One person I know very  well. That person starts his website as follows, “Preparation is more important than the actual doing.”

Not long ago I read something else about preparation. Here it is:  “The difference between adventure and disaster in preparation.” – ANON

The person mentioned above heard me say quite often: ” Preparation is more important than the actual doing.”

Preparation has always been very important to me. I actually make my own diary and call it MY LOGBOOK. Yes, preparation is very important, especially when  going on a journey.

I can actually say my life has been an adventure, an adventure with the Lord Jesus Christ.  26 years in Germany, 13 years in Thailand, and the rest here at the end of the world……New Zealand. For the people in Europe NZ is at the end of the world.

Preparations are especially important when we are going on a journey. Soon we will be going on our last journey.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THIS LAST JOURNEY?

Please remember, “The difference between adventure and disaster is PREPARATION.

WD

On our way to Auckland before Christmas, I picked up a copy of the WHANGAREI LEADER and discovered the “Milestone Feature.” Reader’s are welcome to contribute.

The editor could be interested in the following: birthday, graduation, baptism, wedding, anniversary and so on….

We are also encouraged to send photos.

I would like to send him my greatest “Milestone Story”, (my second birthday) namely how I came out of Darkness into Light, from Death into Life. I would like to tell him how the Lord Jesus Christ found me. That happened many years ago, namely in September 1958. (02. 09. 1958) But do I have a picture to go with that?

Never mind, I don’t think the story would be printed.

I better send him one of my pictures, the one with the Norfolk Pine and graveyard. That is another of my Milestones!

Type Norfolk Pine into the window and click on SEARCH!

I find it interesting anyway.

A liquor Trading Centre is advertising all the finest range of spirits, beers and more. The letters are quite big.

— But then underneath it says in bigger letters that the Trading Centre is concerned about the community and supporting the campaign to reduce drug and alcohol abuse.

— The advert is also in a magazine pointing out the dangers of  alcohol and illegal drugs.

“The Battle Field is the World” was written in big letters above the dining room door (on the inside) of the old headquarters of the Worldwide Evangelization Crusade in London, now WEC International.

The location was 19 Highland Road, in the Southeast of London. I know that, because I used to stay there for about half a year about 40 years ago.

WEC is a missinary Society with lots of missionaries all over the world. There is a saying, “Join WEC and you will see the world.” That is just about true.

I have been thinking about “The Battle Fied is the World” quite a bit lately. How true is that!

But it is even of greater truth that “THE BATTLE FIELD IS THE CHURCH”.

I think every church building should have written above the entrance door – from the inside – “THE BATTLE FIELD IS THE CHURCH!”

In Hebrews 11:4 , please read the verse, the BIBLE is saying something very interesting about Abel.  It says there about him, “And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.”

I am reading at the moment a devotional book by a German pastor called Wilhelm Busch. He died in June 1966 – you can figur out for yourselve how many years ago that was – and what I read some time ago was a real blessing! It just spoke to me in a special way.

Let me summarize:

He is actually talking about pressure points.

The Lord is not taking away all our sorrow and all the things that make us sad – but he is giving us ONE big light, that is shining into all our darkness. The light is the Lord Jesus Christ himself! John 8:12

We say,  “If I could remove all the pressure points in my life, I will be full of joy.” But all those who know the Lord  are full of joy in spite of all the pressure points. They are in the arms of the Lord. They praise God for what it says in Luke 2:11 (Please read!)  There is a Saviour for our greatest need!

And – listen to this now – we can come to the Lord in prayer and talk to him about everything, all our stress points and all our pressure points.

I remember watching a TV programme on bullying not long ago while waiting for something. At least part of it. TV screens seem to be at many places these days. Good, that we don’t have a TV set at home.

In a magazine, which points out the dangers of alcohol and illegal drugs, I found an ad by an enterprising firm.

The company is concerned about the bullying and violence amongst the young people today. They see the trouble and want to help to reduce it. In the ad our children are called ‘the future of this country’ and ‘precious heritage’. The ad encourages us also to do our best to keep the children safe.

When I was thinking about the word heritage, it was pointed out to me, that the Bible says that children are a heritage from the Lord. Psalm 127:3 says “Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from him.”

I looked up Psalm 127:3 in several english Bible translations. They all have the word ‘heritage’. German Bibles say that children are a GIFT from the Lord. That makes it a bit clearer for me.

All parents want the best for their children. There is no doubt about that. A couple of days ago I picked up  two leaflets in Whangarei.  The leaflets prove just that. One leaflet advertises Upcoming Workshops. “Peaceful Parenting” it says at the top. And underneath “For Pro-Active Parents who want the very best for their children.”

“Positive Parenting Skills”, “How to evoke willing co-operation from children,” and more subjects are taught in the workshops.

The other leaflet advertises a meeting and a book . The book is called “HE’LL BE OK”. The book is written by C. Lashlie. On the leaflet it says, “Hear about her book & learn about tips & strategies on parenting teenagers.”

How concerned are we really about our CHILDRED? We are really concerned, when we are willing to teach them the WORD OF THE LIVING GOD!

We used to work in Kaikohe with the United Maori Mission, and our desire was also to bring the GODD NEWS to the children, running Sunday Schools (Playcentre Ohaeawai, Oromahoe Marae and other places) and running seminars for those the Lord wanted to teach the BIBLE in the schools. (Bible in Schools) Many from here up north will remember the seminars we had in KERIKERI at the Baptist Church. Sheryn Comrie, Andrew Ramsbottom and Hugh Dickie were some of the teachers at those sessions.

Children who came from Christians Homes and Churches with sound Biblical Teaching  profited the most from Bible in Schools (BIS).

Read also Deuteronomy 6:1,2 and Deuteronomy 6:7 ” Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”

I am enrolled.

OVERVIEW

18 weeks programme

3 mornings a week in the classroom with the tutor

Monday 9-12

Wednesday 9-12

Friday 9-12

Assignments for home

Start day will be in the week of March 9 (TBA)

The good thing for me is that the venue is very near where I live. Seems to be just around the corner.