MACHINE GUN PREACHER
SAM CHILDERS IN AUSTRALIA
August 18th to September 24th 2018
MACHINE GUN PREACHER
SAM CHILDERS IN AUSTRALIA
August 18th to September 24th 2018
ONE OF THE PLANET'S MOST INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS & AWARDEE OF THE PRESTIGIOUS MOTHER TERESA AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL JUSTICE IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA.
SAM CHILDERS WILL SHARE HIS INCREDABLE STORY ABOUT RESCUING & RESTORING THE CHILDREN OF STH SUDAN, UGANDA AND ETHIOPIA - DON'T MISS THIS OPPOURTUNITY.
WATCH THE MACHINE GUN PREACHER
MOVIE TRAILER BELOW
Just in case you don't know Who Sam Childers is - check out the
Movie trailer Starring Gerard Butler. Sam Childers is best known for
saving the lives of 1000's of Sudanese children - as depicted in the motion picture of the same name Machine Gun Preacher
What's Sam Childers doing today to HELP Save the lives of Children in Eastern Africa
Check out video below
An Interview with Gerard Butler and Sam Childers -
about who the Machine Gun Preacher REALLY is.
Check out video below
AUSTRALIAN 2018
TOUR DATES, VENUES & STATES
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MURRAY BRIDGE, SA
DATE: Saturday 18th August 2018
TIME: 7pm
VENUE: Longriders
ADDRESS: 37 Rocky Gully Rd,
Murray Bridge SA 5254
w: longriders.com.au/murray_bridge
e: EdwardMacH@unitingcommunities.org
p: 0428-956-943
INGLE FARM, SA
DATE: Sunday 19th August 2018
TIME: 10am
VENUE: Life Church
ADDRESS: 61 Baloo St,
Ingle Farm SA 5098
e: informationdesk@lifeatlife.com
p: (08) 7006-5984
EVANSTON GARDENS, SA
DATE: Sunday 19th August 2018
TIME: 5pm
VENUE: Salt Church
ADDRESS: 25 Northside Court,
Evanston Gardens SA 5116
w: saltchurch.com.au
p: (08) 8522-0000
VICTORIA
FRANKSTON - Breakfast with MGP
Date: Saturday 25th August 2018
Time: 8.30am
Venue: Connect CC, Frankston
Address: 135 Golf Links Road
Frankston Vic 3199
p: (03) 5971-3111
BAYSWATER
Date: Saturday 25th August 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue Breakthrough Church
Address: 31 Michellan Ct
Bayswater, Vic 3153
p: (03) 8719-6274
e: admin@breakthrough.org.au
GLENROY
Date: Sunday 26th August 2018
Time: 10am
Venue Hope Centre
Address: 93-95 Station Street
Glenroy, Vic 3046
p: 0433-564-789 (Frank)
e: freeman_cooper@optusnet.com.au facebook.com/hopecentreglenroy
FRANKSTON
Date: Sunday 26th August 2018
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Connect CC, Frankston
Address: 135 Golf Links Road
Frankston Vic 3199
p: (03) 5971-3111
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TASMANIA
Davonport
Date: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: c3 building
Address: 1 Parker Street
Devonport, Tasmania 7310
facebook.com/c3churchdevonport/
information: 0411-056-679 (Leesa)
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VICTORIA
KEYSBOROUGH
Date: Thursday 30th August 2018
Time:12 noon
Venue: Lighthouse Christian Collage
Address: 927 Springvale Road
Keysborough, Vic. 3173.
w: lighthouse.vic.edu.au
e: joshua.rodriguez@lighthouse.vic.edu.au
p: (03) 8796-7371
EPPING
Date: Friday 31st August 2018
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Liberty Church
Address: 25 Miller St
Epping, Vic 3076
p: (03) 8401-4822
DANDENONG
Date: Saturday 1st September 2018
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: City Revival
Address: level 1/1-7 Langhorne St,
Dandenong VIC 3175
e: rueben@captureyourpurpose.com
p: 0400-178-431 (Rueben)
KEYSBOROUGH
Date: Sunday 2nd September 2018
Time:10am
Venue: Lighthouse Christian Church
Address: 927 Springvale Road
Keysborough, Vic. 3173.
