A message from Jeremy Rensford, chair of the Shepparton Ministers’ Association
I OFTEN mention here the unity that is growing and strengthening across Greater Shepparton. For us to conquer many of the challenges facing our city, it will take a concerted effort of a like-minded community dropping our differences and working together for the greater good.
The Shepparton Foodshare is a wonderful recent example of how this could and should work. Back in 2011, many different community organisations stopped trying to source food alone and formed a collaborative that made accessing food easier and more affordable for all. Hungry Greater Shepparton citizens were, and continue to be, the winners, and the collab has gone from strength to strength since then. (On that note, the new building project in Mooroopna is coming along swimmingly).
I’m intrigued at what further opportunities to join together exist. Earlier this month local Christians from across many different churches joined together to pray for further unity in our city. In fact, this was the main thrust of our prayers for ten straight days. The commitment to this is real – approximately 20 local Christian churches have agreed to work together for the betterment of our local people.
As we emerged from these 10 days of prayer, I was immediately informed of a new collaboration – unbeknownst to me “Shepparton Streamline Supports Services” is a brand-new gathering of many different agencies who have started truly working together to ensure locals in need can get the very best care together. They are to be congratulated. Another answer to prayer!
Blessings,
Jeremy
