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August 2011Digital Edition | www.angmissions.org.nz/missionaction

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3. Anglican Missions Pilgrimage to Israel 2012

4. Short Term Mission Calendar

4. Stamps

4. Lenten Appeal

4. International Appeal for Christchurch

5. Tractor for Dogura

6. Running for a Boat

8. AMB Projects for 2011

9. Wise as Serpents - Gentle as DovesFrom NZCMS

11. Annual ReportFrom the Anglican Missions Board

ContentswelCome!mission Action is published three times a year by Anglican Missions to inform and encourage the supporters of the global mission of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

This editiont is digital due to clashes with Common Life Mission Conference. The next edition of Mission Action will be printed and posted as normal.

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mission ACtionAugust 2011

Join the AMB Pilgrimage to Israel from the 17th June to the 2nd of July. We will walk from the Mt of Olives to Gethsemane as Jesus did on that first Palm Sunday, stay in Jerusalem, celebrate communion at the Garden tomb, visit Bethlehem and Nazareth, swim in the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. Included will be a brief visit to St. George’s Cathedral and College.Come expecting to see the bible come alive. You will never read it in the same way again.

Tour to be led by Rev Mike Hawke and local guides with local knowledge.

35 places, four already taken. For further information, in the first instance, please contact info@angmissions.org.nz. Itinerary still being finalised.

AngliCAn missions PilgrimAge to isrAel 2012

short term mission CAlendArInterested in going on a short term mission? Anglican Missions is making a calendar of all upcoming short term missions that you can join in on. Have a look at it on our website www.angmissions.org.nz/calendar

stAmPsThis year so far we have raised $6538 from the sale of used stamps.Want to know how you can help? Check out our stamp page. www.angmissions.org.nz/stamps

lenten APPeAlWe’ve had a wonderful response to our Lenten Appeal for 2011 so far! If you’re holding on to money for the appeal please forward this on to us as soon as possible. So far we have raised $28,166 towards these three projects: Land Acquisition for Landless People, Dinghy and Outboard Motor for Papua New Guinea and Jerusalem and the Middle East.

BishoPs’ APPeAl for ChristChurChSo far Anglican Missions’ International part of the Bishops’ Appeal for Christchurch has raised over NZD $464,000. Thank you to all our overseas friends who have given so generously to Christchurch after the 22nd of February Earthquake.

trACtor mAn on A missionEltham Massey Ferguson enthusiast Malcolm Pease puts to good use his hobby of fixing up old tractors and sending them to needy communities overseas. Read the full article by Rural News here: http://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rnvintage/item/316-tractor-man-on-a-mission

Just inBishop Clyde Igara of Dogura has advised that the Tractor for Dogura has arrived safely in Alotau and will shortly be in Dogura.

trACtorfor dogurA www.angmissions.org.nz/ tractor

running for A BoAtOn the 19th of June Joanna Frampton ran the Wellington Marathon for our Dinghy and Outboard Motor project. So far this has helped raise $522. Here Joanna shares her thoughts before and after the marathon.

Before the mArAthon:No, this is not just a coast-dweller’s version of running for a bus, but it’s what I plan to be doing in Wellington on Sunday 19 June. Over this last field term in PNG I’ve come to enjoy running both as an activity in itself, and for its positive effects on my mental and physical health. Some time ago, I decided I’d like to set myself the challenge of running a marathon and so I entered the Wellington Marathon which takes place in a few days’ time. More recently still, I’ve felt that I’d like the last few months of training, and the event itself, to contribute to more than just fulfilling my own slightly mad mid-life goal. As I was thinking about this, one of the Anglican Missions Board’s Lenten Projects particularly drew my attention.

The Project is aimed at raising NZ$15,000 to purchase a dinghy and outboard motor for Popondota Diocese, and especially to service the needs of Tufi Deanery, within that Diocese.

