I began talking to them from the time I arrived at that place and there was response. At first we talked about things that did not matter,……. but the Lord reminded me to say the things that were really on my heart and gave me the strength to do so. Praise His name!

The place is really ideal for many things. It is newly built and sort of an open place in spite of having a roof and walls. There are not only seats, but also tables. A real place for fine weather.

Four people were already there before I arrived, and that included a baby.

It is good to hear the stories of people.

The father of the baby used to go to one of the local churches here in town at one time.

In the course of our conversation I mentioned also our involvement with the United Maori Mission and Bible in Schools. The mother of the baby used to go to school at Taipa and Religeous Education was taught there. I was very interested in that because we used to train Bible in School Teachers at Kerikeri for many years. “What impact did that teaching have on your life?” I asked her. But she remembered more the impact the life of her believing grandmother had on her life. The grandmother had a Bible beside her bedside I was told.

I mentioned already that there was one more person in that room with us. A young man , but I cannot really remember him saying anything , but I believe he listened.