
I’m one – become one!
December 9, 2020Volunteering fulfils a calling and is deeply satisfying There is a common misconception that a leader is someone who is outgoing, loud, charming, comm...

Explosion of schools on camp
December 9, 2020When and where God moves, is faithfully where we as followers of Christ need to be present and serving. And that is exactly what we have seen in SU’s ...

Summer Missions
December 9, 2020What does Augusta Turner Family Festival mean to you? In a caravan park where good times, family and friends reign, it’s easy for holiday makers to fe...

Spring Camps report
December 9, 20202020 consisted of Sports United and Kids in the Kitchen catered to primary students, Junior AmUC exposed high school students to local missions, Break...

Why are Summer Camps so well-liked?
December 9, 2020For Suzie Bell, aged 21, it’s always been about relationships and Jesus on Glen Echo 3. Having been on over 17 camps now as a leader, some things neve...

YA Ningaloo buzz
December 9, 2020There has been quite a buzz around SU over the last months with the announcement of our first ever Young Adults Ningaloo camp in November 2020. The ex...

Internships – a lot can happen in a year!
December 9, 2020ONE YEAR… • Of telling young people about God’s love through being involved with school and holiday camps, schools ministries, and community missions ...

God is with us!
December 9, 2020“Time-Out” is a new program which was created as an in-school club option for the high school students at Emmanuel Christian Community School. Through...

Short-term mission with a twist
December 9, 2020Connect groups, Cells groups, Small groups – whatever the name your Christian environment calls them, we know what they are. Clusters of around ...

From the director
December 9, 2020Looking over the articles in this SU News fills me with genuine excitement and gratitude to God. In a year that has been deeply challenging for our wo...

LEAD Summer and Junior LEAD camps
December 9, 2020LEAD Summer is almost here!! Last year we had over 40 young adults head to Busselton to learn more about how to live a life of faith and be Godly lead...

Something Quite Special
September 11, 2020Jesus had a marked influence on those around him. He spoke and lived a winning formula – unity with his father, close relationship with his inner circ...

Holiday Camps Challenges & Moments!
September 11, 2020In the last 12 months, real challenges and incredibly lifechanging moments were experienced in the lives of young people on Holiday Camps. Summer Camp...

Camp Geo
September 11, 2020Camp Geographe has been in the hands of SUWA for 51 years. 20 years ago, it was staffed for only 10 hours a week; these days we run on 44 staff hours ...

Camping with the Schools
September 11, 2020‘At the beginning of camp, we received a phone call from a parent saying that her child was begging them to turn the car around. Before they arrived a...

Minties, Mentees and Mentors
September 11, 2020In the latter half of 2019, we had some schools reach out to us to enquire about our Mentoring ministry, and our Chic and Blokes programs, on top of t...

REEL Change
September 11, 2020In late 2019 we piloted REEL Change in select schools which provided valuable feedback for rolling out the program more fully in 2020. Armed with 6 ne...

In Amongst the People
September 11, 2020We kicked off 2020 with our 8 Summer Missions teams, bringing around 340 enthusiastic volunteers and their families together in mission to share the g...

Ministry Catalyst
September 11, 2020“Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness…” (Matthew 6:33) God’s word above has been key for our staff team, keeping us looking to him thro...

People and Leadership Development (PaLD)
September 11, 2020As we look back on the last year we can give thanks to God for the work of El Holmes and other staff in the PaLD space. During the last year 126 parti...

Providence for the Future
September 11, 2020The ministry of SU WA has been impacting and changing lives since 1947 and, in the 70+ years since, countless number of you have journeyed with us as ...

From the Director
September 11, 2020Ethan was desperate to attend camp. After missing out in January and then again with the ‘COVID cancellations’ of April, he and his Mum were determine...

Rollercoaster
September 11, 2020Wow, what a year we’ve just had! From normality to the pandemic to phase 5, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for individuals, families, churche...

Long Road With an End in Sight
September 11, 2020The journey towards a national SU in Australia has been a long and winding road, and it looked like the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impacts, might make...

Message From the Chair
September 11, 2020On behalf of the SUWA Board, I will start by thanking the amazing staff team that we have at SUWA. The way they were able to adapt to keep the ministr...

Have a great summer!
January 1, 2020Whatever you and your family are up to this summer, we hope you have an enjoyable and safe time where you are blessed by God and His good grace.

The Life Behind School Camping Reflections from intern-turned-fieldworker John Francis
December 8, 2019School Camping has seen an incredible time of growth and abundance with a tripling of ministry over the last three years. This outstanding flourishing...

School Chaplaincy Q&A with Melina
December 8, 2019Tell us about your family…Married to Darryn for 26 years with two married children, Talitha married to Patrick and Levi married to Katie. You have bee...

Leavers Ningaloo 2019
December 8, 2019Leavers Ningaloo is proving to be the best way to spend the end of 12 years of school. Year after year over 100 school leavers join the migration up t...

A Note From the Director
December 8, 2019It’s a huge time in our SU movement. Not least, we are fast approaching the time for celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus – such a pivotal and exci...