A recent project we have become involved in is the Bunot Water Supply and Rice Thresher Project. This is through the Australian Board of Missions (ABM).  Bunot, in the Philippines, is a small and remote community presently serviced by small wells along the river bank which account for the high incidence of water-borne diseases. There are also limited opportunities for income generation. The project will address these issues through provision of an adequate water supply and the purchase of a rice thresher. The total cost of the project is around $ 20 000, and we are making the provision of some of this amount our main project for 2004. It will benefit 211 families comprising of about 400 adults and 600 children. Donations are welcome. Email us if you require further information. 

In addition to our special project, described above, we give on-going financial support to ABM for their work in Australia and amongst Australia's near neighbours, New Guinea, the Philippines, Melanesia and Polynesia. ABM regards words without actions as hollow; -Mission is the love of Christ in action. ABM supports local Christians working in their own communities and believes that supporting local inititives is the most effective way of attaining their goals.

We give financial support to the Bush Church Aid Society in Australia. BCA works in the remotest areas of Australia. They provide community leadership, pastoral and practical care, training and spiritural counsel, camps and hostels for children, mailbag Sunday school, medical flying services, encouragement and the Hope of the Gospel to indigenous people in their own languages and culture. BCA also works with Christians in the detention camps for illegal imigrants.

We give financial support to the Church Missionary Society. This is a missionary-sending agency who are committed to making Christ known in all the world. It is an Australian Anglican society, but is open to all denominations who agree with  the objects and principles of the Society. CMS currently has 160 missionaries in 24 countries. Their aim is to see lives transformed by Christ.

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We support welfare work within our town. In particular we work with the Denmark Community Collective and the Denmark Local Drug Action Group to assist the less fortunate in our community. The picture above shows some of the kitchen staff who work to provide an evening meal on a weekly basis. Our hall and facilities are provided free of charge for this event, an inititive of the Community Collective. The recent upgrade of our kitchen, which was a joint inititive of StLeonard's, the Local Drug Action Group and the Collective was in response to the needs of this ongoing service.

Along with organisations and people all over the world we have been active in giving support to this cause. It is heartwarming to see the way humanity draws together to give support when disasters of this magnitude occur. Sad though to reflect that it take a disaster to draw us together. See our News and Notices page and, to make cash donations, refer to the suggested donors listed on the Home page.