CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)

I am still thinking about CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)

“The four principles of CPTED- surveillance, access management, territorial reinforcement and quality environment form the foundations of the National Guidelines for CPTED in New Zealand.

These guidelines define seven qualities that characterise well designed, safer places.

NATIONAL GUIDELINES

Access

Surveillance and sightlines

Layout

Activity mix

Sense of ownership

Quality environments

Physical protection.”

Two things come to my mind in connection with this: Preaching of the Gospel ( Romans 1:16,17) and Asking God to bring people out of darkness into light. ( James 4:2)

The Annual Spring Flower Show

P1080625Friday 4th September at 11am

Speaker:  Shelley Fleming

I have never been to a Spring Flower Show and did not know what to expect.

I was deeply moved when the young teacher, who has a burning heart for the lost, spoke about the work of the missionaries in Nepal and India.

The presentation was excellent and I asked her if she would be willing to come to our church to speak. The answer was yes and  I went straight away to our pastor and told him  about having her as a speaker.

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It was good to hear about the mission work in Nepal and India. But New Zealand is also a mission field.

Today I talked for quite some time to two Mormon missionaries from the USA on the street  and found out that the second in charge of the LDS is actually a German.

Unfortunately I missed a good opportunity to talk to 5 or 6 teenagers . They were sitting right in front of me on steps. While passing by I talked to them for a bit…………but not about the Lord.——Was I getting tired?

 

“take charge of your future”

Yesterday I went to the ‘Far North REAP’ office here in Kaitaia. When you enter the office you can see to your left a big sign saying: “Take charge of your Future”. I really like that. I like that so much that “Take charge of your Future” is still going around in my head.

I typed “take charge of your Future” into ‘Search’ on this blog and this came up: The Tertiary Centre says,” take charge of your Future.”

Yes, study all you can, take charge of your future by studying hard. But remember that the most important book to study is the BIBLE, the Word of the Living God. Remember also that this life is not all, remember that there is a future for all of us after we die. Please include the study of the BIBLE in your Tertiary Studies.

The Bible says that there is a heaven and a hell. Heaven and hell are eternal. Heaven and hell are everlasting. Matthew 25:46

There are more than 70 texts in the Bible uttered by the Lord himself which speak of the doom that awaits those who don’t repent.

I am going to finish by asking two questions:

1. How does one get to hell?

Answer:

By neglect. Hebrews 2:3 “How shall we escape, if we neglect….”

2. How does one avoid hell?

Answer:

By receiving Jesus Christ as His personal Saviour. Proverbs 15:24

SEHR GUT! (Sprechen Sie deutsch?)

Ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, dass es spannend war, wenn wir immer unsere Zeugnisse in der Schule erhielten. Aber ich erinnere mich, dass ich meistens fuer ‘Betragen’ sehr gut bekam. Selten war mein Betragen nur gut.

Die kleine Landschule im Norden von Deutschland in der Naehe der daenischen Grenze hatte fuer acht Schuljahre nur zwei Klassen und demnach nur zwei Lehrer. Sie besteht heute nicht mehr.

Auch war meine Mutter immer darauf bedacht, dass ich nie in der Schule fehlte und so ging ich auch manchmal den fast zwei km langen Weg im stroemenden Regen, bis der Lehrer zu meiner Mutter sagte: ” Behalten Sie den Jungen zu Hause , wenn es stark regnet.”

‘Sehr gut’ fuer Betragen schrieb der Lehrer in meinem Zeugnis.

Aber die Bibel, das Wort Gottes, sagt etwas ganz anderes ueber uns alle. In der Luther Bibel lese ich: “Denn es ist hier kein Unterschied; sie sind allzumal Suender und mangeln des Ruhmes, den sie vor Gott haben sollten.” (Roemer 3:23)

Wir sind alle Suender. Das sagt die Bibel, das Wort Gottes!

Das sieht wirklich nicht gut aus.

Aber es kommt noch schlimmer. In Roemer 6:23 heisst es: ” Denn der Tod ist der Suende Sold.”

Aber wie gut, dass Roemer 6:23 so weiter geht: “aber die Gabe Gottes ist das ewige Leben in Christo Jesu, unserm Herrn.”

Und lasst mich schliessen mit dem herrlichen Vers in Roemer 3:24: “Und werden ohne Verdienst gerecht aus seiner Gnade durch die Erloesung, so durch Christum Jesum geschehen ist.”

We Must Tell!

If she would not have told me I would not have known.

I was sitting on the bench in front of the local Warehouse drinking water. A lady who works at the ASB saw me sitting there and told me that she saw my picture in the local paper “The Northland Age”.

I was surprised to hear that and was wondering what it was all about. But something dawned on me.

I got up from the bench, the waterbottle still in my hand, and walked the short distance to the bookstore called Paper Plus. I bought the Tuesday edition of  “The Northland Age” and on page five I found my picture. Every issue of the paper has always a picture – sent in by readers –  depicting the Far North’s special qualities.

“this is our PLACE”

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Houhora Harbour on a sparkling Winterless North winter’s day.

Why do I write about this?

If she would not have told me  I would not have known about the picture in the paper.

“No Telling No Selling” I remember reading a long time ago on the wrapper of a Christian newspaper.

We must tell the the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ, the Gospel! We must tell the WORLD.

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In my daily Bible reading I have come to the book of Acts in the New Testament and in Acts 1:8 it is written:

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Notice that it says JERUSALEM. Our Jerusalem is Kaitaia. The message is clear: Witness to your neighbours!

The Numberplate

I saw a small milk truck parked on the other side of the road in front of a plumbing business. The numberplate of the truck had two lines, but because of the distance I was only able to read the first line which said: “1 LORD” I crossed over the road to the other side to read the second line. It said : “JESUS CHRIST”

“1 LORD

JESUS CHRIST”

I continued my walk home. All of a sudden the driver of the car came out of the plumbing shop, entered the car and was in the process of driving off. I walked back to the car and knocked on the car window to get his attention.

I expressed my interest in the numberplate of the car and found out that the young man believes in the Lord and goes to one of the churches at the eastcoast. I just needed that encouragement. The Lord knew that and I praised his Name.  Hallelujah!

Do you belong to those People?

In order not to get discouraged I also need to be reminded of the following fact again and again:

NOT EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR A REASON FOR LIVING

— Many people choose to live not asking the big questions. They just live.

— Others know the answers provided in the Bible and in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ and choose to ignore or reject them.

In the “WAR CRY” 29 March 2008 I read the article “No Ordinary Tuesday” and was greatly encouraged.