Two new families with children have recently started to attend Covenant B-P Church in Perth, Western Australia. Also, several new overseas university students have begun to attend church and Youth Fellowship. Attendance at church services is now regularly over 100 people.

Covenant B-P Church Sunday School

Since the beginning of this year, the Covenant B-P’s Sunday School has consisted of four classes, Pre-Primary, Primary, Middler and Junior. In September 2011 we anticipate starting the Toddlers class, as we look forward to having more children joining the Sunday School. We thank God for the 20 children who are presently attending Sunday School every week. Occasionally we have 2 or more children who visit and attend the classes. We thank God for the Sunday School teachers, for their faithful service to the Lord in teaching God’s Word to the children. We thank God for providing the excellent Sunday School curriculum. It is our prayer that the Sunday School children will “grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” (II Pet. 3:18).

Junior Fellowship, Covenant B-P Church

The Junior Fellowship caters to the spiritual needs of children 5 – 12 years old. Under the guidance of the leaders, the 14 children themselves play an important role in the running of the meetings as they lead in singing, pray, collect offering, etc. In the Bible lessons, various speakers have recently taught the children about regeneration, repentance, atonement, justification, sanctification and glorification. The juniors are studying the Catechism for Children, memorizing the answers to the catechism questions, and learning to apply the answers to their lives. They have started learning about the Ten Commandments. Other topics that the juniors have enjoyed are missionary biographies, such as the lives of Hudson Taylor and Amy Carmichael. For activities, they usually do crafts, and sometimes Bible quizzes, and games.

Special Speaker at Covenant Bible Institute

Recently Dr. Kevin Backus came to visit us in Perth. Dr. Backus spoke at the Covenant Bible Institute evening class on Nouthetic Counseling. This was very interesting, and the members of the congregation learned what true biblical counseling is. Dr. Backus also told us about the ministry of Rev. and Mrs. Khawl Ro Kim in Myanmar. The congregation of Covenant B-P Church supports this ministry in Myanmar through their prayers and gifts. Lord willing, some members of the congregation will go to Myanmar to help teach the Word of God.  — Rev. and Mrs. Ed Paauwe