July 2011

Newsletter Date July 2011

Volume 2, Issue 4

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA)

Z O n i e m o H k Bac Great to be back home in Oz and report back to you all. Even though I've vetoed the tele and not gone out much since my return from RSA (apart from the odd ride!!) I have no time left. How do you mothers do it???? Of course I need to tell you about South Africa. Continues page 4 Forest Edge again will host our Teaching Weekend. Teaching weekend– Have you registered Yet?? Only 6 weeks to this fantastic weekend

National Tour ( Queensland) Have you registered Yet?? Join Penny & Peter VanHouts, Harold Major and myself on a trip of a lifetime

Forest Edge CYC is situated 90 minutes from Melbourne in the picturesque area of West Gippsland. Set at the end of a river valley on a beautiful 80 acre property with both a river and a creek running through; this campsite is the perfect place . Get your application

Inside this issue: 2011 Calendar Regular Rides CMA Committee Presidents Report Back home in OZ—Lisa Clarke Ride report—North East Gippsland-Coming Events Ride reports—Gippsland

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Teaching Weekend Keynote speaker Coming Events – Teaching weekend National Run — Queensland Aust Christian Clubs registration New Memberships CMA Member Profile CMA Membership form 2011-12

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2011 Calendar Teaching Weekend

12th-14th August 2011

AGM

13th August 2011

Prostate Cancer Run Wodonga

3rd September 2011

9.00am

Committee Meeting Yea

17th September 2011

10.00am

National Run Queensland

14th-17th October 2011

Post National Run Tour

17th-21st October 2011

Snowy’s Run

3rd-6th November 2011

Committee Meeting Yea

26th November 2011

10.00am

(Please Note) Date Change Victoria’s 2013 National Run 8th –11th November 2013

Regular Rides Gippsland

Penny Van Houts (04) 1339 3075 Gordon McPhee (04) 2747 6662

North East

Butch Henderson (03) 5762 3339

West

Ted Byrne

Hills

Vacant

Peninsula

Barry Huggett

Ballarat

Stuart Armstrong (04) 4835 5513

(03) 9741 8467

(04) 1723 1657

CMA Victoria Committee 2010-2011 President

Harold Major

03 5852 1530

0428 607 804

[email protected]

Vice Chairperson

Gordon McPhee

03 5655 2492

0427 476 662

[email protected]

Secretary

Colin Berris

03 5244 5118

0438 039 829

[email protected]

Treasurer

Jo Henderson

03 5762 3339

0409 022 639

[email protected]

Committee Member (1)

John Krause

03 5628 4224

0414 450 224

[email protected]

Committee Member (2)

Michael Worthington

0409 581 605

[email protected]

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Chairman's Chat CHAIRMAN’S CHAT - July 2011 Well the first half of the year has come and gone – so quickly and I am wondering if I have spent it profitably? Has my time been spent in supporting and encouraging others in the pursuit of a greater understanding of the Kingdom of God, and have I been diligent in learning more about God and getting to know Him more thoroughly? It was a privilege tonight to sit under the teaching of Kent Hodge, a missionary who has spent over 20 years in Africa, working with Christian Fellowship Ministries International, both establishing and operating Bible Colleges for the African people and training them to be pastors. Kent and his wife Ruth, are currently working in Nigeria, and seeing great miracles in the outreach of the Gospel message to the people there, many of whom have come from Muslim backgrounds, and have come to know the love of Jesus and seek to follow Him in their lives. It was great to see the work that is being carried out there, and be encouraged and Inspired to continue with the work God has called us to, wherever that may be.

