As I have indicated previously, and as most are aware, South Australia is home to some weird and wonderful wildlife. It’s interesting to watch a small house spider attack your broom while trying to brush it away, and then later to find out that its bite can cause headaches and vomiting. The wildlife in Northern Ireland…Continue readingThe Shingleback Lizard
A few weeks ago when I was doing some door-to-door outreach, I had the opportunity to witness to a particular lady, and I’m going to relay a lesson I learned from the meeting. Now I don’t know details, neither would I relate them to you if I did, but I could see that this lady…Continue readingThe Urgency of the Gospel
Over two weeks ago I posted a few thoughts I had on the Mark 9:23 “All things are possible to him that believeth“. During that post I made reference to the text, “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14. You could break it up into more, but if we divide John 14:14 into…Continue readingFive Profound Implications of Praying in His Name
Due to various reasons, I haven’t been able to get out and go somewhere with Melanie for my day off for the past two or three weeks. We had discussed going to Glen Forest Park, and that’s where we went. It’s about 25km outside Port Lincoln and features all sorts of farm animals and animals…Continue readingGlen Forest Park
On Friday night, yours truly had to speak to the children in Port Lincoln, which for those of you that don’t know, isn’t the easiest thing for me to do. Children’s work has never been an area that I’ve felt completely comfortable with, and most of the time when the children’s work was on in Ballymoney,…Continue readingChildren’s Work: Tough but Rewarding
If you’re like me and you’re not from Australia and are not connected to it in any way, then it may be possible you’ve never heard of ‘Australia Day’. As far as I can make out, it’s much like July 4th in America (Independence Day), except it’s 26th January here (chosen because the 26th January 1788,…Continue readingAustralia Day
After visiting a local fish factory shop to buy four portions of Gummy Shark (yummy), we headed off towards Coffin bay. After driving round the little village to let our friends see it, we made our way towards the National Park. The entrance fee to the park for one car is $7 (that’s about £3), but as…Continue readingCoffin Bay National Park
Yesterday we experienced a slight turn in the weather. It’s unlikely to last more than a few days, but many of the locals rejoice in a little rain. I found out that not only is this the driest continent on earth, the state of South Australia is the driest of all the states in Australia,…Continue readingBritish Weather?
One of the first things that many people said when we initially told them we were going to Australia, was to warn us about the dangerous wildlife that there is. There is no doubt that there are dangerous spiders, snakes and various other insects that exist within Australia, but it’s amazing how many people appear to know about…Continue readingOur First Encounter with Australian Wildlife
Yesterday was our first taste of a full Sabbath Day. What do I mean by ‘full’? Well, what would you consider as a full Sabbath Day? How about preaching at three services and driving 415km in between times? For those of you in the U.K. and unfamiliar with km, it’s 258 miles. From memory that’s a…Continue readingOur Second Lord’s Day