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DECEMBER 2023 | NEWSLETTER
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MPA Update
FEBRUARY 2023 | MPA Update
As we look back at last year, we give gratitude and praise to the Lord for the way He has directed and supplied the various needs of Māori Postal Aotearoa.
2022 was a very busy year for our team. We upgraded our website and online ordering system, which saw us distribute almost 162,000 resources across Aotearoa. We also renovated MPA headquarters to increase room for the new printer. This included some very late nights and weekend work. While two thirds of the printer arrived during November, we continue to wait for the final part and look forward to being able to share photographs and update you all in the very near future.
2023 is now upon us, We are excited to report we have a new team member, Nikolas, who brings fresh ideas and has taken the initiative to build a rapport with those completing MPA studies through personal correspondence. He is a real blessing to the work.
We are also grateful for the support and wisdom of each of our Governance Board members, and thank them for the expertise and professionalism they bring towards the work of MPA. They fully understand the mission of MPA and ensure we have the necessary resources required to fulfill this.
Psalm 119:105 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet.” May the Lord continue to light and direct our path for His glory in this coming season.
Ma te Atua e manaaki.
Printer Update
A special thanks to all those who donated!
JUNE 2022 | PRINTER UPDATE
At the beginning of June 2022, Maori Postal Aotearoa reached our fundraising goal and raised over $82,000 for the printer upgrade. Thank you so much to each individual who donated.
During our fundraising period, with the impact of covid and rising prices, the cost of the printer increased dramatically. While this was an unexpected bump to us, it was no surprise to God. In the new year look out for Issue 246 of our Tupu Whakarangi magazine where we will have pictures of the installation, and more on the incredible ways in which the God we serve provides for our every need.
Thanks to your support, MPA can continue in our mission to see the gospel of Jesus Christ spread across Aotearoa, influence the lives and homes of our people, and providing tangata whenua with free Bible based resources in both Te Reo and English.
With that said, we thank you all for your amazing collective support!
Super Bible Comics
Now available at Maori Postal Aotearoa in Te Reo Māori
APRIL 2022 | SUPER BIBLE COMICS
During 2020 Māori Postal Aotearoa was offered a unique opportunity to work with Wandering Sheep Productions and Reach Beyond NZ in furthering its ministry to significantly impact the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa.
We began working on a project to provide the SuperBible in Te Reo Māori in both digital and print form with a view to making it available for use in NZ prisons, schools, libraries, homes, churches, etc. God brought us into contact with some very generous supporters and finally to a wonderful translator. It has been amazing how God brought all these various people and organisations together, in His time and for His glory.
On Thursday 14 April 2022 Malachi & Char Williams (National Directors MPA), Russell Hohneck (Chairman MPA), Bob Arend (CEO Wandering Sheep, pictured back right), Russell Grainger (CEO Reach Beyond), Ian McBride (Chairman Lichfield Lands, pictured centre second row), along with other staff and Board members travelled to Tauwhare to attend a dawn blessing of the new “ready to be released” TE TINO KŌRERO, translated by Dr. Tom Roa.
Te Tino Kōrero is the first in the SuperBible series, telling the story of the Bible. The SuperBible is a collection of Bible stories from Genesis through to Revelation, with twelve of them focusing on the life of Christ. The comics are presented with high quality graphics using some of the world’s most experienced animation artists. The quality of the artwork is astounding.
The Te Reo Māori Project involves translating over eighty high quality comic book Bible stories with characters from the Old and New Testaments. These are then printed in high quality and made available as a hard copy or digitally through a branded version of the SuperBible app.
The Māori Postal Aotearoa mobile app and website is currently in development for the distribution of these comics, along with our Bible lessons and studies to those who have access to mobile phones, tablets and computers. These will offer on-line viewing of the comics, children’s Bible lessons and adult Bible studies.
Working together with Kingstone Comics and Reach Beyond, Māori Postal Aotearoa now have these comics available to all New Zealanders in Te Reo.