Consider that we too will continue to speak out boldly for God,

As a small aside, Kent showed us one slide where an organization has donated 11 motorbikes for the work there, and Kent was expressing what a blessing it was to have these bikes to support the ministry of the various pastors. Through our Bikes for Pastors project, we have seen similar outcomes for the organizations we support in other areas, so I saw another example of the type of support we provide to God’s work, across the world. One of the messages for me tonight was the absolute reliance on God, that Kent and his

staff and students have had to display in the face of extreme opposition, to the extent of many Christian pastors and others being killed, and churches and houses burnt and destroyed. Yet they know that “our God is able...” and while exercising due caution and discretion, still boldly preach the Gospel and share with all. In one particular instance, the students and teaching staff came to Kent and asked what the early church did when experiencing conflict and persecution. Together they searched the Scriptures and understood how the early church continued to profess God to their enemies, to continue to love them and reach out to them. Can we do that? I would like to consider that we too will continue to speak out boldly for God, towards those detractors and opponents of the message we bring. God calls us to be a witness for Him throughout the whole world, and that He will be with us, “......to the ends of the age.” I trust you are well and enjoying riding and fellowshipping with fellow riders and others and I look forward to catching up with you when we attend the training Weekend at Forest Edge, next month. Happy and safe riding – may God bless you. Regards, Harold.

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Back Home in OZ

Flew into Jo'burg after an '8 movie flight'… that's a long one…. and was greeted with large CMA sign and friendly smiles and: "Where's the rest of your luggage?” This is it, Mate !(They couldn't believe a female could travel with one carry-on bag!) Had to hang around for several hours to wait for the rest of the International arrivals.

group' but 180kph was a little faster than I wanted to go on a bike I didn't know on roads I didn't know!!! I got to cruise along at 120-150kph and that suited me fine. Also had the bike for duration of conference and for a weekend afterwards, so I rode south of Jo'burg a hundred k's or so to visit my hosts from the rally and see the guys do some great stunts at a stunt day. The International Conference had representatives from 25 countries present. Had opportunity to speak with many of them one on one: especially good to talk to Mike from UK, where CMA grew up independently as it did in Australia. After a meeting with John Ogden from USA and Rene Changuion from RSA, Colin Kleinig, Johan Claasens and myself from Australia I was reassured about CMA Australia's autonomy. There are a number of noticeable changes that will happen. 1. CMA Australia's history will be posted on our page on the CMA International Website 2. The Australian Website will be clear as to who is Australian leadership and who are CMAI reps

"Lead me to your best coffee!!!!" Well, I found a 'flat white cappuccino". What the? Off in busses to Clocolan…. still not sure what it means, but most friendly locals. That was location of RSA rally (near the Lesotho border). The "Gumboot Rally" began quite fine but progressed to rain and mud fairly rapidly. After being assured I would not need a sleeping bag I froze the first night under my 2 thin fleecy blankets. The icy sheet on the outside of the tent made my coldness justified. Next night had extra blanket and sleeping bag stolen from Colin…boys don't need as much! AND was made a 'warm baby' in a drink bottle, which was fine until about 4am when the lid came off and I had an awful reminder of how a wet bed feels. Despite the cold, mud and rain it was an amazing time with so many bikers (and so many BMW's). A huge tent was filled for worship and teaching times. Us Aussies and the 3 Germans were hosted by the Vaal Triangle group. They gave us a cuppa and 'rusks' whenever we wanted and also cooked us up a 'braai' (bar-b-q) on one night. "I tell you, those South Africans can eat a lot of meat!" Had many opportunities to talk with locals and other international visitors over a meal or a coffee. Easter Sunday sunrise found some of us on top of the local hill under a cross erected by the farmer who owned the land and invited us there: quite a special time. Being at a bike rally, I was glad to actually get to ride a bike: a BMW, of course, (an F 650 GS) back to Johannesburg. It may surprise some to know I didn't ride with 'the fast

3. Johan is willing and pleased to step aside as Australian contact for CMA Australia with CMAI as soon as we have a leader who has done Ministry training. As I said in email to state leaders, I will get around to talk to all the states and flesh out the nitty gritty, hopefully in couple of months time. After the conference I rented a cheap and gutless car and took off up to Kruger National Park and some warm weather. Was happy to animals over 2 days and even crossed into Mozambique due to friendly border guards. Then saw some stunning countryside in that north eastern part of the country before heading to Swaziland and change of pace: chill out time: climbed a mountain and found the best coffee of the trip. Back to Pretoria to spend the night with Dirk and Suzanna, my generous hosts. By the time I made it to the airport the next morning the little Chevy Spark had done 2,500 ams. I gladly returned it and geared up for another 8 movies. Lisa

