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2025 Team Australia Wrap-Up (Thanksgiving, Trip Summary, Team Member Decisions/Testimonies)–Praising God for His Goodness!
Looking back over this summer's 2025 Team Australia mission trip, we first and foremost thank our God for such a wonderful opportunity to serve Him. From provision to safety to ministry effectiveness--He answered so many prayers and we are grateful! Also, we are so...
Arrived Safe and Sound in Los Angeles
Monday, July 21, MEL-LAX (Los Angeles, California) Just to let you know that the team has arrived safely back to Los Angeles with all their bags too! Although the 14.5 hour flight was tiring, the team is glad to be back and will be leaving in the next few hours for...
One Last Time with Pastor Josh
Sunday PM, July 20, Graceway Baptist Church (Footscray, Victoria) Bella wraps up our Sunday pm ministry with Josh Zacharias... On our drive down to Melbourne, we stopped at Coles. While most Americans may think of clothing, in Australia, Coles is a food market. We got...
Spending Time with the Honeys!
Saturday/Sunday AM, July 19-20, Rose City Baptist Church (Benalla, Victoria) On Saturday evening, we were able to spend some extra time with the Rose City Baptist Church young adults as we ate pizza, played some games, shared some testimonies, and finished with Josh...
A Wonderful Time of Fellowship
Friday, July 18, Young Adults Camp (Alexandra, Victoria) Mattie gives us today's update... Well, 3 weeks in and we’re thriving here at the Young Adults Camp. First thing in the morning, some of us had the opportunity to serve in the kitchen with Miss Miria....
Enjoying God’s Creation/Heading to Camp
Thursday, July 17, The Great Ocean Road (Victoria)/Young Adults Camp (Alexandra, Victoria) As we are about to finish up our trip, this morning (after staying overnight in Warrnambool), the team was treated to several stops along one of Australia's most iconic and...
Holiday Kid’s Club/Sutton Family (2 Saved!)
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 15-16, Faith Baptist Church (Fawkner, VIC)/The Sutton Family (Berwick, VIC) Kerri and Christina tag team our Tuesday/Wednesday update! Kerri: It’s Tuesday (insert Australian accent here). God has been blessing us and our ministry here so...
Spending Time With the Zacharias Family
Monday, July 14, Josh & Ira Zacharias (Seddon/Footscray, VIC) Alex: Hey y’all, after such a busy Sunday, we took Monday to rest a little bit having nothing on the agenda until 11 AM. This gave many of us time to sleep in, call home, and just have a relaxing...
Ministering in Melbourne
Sunday, July 13, Calvary Baptist Church (Bayswater, VIC)/Graceway Baptist Church (Footscray, VIC) It is great to have Josh on our team as he's added fun and flavor to our entire team being a blessing and an encouragment to all. Josh gives us our Update today... Sunday...
Last Week of Ministry Opportunities
Saturday, July 12, Graceway Baptist Church (Footscray, VIC)/Melbourne Kelina brings us our Saturday update! This morning the guys (Andrew, Alex, Josh, and Dr. Cirone) went to a Men’s Prayer Brekkie/Bible Study meeting at 7:30 am at Calvary Baptist Church. Andrew...
Day 3 & 4 Holiday Kid’s Club/Youth Rally
Thursday-Friday, July 10-11, Condell Park Bible Church/Bible Baptist Church (Condell Park/Prestons) Andrew and Bella tag team this update previewing the last two days of our Holiday Kid’s Club and Youth Rally! Andrew: G’day Mates! It’s Andrew here! Thursday was the...
Day 1 & 2 Holiday Kid’s Club/Youth Rally (3 Teens Saved!!)
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 8-9, Condell Park Bible Church/Bible Baptist Church (Condell Park/Prestons) Jaina and Mattie tag team this update as the first two days of our Holiday Kid's Club and Youth Rally are in the books! Tuesday (Jaina): We woke up bright and early and...
Work Before Play
Monday, July 7, Sydney CBD/Darling Harbour/Circular Quay/Manly Beach (Sydney) So good to have Christina back on our team again as she is a '23 YOM Team Australia alumnus and provides today's update summary as it was a "full-on" day... Today the missions team assisted...
A 3 Church Sunday!
Sunday, July 6, Living Waters Baptist Church/Bible Baptist Church/Condell Park Bible Church (Sydney) So glad to have Kerri on our team and congratulations to her as she officially passed her NCLEX exam before leaving for our travels. It is great to have a team...
Ministering to the Brazzell Family
Saturday, July 5, The Brazzell Family (Quakers Hill, Queensland) Alex has been a blessing to the team and as a team veteran (YOM Team Philippines '24/YOM Team Australia '25) has helped provide leadership and insight. We appreciate Alex's update on our first day in...
Camp Week was Fabulous!
Monday-Friday, June 30-July 4, Pursue Youth Camp (Minden, Queensland) First of all, thank you for your patience as our week in camp is done and we are now in Sydney ministering and found a brief window of free time to let you know how the week went. Although a little...
Our First Sunday Ministry
Sunday, June 29, Life Gate Baptist Church (Mt. Gravatt, Brisbane) On Sunday morning, we headed down to Mt. Gravatt to minister at Life Gate Baptist Church. It was such a blessing to again see our friends at Life Gate and particularly Pastor and Mrs. Zimmermann. The...
Ministering to the Marshalls
Saturday, June 28, The Marshall Family (Griffin, Queensland) Mattie Lane provides today's update as we continue to minister/spend time with the Marshall Family. Well, today was a day full of sunshine, surprises, and service. We started the day off early with a nice...
Welcome to the Land Down Under!
Friday, June 27, The Marshall Family (Brisbane) Today's update is brought to you by Jaina, so, take it away Jaina! The name of the game Friday was keep your teammates awake. After a good day of preparation and team-bonding, we left LA on Wednesday night, crossed the...
End of Trip 2023 Blessings, Testimonies, and Thanksgiving
Question: What do you call 12 people ministering to 8 churches with 4 Missionaries, 1 Evangelist, 7 Pastors for 26 days throughout the 3 major regions/cities of the beautiful country of Australia? Answer: A memorable and life-changing opportunity to experience God's...
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