HOW IT ALL BEGAN.

28/08/2011

DEAR READERS'

HOW IT ALL BEGAN.

As it is with most beginnings, Tender Loving Care International began as a concept in the minds of Pastors Peter and Jan Campion, back in 1995.

Peter and Jan Campion, the founders. had a heart felt desire to look after  “His sleep” they kept on inviting people to their own home in, Western Sydney to shere a meal and fellowship on Monday nights.

By 1997 what was a concept had materialized! So a bigger place was required. A public hall became the meeting point.

Most of the people Peter and Jan met, were too poor to feed themselves properly, so they met for a meal  and church each Monday evening. Peter and Jan had over 40 people coming to these meetings, People’s lives were being changed by the power of the gospel of the living God.

By God’s grace, in 2000, an Anglican church allowed Peter and Jan to rent it’s premises on Sunday afternoons for our usual church service and a meal. It wasn't long after this that a young man  came up to them requiring some help. This particular day as Pastor Peter was unloading some equipment from their church van. Things that were going to be use at the afternoon meeting,  a young  man walked up to Pastor Peter and said “I am a Muslim from Iran and I  would like to change my religion, can you help me please?”.

That was the shocker that propelled Tender Loving Care International forward into full blown ministry! “Souls seek not only to be fed physically but they also seek spiritual nourishment” and here we were being propelled into God's service right around the world. We are now not only working in Australia but also, three other nations as well.  By the power of the Internet, we are now serving the Lord in Uganda, Pakistan and also in Iran. Please visit (http://pastorcampion.blogspot.com/) for constant sharing.

The desire to support sprouting churches and also to affiliate with as many other churches as possible in these nations has brought forth seed that has sprouted! and has brought forth a harvest.

WHERE WE ARE NOW.

Pakistan is the first country, where TLC International is starting to make a real difference, by supporting “Glory Evangelic Ministry & Church, this is in Lahore. This church has trebled in size over the last six months. We have also helped many people in Iran. Also quite a large number of Iranians refugees who are now living here in Australia as well. In Uganda we have made it possible for one brother to establish an Internet café. When established this will give him an income to develop a new church in the slums of Kampala. An area of great need.

Please visit our ministry in Pakistan by visiting them at  http://gloryevangelicalministrychurch.org.

The Lord  God led TLC. Int’l  to Africa, Uganda in particular; where TLC. International extends support to Pastor G. Ssango. Visit our photo gallery for some insight into these activities.

As TLC. Ministries Int’l, lives up to its name, of being an international organization, financial facilitation has increasingly become an issue.

As such TLC Int.  needs to generate the financial capacity to facilitate the spiritual and financial activities that we believe God is calling us to.

WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

We believe that the internet is a good tool to tap into the unlimited reservoir of resources that abound in this universe, from; dress stitching ( http://specialoccasiontenderblogspot.blogspot.com ), to internet cafes, to “affiliate marketing” plus donation and appeals.

Our financial wing has a small but very committed team that we hope will be able to raise awareness, of our organization and create a financial resource that will fund us into the future, and facilitate the TLC Int’l. family to meet its financial needs! and to press ahead with vision and its various projects that we believe God is committing us to.

God Bless Us all

Pastor Peter Campion.