PUKENUI IN WINTER

PUKENUI, FAR NORTH, NEW ZEALAND –  IN WINTER

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I TOOK PART IN A QUIZ AND WON A CONCESSION TICKET WORTH  $45.00.

(Five return trips to Pukenui or to Mangonui)

Today I went to PUKENUI.

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I went to the PUKENUI SCHOOL and talked to the headmistress. There are 7o children she told me, but there is no BIS (Bible in Schools) at the moment. I remember going into the school in 1981 – 28 years ago – to teach the Bible. Every Wednesday we went to four schools:

Waiharara, Pukenui, Ngataki and Te Kao.

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PUKENUI has also a police station. What a surprise to see the word police  written three times on the front of the station, in Maori, English of course and GERMAN. There must be a lot of Germans in  Pukenui in summer.

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“ALL KIWIS TO BE RATED FOR CREDIT RELIABILITY”

“All Kiwis to be rated for credit reliability”

I noticed that newspaper headline while walking through the town on Monday and was interested of course and wanted to find out more about it. – But eventually I forgot.

But what a surprise to fnd the article neatly cut out today (Tuesday) on our coffee table. Apparently somebody else was also very interested.

THE BIBLE, THE WORD OF THE LIVING GOD SAYS:

Romans 13:8

“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt  to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.”

THINK ABOUT IT!!

“Burning Sulphur”

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Matthew 5:22: “fire of hell”;

Matthew 13:42: “fiery furnace”;

Matthew 18:8,9: “eternal fire”, “fire of hell”;

Matthew 25:41: “eternal fire”

Revelation 14:10: “burning sulpuhr”;

Revelation 20:10,15: “lake of burning sulphur”, “the lake of fire”;

Revelation 21:8: “burning sulphur”

I’LL FIGHT!!

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“While women weep as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without God, I’ll fight – I’ll fight to the very end!”- William Booth (Salvation Army Founder)

What is the World dying for?

“We say the world is dying; what for? Sermons? No! Periodicals? No. Dying for discussions? No! For fine- spun theories? No! For creeds and faith? Oh, you might have them by the dozens! What is it dying for? P1070214Downright, straightforward, honest, loving, earnest testimony about what God can do for souls; that is what it wants.” – Catherine Booth, Friendship with Jesus