camp’ and what it was like for her mother and grandfather during the time when forced removal was reality.

She talks about her first hand experience of racism as a child in Australia during primary school years.

Vicki shares her aspirations of how the church in Australia can do as Jesus did in his way of loving the unseen and unheard, urgining Australians to engage with our Aboriginal people and work towards unity and repentance now.

* Novel: The Secret River by Kate Grenville (http://kategrenville.com.au/secret_river)

* Film: Rabbit Proof Fence (https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/rabbit-proof-fence)

*Watch: National Indigenous Television - Documentaries and special programs (https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/)

* Website: The Healing Foundation (https://healingfoundation.org.au/)

*Educate: Bringing Them Home Report (https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-report-1997)

Vicki is a Wiradjuri woman and an outstanding leader in our community. Vicki currently works as an Aboriginal Cultural Educator who works with trainee GPs.

Today Vicki talks about her life as an Aboriginal Australian as well as the greater issues that Australians, the church and our nation need to address to move forward in really saying sorry and moving towards unity and dignity for our Aboriginal people.

She explains ‘Blacks Camp’ and what it was like for her mother and grandfather during the time when forced removal was reality.

She talks about her first hand experience of racism as a child in Australia during primary school years.

Vicki shares her aspirations of how the church in Australia can do as Jesus did in his way of loving the unseen and unheard, urgining Australians to engage with our Aboriginal people and work towards unity and repentance now.

Show Notes:

TD Jakes-

“Unless you can fellowship with me in my suffering, then don’t dare judge me on the degree of my anger, because my anger is in direct proportion to my suffering” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFWHR7ozY2o

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd- The National Apology- 2008 Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples

‘Bringing them home report’ Chapter 9- Bringing them Home Report (1997)

Paul says: esteem each other as better than yourself.

Christine Caine - We used to count black Americans as ⅗ of a person:

We used to count black Americans as 3/5 of a person. For reparations, give them 5/3 of a vote.

Aboriginal people under the flora and fauna act:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-20/fact-check-flora-and-fauna-1967-referendum/9550650

Darlene Zschech is acclaimed all over the world as a composer, worship leader, pastor, author and speaker. She is married to Mark Zschech and is a mother of 3. Darlene and Mark are the Senior Pastors of Hope Unlimited Church (HopeUC) on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Today Darlene shares about digging deep wells in God and discovering His depths. She shares about her practice of microscope vs telescope perspective and how she insists her emotions rein in. She also shares about her new book ‘Golden Thread: Experiencing God’s Presence in Every Season of Life’.

Show notes

Romans 12

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12&version=NIV

The Golden Thread: https://www.koorong.com/product/the-golden-thread-experiencing-gods-presence-in-every_9780785221999

Lectio 365 (daily devotional) : https://www.24-7prayer.com/dailydevotional

Isaiah 58: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+58&version=TPT

Darlene’s Website: https://www.darlenezschech.com/