The Maisin language community, where I have been involved for nearly 15 years, is located within Popondota Diocese, and in fact within Tufi Deanery too. From my own experience of living in that area, where there is no road transport, I am well aware of how important reliable boat services are to meet the needs of local village communities. I have had enough adventures, and misadventures, of my own involving boat travel in and out of the Maisin area to convince me of the value of a dinghy with a sound motor to any kind of enterprise in a coastal area. The dinghy that is the subject of this project would primarily be used for visiting parishes and missions, getting supplies to schools and health centres and assisting village people to get produce to markets. If you are interested, you can read more about it here.

I would love it if the activity of trying to get myself around 42.2 km of Wellington waterfront could also somehow assist in meeting needs along the coastline of Popondota Diocese. If this in any way strikes a chord with you and you would like to have a part in ‘running for a boat’ as well, there are different ways you could do that.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to the Dinghy Project you could do that either by internet banking or by sending a cheque to the Anglican Missions Board designated for the Dinghy for Popondota. Contact glen@angmissions.org.nz or ring the Anglican Missions Board office for more details on +64 4 473 5172.

I realise that many of you won’t be in a position to give to the project, but perhaps you could pray that this need would be met, and that once provided, it would be wisely and fruitfully used to serve the people in these more remote communities. I’d also really value your prayers that I’d last the distance! In the last few months, I’ve pounded footpaths in Christchurch, Alotau, Waikanae, Wellington, Oamaru, Dunedin, Winton and Middlemarch in preparation, but 42 km still feels pretty daunting. Kerre Woodham’s ‘Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner’ has been recent motivational bedside reading – perhaps I can learn something from another vertically-challenged midlife runner!

Thanks for joining me in this challenge!

After the mArAthon:I promised an update on my ‘run for a boat’ in the recent Wellington Marathon.

I will spare you a blow-by-blow account of the whole event, and contain myself to the following summary:

Weather: wintry, wild, wet and windy Time: 4 hours and 36 minutes (well behind the main pack, but the goal was only to finish, after all!)Emotional spectrum (in roughly chronological order): nervous excitement, buoyancy, confidence, weariness, misery, despair, more misery, dawning hope, vast relief. Gratitude.

If the Dinghy Project benefits at all from this exercise the misery will be more than compensated for, and the gratitude greatly multiplied!

Longsuffering friends and family who have put up with this obsession over recent months may also feel some gratitude that it’s over! And I suspect I need to shift my focus back on the main event...

‘…And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith… (Hebrews 12:1,2)

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Have you checked these out? These are the projects that Anglican Missions is supporting in 2011. Some of these projects are continued on from previous years (the workis ongoing), others are new this year.

PAPuA new guineADinghy and Outboard Motor | Kimbe - Diocese of New Guinea IslandsKerina Evangelists’ College | Bishop Outreach in Remote AreasNewton Theological College | Melanesian Institute

PolynesiALandless People | Anglicare Polynesia | House of SarahWater for All | Mission Support

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for 2011ProJeCts

Left: Shack and children in the Namara Settlement - Part of the Landless People Project

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for 2011 wise As serPents gentle As dovesHow to talk to Mission Partners - by Sophia Sinclair NZCMS

Wise and thoughtful communication is an increasingly important issue for many of today’s Mission Partners. The benefits of modern technology are great, but this virtual world of open communication requires us to be ‘as wise as serpents and as gentle as doves’. Communication with Partners is important in sharing in God’s mission together, the Bible calls Christians to encourage and strengthen one another in their faith (1 Thes. 5:11). Our Partners are hugely encouraged by supporters in New Zealand who regularly share their lives and maintain relationships with overseas workers.

mind your lAnguAgeHere’s your chance to embrace your inner secret agent. When communicating with Mission Partners in sensitive areas choose your words wisely. Replace religious jargon with alternative words and be careful not to criticize the local government nor local religion or traditions. In his article ‘Security and Risk’ Dr Ian Burness advises “It’s wise to keep our language as neutral as possible and never to make political comment”.

However, there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ rule for sending encouraging communication. Some Mission Partners serve in places that are very open to the Gospel, while others work in more sensitive areas requiring a more cautious approach. It’s important that we support Mission Partners in a way that’s sensitive to their context, work and location.

