Regional flooding.

With all the recent rainfall, catchment dams are overflowing, causing flooding along the Murrumbidgee river system right across the Riverina area.
This will affect many within our congregations & our communities.
As Baptist Churches, lets be actively seeking to help where we can, by offering hospitality, support & assistance.
If you know of any way Baptists in the Riverina can assist, please contact Rev. Andrew Skewes or Pastor Steve Maynard.


The flood waters at Gundagai where the Murrumbidgee River peaked at 10.20 meters around 3pm Sunday afternoon [4/12/10] causing major flooding.

Moderate to major flooding will extend downstream of Gundagai over the next week or so.

Another rain band is predicted to move through the state which could result in further major flooding.
Predicted River Heights/Flows:

Wagga Wagga

- reach major flood level (9.6 metres) Sunday night 05/12/2010.

- Peak near 10.0 metres on Monday with major flooding.

Narrandera

- Reach 8.0 metres with moderate flooding Friday 10/12/2010

- peak predictions for the following towns will be made when upstream peaks are known

Darlington Point

- Reach 6.8 metres Monday 13/12/10 with minor flooding

Carathool

- Reach 7.4 metres with minor flooding Friday 17/12/10

Hay (Town)

- Reach 7.8 metres with moderate flooding Sunday 19/12/10.

Balranald

- Remain below minor flood level at this stage

FloodSafe advice is available at www.ses.nsw.gov.au

For emergency assistance call the SES on telephone number 132 500.

For life threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately.

Diary dates

As the year draw to an end, we need to note a few dates in our diaries for 2011.
Riverina Baptist Association will meet on Saturday 19th March for our annual rally.
This will be a time to encourage each other, be challenged from God's Word, and time to think about our role as Baptists within the Riverina area.
How can we be more effective in reaching our communities for Christ?
How can we best use the resources God has given us?
How can we empower the next generation within our churches?

Directions 2012 Taskforce 1 has proposed G1K, 1000 Baptist churches in NSW & ACT within a generation. In which communities should we be planting churches?
What shape or form should they take?
RBA Rally 19th March

Once again we have lined up a great speaker for our Riverina Mens Day Saturday 4th June.
Rev. Simon Manchester from St Thomas Anglican Church in Sydney will be our main speaker this time around. Simon is well known by many, has previously spoken at the Riverina Christian Convention, at Katoomba Convention etc. His Sunday service is broadcast on 103.2 FM in Sydney each week & heard by thousands.
Along with Simon, we will have several workshops to chose from: "Ministry out of the box" & "Reaching Generation Y"
Please make sure others in your congregation know about thes 2 great events!
Blessings.

The Church is the Gospel made visible.

At the recent "Together for the Gospel" conference, Mark Dever spoke about the Churches role in displaying Christ to the world. I highly recommend it to you.
To quote Mark; "Take away the local church & you take away the visible manifestation of the Gospel in the world!"

What do you think?

Pastor Steve

T4G 2010 -- Session 1 -- Mark Dever from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo.