I hold the view that all Christians are missionaries but I’ve come across people who strongly oppose this idea. I suppose for me it comes down to what your definition of a missionary is and what their job description is. I believe that the task of spreading the good news of Salvation belongs to anyone [...]

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So it seems that our little bub is being rebellious from the start! He/she is sitting breech still and I’m in wk 36 now. Not sure if he/she will turn or not or if I’ll have a C sect but we’re seeing the specialist next week. Oh well, if it’s a C sect then we [...]

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There are two camps that I am currently involved in. The first is called Go! Reachout and is being run by Missions Interlink WA. It’s what I call a ‘Challenge you to missions’ type of camp and its from September 16 – 18. Info on that can be found here.
The second camp is one that [...]

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The situation in Niger has not improved although it does seem to have disapeared from the media. UN Secretary Kofi Annan has just visited the country to see the situation for himself and the report on this visit can be found here.
This morning Rodney Olsen from 98.5 Sonshine fm interviewed me on air about the [...]

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We had a baby shower over the weekend. It was so good thanks to my Mum who organised the whole thing and Michael’s Mum who organised all the food. I have been overwhelmed lately with how generous people are when giving gifts for the baby. The Lord is providing in amazing ways and our [...]

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I’m the kind of person who finds it hard to do anything without a purpose. What I mean is, I can’t just go and enjoy a day of painting (canvases!) unless I know what I’m going to do with them afterwards. This principle seems to apply to most things including shopping, cooking and reading. I’m [...]

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Here’s a sample of the finished cards. They come in a variety of colours (the images, not the paper).

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This post by Steve Montgomery (former SIM missionary) is excellent in giving a clear perspective on the Niger crisis from a missionary who is on the ground. He has pasted an article by the current SIM Niger Director, Gordon Evans in which Gordon explains the practical ways in which SIM is assisting and always assists [...]

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So, my cards have gone to the printer now! I can’t wait to get them back. There will be 4 images to choose from so a set of four cards will be $AU9.50 (including postage and more if you ordered more than four cards)and so on. I’ll be painting into each card a little with [...]

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Maradi is a place that we visited when we were in Niger. It’s a very dry, hot place most of the year round. We have friends within SIM who are involved in an ongoing project there called the Maradi Integrated Development Project. This project aims to teach practical farming skills to local people and [...]

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