Hey Prescott family! It’s Pr. Mal here. You may or may not know me yet, but I am one of the new members of the chaplaincy team this year at PPN. I’m very excited for what God has planned for our school this year, and for the opportunity to connect with our community.

A little bit about myself, I am originally from Sydney, New South Wales but moved over to Adelaide in 2009 with my family. Weirdly enough, I went to PPN from 2009-2012, where I graduated in Yr. 7. I went on to finish Yr. 12 and I am currently studying teaching at university. Last year, I was picked up to be an assistant chaplain at our sister school, Prescott College Southern, and this year, I have the privilege of working at both.

A little thought I wanted to share with our Prescott family this week stems from Acts 2. Peter and the disciples were commissioned by Jesus before his return to heaven to go make disciples of their own, reaching out to people of many different nations. To help and guide them, Jesus left them with a parting gift - the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit empowered the disciples as they preached to the people of Jerusalem. The disciples were empowered and transformed into more influential figures speaking the truth about Jesus, while also speaking different languages to cater for the different people in Jerusalem.

This was the beginning of the early church post-Jesus. People were drawn to the message of Jesus, and this ‘change’ that they saw in the disciples and the people that believed in Him. So, people gathered, fellowshipped together, shared food together, and praised God. Every day, they multiplied in number because of the strong and close the community they had built together.

Now, I have only been here at PPN for a couple weeks, but I can already see how close and amazing this community is. The similarities between our community and the community in the early church are few, but one thing that is at the centre of both is Jesus. Jesus was at the centre of the community that Paul and the disciples built in the early church. In verse Acts 2:45 it says that the people sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources together so that each person’s needs were met. That is the type of community we get with Jesus at the centre. I can see our Prescott community continuing to flourish with God in the centre too.

Many blessings,

Pr. Mal