Rhema Orange

Andy Armytage was born in Colac, Victoria (1954). His family left the farm after the 1967-71 drought and moved to Coff Harbour where he completed his final year of school at Bellingen High. A few of his mates from the school became Christians at uni and started working on Andy who was too busy learning to fly with RAAF and embarking on a sales career.

Later, through these friends, I met Sue, Jesus and a whole new life (not forgetting thanks to Billy Graham at Randwick, 1979). I prayed in 1980 to fly for Hazelton Airlines. The prayer was answered immediately and led to 27 years of service. (It was God’s idea first).

In 1981, Andy scored a basing at Cudal and brought Sue and their 2 week old son to live in Orange. They still live in the same house (extended and renovated) and added a son and a daughter with a healing miracle the specialist said couldn’t be done. To date, they have four grandsons growing up in a Christian household, a son in Bible College and a daughter bent on a life of mission to the downcast.

Since 1998, Andy has enjoyed a position on the board at Rhema FM Orange and sees Rhema as an essential part of Christian community life in our region.