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TWO CHURCH BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Nov 09)
The Winja and Sol Adventist church buildings are under construction. Ground work in Winja started last year and Sol started this year. Timber is ready for both and money is already availbale for concrete. The roofing irons will be donated by the WHUM for both.
Over 2000 trees planted in Warakamb Valley
Over 2000 eucalyptus trees were planted in the Warakamb Valley. The trees donated throught a grant from the office of climate change in Port Moresby was a high light during the convention. Most impressive was the involvement by children and mothers. Before and after the session, a talk on climate change was presented by Mr. Simon Peter. It was received very well. The people of Warakamb and the WAECA executive would like to thank the office of climate change in Port Moresby for the K1000.00 grant and for their trust in us to do a good job. The people in Warakamb have embraced the importance of climate change and the importance of planting trees. We hope to plant more trees in the future. Thank you, office of climate change and carbon trade.
2008 WAECA CConvention held in Winja
The 2008 WAECA convention was held in Winja. The week long convention was held from Dec 28th to Jan 4th. Highlights included the record number of non adventists attending the meetings, tree planting session, seminar presentations, quality preaching by guest speaker and the involvement of village leaders.
2008 WAECA Convention- possible topics to discuss,
1. Good news.
2. health seminars.
3. Visit smaller churches.
4. meeting with village leaders/councillors.
5. Sports
6. Choire
7. Video shows.
8. others.
WAECA Convention starts Dec 28.
Ladies and gentlemen, the WAECA convention starts Sunday Dec 28 to Jan 4th 09. Please make your preparations as per above dates.
Port Moresby Warakamb Elites doing well (Nov. 3rd 08)
This year, a record number of Warakamb people are living in Port Moresby. Most, if not all, are either students or doing something to make a living. Nobody is doing nothing these days. This has been helped by the economic boom that PNG is experiencing now and our two current MPs, Pr. Isaac Jacob and Minister Don Pomb Polye.
Fundraising BBQ (Nov. 3, 08)
There will be a fundraising BBQ at Ela beach this wekend. Please encourage as many people to attend as possible. Arrangements ae now being made for a fund raising dinner as well.
10 Years of WAECA (Oct 2nd 08)
WAECA was first conceived in 1998. It got registered with the PNG IPA in 2001. There have been ups and downs, but thank God, we have survived. This is all because of the blessing of the Lord. Our clergymen, elites and the executives have done a good job in keeping the Association going. We would like to encourage all WAECA elites to be present in Warakamb, especially in Winja in Dec2008/Jan 2009. God bless to all.
Winja, the largest village in Warakamb where the 2008/2009 WAECA convention is to be held.
" It is Enough" (Oct 2nd )
The theme for this years bi enniel convention will be "It is enough". Aready, the banners and printing is being prepared. It has been 10 years since WAECA was first conceived and established, and the theme is a good one too.
WAECA Fund raising Dinner Coming Up. (Oct 2nd 08)
A fund raising dinner is being orgainized for sometimes this month or early next month. Government organisations and corporate bodies will be invited to attend. May the Lord bless and be with the organizers of this event.
Big Delegation to attend WAECA Convention (Oct 2nd O8)
A huge delegation from Morata is expected to attend the WAECA convention in Winja this year. WAECA president, Mr. Simon William says a large group has shown interest and are planning to fly to Mt. Hagen and then travel by road to Warakamb. He has urged all WAECA elites to help in fund raising.
Over 900 Hits in 3 months (3Oth Sep 08)
Since WAECA launched its website in May 2008, there have been over 900 hits in just 3 months. Readers have been encouraging us as well. We thank the Lord for the blessings.
2008 WAECA Convention expected to be largest ever (24th Sept 2008)
The 2008 WAECA convention in Winja is expected to be the largest ever. We will also be celebrating 10 years of WAECA. Lot of WAECA elites are expected to attend, and they are already making preparations with their familes. Other visitirs are also expected to come including a group from Morata.
