Australia REACH interns connect with youth in church and public school

REACH interns Anna Woolf and Anna Grover are spending the summer “down under” in the city of Melbourne, Australia, with CMF team member Abby Weller. Abby’s ministry is centered in the hyper-diverse, low-socio-economic suburb of Dandenong, where she works with young people in her partner church’s youth group and in the local public school. Here’s an update from Anna Woolf about their first week in Australia:

This week I have been blessed with the opportunity to dive deeper into the culture of Dandenong and begin building relationships with the people in this great city. Abby, our missionary host, is introducing us to what the Lord is doing here through her ministry.

My teammate Anna Grover and I have assisted at the Dandenong Baptist Church with the playgroup, Friendship Café and the Friday youth group. On Thursday we met the young people in Abby’s after-school group at Dandenong West Public School. Each area of ministry allows us to develop relationships with students, children, parents and volunteers within the church.

We also got to be a part of an exciting event with the high school youth group: introducing a new group name! They will now be known as NEXUS.

I am so excited to continue in my ministry and see what God is going to do through us while Anna and I are here in Australia!