Orange is a major agricultural town in central NSW, 250 km from Sydney. The local Chinese population is about 400.
Due to an increasing need for labour in rural areas, the Australian government encourages new immigrants to settle in small towns such as Dubbo and Orange. The Chinese in these towns have limited social contacts, and most of them are quite isolated from the local communities. Some workers found their lives boring and ended up in gambling at local clubs. Divorce and re-marriage are relatively common there. Most Chinese from Mainland China haven’t heard about Jesus. With no Chinese church and only a few Chinese Christians around, these small towns are “gospel wilderness” with so many unreached people.
CCMA began to outreach in Orange from 2009. In 2016, a missionary couple was sent by CCMI. Together with 5 Chinese churches, the mission field is extended to 17 surrounding towns. In September 2018, a local church adopted the Chinese Christians in Orange.