E-BLAST - THURS - 28 SEPT 2017

Gold Coast young writers Leigh Clough (left) and Tim Price (right) with ret. statistician John Grocott on Tues in Broadbeach. John kept me company for the long drive from Tweed Heads - his recovery from prostate cancer continues. Leigh Clough is in a multiple business enterprise, a highly sought after Christian youth conference speaker and recently ran Endless Increase conf in Sydney and Gold Coast Schoolies ministry. Tim Price leaves tomorrow (Frid) for the US where he has been accepted as the Youth Minister in a Minnesota Church. Quite remarkable.Tim also edits Week 3 in the young writer program. These two young men represent a new breed in ministry. I feel honoured in the Lord to sit at their feet.      

E-BLAST - THURS 21 SEPT 2017

Steve Payne has moved his music shop from Airlie Beach Qld to Victor Harbour SA and we're invited to a Country Town Tour on my birthday, Sun 5 Nov. The day before Sat 4 Nov is Wesley and Madeline's wedding at the K1 wedding winery venue near Aldinga Beach 1 hour south of Adelaide. The evening before that, Frid 3 Nov Delma and I are hosting the Adelaide young writers to a dinner (as we did back in January). Liana Monaghan is arranging the dinner venue. A very full 4 days.    

E-BLAST - Thurs 14 September

Laguna Quays Respite - mission visitors graciously provided china-ware for the cottage. It's been a good year with mission visitors, even had three of our WBA mission people visit in 2017. The draw-card is the Whitsundays as it's many mission people's one chance to see the natural wonders of Great Barrier Reef. Thankyou for partnering with us, as this is a delight to our soul in the Lord. Delma's and my next visit is 21 Nov - 10 weeks away. 

E-BLAST - THURS 7 SEPTEMBER

NZ Panellist for the Kiwi young writer program Bishop Brian and May Carrell in Christchurch - a lovely dinner with Delma and Mark last week. Mark sends tricky theological issues in the young writer articles to Bishop Carrell who has filled the Panellist and Theological role since the Kiwi inception, way back in 2012 - came to us courtesy of Sophia Sinclair. 

1 min video on the Sunshine Coast Young Writer conference 12 Aug has been released. Another Bridget Brenton production - a beauty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGlXcnqhtQ

 

E-BLAST - 3 SEPTEMBER 2017

Irenie How and Matt Joils - Christchurch NZ - planning the 2018 young writer conference in Christchurch - tentatively booked Sat 25 Aug with Sat 1 Sept as the reserve date.
Mark and Delma met with Irenie and Matt on Thurs afternoon in Christchurch and worked thru some ideas and in October the Young Writer's Brian Trust Chair Sam and Salley Gillespie is meeting with them in Christchurch to confirm the program. We're all excited,
We caught up in Invercargil with Tim Newman 2015-2016 NZ Basil Sellers Award - for the Tronson Consistency award. Tim is now a journo with the Southern Times. In Christchurch we had a dinner with their young writers as well. A busy 'fun' week of meetings.