Mark Mark Mark….busy busy busy….

Selling land
Many Pastors become real estate agents when they leave the ministry, I am one while still in it…sort of.
Our Board has decided to sell the land ourselves, although we are getting some help. This has been a steep learning curve for me, but as with all things, its about people. The revenue from these blocks will help us achieve our long term vision of building a community theatre. Want some great land in Bedford?
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Hub Launch
Very excited as we are only two weeks away from launching our second campus, at ECU Mnt Lawley. Had the core team around for a meal on Sunday night. We shared communion together and I prayed for them all by name. Also asked them what their fears were… We had a great time. I shared with them that their role is to be faithful, and pray for fruitfulness….but ultimately it is God who will bring the growth. If you are interested in getting involved, check out some of the details here

Long service leave
Looks like we have the first four weeks of our long service leave sorted…now for the next 8 or so weeks. Know anyone in Tassie who wants to let us look after their house over Christmas? 😉

Going to Real Mens conference this year organised by my friend and mentor John Finkelde.
Last years highlight for me was Graham Maybury. He was frank, direct and humorous…which is always good!
This is definitely a great conference for blokes to get together…and be encouraged.
Love to see you there!

More…

Recently the 7pm Project has had some great stories on their show featuring people making a positive difference in the world.
On Monday they featured Ollie from Wheelchairs for Kids.
A lady from our Church, Lois, is a OT and goes to Vanuatu annually to help children with disabilities there. Also the cushions for the wheelchairs are sewn up by our purposeful craft group, Words Works and Wonders.

What a beautiful finish to the book of Psalms.
The simplicity and grandeur of the message….praise God.

Praise God with whatever musical instrument you have, whatever comes to hand…
drums…guitar…loud cymbals!

Just praise Him.

No matter what…no matter when…no matter with who…just praise Him.

(Warning…may be boring for those not interested in cars!)

I did say on my last car related post that the next modification would likely be a UHF…..and so it is.
I attended the Perth 4WD show in hope of getting a inexpensive UHF…and I did. Spoke to the manager at the Malz stand and we struck up a deal.
I wanted the Uniden UH7700NB and a good 6.5db antenna. The UHF was cheap enough at $250, but the antenna was the most expensive one they had at $129 (Uniden AT870). The manage sold them to me as a package at $270, so I was pretty happy with that.

The 2006 onwards Grand Vitaras have a nice little flick open coin slot. I needed to take apart the dash to get it out, but it was not too difficult. Then I cut out a decent section of the back panel on the slot which allowed the UHF to fit in there and the flip open lid to shut.

I needed to buy a special bracket to fit on the oversize standard Suzuki Nudge Bar so I could mount the antenna. But I think it looks pretty neat and is certainly strong.

With Melinda and the family driving across the Nullarbor and sometimes traveling with friends off-road, this will be a great tool.

Have you ever had a conversation with someone when you walked away and realised you knew a lot about them, but they hardly even knew your name? Some people are what relational experts call ‘egocentric’. Their world really does revolve around themself. We all know people like this, and they annoy us.

How do we not be that person? Growing up attending Youth Group training, one relational tool my Youth Pastor gave me was FBI. It stood for ‘Family, Business, Interests”. He said that when you met someone new, ask them about these three areas. Most people love talking about themself, and it can be really interesting for you as well. They might even ask you about you…and you might make a friend. Either way…you wont be ‘that person’.

Pretty amazing…different to factories I have worked in!