We had a remarkable service today….

The band was great, there was a full church…but that was not it.

Geoff and Annette Louwen shared their testimony, as did Bill and Betty Dobbs. God brought them both to our church this morning. Both are quite different in age, experience and background….but they are all setting off as missionaries. The Louwens around Australia, and the Dobbs around the US, Canada and Alasaka. God spoke to us all through their testimony. I finished it off with a challenge to undersand where our security comes from. Both couples have sold all they have and are setting off with no real itinerary, determined to see God move through their ministries. Their security is not coming from material things, but from God.

I talked about how my son loved exploring the Tasmanian wilderness, but would not have done so without his dad (me) being by his side. With the Father’s presence, comes confidence and courage to live the adventure of life.

It was truly a privilege, honour and God given pleasure to be in Church this morning.

Here is a Countdown I have made up for the Carols I am helping with on Saturday Night.
Beaumaris Baptist Church is putting these on….I am helping with multi-media and Eliot is helping with the music….If you live up that way, come along…..Ampitheatre Iluka Saturday December 15th….7.30pm

We just watched this on the ABC…I love the ABC……
I have not laughed that much for a while…..if you have seen this episode..and the post credits scene….Melinda and I were on the floor with our stomachs hurting from the laughter…..if you have scene it….its revolves around a pencil….

It was first shown Christmas 2006

This is cool…… Love their music….

“Tony Koch and Padraic Murphy December 10, 2007
THE Queensland opposition has called for an immediate inquiry into the sentencing procedure behind the gang-rape case of a 10-year-old girl whose nine attackers escaped jail time.
Nine males who pleaded guilty last month to gang-raping a 10-year-old girl at the Aurukun Aboriginal community on Cape York have escaped a prison term, with the sentencing judge saying the child victim “probably agreed” to have sex with them. “
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Agreed????? I would not ask a 10 year old girl to decide what TV shows she was allowed to watch……I and a lot of other people are incredibly angry about this. I am struggling to try to understand what on earth is going on in this magistrates mind……Obviously we are not privy to all the details revealed at the case….but the ones we are, make me incredibly angry.

My wife just received this email.

Hi girls
this is true our staff just called one of the police to clarify that is a true story Guys please pass this along to all the women you know…..This actually happened a few weeks ago right here in Perth. It was early evening and a young lady stopped to get petrol. She filled her tank
and walked into the store to pay for her petrol. The cashier told her ‘Don’t pay for your petrol yet…..walk around the store for a while and act as if you’re picking up some other things to buy. A man just got into the back of your car. I’ve called the police and they’re on their way’. When the police arrived, they found the man in the back seat of the girl’s car and asked him what he was doing. He replied, he was joining a gang and the initiation to join is to kidnap a woman and bring her back to the gang to be raped by every member of the gang. If the woman was still alive by the time they finish with her then they let her go. According to the police that night, there is a new gang forming here originating from Melbourne. The scary part of this is because the guy didn’t have a weapon on him. The police could only charge him with trespassing…. He’s back on the street and free to try again. Please be aware of what’s going on around you and for your family and friends. LADIES you or one of your family and friends could be the next victim. Please forward this on to everyone you know. Please do not discard this message it is very important that everyone knows what is happening. Please be careful when leaving your vehicle and make sure it is ALWAYS Locked to prevent this from happening to you.

Its a shame people send this sort of stuff around and don’t check Snopes first. Snopes is a reliable Urban Myths site, which would save a lot of people getting stressed out…..

Snopes about this myth