Moving right along........

Here it is Saturday morning, our day off!

My health is on the improve, so I am making the most of it and having the best part of the day in town catching up on emails, food shopping, etc . I even have a lunch date with a married couple (in their 70's) that I met at our beautiful Christmas lunch on Thursday, at Destiny Rescue House.
I'm looking forward to spending some time with them, and gleaning some wisdom, as I believe they have been travelling as missionaries for quite a few years. They go back to settle in Australia on the 3rd January, to stay. I'm sure they can give me some pointers on how to make the most of every situation God will no doubt allow me to go through. But also how to enjoy the journey with expectant anticipation!

...Meanwhile back at Heartland Int.......One of my allocated jobs is to create some gardens. The new Heartland Church Building is lovely, but , as with any new concrete construction, it needs some beautifying to soften it and make it homely and inviting.

Today I will cycle around the town and seek out a couple of nurseries and price some native plants. As equipment is in short supply, we also need some basic gardening tools to carry out the job, which I will also price. There is not much available from the church budget, as there are more pressing needs to be met.

As I watched the progress of the building on the Heartland International website before I left Australia, my intension was to bless Heartland with this by paying for it myself. However, the poor exchange rate has almost doubled my personal cost of living here significantly and my personal finances are already strained. (I have recently had to pay almost $300 American dollars, which is about $500 Australian dollars, to get my visa extended for 12 month. I wasn't expecting it to be that much!!)

Wisdom tells me to ask for help at this stage. Early..... I know... but time is of the essence! I will be leaving the Church in 3 weeks to do my next leg (11 weeks) in Phnom Penh, with the SHE Rescue house. ... I would love to be able to do this for them before I go, and make it a really nice job. (I will be returning late April to continue working with them here). Sooooo......

If any of you gardeners, or lovers of beautiful gardens, or lovers of coffe in a garden setting, would like to assist me in this task I would greatly appreciate it. I will be the hands, the feet and the time giver,... if you could please help be the giver of finances...... together we can achieve this and make a beautiful statement on behalf of our Coffs Harbour Connections........ What do you think?// ...

I really appreciate you even considering this, as I know what this time of year is like on finances in our culture......and lots of small amounts would add up to one bigger amount..... so anything and everything is gratefully accepted. Please do not feel pressured, I will still love YOU, and so will God!!! Ha Ha - My bank details are on my profile, if you need them. Just mark it " garden".

(P.S please be aware that deposits take at least 2 days to reach my account, and it costs me $12- $17 bank fee to get it out.)

Thanks Heaps!!!! Love to you all. Lane.