atableinthewilderness

Happy Birhtday to ME!

Yes, it's my birthday today - 39.... not quite ancient, but older than I was yesterday. Cya

New Banner of forgiveness

As you can see we have a new banner - thanks Dan. This is a picture of one of our local beaches - City Beach. Daniel and I are usually there from 6.30am every week day morning for a run and swim, such a great way to start the day.

I spent the afternoon with Andrew at his local cafe in Brighton - a new housing development 45 minutes north of Perth - chatting about Church planting and sharing stories from the last 6 months, great time and very encouraging and freeing, thanks Andrew. He is also the local rep for FORGE - "To help birth and nurture the missional church in Australia and New Zealand". This week I will be spending 4 intense days enjoying the company of some great people.

Been thinking a lot about ‘forgiveness’ this week with the things that have been going on for us ... and to all those out there whom I need to forgive - "you are forgiven". I would also like to ask your forgiveness too, I know I have no control over what you do with my request, but I want to ask anyway. That doesn't mean that anyting is going to change within our relationship or how we interact in the future - as water cannot go back under the bridge - but I know for my sake I needed to do that - now may God's Grace abound in all our lives... Cya

Job hunting...

Spent the day looking for work. Still waitiing to hear from some but had a great chat with the head of the Baptists here in West Oz - Steve Smith. Looks as though they are really looking favourably at church planting in a big way, even and emerging church way, what ever that looks like??? Supose I'll have to catch up with Andrew to find out. Cya.

CONTACTS are all gone...

URGENT - my contact list has disapeared!!!! I no longer have a anybody in my contact list!!!! I have nothing!!!! Don't say it, "you did have a backup copy didn't you????" NO!!!! So don't ask....

Please forward all your details to me here, so I can contact you again etc, etc, etc.... THANKS.

First day back at School...

Well, they're back and it was quiet for us, Sarah and I didn't know what to do with all our free time - not really it was wonderful. After having the kids around full time for 7 months it was great. Oh yeh, the kids did fine fitting back into normal school life. Friends met them and made sure they were looked after - great to see. Dan and Chel already have homework so were off to a good start - hope it continues. Matt and Beau have no homework and just as well, Beau really likes his teacher but was a little overwhelmed after school. Matt was having a 'pity party' for not getting the teacher he wanted but he got over it in the usual time of 3.7 seconds, once he got into the swing of things. Cya.