Rumours of a Health Center in Warakamb (23rd Sept 2008)
There are rumours of a health center to be built in Warakamb. With the PNG economy being flushed with cash, one will not be surprised if that is indeed true. Any one of our two current MPs could be funding it. It is one of our dreams and we will fully appreciate and support.
Winja Community School to get facelift (22nd Sept 2008)
Winja community school is soon expected to get a face lift. The Kandep MP, Mr. Don Polye donated some money to the school to build new buildings. Timber is already being cut and school children are expected to use the buildings next year.
Lai Valley Councillor elections are over. (20th August 08)
The councillor elections for the Warakamb Valley and Lai valley are over. Ten of our councillors have been elected. We hope they will be true representatives of the people. We (WAECA Elites) hope to have a meeting with them to plan and share the vision for the valley.
Mendi Kandep Highway Maintanence (July 08)
Currently, the Mendi kandep Highway is undergoing maintanence. The highway, first constructed in the late 1980s has been under waer and tear. the project will start from Winja and finish at Kandep station.
Dr. Peter Sol into Masters Part one. (July 08)
One of WAECA's senior elites, Dr. Peter Sol has progressed into the masters part one in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G). He passed his diploma last year with flying colours. Being a hard working man and also a man of God, it is not suprising that he has done well. We wish him well during his studies for the first part exams and also in his work.
WAECA Elite goes overseas. (June 08)
One of WAECAs elites, economist Mr. Kolin Kep recently went on an official trip to Singapore. Not many WAECA elites have ventured overseas, and Kolin was blessed to be there. This was not his first time, as he also went a an official trip to China last year. Mr. Kolin Kep is an economist with the PNG treasury. We thank the Lord for the blessings.
WAECA Elite gets promoted. (June 08)
WAECA's treasurer, an accountant with Price Water House Coopers (PWC) has recently been promoted. Mr. Jack Peter, the WAECA treasurer based in Lae was promoted during the recent PWC company restructuring. Jack was a student leader during his high school and university days. While in unitech, he excelled to be in one of the top 5% of his class, enabling him to be sponsored by PWC. We thank the Lord for the blessing. We would like to encourage Jack to continue to work and always remember the Lord and humble himself.
WAECA Profile (June 08)
WAECA Profile (http://www.waeca.com).
Name : Warakamb Adventist Elite & Clergymen’s Association (WAECA inc.)
Idea first conceived in 1997 and organisation formed in 1998. Registered with PNG IPA in 2001. Growing ever since.
Location
The Warakamb Valley, Part of the Kandep District of Enga Province. The Warakamb Valley is sandwiched between Enga Province to the north and Southern Highlands province to the south. Half the people speak Enga language and half speak the Mendi language. The Warakamb SDA Church is part of Western Highlands Union Mission. Very remote, hardly any development. Tribal fighting common. Very difficult area in terms of trouble.
Other wise very fertile. Some people call it Paradise. Has three mountain ranges on sides and crystal clear creeks running through.
Population – About 10 to 12000 people. Only about 1000 Seventh Day Adventists.
Organization
WAECA is an association of the Warakamb Adventist Church members, the pastors both retired and active and laymen (Clergy) and the educated elites students and those employed in formal or private sector.
Constitution in place to help run association. Drafted by the founders.
Functions /Roles of WAECA
1. Main purpose to spread the word of God, plant churches and get people baptized. Others include:
2. Campaign against tribal fighting, laziness, guns and gambling.
3. Health seminars in HIV AIDs, Malaria and other primary health care initiatives
4. Climate change and the environment – To protect our natural environment and advice villagers to plant trees, and cut down less trees.
5. Social get together of families and friends and visitors to the valley
6. Junior school student coaching and share moral values, experiences and tips for success in life.
7. To bring our brains together and help in human and social development for the valley
Bieenial WAECA convention
Held once every two years.
Convention runs for a week.
Activities are mainly spiritual, baptisms, health seminars, law and order campaigns and social activities including sports. Visitors are welcomed. Guest speaker gives bible seminar. Elites give talks on areas of their interest. Multimedia, lap tops and big screens owned by Elites are used. Christian movies are shown on large screens in the night.
Next convention date last week of December 2008
Politics
WAECA is not a political organisation.
