When South Australian/Northern Territory Regional Officer John Warner visited Trinity Church Grove in Adelaide to speak about what God has been doing through BCA this year, he caught the attention of Senior Pastor Luke Dahlenburg’s young daughters. Luke explains…

Following John’s encouraging visit, our children wanted to support the ministry of BCA. They have fond memories of bush holidays and were excited that churches were starting and growing in the regions. They enjoyed seeing Baaaarbra (sheep puppet) and spent the afternoon reading the material in the showbags that John handed out. They found the gift envelope and asked what it was for. I explained that it was to give money to support God’s mission in the bush with BCA. My two daughters decided to gift their pocket money and write a note to BCA.

Our 10-year-old had a $20 note and a $50 note and didn’t know how much she should give but felt like God was asking her to. So, she prayed about it that night and left her money and a note on her desk. In the morning, she ended up setting aside $50 for BCA.

Our youngest wrote in her letter (pictured), “Dear BCA, I’m 6 years old. Please use my money to tell more people about Jesus. As she finished writing, she looked at us and said, “It’s sad that I can’t buy any more toys. But, they will break anyway. Helping people tell others about Jesus is about eternity.” Not only that, but our son decided that in his up-coming school presentation on how we can help our communities, he will talk about the work of BCA and how they help tell people about Jesus.

“How encouraging that our children are seeing, hearing and becoming aware of the need to see more people know and love Jesus,” says John Warner. “And they are actively seeking for ways to be involved, in their own small way, to resource God’s mission right here in Australia.”