What if I were to tell you that something as simple as an inappropriately worded email could impact someone’s ability to stay on the mission field? In many countries emails are scanned for key words, snail mail is opened, Skype calls are listened to and mobile/landline conversations monitored. The wrong word or phrase can have devastating consequences for Christian workers in sensitive areas. In some cases work visas have been revoked or denied, local believers have been put at risk and ministries compromised.

So how do we support these workers and encourage them to stand strong in the Lord without putting their work at risk?

shAre And shAre AlikeIt’s important that our Mission Partners receive adequate support from home, so don’t overreact to security concerns by sending NO news at all. Do be careful about mentioning anything about evangelism and/or mission (which, in some countries, is punishable by imprisonment and even death). Partners LOVE it when you share your life with them e.g. jobs, family, activities, what is happening locally and nationally. It’s fine to talk about church life and the church in general for most of our Partners’ situations.

if in douBt CheCk it outThe NZCMS Office Staff works closely with Mission Partners to develop guidelines for communication. Each situation is different and we’re always happy to give you advice on specific situations.

emAil ‘footPrint’It’s not just carbon that leaves a footprint! As a rule it’s good to assume that whenever you send something electronically (whether email or Facebook etc.) someone else can see it. THINK before you hit ‘send’ - don’t compromise someone by failing to take the time to mull it over.

it’s A two-wAy street (PuBliCising informAtion from the field)Communication is not just about sending information wisely. Be careful about what you DO with the information you get (i.e. with anything said, printed, or distributed). Only put something on public display (church notice board) with permission from the NZCMS office. Putting info in a church newsletter (or notice board) might even be risky as most end up on the internet. Advertise guest speakers with caution, sometimes using a last name or place of work can be unhelpful. Linking the name of your church and the name of a Mission Partner could be unwise if they work in a sensitive area.

Be challenged to communicate with the mindset Jesus presented, being ‘as wise as serpents and as gentle as doves’. Seek to communicate in wise and encouraging ways.

- Sophia Sinclair NZCMS

2010AnnuAl rePortfor AngliCAn missions

In 2010 stamp sales totalled a record $22,832. Two signi�cant sales were made through a dealer in the UK, and four sets of stamps raised nearly $5,000 at an International auction in Sydney. We are very grateful for the band of volunteers who process the stamps and make them suitable for sale.

STAMPS

Other21.2%

Legacies0.7%

AAW O&O1.4%

Speci�edDonations

5.2%Fundraising

Appeals6.4%

Te Pihopatangao Aotearoa

1.0%

Polynesia0.6%

Dunedin2.7%

Christchurch11.6%

Nelson5.8%

Wellington13.1%

Waiapu8.7%

Waikato9.9%

Auckland11.7%

WHERE DOESTHE MONEY

COME FROM?

In 2010, the Executive O�cer visited the USA (New Wineskins Conference), Brazil (Faith2Share), Papua New Guinea (ACPNG) and the Solomon Islands (ACOM) with the National Director of NZCMS. He also made visits to Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and Australia for the Regional Meetings of St George’s College, and India (APCOD conference, visit mission partners and the Bishop of Delhi).

EO TRAVELSpeci�ed Donations are received for mission work outside the usual operations of AMB.This amounted to $135,257 in 2010.The main recipients were:Papua New Guinea Project Funding ($30,475)NZ Church Missionary Society ($14,158)Polynesia ($54,485)Tanzania ($16,370)

SPECIFIED DONATIONS

The Board continues to grow a database of individuals interested in supporting the work of Anglican Missions directly. The appeal for a Tractor for Dogura raised $27,539.

FUNDRAISING

The Board funds the overseas mission of the Church primarily through pledged giving from individual parishes/rohe. Tikanga contributions reached 97.8% of an increased target. Waikato, Waiapu and Christchurch exceeded last year’s e¦orts and Wellington was again the highest giver in the country.

