WA and NT Area Coordinator

The purpose statement of ‘no mum alone’ has been making me think lately. My vision for our MOPS groups in WA and the NT is that we would do our part in making that a reality; that no mum would face the isolation and loneliness of the early days of motherhood without the support and wisdom found in a MOPS group.  My vision is also that no MOPS team has to do MOPS alone but with the help of field staff and sister MOPS groups.

It has been wonderful to welcome Sara David from Riverton MOPS on to the team as a Regional Coordinator responsible for the South Eastern suburbs of Perth. As a team of field staff we are now praying fortnightly (via skype) that God would grow MOPS in WA and the NT and for the prayer needs of our MOPS groups. We believe that God will direct us to churches to approach to start MOPS groups and we hope to encourage our current MOPS groups with prayer support.

Our aim is that our current groups would grow in connection with each other. We are planning a Regional Training Day on April 9 and our state conference on the 28/29 October; we would love to see as many team leaders as possible at these events to learn from each other and to support each other in making a difference in our communities. For those country groups not able to travel to training days we will be putting together an RTD in a box for them to complete at a team retreat.

I would also like to introduce a ‘sister’ MOPS group partnership between groups in our states; where we link groups so that they can pray for each other, send emails and encouraging notes to each other and get to know each other more so that when they meet at RTD’s or conference there is greater fellowship between groups and a greater understanding that we face common battles and can really be a help and support to each other.

Ultimately it is my heart’s desire that we reach out to as many mums as possible with the message that God loves them and see families and communities changed for the better.

Cherie Macchiusi