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A lot of great things are shaping up for both the this years and future Australian Opens with ministry.

Pastor Kraft will be on the tournament site in Melbourne, Australia starting lunchtime, Saturday, January 15, 2005

This years highlights include:

    * Former Women's World Number One player, Hall of Fame, multiple Grand Slam winner, Australian Reverend Margaret Court will be having friendly chats to players on her own playing and life experiences at a scheduled time that will be announced to you via email.  As a player in the tournament, if you would like to meet her one on one in the player lounge please contact me and I will try to arrange it, as she has a very busy schedule during the tournament.  I believe that she will also present the winner trophy and maybe you will be playing on the Margaret Court Arena for your matches.  She will arrive the second weekend of the tournament and I will coordinate her schedule for her on this.  So make sure you make it to that weekend, winning and in attendance!

    * Reverend Margaret Court will be ministering at the following churches on the 22nd and 23rd January 2005 in Melbourne. Note: this churches are up to 30 minutes away from city center. Directions found at their website.
CityLife Church
1248 High Street Road, Wantirna South Vic 3152
Ph: 03 9871 8300
Ministering at their 6:00pm Saturday evening meetings
(22nd) and their 9.00am and 11.00am Sunday morning meetings (23rd).
Website: http://www.wcf.org.au/

Christian City Church Whitehorse
27 Bank St, Box Hill Vic 3218
Ph: 03 9898 5477
Ministering at their 6.00pm evening service on Sunday, 23rd.
Website: http://www.cccw.org.au/

    * Special events are scheduled for the evening services as the Swanston Street Church of Christ (in city center and a 10 minute walk from Grand Hyatt Hotel) on 16th and 23rd January at 6pm.  These services will be particularly contemporary in nature, with intended) evangelical messages. Professional Christian bands will play during the service and play later in the evening at our coffee shop which will operate on at least two Sunday evenings starting at 7:30pm.

Australian Tennis Open Evangelistic Night (16 and 23 January) and Australian Tennis Open Street Evangelism (22 January)

by Swanston Street Church of Christ (SSCOC), 194 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
Australia. Phone: +61 3 9663 3884, Website: http://www.sscoc.org.au
Additional church service at 10am.
directions to church: http://www.sscoc.org.au/html/Centre/Location/location.htm

    * Pastor Bob Kraft will be in attendance at the tournament everyday and as usual players will have a chance to chat, ask for prayer and ask questions.

    * Pastor Bob Kraft will meet fans and non credential people at the Margaret Court statue in front of the club house.

    * Tournament player housing arranged with local Christian families.

    * Accepting of donations for Sri Lanka tsunami victims through this ministry.

    * Ministry coordinators meeting for future outreach to Australian Open, if you are interested in helping out with AU Open ministry in the future you are welcome to attend.  The meeting is at 5pm at Swanston Street Church of Christ (SSCOC) on Saturday 22nd January.

    * Written materials and CD's will be available to be given to the players, player families and player coaches from Pastor Bob Kraft.
      Materials available: Finding Faith at Ground Zero and Biblical Foundations - books and Mother Teresa - the movie and The Daily Bread in Russian, Chinese and English

Website for Australian Open: http://www.australianopen.com