TIKANGA GIVING

2010ANGLICAN MISSIONS

A much lower level of emergency appeals saw $34,798 raised, compared to $171,657 in 2009. The Board supported and endorsed the appeals initiated by CWS (Christian World Service) after the Haiti Earthquake and Pakistan Floods and a total of $30,213 was raised. The remaining funds received related to the Paci�c Tsunami, Gaza, and Sri Lanka appeals from 2009.

EMERGENCIES

Other5.9%

ChurchSupport

2.7%

Publicity7.8%

Administration9.1%

BoardOversight

1.3%

WHERE DOESTHE MONEY GO?

A SUMMARY OF HOW AMB’S BUDGET IS SPENT

Emergencies4.9%

OtherAllocations

7.7%Te Pihopatanga

o Aotearoa5.5%

Tikanga PakehaMission Council

1.5%

Speci�edDonations

9.9%

Tanzania1.3%

Jerusalem &The Middle East

1.2%

Melanesia0.1%

SOMANZ0.3%

PapuaNew

Guinea10%

Polynesia11.7%

NZCMS45.9%

DIVISION OFTHE TAONGA

GRANTS & ALLOCATIONS

Grants& Allocations

73.2%which are allocated

as follows

OTHERIncluded in the “Other” revenue is an amount of $270,000 being the gain from the sale of the Board’s residential property in Tawa.

2010 2009 2008INCOME $ $ $Auckland 243,397 250,277 243,829Waikato 205,990 202,335 196,037Waiapu 181,870 172,959 164,140Wellington 273,040 281,690 292,528Nelson 119,753 126,331 108,257Christchurch 241,126 237,240 227,077Dunedin 55,134 57,515 60,312Polynesia 12,150 12,000 12,131Te Pihopatanga 20,910 22,802 20,036Total Tikanga Contributions 1,353,370 1,363,149 1,324,347Fundraising 133,667 240,155 75,937Other Income 592,105 404,235 280,648

2,079,142 2,007,539 1,680,932

LESS EXPENSESGrants & Allocations 1,364,167 1,322,064 1,204,305Board Oversight 24,497 37,534 29,815Administration 169,181 186,462 154,471Publicity 146,167 121,903 111,523Church Support 50,521 91,766 82,972Depreciation Expense 21,409 24,202 24,570Other 90,143 95,141 93,459

1,866,085 1,879,072 1,701,115

Net Surplus/(Deficit) 213,057 128,467 (20,183)

2010 2009 2008$ $ $

Current Assets 819,512 580,614 335,441Fixed Assets 480,609 487,411 484,889Other Non- current Assets 314,316 310,371 410,469Current Liabilities (196,330) (173,346) (154,216)Non-current Liabilities 0 0 0Equity 1,418,107 1,205,050 1,076,583

2010 2009 2008$ $ $

Equity at start of year 1,205,050 1,076,583 1,096,766Net Surplus/(Deficit) 213,057 128,467 (20,183)Equity at end of year 1,418,107 1,205,050 1,076,583

32 Mulgrave St, PO Box 12-012, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand ph: 04 473-5172

These Summary Financial Statements were approved for issue on 24 February 2011 for and on behalf of the Board by Rev. Robert Kereopa, Executive Officer.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF MOVEMENT IN EQUITY

SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2010

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Figures are extracted from the audited financial statements. The Anglican Mission Board's full audited financial statements are available from the Board's office at

Figures are extracted from the audited financial statements.

The Anglican Mission Board’s full audited financial statements are available from the Board’s office at 32 Mulgrave St, PO Box 12-012, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand ph: 04 473-5172

These Summary Financial Statements were approved for issue on 24 February 2011 for and on behalf of the Board by Rev. Robert Kereopa, Executive Officer.

summAryfinAnCiAlstAtements

2010

A new joint initiative of Anglican Missions and NZCMSThere are so many new Mission Partners heading out into the field with New Zealand Church Missionary Society (NZCMS). We need your help to support these people’s day to day costs of living in another country on a MISSION. Unite is a way for you to connect with a Mission Partner in the field overseas and support them and the work they are doing.

www.angmissions.org.nz/unite

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