Launceston, Tasmania

We called this “HAYhenge” – just south of Launceston, Tasmania

Kids' Fun Day - St. Helens

Kids gathering for beach outreach, St. Helen’s











Back in St. Helen’s we helped out at a combined churches kids’ Fun Day held on the St. Helen’s foreshore. Rainbow the Clown was a huge hit (wig firmly anchored by a balloon hat, extra tight!) while Ps. John Denman reinforced the puppet stage with wood and clamps, and kept it upright in strong winds!

MINISTRY to CHILDREN SEMINAR – Melbourne

Peter Lusk preparing to open MTC 2006











MTC flew us back to Melbourne to speak at the seminar. We would have liked to have been there for both days, but had prior commitments in Tasmania. When I was on staff at Waverley Christian Fellowship (now CityLife Church), I started a seminar or training day for children’s workers and this was the first year that Sue arrived in Australia as the key speaker. In fact she was the ONLY speaker and shared at six sessions during the day. It was a God-ordained thing – the following year she returned and we added electives, bringing in experienced people from other churches and so the conference grew. Six years ago we transferred the conference coordination to Ken and Dorothy Gardner, and three years later it passed to Peter Lusk (Careforce Church) who has done a FANTASTIC job of raising the profile of the seminar, and keeping its uniqueness. What a buzz to mix with people from every denomination and Christian group; to share resources, experiences and to learn from so many gifted and anointed presenters. Sue took a key session, plus a workshop, and I took a workshop. We then headed back to the airport – thank the Lord for His protection as we drove back to St. Helen’s through fog and a multitude of night animals, all deciding to wait for us before crossing the road! We are happy to say that we are NOT responsible for any of the road kill in Tassie to date. And that’s no mean feat!