Emma McGeorge New Zealand Over 31s Basil Sellers Award in both 2019, 2018 and the Kiwi Basil Sellers Young Writer Award 2017. Emma is a wonderful writer as evidenced by the Panellists who mark her. Emma spent 10 years with MAF and is seeking the Lord to to what may be ahead. Emma is driving Delma and me from Auckland to Hamilton on Tues 3 Sept. Then Wed 4 Sept Rev Mike the Hamilton Baptist Minister taking us to Rotorua. Then Thurs 5 Sept fly to Christchurch for ARPA conference - home on Sun 8 Sept. 
photo - Russell Modlin presenting Emma NZ Basil Sellers Over 31 NZ Award.       

E -BLAST - THURS 22 AUG

Kuranda Rail painted by Marina Thompson for the Basil Sellers Midge Point Art Exhibition. Marina was away so Lyn is approaching Marina for us to hang this art work in the Laguna Quays Respite cottage.
Two paintings were sent to Basil Sellers, Hawk and Possum in a window. Delma asked me to get one for her Tweed Heads office. I got two for the respite cottage.
Due to the work load involved by these organising ladies, the art exhibition will now be held once every two years. There were 33 art works and 10 craft works on exhibition.
   

E-BLAST - THURS 15 AUGUST

Laguna Quays Respite - new oven / stove - saw it on line at Harvey Norman and we visited them at Cannonvale on Tues.We go it for $495 - which was $150 less plus free delivery for tomorrow (Frid). Our electrician who looks after the mission cottage is coming early Frid morning to pull out the old oven for the truck to take away.
You may recall our last visit Rod the electrician had to put a chain on the old oven door as the hinges at the bottom were non functioning, and then the grill door would not fit. We weighed up all our options - this visit a new one.
Welcome your love giftings (tax deductble) to help meet this cost. We have mission people coming in on 24 Aug for 2 weeks, that is the day after we leave. Busy!

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E-BLAST - THURS 8 AUG

2013 the first Basil Sellers Awards young writers conf in Melb. Now 2019 we're back in Melb, 7 years later (I counted them on my fingers). At that inaugural 2013 occasion we had 5 young writers from New Zealand. On Sat 10 Aug we will have 7 Kiwis attending. The 2013 photo also illustrates the nature of the young writer program - the only person still with us is Jeremy Dover who is now a senior writer and a sport writer. He has three Waverely Christian College 'writing competition' winners attending the conf on Saturday as future young writers. Incredible.