Are we lonely down here or are there some more 'locals' lurking among all these Americans? 
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South Pacific or Australasia? Anyone? Hello?
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That's a relief ylop, I don't know that anybody normal would get on with us... 
*puts hand up* Me! Me!
But you probably already guessed that, since we live in the same house and all :lol:
But you probably already guessed that, since we live in the same house and all :lol:
Welcome Moses! Nice to have someone else join us on the dark side mwahahaha :lol:
You guys do know that being in Maine might as well be on the North Pole some times. Sure we can drive to see folks, but it would take days for the most part. To my knowledge, the closest family on BF is near Boston, which is about 4 or 5 hours driving and for me about 2 days of pay for gas alone. So glad we have this forum!!!!!
Ironically, we moved here after being asked to help rebuild a dying church. They found out about our beliefs on marriage and pretty much forced us out. We still pray for reconciliation and actually are talking about a plan as the Lord leads. I forgot to mention that my friend now lives nearby, but his wife hates me for my belief in PM so we haven't seen her in the month they have been here. My wife has me, but our kids have not been able to see their kids per mommy's orders.
No wonder the church is dying, kicking people out does that you know! That's terrible that even your children are being shunned, despite it being none of their business. People can be very cruel. Does your friend still speak to you? Is he man enough to override his wife and decide the kids are allowed to visit?
This forum is great. I'm not sure how far away the closest person here to us is. Moses, are you on the East coast or the West? (East is 3 hours by plane from us, West is 8 hours by 2 planes).
My 3-year-old son just came and saw the faces, so at his request I am adding: :roll: :lol:
This forum is great. I'm not sure how far away the closest person here to us is. Moses, are you on the East coast or the West? (East is 3 hours by plane from us, West is 8 hours by 2 planes).
My 3-year-old son just came and saw the faces, so at his request I am adding: :roll: :lol:
FollowingHim said:No wonder the church is dying, kicking people out does that you know! That's terrible that even your children are being shunned, despite it being none of their business. People can be very cruel. Does your friend still speak to you? Is he man enough to override his wife and decide the kids are allowed to visit?
This forum is great. I'm not sure how far away the closest person here to us is. Moses, are you on the East coast or the West? (East is 3 hours by plane from us, West is 8 hours by 2 planes).
My 3-year-old son just came and saw the faces, so at his request I am adding: :roll: :lol:
East Coast
Awesome, that means we're only 3 hours by plane plus presumably a few hours by car at each end from the nearest person in BF! We're almost neighbours! :roll: :lol:
CecilW said:
Cecil you have no idea how badly we want to come to a retreat! I don't see any hope for this year. Perhaps next year. Although I still can't even fathom how the logistics of it would work with 4 little kiddies! God is awesome though and can do anything so we have faith that one day...
Cow fam said:
Wow Mark, your friend sounds like an incredible guy! Being a woman and pregnant I completely understand why he's taking it gently with her. I do hope that some day your families can come together again.
Just worked out we'd probably blow around $8000 just on airfares just to bring the family over, plus all the other costs of a holiday... It's rather depressing. We could make this part of our long-term plans, but we've got a mortgage too. I think I really have to focus on finding a local wife or two, evangelising the idea to other Christians, and setting it up down this end of the world.CecilW said:
Or you could have next year's retreat in New Zealand! You could escape your winter to our summer! We'll find marquees and have the whole thing on the farm so you don't even have to pay for a venue! How much persuasion do you need? :lol:
Come to New Zealand rather than Australia, the exchange rate is good so we're cheaper, and the place isn't infested with poisonous snakes, spiders and Australians.
FollowingHim said:
Having a regional retreat, perhaps combined with a publicized weekend seminar designed to go through the Bible, stripping away the tradition, and establishing what is and is not said, and with a speaker brought in from the US to take advantage of the amusement over his foreign accent along with the "foreign expert" factor? All possible.
Perhaps it is what we need to start doing.
Especially if your presenter was able to do so while keeping the focus on Christ!
In all seriousness, I do think that a speaking tour around NZ and Australia, accompanied by a retreat in one or the other country, would be brilliant. To organise it though we'd probably need a bigger base of families in the area to start with, we'd certainly need the odd practicing family so there is somebody experienced for interested people to talk to.
I'm not sure how we'd advertise a speaking tour, considering most churches wouldn't advertise it. Might just have to use newspapers etc.
People down here are fine with American speakers, having someone over would work well.
I think it's something to certainly consider for the future once ylop and I have increased the number in our harems a bit!
I'm not sure how we'd advertise a speaking tour, considering most churches wouldn't advertise it. Might just have to use newspapers etc.
People down here are fine with American speakers, having someone over would work well.
I think it's something to certainly consider for the future once ylop and I have increased the number in our harems a bit!