Local Missions
Eastgate Compassion Community Services
Caring for our community by providing help and assistance in practical ways is a very high priority at Eastgate Church.
We provide meals for those who are sick, have been in hospital or have had a baby as well as help in the area of house cleaning and garden maintenance.
If you need help or know of someone that does, please call us.
Teen Challenge
Eastgate Church supportsTeen Challenge.
Teen Challenge Western Australia was established in 1985. It is the mission of Teen Challenge to provide youth, adults and children an effective and comprehensive faith-based solution to drug and alcohol addiction as well as other life-controlling problems. Teen Challenge is committed to enabling and equipping those we serve to find freedom from addictive behavior, to become socially and emotionally healthy, physically well and spiritually alive. Teen Challenge reaches out to people from all backgrounds.
Teen Challenge is a benevolent organization that relies mainly on the generous donations, funding and volunteer efforts of both individuals and organizations, throughout our communities in order to offer its services at a minimal cost to the individual.
The Teen Challenge residential program continues to be one of the largest and most effective substance abuse recovery and prevention programs of its kind.
For more information please vist: www.teenchallengewa.org.au
International Missions
Supporting international missions is another high priority for Eastgate Church, reaching out to those in need across the globe and fulfilling the Great Commission. Please find below details of two missions we support.
MAHALIR ARAN TRUST
In 1990 the Lord gave a young woman a vision to build a women's refuge and home for abandoned children.
Mercy Abraham's vision was realized in 1992 and MAHALIR ARAN TRUST was founded. The name, meaning Women's Fortress in Tamil, was given by the Lord from Psalm 18:2. THE LORD IS MY FORTRESS AND MY DELIVERER.
Mercy and her husband Vincenzo Imondi now oversee the work at Mahalir Aran Trust together. They have an 8 year old daughter named Persis.
Where are we?
Situated on 35 acres in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, South India. We have been blessed with a picturesque, tranquil setting which is truly a place of refuge.
Who lives here?
30 women and about 70 children. All have a tragic story to tell. The women are shunned by their family and a society who consider women to be second class and disposable. They are destitute with no means of earning an income. Some are widows who have been thrown out by their families because they cannot support them any longer. Others are sick, and cannot work to pay for medical treatment. The children are orphans and many have never been to school. One girl was sold into prostitution at 9 years of age, and came to us a few years ago in very poor health.
What we provide
A future and a hope through:
- Food, shelter, safety and emotional support.
- Inner healing through Jesus Christ.
- A higher standard of living through education and training.
Our facilities
- Training Centre
- A one year training program which includes tailoring, knitting, jewelry making, various handicrafts and card making. These products are sold internationally to earn an income to support the Trust.
- Women's Hostel
- Accommodation for 30 women.
- Childrens' Hostel
- Accommodation for 100 children.
- Baby Cradle House
- Accommodation for 25 unwanted female babies saved from infanticide.
- Kitchen and Dining Facilities
- Agricultural
- Rice, vegetables, peanuts, mangoes, cashew nuts, corn and cow fodder.
- Dairy Farm
- 17 cows and calves.
- Production Centre
- Employing graduates from the training centre and local villages.
- Chapel
- Built to praise and worship our Lord.
- Guest Rooms
- Volunteers who come to teach new skills and share Jesus are always welcome.
Programmes
- Female Infanticide Prevention
- Education
- Children go to school and adults taught to read and write as necessary.
- Educational sponsorship
- This is provided to local village children with academic ability for higher education.
- Family Sponsorship
- This enables parents to keep their babies at home to prevent infanticide.
Plans for the future
- Hospital/medical centre/church/conference/accomodation building for local community.
- Increase the scope of the Boys Hostel.
- Carpentry Centre for training and fundraising purposes.
Our ultimate goal is to be self funding and to reproduce MAHALIR ARAN TRUST in many places throughout India.
Donations for M.A.T can be given through Eastgate Church, where M.A.T will receive 100% of the donation.
Eastgate Church
Mt. Helena
P.O. Box 431
Mundaring W.A. 6073
Telephone: +61 8 9295 0393
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Our Address:
Devar Outhu Pallam
Balajangamanhalli (PO)
Nallampalli
DHARMAPURI 636807
Tamil Nadu. India
Telephone: +91 (0) 4342571804
Mobile: +91 (0) 9443260169
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BRIDGES FOR PEACE
Bridges for Peace is a Christian charitable organisation headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. Since 1977, they have been working to build Christian-Jewish understanding and support for the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. This is done through many different aid projects, and by disseminating information about Israel and teaching Christians about the Hebraic roots of Christianity.
