ORBUS Newsletter – April 2014

ORBUS Newsletter – April 2014

Orbus Newsletter APRIL 2014 (Click to Access)

Attached the latest Orbus newsletter with an update on things at the Orbus Centre in Malawi.

Additionally we are pleased to announce the beginning of a new chapter in the Orbus ministry. Having started in 2007, with a focus on Malawi, the ministry has now expanded a little with the registration of a new entity and the start of a new project in Australia. Orbus Ministries Australia Inc. (OMA) was incorporated in Australia in February 2014 with a five person board. The objective of OMA includes continuing to support, encourage and hopefully expand the Orbus Centre in Malawi, in partnership with the CCAP Blantyre Synod and other partners, and we additionally hope to be used by God to establish and support new practical ministries in Australia and even elsewhere as God leads.

Late 2013 saw the beginning of a new trial project in Melbourne. In joint venture with The Babes Project, a Melbourne based organization helping women facing crisis pregnancy situations, Orbus have opened “Orbus House,” to support women in crisis pregnancy, caring for the women and their babies. This is a residential program, and is being managed by The Babes Project, with OMA providing the house, and with a PCV congregation in the area providing lots of local support. If there are other PCV congregations potentially interested in setting up similar type homes please feel free to make contact.

Donations that were made for the work in Malawi have not been used for the new project, which has been started with entirely new and specific donor funds.

Donations for both the Orbus Centre in Malawi as well as the new Orbus House project in Australia can continue to be made through South Yarra Presbyterian Church or alternatively can be made as follows:

 

Bank: Bank of Melbourne

A/C Name: Orbus Ministries Australia Inc

BSB : 333 038

A/C #: 553 913 774

 

The contact details remain the same with the email being admin@orbusafrica.org