Vincent Mathieson
Many years ago a lost drunk (with a bottle of meth in his hip pocket)
came to Pastor Brewster at Mareeba Community Church and asked to be taken to the Aboriginal
Reserve (and the pastor did). Now, years later Aboriginal elder, Vincent Mathieson tells the
follow on of that - his story.
What God Can Do!
"At the end of 1979 the Lord showed Himself to me (just like the picture on the kitchen wall). He called out to me "Come". I was shaking. For days I kept hearing that voice calling me "Come". I was afraid. I told my wife "Jesus is calling me". My Christian wife, Pam, told her brother. Tom said "Tell him, if he means it to come with you to our Bible Study".
Vincent Mathieson
There Pastor Phil talked with me and I prayed for forgiveness. Then Pastor
prayed for me. I felt as if a heavy load was lifted from me. I felt light. I now had God in my
life. I did a real turn around.
"God could, and did change my life! What a change! Since then I've stuck to my God and He to me! The journey hasn't always been easy. A couple of years ago when my wife was so sick it was tough. I became her carer until the Lord called her home. But through it all God has helped and kept me.
I've been one of the Aboriginal elders at Mareeba Community Church for years and on the Board of the Aboriginal and Islander Christian Fellowship since it began.
Vincent Mathieson
Over the years I've been involved in Sunday School, Youth Programmes, open air meetings, Prison
Chaplaincy, Gospel Outreach trips, bus driver, guitarist, singer, and shared in leadership in
the church programme when we didn't have a Pastor. But in these last months God has been
stirring me, and calling me to walk a new road - to be more involved in pastoring ministry.
In February 2008 I began a Certificate III of Theology to be followed by a 2 year Diploma of Theology at Wontulp~Bi~Bunya College for Aboriginal Christians at Cairns. This will be so different from stock work, railway, council and main roads work!
Vincent Mathieson
We do live-in study modules in Cairns to begin each term, then come home to complete our
home studies and work with the ocal church.
I'm trying to learn to use the computer and do many new things. Please pray for me that God's Spirit will help me in my understanding.
Vincent
"At the end of 1979 the Lord showed Himself to me (just like the picture on the kitchen wall). He called out to me "Come". I was shaking. For days I kept hearing that voice calling me "Come". I was afraid. I told my wife "Jesus is calling me". My Christian wife, Pam, told her brother. Tom said "Tell him, if he means it to come with you to our Bible Study".
Vincent Mathieson
"God could, and did change my life! What a change! Since then I've stuck to my God and He to me! The journey hasn't always been easy. A couple of years ago when my wife was so sick it was tough. I became her carer until the Lord called her home. But through it all God has helped and kept me.
I've been one of the Aboriginal elders at Mareeba Community Church for years and on the Board of the Aboriginal and Islander Christian Fellowship since it began.
Vincent Mathieson
In February 2008 I began a Certificate III of Theology to be followed by a 2 year Diploma of Theology at Wontulp~Bi~Bunya College for Aboriginal Christians at Cairns. This will be so different from stock work, railway, council and main roads work!
Vincent Mathieson
I'm trying to learn to use the computer and do many new things. Please pray for me that God's Spirit will help me in my understanding.
Vincent