Lightning Ridge Parish |
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| The township of Lightning Ridge is a town in the North West of NSW. The town exists
for the opal and the tourism that it generates. There are over 63 different nationalities represented with many people
living in basic 'camps' even after finding their fortune. The town has a school of 500 students, and a small hospital.
With more people coming in the hope of making a new start and becoming rich, it is quickly becoming a service centre
for the surrounding district. The out centres are Goodooga and Cumborah. There are many people who come here because they want to find something or are escaping something. They need Jesus, so please pray that blind eyes will be opened to the Gospel, and God will use us and the Christians in town to bring them to salvation. In the midst of the community, is a growing Christian congregation. People from all over Australia, from all sorts of denominational backgrounds meet to proclaim Christ. The diversity of the Ridge does not change. A transient community with many people from many different backgrounds. The population is unknown and there is an endless supply of people who need encouraging in their relationship with God or who need to know God. Loneliness is common. Lightning Ridge is a town of many surprises, both in climate and population. There's always something new happening in ministry. The Lightning Ridge Community Church seeks to be a `gospel shining light' bringing immediate and eternal hope to those who come our way. Pray for a spiritual boom in the lives of those who live here, that they might turn back to God. The position at Lightning Ridge has been filled by Mike and Chantalle Keith and moved into the the Ridge in the first week of December 2007. They have one daughter Rachel.
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