Kids Vision WA Co-ordinator

Kids Vision WA is very pleased to announce the appointment of Sue Vawser as our Kids Vision WA Co-ordinator.

Sue has been appointed to co-ordinate quarterly network gatherings, the Kids Vision Scholarship Programme and Childsafe. Sue will also be in regular contact with those of us who lead children's ministries through our churches.

Sue is a member of South Perth Church of Christ, married to Clint and has two children, Tyler and Hannah. Sue's desire is to serve, bless and support all of us. Sue has a warm and engaging personality and we know that you will enjoy getting to know her and you will be blessed through her ministry of encouragement.

Sue will be based at South Perth Church of Christ office. Her hours are 9 - 12 Thursday mornings during term time.

Scholarships

Congratulations to:
• Janine Rule from Encounter Church
• Amy Fletcher & Jessica Gorman from South Perth Church of Christ
• Sharon Mosby from Kalgoorlie Church of Christ
• Alethea Ashby from Baldivis Church

These people have just received a Scholarship under the Kids Vision Network

Kids Vision "Here to Help!"

Kids Vision Country Link Team

Kerry Cross is our Country Link Team Leader for the South-West region. Kerry is going to give us a pic of herself soon - but in the meantime, we'd love you to get to know Kerry! If you are involved in kids ministry in the south-west, Kerry is a great person to contact for a chat or for kids ministry info.

For the past 5 years, Kerry has lived in Busselton with her husband, Graeme and children, Natasha(12), Ben (10) and Anna (7). Paraburdoo, Geraldton, Carnamah, Kulin and Lake Grace have all been called home in the past 22 years.

Apart from managing the day to day functions of an active family, Kerry heads up KIDZONE, the children’s ministry of Cornerstone Church of Christ and teaches at Cornerstone Christian College. Kerry loves taking ballet lessons and aerobics classes. She is an avid reader, being part of a book club and also loves running the ‘Desperate Staff Wives’ prayer group. Her ‘Life Group’ helps keep her connected with her church family as Sunday mornings are usually spent out with the children.

Kerry’s greatest desires are to see her own children and those in the church family grow in Christ-likeness : to be on their guard; stand firm in the faith; be people of courage; be strong and do everything in love. (1 Cor 16:13) She sees reading the scriptures and prayer, particularly praise, confession, repentance and forgiveness as great weapons given by the Lord for the spiritual battle.

Kids Vision Country Link Team

We recognise that the needs and challenges of ministering to kids in country areas are unique. Kids Vision is committed to helping churches in country areas as much as we can ... and so we are pleased to introduce kids ministry leaders from two of our churches who are prepared to offer help and support. Sheryl O'Sullivan is available to churches in the northern region and Kerry Cross is happy to help churches in the south-west.

Our Country Link Team is committed to helping communicate information and resources.

In this blog, we would love you to meet Sheryl O'Sullivan from Northam ...

Sheryl is the Children’s Ministry Team Leader at Northam Church of Christ. As well as overseeing the Sunday morning children’s programs, she runs a playgroup, teaches SRE and supports the Salvos in the after school and holiday programs. She enjoys writing her own programs for children. Sheryl is excited about the future direction of the local church as they prepare to run new programs for children and parents in the new Bridgeley Community Centre. Sheryl has a heart for equipping other children’s leaders and being able to support and resource them. She is the Kids Vision contact for the northern and eastern country churches. Her motto? Loving Him by loving His kids.

Meet the Kids Vision WA Team

Tania Watson is on the pastoral team of South Perth Church of Christ. Tania’s passion is to be an advocate for children and for those who work with them in our churches. Her desire is to see children’s ministry incorporated and integrated deeply into the life of faith communities so that children’s faith in Jesus Christ is affirmed and nurtured at every stage of their development.



Julie Newcombe is the Children’s Pastor at Warnbro Community Church. Julie loves working with children of all ages, whether it is in Toddler Jam, Sunday Kids Church, Junior Youth Groups, Kids Camps or local primary schools. A high priority for Julie is building effective teams and reaching children through relationships.





Danny Marwick is the Children's Pastor at The Baldivis Church. On Tuesday mornings you will find Danny playing in the sandpit with the playgroup kids ( he has become an expert at sandcastles). He also enjoys meeting kids at the local primary school under the Kids Hope mentoring banner. School breakfasts are another time where Danny works with other volunteers from the church. What Danny enjoys the most in his week is worshiping with all the kids in Kids Church - jumping around,and singing praises to God and hearing about what God is doing in their lives.