Awardwinning Op Shop

Lazio Crescentini ADRA NSW Regional Manager

The annual Lake Mac Awards night for the Lake Macquarie City Council was held on Saturday, March 11. Many outstanding individuals and groups took home awards including the ADRA Op Shop Morisset. The Op Shop won the Lake Mac Community Group of the Year award due to its incredible service to its community.

An indomitable group of volunteers led by manager Dr Paul Rankin put an unbelievable amount of volunteer hours into receiving, cleaning, repairing, recycling, organising and selling. The Op Shop is a project of the Hillview SDA Church in partnership with the NNSW Conference and ADRA Australia.

Surplus funds from this Op Shop go toward a low-cost counselling centre, assisting flood victims in NNSW, local school scholarships and several other projects to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the local and wider district.

If you have some spare hours and would like to be a part of this incredible outreach project, please contact the Op Shop which is open Sunday through Wednesday.

Pastor Atcheson describes God’s call in His life as undeniable. He adds that “responding to pastoral ministry is the only way I’ve had peace and contentment in my work and service. God has never let us down, and no matter the joys and challenges we face, He always provides. He is always faithful and we feel so blessed to be sharing in His work at this time in Earth’s history.”