A NAIDOC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ministries (ATSIM) regional created a safe space for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to fellowship, worship and celebrate First Nations peoples in Cairns (Queensland) on Sabbath, July 6.
The regional was led by Daniel Gela and a team of ATSIM representatives from the area. Australian Union Conference (AUC) ATSIM director Pastor Darren Garlett preached on the theme “God is the source that keeps the fire burning”.
“With a Sabbath of intergenerational worship, special items, yarning and sharing, it was a special spiritual experience for all who attended,” said Pastor Garlett.
Participants came from Torres Strait Islands, Townsville, Atherton Tablelands, Mareeba, Kuranda and Cairns.
According to Pastor Garlett, special moments included “uplifting our elders in prayer, hearing from our young people through testimony and song, and not forgetting a huge potluck lunch with the guitar and singing in the background,” he said.
