Friday, December 21, 2007

Healesville

a Jesus thought...
As soon as the meal was finished, he insisted that the disciples get in the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he dismissed the people. With the crowd dispersed, he climbed the mountain so he could be by himself and pray. He stayed there alone, late into the night. (Matthew 14:22-23)

a Godly thought...
They must heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and drive out devils. The message becomes an event, and the event confirms the message. (p185 Bonhoeffer)

a leading thought...
A man has not more character than he can command in a crisis. (p110 Barber)

a Dave thought...
Healesville is a beautiful place. Yesterday I spent a few hours their with Graeme Mawson the new CO who begins his work their in early 2008. It was great to pray and and dream as we visited the corps, the "care & wear" shop, the E+ centre and the centre of town itself. Graeme as he was sharing his passion and ideas with me yesterday in a way was writing his Darkest England and the Way Out. As this book by Booth had 76 pages describing the problems of the country and 200 pages for the solutions.
Graeme has had a unique journey which is the opposite to most as he started in THQ in admin, moved to DHQ and was then appointed as a Lieutenant in Youth & Children's work and is going to the front line to head up the work in Healesville. I thank God for Graeme and know that God will continue to use him in fresh ways to extend His kingdom, and even though he will be stretched it is well worth the promotion from DHQ to ministry on the field.

Just a thought.

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