WAECA is not for profit.
Does not support any party
Does not support intending political candidate.
Individual members have their own democratic rights to vote.
We are happy to work with any of the current sitting MPs of the area.
Projects Planned
1. Build more church buildings where there is none. Already happening. Need more.
2. Organise laymen to these churches.
3. Build health centre
4. Build water supply
5. Build HIV/AIDS centre
6. Tree planting project and conserve the virgin tropical rain forest
7. Build school and library
Achievements (since launch of WAECA)
# Baptism of dozens of people in the valley, including several village chiefs.
# Less tribal fighting due to aggressive campaign against fighting by WAECA elites.
# Building of several church buildings
# Record number of SDA pastors form the valley, 6 retired and 7 active and 6 laymen.
# Elites already starting to pay some of our laymen , although few problems due to high cost of living.
# Self funded Aid post already built by one of our elites- caring for the sick
# Three semi permanent church buildings already built, one funded by an elite.
# Spreading of goat farming in the Valley by WAECA elites.
# Samples of Pine and gum trees already planted and doing well – preparing for large scale.
# Increasing number of WAECA elites – 5 medical doctors, 3 dentists, 5 nurses, 6 teachers, 2 accountants, 2 lawyers, a geologist, IT specialist, one architect, one draftsman and many more working all over PNG and abroad and several more students in Unis, colleges and high schools. (Quite amazing given the remoteness of the area)
Website – http://www.waeca.com.
Launched – May 2008.
Hits – 770 hits since launched.
Responses – Mentioned in the PNG Union Mission News letter, and Record, the official news letter of the SDA church in the South Pacific. Mentioned that it was the first of its kind in PNG to launch website. We have had responses from US, UK, Australia, PNG, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands. Lot of encouragement.
Purpose - To link up with other like minded SDA churches and individuals/groups in the world.
To promote the work of GOD.
To promote our valley and PNG as a whole.
Acknowledgements/Thank you
1. To the Lord for the blessing and for bringing the good news into the valley
2. To the Western Highlands Union SDA Mission for bringing the good news to the valley.
3. To our clergyman for being on the ground and spreading the word of God
4. To our retired pastors for their hard work during their years of missionary work.
5. To some of our elites for their financial contributions.
6. To the founders of WAECA who worked hard to conceive the idea and make it become a reality.
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WAECA Medical Professionals soon to increase (june 08)
The number of WAECA medical professionals is soon expected to increase. This is quite unprecended for a small area like Warakamb. We already have 5 registered nurses 2 nursing students, 5 medical doctors, including one medical student, 3 dental and maxillo -facial surgery students, one pharmacy student, one physiotherapy assistant and nurse aid. With the increasing number of elites in the medical field, younsters are expected to follow. We thank the Lord for the blessings.
760 Hits in a month! (may 08)
Since the launching of our website, we have had 760 hits in a month. We never expected too many people to visit our site, but thanks to the Lord. Lot of people have also emailed us to encourage us. We had viewers from Solomon Islands, Australia and Papua New Guinea and even the US. Thank you to the viewers for the encouragements.
We also had an article about the web site in the PNGUM news letter and also in Record. You can on the SPD web site.
2008 WAECA Convention (may 08)
It is now official. The 2008 WAECA convention will be held in Winja. The date will be the last week of December. As Winja is probably the biggest village in the Valley. But the number of non adventists is more than the Adventists. It will be interesting to see how many will get baptised this year. The last time was 25. Could be more than that number now.
2006 WAECA Convention (March 08)
The 2006 WAECA convention was a success. It was one of the best convention ever held. We We had most of our laymen, pastors and retire pastors. The gust speaker was pastor Jackie Taipu, District Director of Mendi Seventh Day Adventist Church. We had 25 people baptized, and many more hundreds showed interest to baptize. There were lots of food, water, firewood, and also fun and sports. But most of all, we had the special word of God preached every morning and evening. Lot of choires were also sung.
There was lot of singing during the last convention
25 people got baptised during the 2006 WAECA convention including village elder - Mr. Ungil Erepa.
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