“A man who does not live a live of obedience himself soon ceases to be concerned about the fact that his own children should obey him.” – Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Busabout KAITAIA

“THE WAY TO GO!”

Busabout Kaitaia in Pukenui

Busabout Kaitaia is going to Ahipara, Pukenui and Mangonui.

Pukenui Wharf

Today I went to PUKENUI.

Mt. Camel

“Pukenui settlement has gathered about the Pukenui Wharf about two  miles inside the Houhora Heads. The turn-off to the wharf is cleary signposted on the left.” (The Visitor’s Guide to the Far North by W. F. Parker)

Houhora Harbour

“The wharf was once a passenger and freight terminal visited regularly by coastal vessels. Today it serves mainly a growing commercial fishing fleet and offers a good spot for a bit of family fishing.” (The Visitor’s Guide to the Far North by W.F. Parker)

Houhora Harbour

Flax

Boats on the Houhora Harbour

Warm, weich, still, dunkel, are the four words I remembered one night not long ago. Do you know the language?

We were trying to sleep, but had to listen to ‘noise’ (music) until  about 3am that night. With we I mean the usual occupants of the house  and an unfortunate visitor from Auckland.

I was born in Germany, lived in Thailand for thirteen years, but I cannot remember a noisy night like that. (Maybe I am getting old.)

Long ago in Germany I learned that if you want to sleep you have to find a warm place, a soft place, a dark place and … a quiet place.

Quietness was missing that night and I was unable to do something about it!

“Umbrellas were left to gather dust in the Far North last month, the driest January in Kaitaia (according to Northland Age records) since 1988 and one of the driest on record.”

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That says the first paragraph of the article “JANUARY THE DRIEST IN AN AGE OF RECORDS” (The Northland Age, Thursday, February, 7, 2013)

Dust on umbrellas means dry weather; it means, that there is a drought, a physical drought. 

Dust on Bibles means that there is a spiritual drought.

The Gospel is preached here in the Far North of New Zealand, especially here in Kaitaia many, many people are gathering at different places every Sunday to praise the Lord.

At the present time there is a Men/Youth Conference at the A&P Showgrounds here in Kaitaia and the theme of one guest speaker was honouring the Bible, THE WORD OF THE LIVING GOD.

He certainly did not have any dust on his Bible and he encouraged us not to leave our Bibles to gather dust.

I leave it to you to answer the following two questions:

Do we have dust on our Bibles?

Do we have a spiritual drought?

Physical droughts are deadly, but spiritual droughts are deadlier.  

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Today I listened to the WORD OF GOD at the Kaitaia A&P Showgrounds.

Kaitaia Open Day

Saturday 9th February

11am – 4pm

24-26 Matthews Avenue,

Kaitaia

Today I spent some time at the open Day.