Quite disappointing but you know we enjoyed ourselves anyway - had a chance to get to know
this dedicated couple more.
David and I have been quite encouraged at his enthusiasm for reaching out to our community. As well as the dedicated time he gives to preparing his messages, he has been working on his TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course and is hoping to start English lessons locally. I think that once the word gets around this will be a fantastic opportunity! We personally know of a number of families who would greatly benefit... David has been helping a teenager from Ghana to understand his homework, I've had a little opportunity to help a friend prepare for her citizenship test and we have seen how so many in our neighbourhood have such a tough time fitting into Australian society because they simply need more English/need a friend or need to understand the way our funny Aussie society works.
So while the turn up wasn't great (later the pastor's daughter and her family joined in much to Joshua's absolute delight as they have a boy Joshua's age) we were encouraged that the Lord cares for our suburb, the needy neighbours around us, those who come to church and can only understand a few words here and there as well as the 'seasoned saints' who are no longer able to contribute due to ill health. We also thank the Lord for bringing along a pastor who cares deeply for his flock...
Thankyou, Lord, for your continued work right here in our humble suburb!
Oh, and you wouldn't know there were only a few of us with this spread of meat!
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