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White Lives in a Black Community: The lives of Jim Page and Rebecca Forbes in the Adnyamathanha communityTracy SpencerVolume Three Appendices:Creative Life WritingSection Three: Contact ZoneMessage from Mr Page.Dear Prayer Partners,-Couplings are insignificant things when lying by the rail track, yet what an importantrole they play when in their proper place. By the Grace of God I want this article to be acoupling to link you onto a great need that your prayer support may be assured, that yourshare in this responsibility may be revealed.Quorn stands as a gateway to the north and to the west, and every missionary passingthrough from the eastern States must pass through Quorn. It has been my greatest joy andprivilege to spend a few days at the Colebrook Children’s Home. It was both aninspiration and a revelation to be in that Home and to see the evident results of the sisters’labours of love to win these souls for the Master. The matron’s motto, “Every child forJesus,” seems already realised.Truly Jesus Christ is a living bright reality to many of these little ones. I was present attheir C. E. meeting, and each one gave their response. Mona, aged three years, quiteunasked stands up and sings, “Hallelujah to the Lamb who died on Mount Calvary.” Trulyout of the mouths of babes hast Thou erfected Praise. Matron Hyde then responded forbaby Stephen. (Tales concerning the baby are prohibited; only good ones leak out of theHome.)It is beautiful to see these children in the happy lot made happy only by theconstraining love of Christ, which radiates through the sisters to them.The needs of that Home are many and varied; it is totally inadequate for its presentrequirements. Go into the kitchen, and you will realise that the sister needs much kitchengrace. The range has only a limited range, and ends where it ought to begin. Pots shouldbe near the fire, but many are out in the cold.Bath accommodation is another serious problem, and accomplished with muchdifficulty. However, the trial of faith which worketh patience might be good for the sisters,but I’m sure they have reached the stage for graduation out of the trials of bath night.The house itself is held up by the Grace of God (which cannot fail, we know!).However, the ants are still busy, and the great need is at least new sleepingaccommodation for staff and children.Link yourself onto this coupling by prayer that the needs of this Home may be met tothe Glory of God. Many little lives are growing up without the sanctifying influence ofsuch a home to mould their adolescent years. In native camp, outback towns, on Godlessstations they roam. Where? Think for a moment of maybe your own tender child growingup without kind, tender parental restraint.It’s not somebody else’s responsibility, it’s ours as a solemn charge from the Saviour tocare for and feed these little lambs. What wilt Thou have me to do?It has been the choice of God to entrust me with the deputation work throughout S.A.I’m but a channel or a coupling to link souls onto the needs of the dark people of76