w: http://www.lighthouse.org.au
e: margot@lighthouse.org.au
p: (03) 8796-7371
BEECHWORTH (RURAL VICTORIA)
Date: Wednesday 5th September
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Beechworth Memorial Hall
Address: 101 Ford St,
Beechworth Vic 3747
e: pauline.middleton@aus.salvationarmy.org
p: 0436-334-551 (Pauline)
p: 0427-884-131 (Paula)
TO FIND OUT MORE OR TO BOOK SAM CHILDERS
THE MACHINE GUN PREACHER
CONTACT THE AUSTRALIAN TOUR COORDINATOR
KEVIN EVANS ON : p: +61 (0) 412-710-881
NEW SOUTH WALES
CAMDEN
Date: Saturday (Brekky with MGP) 8th Sept
Time: 7am
Venue: The Crown Hotel, Camden
Address: 187 Argyle St
Camden NSW 2570
​p: ​Chuck (Andrew) Key 0425 336 835
​e: ​info@menandmachines.org
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LEICHHARDT - SYDNEY
Date: Saturday 8th September
Time: 6.30pm
Hosts: GGC Life Church - Italian Forum
Address: Shop 29/23 Norton Street,
w: ggclife.com
p: (02) 8765-8299
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LEICHHARDT - SYDNEY
Date: Sunday 9th September
Time: 9am & 11am (2 EVENTs)
Hosts: GGC Life Church - Italian Forum
Address: Shop 29/23 Norton Street,
w: ggclife.com
p: (02) 8765-8299
KINGSGROVE - SYDNEY
Date: Sunday 9th September 2018
Time: 6pm
Hosts: Lifepoint Community Church Marrickville
In conjunction with Every Nation Church
Address: 29-31 Richland st Kingsgrove 2208
w: facebook.com/lpcc531/
p: 0435-366-760
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WATERLOO - SYDNEY
Date: Monday 10th September 2018
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: International Screen Academy
Address: 242 Young Street, Waterloo 2017
p: (02) 8399-3380
GUYRA
Date: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: Guyra Central School
Gymnasium
Address: Manse St, Guyra
p: 0409-399-270 (Dan McGinty)
TAREE
Date: Wednesday 12th September
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Masters House Church
Address: 15 Beeton Pde
Taree NSW 2430
w: www.themastershousechurch.com
e: office@themastershousechurch.com
p: 0456-590-082
TENTERFIELD
Date: Thursday 13th September 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: RSL Memorial Hall
Molesworth ST, Tenterfield NSW
p: 0402-026-637 (Fay)
QUEENSLAND
HERVEY BAY
Date: Friday 14th September 2018
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Pavilion - Scarness Park
Ad: Opposite - 341 Charlton Esplanade
Scarness QLD 4655
p: 0476-212-833
SUNSHINE COAST - MOOLOOLAH
Date: Saturday 15th September 2018
Time: 3.20pm and 4.10pm
Venue: Mooloolah Recreational Reserve
Address: Mooloolah Reserve
Mooloolah Valley QLD
p: 0409-670-552 (Nat)
BRISBANE
Date: Sunday 16th September 2018
Time: 9.30am
Venue: New Hope Church
Address: 46 Kelvin Grove RD
Kelvin Grove QLD
p: (07) 3839-2312
BRISBANE
Date: Sunday 16th September 2018
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Venue: Thunder Roads Biker Church
Address: 1 Hillcrest RD
Park Ridge QLD 4125
e: property@parklands.qld.edu.au
p: 0402-218-634
LANSBOROUGH - MOUNT MELLUM
Date: Monday 17th September 2018
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Shed Happens (MEN ONLY EVENT)
Address: 3269 Old Gympie Rd,
Mount Mellum QLD 4550
p: 0419-761-577 (Pat)
SUNSHINE COAST - BUDERIM
Date: 18th September (BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL)
Time 7pm
Venue: Thai Frenzy, Buderim
Address: 3 Ballinger RD, Buderim QLD 4556
p: 5445 3844 (Gareth)
w: thaifrenzy.com
BRISBANE
Date: Wednesday 19th September 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: New Hope Church
Address: 46 Kelvin Grove RD
Kelvin Grove QLD
p: (0412-467-778 (Oscar)
SUNSHINE COAST - MAROOCHYDORE
Date: Thursday 20th September
Time: 7pm
Venue: Stories of HOPE Australia TBC
Address: Sands Tavern, Maroochydore 4558
p: 0414-982-995
e: kerrie@empowerlifesolutions.com.au
w: mpowerlifesolutions.com.au
SUNSHINE COAST - WOOMBYE
