Wednesday 03 May
What can it mean for a local church to share God's love?
Local Church Spotlight: Practical Love - Hobart Nepali Church
In Hobart over the last five years, the Nepalese population has grown from 600 to more than 10,000, creating a pool of many needs for these new people coming to Tasmania.
So what has the Citywide Baptist Church community done? They’ve come alongside the Nepalese people. They’ve seen their need. They’ve responded to the Holy Spirit’s leading. They’ve chosen not to simply be comfortable and focus on their own needs as an English congregation, but to open their hearts, open their wallets and share their time to stand alongside the Nepalese people in Hobart.
Hobart Nepali Church, now a congregation of Citywide Baptist Church, has established a driving school so Nepalese people can learn to drive to get a better chance of employment. In responding to the Holy Spirit, they’re responding with holistic, transforming love. They’ve become advocates for their Nepalese friends and neighbours.
Together, they’re helping people with community integration and participation. They’re helping people connect with local services and facilities. They’re providing food support.
They’re helping with the support of health and other basic needs. And they’re seeing people come to faith.
It’s a beautiful story of partnership. It’s a beautiful story of a local church saying yes to love in action. What’s true in Hobart is true for each of our communities around Australia.
We’re all called to be people who pursue shalom. We’re called to be alongsiders who model the heart of Jesus, who are attentive, who see the needs of brokenness around us and who do something.
Explore more May Mission Month Alongsiders resources: www.baptistmissionaustralia.org/MMMresources
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