Testimonies
Please click on a person's name to view their full testimony.
Hope Mission Centre - Australia
Hope Mission delivers hampers to family caregivers.
Hobsons Bay Church Newport Festival - Australia
A great opportunity to truly praise God and enjoy His goodness.
Solomon Patha - Australia
Cooperate Thanksgiving Day!
carolyn Mills - Australia
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Noreen and Max Clanfield - Australia
Northlakes Salvation Army Community Church is looking forward to doing something "even in a greater way" next year!
Erina Community Baptist Church - Australia
Combined Churches of Liverpool - Australia
National Day of Thanksgiving 29th May 2010 Liverpool BiCentenary Combined Churhes Celebration Evening.
Andrew Robinson - Brisbane Qld
Vision Radio Network decided to put the ‘say thanks’ idea into practice.
Sam Hays - Australia
Family Fun Day Medowie NSW
Judy Macleod - VICTORIA
An awesome night of thankgiving and worship at Brighton Christian Church.
Children's Prayer Network - Australia
It was a special event indeed and a wonderful opportunity to thank God.
Jenny Hagger - South Australia
Zion Hill Christian Community dedicated their entire service to worship and thanksgiving to God.
Brian Hagger - South Australia
Guest speaker at the Miracle Education breakfast in the Adelaide CBD on May 29
Proston Christians - Queensland, Australia
Proston celebrated an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’
Christ Church, Melton - Australia
NDOT at Christ Church, Melton
SU Breakfast Clubs, Melton - Australia
Scripture Union runs Breakfast Clubs in two of Melton’s secondary schools.
Mackay Churches Together - Mackay Queesnland
A big thankyou to all who gave of their time, energies and resources to make this year's (2010) Community Festival a success.
Sydney Care Mosman - Mosman
SydneyCare was the “local missions” organisation that was honoured during Sydney Life Church missions month by Ps Tom Inglis at the National Thanksgiving Day service held at the Mosman Art Gallery on 31 May 2009. Mosman Council was represented by the attendance of Anne Connon, Deputy Mayor.
Carl Moses - Port Macquarie NSW
We gave out 700 thank you ribbons this year to staff at the Council, Library, the Visitor Information Centre, Chemists, Schools and those working at the tip.
Prayer for Australia Group - Castle Hill, NSW
This year we sent out 343 Thank You Cards as part of our National Day of Thanksgiving activities.
Greg Blaxland - Palmwood Queensland
Our service of Thanksgiving was held in St. Augustine's Anglican Church. There were representaives from various organizations, including local Primary Schools, their Principals & Chaplains, the Fire Brigade, including the Fire Chief, the Ambulance Service, besides a Medical Dr. & nurses.These were all especially welcomed & thanked.
Jenny Hagger - Adelaide South Australia
The presence of the Lord richly blessed us throughout the evening as we worshipped Him and gave thanks that we lived in this wonderful nation of Australia – part of the Great Southland of the Holy Spirit.
Mountain View Adventist College - Doonside NSW - Doonside NSW
A special Thanksgiving chapel service was held for Junior School students where they were able to show what they are thankful for by placing thankyou notes on a cross.
Ros McMillan - Darwin NT
A Community Fair at Humpty Doo, was the Top Ends contribution towards celebrating the National Day of Thanksgiving.
Georgia Dee - Australia
Several community groups & individuals came to the Redcliffe Uniting Church to be given certificates in honour of their community works.
Seventh-day Adventist Church Wollongong - New South Wales
In our church service we handed out thank you ribbons to our mums and also anyone who was involved in the categories that are in focus this year.
Yes We Care - Brisbane Queensland
Four years ago "Yes We Care" - Brisbane's biggest Neighbourhood Blitz - was launched as a National Thanksgiving Day initiative.
Maureen Groenendaal Foster/Tuncurry Church of Christ - Foster Tuncurry NSW
As the Co-ordinator for NDOT within our Church Fellowship I created A4 Certificates of Thanks for 27 Schools, Pre-schools, Day Care Centres within the Great Lakes Area and 1 Certificate to our local Police Command - to indicate our appreciation for all that they do in teaching, mentoring, guiding and encouraging our young people.
Star of the Sea Catholic School's Pastoral Worker, Jenny Bill - Hervey Bay Qld
Star of the Sea Catholic School (Hervey Bay) participated in this year’s National Day of Thanksgiving (NDOT) as part of the school’s pastoral care/chaplaincy service.
Community Leaders Breakfast - Swan Hill VIC
Swan Hill Church of Christ held a Thanksgiving Day Community Leaders Breakfast. Community leaders in Swan Hill appreciated getting together for the National Day of Thanksgiving.
Hastings Council Thanksgiving Prayer Meeting - Port Macquarie NSW
Hastings Council Thanksgiving Prayer Meeting Televised on local stations.
Thanksgiving Sausage Sizzle & Service - Preston Queensland
Like yeast in bread Christians raise the quality of community life
Tolga Community Church - Tolga North Queensland
Tolga Community Church host their first Thanksgiving Day Service
Christine Forster& Halia Bloomfield - Nubeena Tasmania
Family Fun and Games day enjoyed by all.