Date: Friday 21st September
Time: 7PM
Venue: Ignite Church
Address: 16-18 Pine Grove Rd,
Woombye QLD 4559
p: 0422 804 777
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BRISBANE - SPRINGWOOD
Date: 23rd September
Time: 8.30am and 10.30am
Venue: Rhema Family Church
Address: 19 Tolmer Plcae,
Springwood QLD 4127
e: rhema.org.au
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BRISBANE - WEST END
Date: Sunday 23rd September
Time: 7pm
Venue: All Nations Christian Fellowship
Address: 225 Boundary Street,
West End, QLD 4101
p: 0412-728-061 (Alex)
The body of a child torn apart by a landmine lay in the sunburnt grass of Southern Sudan -- This was the moment former US 1%er & Outlaw biker Sam Childers decided to devote the rest of his life to saving the children of East Africa.
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"The body may have been there for about 12 or 16 hours," Sam Childers said
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"As I stood there over the child I said 'God I'd do anything I can to help these people'."
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Sam Childers will be in Australia August/September 2018 for a month-long speaking tour to youth detention centres, prisons, schools, businesses, churches and events where he believes his story will inspire hope and motivate anyone that hears him
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Sam gave up a life of drugs, crime & violence in the US Outlaw motorcycle gang circle, after he noticed his life began to change, when he joined his then-girlfriend on her visit to church.
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His dedication to Africa was sparked in 1998 when he stumbled across the child's body during a church mission to rebuild huts destroyed by war in Southern Sudan. Not long afterwards, Childers began building his first orphanage in Southern Sudan after selling his construction business back in the US.
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Most of the orphans have lost their parents due to the atrocities of war , accidents or diseases such as AIDs and malaria. Others are former child soldiers or sex slaves rescued by Childers & his team from local militia and rebel groups. "Joseph Kony was wanting to destroy me as much as I wanted to get a hold of him," Childers said of the murderer who is now believed to be hiding somewhere deep in the Congo.
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L-R: REAL LIFE HERO SAM CHILDERS & HOLLYWOOD ACTOR GERARD BUTLER - WHO PLAYED CHILDERS IN THE MOVIE MACHINE GUN PREACHER - AT AN EVENT IN LOS ANGELES
With an AK47 in one hand and a Bible in the other, Childers has become affectionately known as the Machine Gun Preacher.
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His life story was published in his 2009 biography Another Man's War that was turned into a Hollywood feature film in 2011 called The Machine Gun Preacher and starring Glaswegian & Hollywood actor Gerard Butler.
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Through his charity - Angels of East Africa - Childers has built seven orphanages, seven schools, around 40 wells for clean drinking water, and a farm where he teaches those displaced by war how to make a living.
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"We don't want them to be beggars, but to equip and teach someone a skill and trade that can change nations," said Sam Childers.
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"We can't save all the children but... you do what you have to do". said Sam Childers
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Millions of people are on the brink of starvation in Southern Sudan as East Africa is gripped by a famine mainly due to conflicts between tribal groups, according to the United Nations Security Council.
