FOOTPLATE PADRE

Mark's March Footplate Padre article for the On Track E-Railway magazine is on the distance it takes an express train to pull up. The article was written after a Brisbane Magistrate commented on this in an Inquest. The photograph shows fast trains on the cover of Mark's third of sixteen railway books, 'Driving Trains the Australian Way'.

DAVID McDOWELL - DROWNING MAN

David McDowell the author of 'Drowning Man' his personal testimony after a surfing accident that left him with a spinal contusion (as in Christopher Reeves) yet he was miracously healed. Mark interviewed David for the Australian Missionary News IPTV. The photograph was taken in the Basil Sellers Tweed Art Studio.

INTERVIEWING GARY O'DONNELL

Gary O'Donnell CEO Squash Australia was interviewed by Mark for the Australian Missionary News IPTV. Squash's big problem is that the property boom enveloped so many small business squash centres that squash courts are now 'few and far between'. http://tv.bushorchestra.com OR www.safeworlds.net

INTERVIEWING HUI TONG

Ian Carlson was on the camera while Mark interviewed Australian and AIS Diving coach Hui Tong for the Australian Missionary News IPTV. http://tv.bushorchestra.com or www.safeworlds.net

DELMA'S CARDS

This card creation of Delma's was photographed and utilised in Mark's article for Christian Today Australia http://au.christiantoday.com titled 'Ministry to widows in their late 50s.'

AIS BASKETBALLERS

Well-Being Australia's Matt Boyes (centre) had a delightful morning with the AIS Basketballers on their annual respite retreat to the Basil Sellers Moruya respite facility which Kim and Michelle Gillis have further developed with their ministry. Matt Boyes spoke to the lads on 'communication' which the coach later revealed was his theme for the week.

PETER OTTMANN

Peter Ottmann is the cousin of Basil Sellers and when we visited Peter and Sue (north of Brisbane) Peter showed us the pre 1948 photograph albums when they were boys in India. Peter explained 'Anglo-Indian' referred to the the three generations of British (British married the British) in India. When Indian independance came they were kind of like 'displaced persons'.

SUE OTTMANN

Sue and Peter Ottmann live in Burpengary (north of Brisbane) and we visited them. Peter is the cousin of Basil Sellers and Sue and Peter look after Delma and Mark at the various Basil Sellers functions.

ARTHUR COUSIN OF MARK

Arthur Tronson and his lovely wife Danielle (married 2 years) visited us. Arthur served in the First Gulf War in the Navy in communications. The father's, Davis and Seymour were brothers.

33rd ANNIVERSARY

Delma and Mark celebrated their 33rd anniversary in Tweantin / Noosa with Peter and Jenny Scotland, they were away the weekend 12-14 February.