Whats happening team wise in 2006

Teams going out in 2006
Fiji
1.Youth team in May led by Andy Eldred. Waikanae Parish
2Team Vanua Levu in July has some vacancies.
3 Suva . Tawa parish.
4 Fiji : Waikanae Parish
5 Youth team to Suva area

Solomon Islands
Team
from Nativity to Island of Malitia

Vanuatu –
Parish team wanted
Tonga/Samoa
Team from parish of Waikanae.

Singapore and beyond
for clergy and spouses. This mission is in two parts. One is experiencing some dynamic parishes in Singapore and then in pairs traveling with Singapore mission teams into Asia where they have deaneries. If interested contact Gradon at somanz@paradise.net.nz. Led by Rev Hamish Thomson


Teams inward
Christchurch diocese in March 10-24th , SOMA Fiji. Led By Bishop Gabriel and Anna Sharma
SOMA USA – Rev John and Meg Guernsey hosted by various large Anglican parishes in NZ – teaching on the “prayer driven church”. They arrive August 10th

Rev Henry Butu
diocese of Vanuatu. Youth worker. mid year

Latest News

NEW SOMA INTERNATIONAL LEADER ANNOUNCED
Bishop Ben Kwashi was unanimously chosen as the new international leader, replacing Kiwi Rev David Harper . Bishop Ben is a dynamic speaker and passionate about mission. His house was burnt to the ground when attacked by Muslim extremists, his family barely escaped through the back door. He now has an urn of ashes from his burnt house which reminds him that he should have died. He believes he has been given his life back to preach the good news to the world.His family were again attacked by Muslim extremists in March 2006 . Bishop Bens wife Gloria was in intensive care as a result of these senseless attacks.
He takes over leadership in February 2006.