E-BLAST - THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY

Murray's Bay, Auckland, NZ calendar given to Delma and me by young writer Jessica McPherson when in Christchurch last year. February gets the working year under way and so too the young writers. Next week Week 4 published and then Week 5 which completes Cycle 1. We're truly underway. Sat 10 Feb in Sydney is the Christian Media Leaders lunch - 8 national editors gathering - to plan an annual Christian media workshop to compliment One Day in Melbourne. We're on our way .....

Australia Day  -  Salley and Sam arrive this evening (Thurs 25 Jan) for the Australia Day long weekend. Friday 26 Jan they are being collected by Wes and Madeline for a day at Bryon Bay to celebrate Australia Day. Delma and I are heading to Coolangatta Greenmount Beach (Delma swims while I walk) and then returning home for a quiet lunch with the bottle of Apple Juice left over from New Year.
Mark's Australia Day article (today) is an Australian Missionary News IPTV video interviewing as the Footplate Padre a railway magazine editor - what could be more Australian than the railways!   

E-BLAST - THURSDAY 18 JANUARY

Summer holidays lead us into a 2018 new year of ministry 'this and that' -

10 Feb  -  Christian Media Leaders Lunch

6-20 March  -  Laguna Quays Respite

1-13 May  -  Laguna Quays Respite 

19 May  -  One Day in Melbourne

17-29 July -  Laguna Quays Respite

30 Aug-3 Sept - Christchurch young writers

7-9 Sept - ARPA in Brisbane

6-18 Nov - Laguna Quays Respite

Plus one or two Country Town Tours along with other ministry designations.

Photo-  our family picnic lunch during the January holidays 

E-BLAST - THURSDAY 11 JANUARY 2018

Christian Today editor and IT guy  -  Natalie (nee Chu) and Steven Huang  -  Natalie attended the 2013 young writer conference, spoke at the 2014 conference, relocated to CMCI in New York mid 2015, returned to Australia with Steven in tow and they wed in May 2017. While on salary when in New York, on their return home they initiated a tent making ministry. A number of our Well-Being Australia (PSI) supporters are helping in this.
The 2018 young writer program commences Monday. Are you aware since our inception 9 years ago, Christian Today has given an exemption to the PSI young writer program from strict publishing rules - whereby our young writers who are developing their Voice, may be republished elsewhere.  

E-BLAST - THURSDAY 4 JANUARY

Cape Reinga, Northland, New Zealand - 2018 Calendar given to Delma and Mark for 40th anniversary by Eion and Jessica McPherson when visiting Christchurch in August.
The calendar is located in the Timeout in the Tweed (Tweed Heads) downstairs office kitchenette. It is viewed many many times each day as almost everyone who visits enters the upstairs area through the office area, let alone Mark who passes thru numerous times each day.
The 2018 young writer's annual awards conference is being held in Christchurch on Sat 1 Sept  -  this has meant Mark and Delma need to renew their passports.