Setting precedents

It's Father's day again, and my kids have blessed me with a wonderful gift just ahead of our Mission team's departure to minister in Mozambique.

I received an insulated, heated, spill-proof mug!

Maybe this isn't much of a present for some dads, but this will mean that I can effectively (if I so desire) keep a mug of coffee steaming hot all the way from Uitenhage to Mozambique! Wow!
{don't think the coffee will be able to last that long, but that's beside the point...}

So, what's that got to do with setting precedents?

Simply that I seem to have kicked off a few precedents... such as...

1 - first to take along a head-mounted torch - to free up my hands for twice as much work; this while the rest of the team took along standard hand-held torches.
2 - first to take, and use thin leather gloves for use whilst setting up the Jesus Film screen & equipment. This kept my hands cleaner (and also warmer), thus enabling me to go straight from working into munching a snack without the need of washing of hands - The screen's support poles are made of aluminium, which quickly discolours one's hands.
3 - now probably first to take a heated mug along for the long drive. Who knows what this may start!
Are we going to have enough points in which to plug these things into on future outreaches?

New Addition to my Blog!

Hey there to you who read my blog.

I'm trying a new facet to my pages - namely,
crosswords.

I'll be posting a new crossword every so often for you to have some fun with.
Be warned! These are created on my own PC, and the clues may sometimes be simple, sometimes crazy. You'll probably have to recall what you've learnt about the Bible on a number of them.

So have fun anyway!

The 1st sample crossword can be found at the bottom of this page.
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It goes on...

And so the saga continues!

The old guy is still getting his hair done, still having a manicure, and having his skin prepared for the final layer of makeup.

Sounds more like a woman preparing herself for a date... doesn't it?

Well... seems that the guys working on him misjudged the amount of work to be done in preparing Landy for painting. So; the result is that he'll be staying in the shop for a while longer.
We'll have to see just how long it takes to get all the work completed.
But - in the end it'll all be worthwhile - especially once the painting is done. It's really going to be worth the while, and the time, to make sure that the job is done properly.

In any event... there's not much I can do right now with him at home; especially with the preparations being done to get things ready for the trip to Moz.

Making progress

Hey, I went to check out the old guy again, to see how his preparation is going.
Man - he's dirty!

I'm going to have to do some serious cleaning before I can finally reassemble him. But, then I suppose if one does all that sanding you can't really help but get him dirty.
I want to go check again this week, 'cause I'm sure the progress rate is picking up quite some. Last week the doors were probably 98% complete, and the Tropical roof had already received a light primer coating. The body was making some good progress. So it shouldn't be too long now.

I still need to make a final decision about what colour I want to paint him. White is the easiest choice - just keeping things the way they were. Other options / possible choices are: light yellow, light brown (beige), light blue, silver-grey, light green, and?

Perhaps I need to get hold of one of those programs where you can change colours on a screen to preview the possibilities?

Blessings continue to flow

After quite some time of quiet I'm back.

God has been "taking His time", but is still so "on time" that it's amazing. I can only give Him the praise, because the way it's all put together, all coming together, cannot happen by accident or coincident.

One of the team members purchased an Isuzu 4x4 on an auction - with the express reasoning of using it for his mission work on the farm-resort he runs, and for taking it along as one of our vehicles for the trip. It's in a beautiful condition - BUT, one problem... before it ended up at the auctioneers someone had removed both front side-shafts. Effect? It's been relegated to a 4x2 with diff lock and low range. There's a first time for anything - even for the type of vehicle we'll be taking to Moz.

We're looking forward to the trip. Even with the semi-4x4... because it's going to be an adventure with the Lord. He'll be there with us, and if we get stuck, then we'll take some time to get to know one another a bit better. I'm not scared of that!

We've just been blessed in so many ways, that we can't dare to complain.