7/6/24 Update:

30+ Disaster Relief Australia workers now staying at One Life Hope Shop. We're still making meals for these wonderful guests from all over Australia and delivering lunches to residents who are still cleaning their houses.

A huge thanks to Queenstown, Byron Bay and Wollongong YWAM teams, Sophia from Byron, Krystle from Yamba, The crew from Mayfield Baptist Church, Ps Tony Meston (The Collective Church, Lismore), Stewart Beveridge and Daniel Stephens (Samaritans Purse) and Tommy ? and Joel ABell (Convoy of Hope).

A huge thank you to Ps John Hunt (ACCI) and NSW ACC Vice President, Darren Bonnell, for your amazing financial support and encouragement.

Finally to our One Life Family who gone over and beyond: Tracey Cooper and the kitchen crew, Samuel Richardson (14 days in the mud), Mark Hingston, Aime Csikos, Sam Paul, Glen Chatham, Paul Saundercock, Hamed Zamani (gutting houses, supporting operations at church) and Kellie and Geoff Harrison hosting DRA and managing our venue so wonderfully. I am sure I have missed lots of people. Sorry.

Blesss you all.

Ps John and Ps Mary-Ann Parer

One ife Church Taree

(and on behalf of the Taree Mininsters' Association)

Hi my name is John Parer, my wife, Mary-Ann, and I have been the Pastors of One Life Church and Hope Shop Community Centre Taree for over 10 years. Before this I was the community pastor at Hope Shop in Port Macquarie from 2009 to 2015.

I have been an active member of the Taree Ministers' Association for over 10 years and will invite other active ministers to help distribute the funds we raise from this campaign.

Over the last six years locals in the Manning Valley have supported each other through the horrific 2019 fires, Covid and the 2021 major flood. In 2019 a local church was the base for Samaritans Purse who rallied volunteers, from the community, to help (with cleaning, fencing and pastoral care) farmers and residents who had lost their homes in fires.

In 2021 teams of people from a variety of churches, and other organisations, spent weeks supporting broken hearted people with cleaning-up after that devasting flood.

The 2025 flood is worse!

The Manning Valley has over 1000 people in church communities who will be eager to help our locals clean-up. We'd love to have finance to provide food, clothing, goods and vouchers to distribute as soon the waters retreat. We are already giving away items from our op shop.

Direct Deposit into One Life Church Taree and One Life Hope ShopAccount

BSB 932000 AC: 100476364

ABN: 79442546013

Please contact John Parer for more information: 0405009003