Prayer for Australia Group - Castle Hill NSW
It was great to receive a handwritten thankyou note from the Governor General Quentin Bryce
Truro Primary School Thanksgiving Event - Truro South Australia
Truro Primary School impacts their community
Sausage Sizzle and Thankyou Lunch - Montrose Victoria
Lord Mayor joins local church in saying Thankyou to the Montrose Country Fire Authority
Free Community Festival - Mackay North Queensland
God is good is an understatement
A City working toward Church Unity - Toowoomba Queensland
Toowoomba 2009 – a city working very much toward Unity among the Churches
Trinity College Students - Goulburn NSW
Boarding Staff & Students of Trinity Catholic College spend Saturday sending & Hand delivering NDoTCertificates, NDoT Cards and NDoT ribbons throughout Goulburn.
Lela Kellaway - Tea Gardens NSW
We had a successful Morning Tea organised by the local Churches for NDOT which was held in the Tea Gardens Baptist Church.
Ben Gray - Brisbane QLD
Saturday was just such an awesome day for all who were involved. We reached some 840 homes in one day with the help of over 3,000 volunteers across Brisbane and the Greater Brisbane Regions.
Margaret Kennington - Mandurah WA
The Performing Arts Centre was the venue for Mandurah's Civic Ceremony to mark the National Day of Thanksgiving.
Love Menai team Anglican Church Barden Ridge NSW - Barden Ridge NSW
A team of about 40 people - mostly youth - from St Pauls Anglican church at Barden Ridge prepared for NDOT by making thankyou cards and individually wrapped cookies for a visit to a local nursing home.
Karen Stuckey - Bordertown SA
I was so excited about National Day of Thanksgiving, that I went and asked our Pastor if it was ok if we could go out in the community and hand out the ribbons & certificates.
YWAM - - Rooty Hill, NSW
YWAM Island Breeze in Rooty Hill Sydney joined together with combined churches from Blacktown and did a Backyard Blitz on a number of homes of disadvantaged and needy people in the Blacktown and Mt Druitt area.
Noreen Clanfield - Buttaba NSW
Northlakes Salvation Army Community Church celebrated the National Day of Thanksgiving in conjunction with Pentecost Sunday - The Church's birthday!
Robin Johnson - Craigieburn VIC
The Churches of Hume City in Melbourne had an awesome night.
Bill Petterson - Ulladulla NSW
More than 300 people attended the National Day of Thanksgiving combined Churches service in Ulladulla.
Community Leaders Breakfast - Swan Hill
The leaders of the community in Swan Hill appreciated getting together for National Day of Thanksgiving.
Rose Taylor, River City Church, Meadowbank - Australia
We held a special Thank You Service and lunch for NDOT 2009.
Grace Strachan - Balldale NSW
For the National Day of Thanksgiving we had a lovely casserole Thank You luncheon for our Senior Citizens, Volunteers and those connected with service organisations in our area.
Mountain View Adventist College - - Doonside NSW
On Friday 9th May the Junior School children of Mountain View Adventist College participated in a special thanksgiving chapel service where they thanked people that care for them, thanked their teachers for their hard work throughout the year in teaching them, and gave thanks to God for all the blessings He gives them.
Kerry Medway - Port Macquarie NSW
More than 100 people gathered on Saturday morning to celebrate Australia’s National Day of Thanksgiving hosted by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor, Rob Drew.
Jason Golden - Melbourne VIC
Several hundred gathered to celebrate the NDOT in Melbourne. They witnessed, and celebrated with thanksgiving, an incredible night of honouring the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Combined Churches Say Thankyou - Break O'Day Tasmania
It is a good thing for the body of Christ to say thankyou to each other as well as others
TurningPoint Lyndhurst District Church - Lindhurst South Australia
She had tears in her eyes and was obviously touched by our expression of love and acceptance of her.
Combined Churches Rally - Port Macquarie NSW
We went out of our way to say Thankyou.
Pialba State School's Chaplain, Jenny Bill - Pialba Qld
Pialba State School (Hervey Bay) participated in the 2008 National Day of Thanksgiving (NDOT) as part of the school’s chaplaincy service.
Martine Mahler - Mackay QLD - Mackay Qld
Credibility is growing for what God is doing in Mackay for NDOT.
Jenny Bill - Australia
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School in Hervey Bay Queensland celebrated the National Day of Thanksgiving (NDOT) with a special prayer assembly and morning tea.
Erina Community Baptist Church - Erina NSW
Local church uses National Thanksgiving Day as a tool to bring the gospel to their community
John Klassek - Australia
Over the past few years, the National Day of Thanksgiving has featured strongly in our family and community life. It's also an annual event promoted in local church calendar.
Susan Edmonds - Darlington
The school staff of Darlington Primary School felt humble indeed to be chosen to be honoured by the community of the Darlington United Church on Thursday 24th May.
Jeannette Newton - Caboolture Qld
The members of St Laurence's Church, Caboolture, Qld celebrated by delivering homemade biscuits and Thank You cards to members of our local Ambulance, Fire and Police Sevices on Saturday, May 26th 2007.
Dorothy Graham-Wilson - Ipswich North Qld
Ipswich North Uniting Church held a Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 27th May. All members of the Congregation received a "Thank You " Ribbon.
Parents of Students - Brisbane Qld
It was a blessing for more than 200 staff at Christian Outreach College in Brisbane to be thanked and acknowledged for their commitment to more than 1500 students as part of Thanksgiving Day 2007.