Skip to main content

Who inspires you? Wherever we are, whatever stage of life we’re in, we can impact the lives of people around us. Let me introduce two wonderful people from our Wesley Mission family who inspire me – they have incredible stories to share.

The first is Sophia, who attends our Wesley CityHeart congregation with her family. Earlier this year, Sophia entered the 13th Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition for primary school students in the Manly electorate. The topic was, ‘If I were Premier for a day, I would…’ As a member of CityHeart, Sophia had heard all about gambling harm caused by poker machines and about Wesley Mission’s emerging advocacy campaign to reduce that harm. Fired up by her own faith and this new knowledge, Sophia’s speech was titled, ‘If I were Premier for a day…I would ban all pokies.’

Sophia is a very smart and articulate young woman. She was a finalist and finished as runner-up in the competition, giving her speech in NSW Parliament House in person in September. Then Sophia kindly recorded her speech for us to be used for our ‘Put Pokies in Their Place’ gambling reform election platform, which we launched the week before last in the Jubilee Room, again at NSW Parliament House. It was the highlight of our launch, generating spontaneous applause from everyone, including Members of Parliament, bishops, media, and dignitaries. I reckon you should watch it. It’s three minutes that will inspire:

The second voice I want to introduce is that of Mick. Like Sophia, Mick is a member of our Sunday CityHeart congregation, he also serves at CityHeart mid-week and at Wesley Connect as a volunteer. With a deep and earthy faith, Mick is a frequent and much-loved presence in and around the Wesley Centre. He has been a part of Wesley Mission for around seven years, first engaging with us as a resident at our Wesley Edward Eagar Centre crisis accommodation centre in Surry Hills. Mick has his own place now.

Along with four other members of our congregations, Mick recorded some of his story as part of our MOVE vision series. We showed Mick’s story last week at our combined celebration. Like Sophia’s video, it generated spontaneous and heartfelt applause. Hearing Mick’s story, I am blown away by his courage and resilience and by God’s amazing grace. It’s a bit longer than Sophia’s video – but it’s worth every moment you invest in watching it:

Mick was also honoured on Saturday night, taking out 2022 Volunteer of the Year at our Volunteer Celebration Dinner. Mick received two awards on the night for his service to others as part of the Wesley Connect team, providing care to people who are vulnerable and living on the margins. It was a magical night and an opportunity to celebrate all our amazing volunteers.

If you enjoyed Mick’s story, there are four more amazing stories from members of our congregations from the same series.

I hope that you, too, are inspired by the voices of Sophia and Mick. There are so many great stories and wonderful and wise voices across the breadth of Wesley Mission, and it’s a privilege to share just two of them with you.

Every blessing,

Rev Stu Cameron
CEO and Superintendent, Wesley Mission

9 Comments

  • Very good blog post.Thanks Again. Cool.

  • linkinlove says:

    Very neat blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Much obliged.

  • That is a really good tip especially to those fresh to the blogosphere. Simple but very precise infoÖ Many thanks for sharing this one. A must read post!

  • adult porn says:

    your useful info. Thanks for the post. I will certainly return.

  • porn fans says:

    A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write more on this issue, it may not be a taboo matter but generally people don’t speak about such issues. To the next! Best wishes!!

  • check says:

    There’s certainly a lot to learn about this topic. I really like all of the points you made.

  • I’ll immediately take hold of your rss feed as I can’t find your email subscription hyperlink or newsletter service.Do you have any? Kindly allow me realize so that I may subscribe.Thanks.

  • jaket hoodie says:

    Good information. Lucky me I came across your blog by chance (stumbleupon). I’ve book-marked it for later!

  • Hi, I do believe this is an excellent blog. I stumbledupon it 😉 I’m going to come back once again since i have saved as a favorite it. Money and freedom is the best way to change, may you be rich and continue to guide other people.

Leave a Reply

Close Menu

You can find out more about Wesley Mission and the ministry and community services we offer here.