Anne and Fred Humphreys are retired farmers from the Nth Coast of NSW who have made themselves available to the church to help with the drought. Taking up a call to help in the Finley area (see location map below) they shifted down south. Over the last 18 months they have gone out daily to visit farmers in the surrounding area. Choosing a road each day they would call in on each property to see how people were getting on. They also carried vouchers and food hampers, as well as contact details for other services that might be able to help.
The impact of this ministry in the area has been enormous and many people have enjoyed the opportunity to just sit and talk with people who understand what it is like. Others have really benefited from the support that the Humphreys brought.
The impact of this ministry in the area has been enormous and many people have enjoyed the opportunity to just sit and talk with people who understand what it is like. Others have really benefited from the support that the Humphreys brought.As a testament to enormous benefit of this work over 50 people gathered at Finley church last Thursday night to say thanks and farewell the Humphreys. It was a terrific time of thanksgiving tinged with a sadness that this gifted and caring couple will no longer be working in this area. However, we all look forward to seeing the next adventure that God has in store for Fred and Anne and give thanks for their willingness to so generously give of themselves and their resources.
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