The Montifiore Manse

Bit of an Update

Dear friends & family,

Well after having a few posts of mostly pictures it is time to fill you in a bit on life here in the Montifiore Manse.

As I write I am waving to my lovely wife as she waters the bushes in front of my window in todays last rays of the October Spring sunshine. The rose bushes are coming along. The lemon tree almost died due to a few late frosts, but with the quick work of my friend Pat Connors, some chicken poop, sea weed, and mulch, the lemon tree is making a recovery. Plus we now have a genuine vegie patch with carrots, tomatoes, sweet corn (yum!), potatoes, broccoli, and a couple different types of beans.

Our living room is almost complete. Some firends here have given us some beautiful and wonderfully comfortiable furniture. We recently picked up a couple lamps, coffee table, and end tables, all at very reasonable prices.

We have also been noticing that spiders have been attempting to invade the manse. Inside we have only found some little spiders and Daddy Long Legs, but in our garden shed I found a Red Back. A Red Back spider is very poisonopus and can even be deadly, but deaths are not common, and every hospital in Australia has antidotes to Red Back bites. No sightings of the large, and not aggressive or dangerous, Huntsmen Spider though.

Martha and I have been entertaining a bit of late as well. Hopefully we will be able to do more of it! We have had a few people over for meals, a cup of coffee, and some friends just drop by. It is a tremendous privledge and blessing to share our new home and all the marvelous things the Lord has given as we seek to get to know and serve the people here.

This past Sabbath's morning was an especially special and blessed time. We had 5 people become members of the church, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. The message was from Mark 1:16-20 on the effectual calling of Christ, dropping our old lives, and following Him. The marvelous work of Christ in calling His people ran like a thread through the whole service.

Well I should continue on.

The Lord's blessings be upon you.

Love through Christ,
terry