E-BLAST - 1 MAY 2011

Mark's series: '5 great theological themes in layman's terms' - Grace (25.4.11), Faith (26.4), Relationship (27.4), Justice (28.4), End Times (29.4) - published in Christian Today -
http://bushorchestra.com/2011psi/PSI%202011%20News%20Articles.html

Photo - Tanzanian Baptist Rev Joseph Kahindi with Mark - the specific photo utilised in Tuesday's article on 'Faith'.

Belinda Scotland: "Budgeting" published last Wed, this week Comment writers - Natanael Yates (Mon), Tim Wilson (Tues), Jeremy Dover (Wed), Veronica Harris (Thurs), Ben Kitzelman (Frid).
http://psi.bushorchestra.com/

E-BLAST - 24 APRIL 2011

Mark's Easter and Anzac articles can be read at
http://bushorchestra.com/2011psi/PSI%202011%20News%20Articles.html

Of interest
(1) The Cross and contemplation
(2) Churches also suffer with fly-in and fly-out work force
(3) A church with a difference, an Aircraft Carrier
(4) Winston Churchill - his polices and legend.

Mark's key note Anzac article - Images of Anzac - see photo
http://au.christiantoday.com/article/images-of-anzac/10818.htm

LAGUNA QUAYS RESORT

The interesting background to the Laguna Quays Golf Resort and proposed International Airport can be read -
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2011/01/15/200361_business.html

Mark and Delma arrived back in Tweed Heads last Tuesday. Easter had family here. photo - Delma gardening with her wheel barrow at Laguna Quays.

E-BLAST - 17 April 2011

Delma's birthday dinner celebrated with Sean and Sue Spencer of Midge Point - who have taken on the Basil Sellers Laguna Quays Respite 'ministry'.

Their Wednesday evening Connect (Bible Study) group starts after Easter and for 15 years they have had a vision of a Respite ministry.

Mark and Delma in Tweed Heads for Easter and back to Laguna Quays 9-19 May after Salley's baptism at Petersham Baptist Church 'youth service' on 8 May in Sydney.

SOLDIER CRAB MOUNDS

These Soldier Crab mounds illustrate to Mark the wonderful effort their support network in the Lord, have provided in seeing the Basil Sellers Laguna Quays Respite House essentials completed and it is now up and running.

Mark and Delma enjoyed a beach walk at Midge Point - 4 minute drive from the Laguna Quays Respite facility.

We were on the veranda when the 4.00pm Saturday tremor came. House shook and windows rattled for some time. First we've ever experienced.

MAJOR ARTICLES

Photo - Tim McDonald had his first Comment article published last week. Welcome to read Tim's and the other young writers on the PSI site. Tim and Kylie and their 4 children are enjoying Easter at Basil Sellers Laguna Quays Respite House.

Mark's articles on the failed 1938 Evian Conference to get Jews out of Germany to other nations was well received - as was his article on Government aid fraud and Missions as an alternative avenue for aid distribution.

E-BLAST - 10 APRIL 2011

All last week and all this week young Comment writers published in Christian Today Australia. Scroll down to last week's E-Blast for the PSI web link. This week from Monday: Kurt Pudniks (Canberra); Alison Barkley (Newcastle); Tim McDonald (Mackay - Tim's first article); Julia Baber (Gold Coast); Laura Veloso (Central Coast).

Our April (monthly) "1 min" news video is on the web site (click on squiggly colour) and Delma celebrates her birthday tomorrow (11 April) while we're here at Laguna Quays Respite.

Photo - Delma's craft card work desk at Basil Sellers Laguna Quays Respite facility.

ROLLER HANGERS

Basil Sellers Laguna Quays Respite facility has many set-up expenses and one related to wardrobes - as visitors are staying for short stays it seemed to make a lot of sense to get these roller hangers for $17.50 each. We have four of them, two for the main bedroom and one each for the smaller bedrooms.

The dryer is now fixed to the wall, we're painting four internal doors, a smaller room, gardening and shrub pruning, fixing a down pipe etc, and continually raising funds for the concrete drive and 2nd toilet. We're here to 19 April. To ring, please use the Telstra mobile rural No. - 0487 245 207.