This article provides an on‑the‑ground insight into the work of The Gideons. We trust it will be an encouragement to readers. A Gideon camp is a group of members serving together within a town, city, or defined region. In Queensland, the Mt Coot‑tha and Caloundra Camps are two examples of local groups seeking to serve […]

In the heart of Western Australia, as spring unfolded its glory, a dedicated group of Gideons and Auxiliary embarked on a mission to see God’s glorious Word placed across Perth. The 2025 Perth Scripture Blitz was more than a coordinated outreach—it was a passionate feat that brought the Word of God into empty drawers and […]

Vivid Sydney is an annual festival held in the Sydney CBD. It includes outdoor light installations, music performances by local and international artists, and a forum for exchanging ideas. The festival is Australia’s largest of its kind, attracting millions of visitors each year. This year’s festival ran between 23 May and 14 June, and as […]

The privilege of leading the Madagascar International Scripture Blitz (ISB) was heightened by the disappointments of two successive cancellations in years leading up to the event. Finally, in October 2024, a team of seven international Gideons joined with members of six camps around the capital of Antananarivo where the hand of the Lord moved mightily […]

Three eager teams covered the Central West (CW), Far West (FW) & South West (SW) of Queensland during August and September 2024. Much of this country is remote with few folk living in the small towns and scattered sheep/cattle and goat properties – sometimes all three. Truly Remote The Central West (CW) of Queensland encompasses […]

It was a great honour for me to be invited to participate on the International Scripture Blitz (ISB) for The Gideons in Zambia. I was delighted to meet up with five members from the USA and also our Team Leader from South Africa. We all arrived at Kabwe in Zambia on Saturday, 1st June. The […]

The 2024 Coffs Harbour Scripture Blitz took place in the few days leading up to The Gideons National Convention in September. The planning for this Blitz commenced about three months preceding convention. Key towns and suburbs covered were those that the Coffs Harbour Camp is typically responsible for and included Macksville, Nambucca, Bellingen, Dorrigo, Sawtell, […]

On Day 5 of the blitz, as we travelled around Njeru looking for Jamal Education Centre, my team came across Kiryowa Primary School. There were approximately 600 students participating in a school assembly as we arrived unannounced. The students were singing in full voice “This is the day that the Lord has made, I will […]

My International Scripture Blitz (ISB) was an incredible and memorable experience. Malaysia is a country with a majority Muslim population and so there are significant challenges in distributing Bibles. Yet God is powerfully at work in this country through the partnership between the local church community and The Gideons. In April 2024 I left Perth […]

Being selected to participate in an International Scripture Blitz (ISB) is always a very exciting privilege. This was even more special for me when I was selected to participate in the ISB to Thailand in January this year. In part because this is the country to which I have been assigned as a Regional Field […]