Blogs from Hastings, Victoria, Australia, Oceania

The countdown to the start of the next phase on our Journey of Faith started on Friday 25th April.On a very cold and clear morning in Traralgon where the temparature dipped to zero we watched, on TV, services held around Australia to honour those who had given their lives in protection of our freedom and way of life. The services especially remembered those who gave their lives at Anzac cove in Turkey 99 years ago. LEST WE FORGET Later in the morning we headed off with June and Tony for a bike ride and in contrast to the early morning the temperature had risen and gave a fine mild sunny day just right for riding. We drove about 30 minutes out of Traralgon to the small town of Boolarra and the start of the 'Grand Ridge ... read more

After a couple of days recovering from jet lag it was back into preparing the caravan for its journey to whatever destination God sends us to next. As Holy Trinity Nomads we have completed our first Journey, 6 months in the UK, and what an amazing Journey it was, how good is OUR God. Sunday 16th March saw us attend June & Tony's church, the Traralgon Reality Christian Fellowship, it's always so special to share worship with them and there congregation. On Monday 17th March we hooked up our caravan and headed for the local caravan retailer to get the roof resealed, before we left we had noticed a small leak when the rain was heavy so instead of trying to find out where the leak was and fix it, it was easier and will provide ... read more

On Monday 25th Februarywe were invited to attend a meeting of East Shropshire Progressive Christianity (ESPC) which is part of the Progressive Christianity Network Britain (PCNB). These progressive groups meet to discuss all aspects of religion and the bible. They are not for everyone and it was interesting to sit and listen and understand that there are people with different and differing views from ours. Most of the people who attended are members of different Anglican congregations over the Shropshire area and some travel up to 40 miles to attend the monthly meetings at St Marys church centre. Our final week in the UK is one that sees us as busy as ever. Sunday 2nd March started off with something a bit different when we saw some sheep just outside the cottage, Bob does not have ... read more

On Friday 21st February Pauline and Nick Hill from St Chads (Pauline is the Church warden) took us on a 'Hills' tour to the Black Country Museum. The Museum is located in Dudley near Wolverhampton and is a Living Museum. It is a remarkable place to explore, and you can enjoy spending some time in a landscape of 26 acres. It is one of the most extraordinary open-air museums in the UK; offering a glimpse into 200 years of history like no other. They tell the story of a very special time and place in history and of some of the most hard-working, ingenious and influential people you could imagine! The Black Country folk changed the world, and in the streets of the canalside village, or on our tramway or down the underground mine, ... read more

Friday 31st January was a very very wet and a very very cold day so we rugged up in woolly hats, scarfs, gloves and water proof coats and headed to Albrighton. First call was the library to send out the latest Blog page and say goodbye to Anne one of the librarians who had taken early retirement. The council run libraries here in the UK are suffering from severe cut backs as all councils struggle to contain rising costs and it is feared that some libraries may close or be amalgamated . Then after a nice Latte we headed to St Marys to help out with the monthly 'One Day' sale before heading to the 'Red House', which is a community facility that hosts a variety of events, where we enjoyed a great meal of homemade ... read more