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North East

Neville at the Tallarook Servo

Sunday May 1st ride to Strathbogie/Euroa This planned ride came upon us quickly and we weren't prepared. We decided not to send out a reminder and just wait and see who turned up. Two riders (Ian and Graeme) this was good so we changed our original plan and headed up to Strathbogie. I was leading this time because I knew the way. The air was cooler up there, but the ride down into Euroa was absolutely beautiful. Nice sweeping corners and a view of the valley below really took your breathe away. We had a nice picnic spot by the creek in Euroa and enjoyed the cuppa and chat before heading for home.

Saturday 28th May ride to Flowerdale Pub for lunch

It was great to have a new rider to our group

After pray we followed Neville and headed straight up the freeway for our first stop at the Tallarook servo. It was great to have a new rider to our group joined in along the way. Neville got talking bikes with a Benalla local at the servo before we headed out to the turnoff to Flowerdale. This was a new road for most of us and a very pleasant one at that. It was only 30 km around to Flowerdale and we enjoyed every km of that. The ride down into the valley was very pleasant, sweeping corners and rolling hills all the way. Not much was happening at Flowerdale but the pub was a meeting spot for a few other riders. We had a lovely meal before heading out to Yea for a fuel stop. The consensus was to head back via the Merton Gap before stopping at Euroa to say goodbyes. We had 7 bikes in total with 3 pillions. It is always great to have a few ladies along. Nice to see Sue again riding with Neville who did a great job leading the ride. Jo Henderson

Ride Reports

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Gippsland Sat July 9th South Gippsland Meet @ Warragul Old Court House 9am

Sat September 10th Yarram Meet @ Kelly’s Korumburra 9am

Sat December 3rd Christmas Ride Meet TBA

APRIL 9TH CMA RUN GIPPSLAND DESTINATION - VENUS BAY The plan was to ride to Tidal River. Plans were made over coffee and cake ( yes, I know, someone had to do it ) early February. It absolutely poured rain as John, Gordon and I, with our spouses, met together at Yarragon bakery; always a bakery, and put our years rides together. Of course cars were the order of the day in that torrential weather. Well it rained and rained and it rained all month. So much so that the Princes Freeway Morwell Bypass had to be closed because of cracking in the surface and the subsurface. To the layman, a massive landslip. The bypass is still closed with no prospect of opening anytime soon. As well, in other parts of our fair region, a massive landslide on the Wilsons Prom led to road closures to Tidal River so a new destination had to be arranged. It was decided that Venus Bay the long way round would be just fine and dandy. Peter and I had not heard of many confirmations to come so we were not sure how many would turn up. Our original meeting place in Mirboo Nth was still good to go and we gathered there at 9am for a late breakfast for some, and morning tea for others. It was 10am before we had momentarily run out of chit chat long enough to remount our steads and head off into the Sth Gippsland hills and sweeping corners. The long way round meant a stop over for some sea, rocks and chin-wagging at Walkerville, near Waratah

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Bay. From here we could see “ The Prom “ across the bay. So near and yet so far. John set himself up on the curves climbing out of Walkerville and photographed us leaning into the corners practicing our counter steering and powering out of the bends. All within the limits of the law of course. We reached Tarwin Lower for lunch and sat in the lovely sunshine eating our purchases from the well stocked general store. It is a beautiful ride from Tarwin Lower to Venus Bay following the Tarwin River through the flat lands. There are always fishermen along that stretch and being a tidal river there are plenty of fish to be had. Venus Bay was particularly pretty with blue skies and a nice breeze. Far too cold for a swim but the views were great and the walk up to the sand dunes gave our legs a good stretch. Peter led the trip and like little Bo Peep he lost some of his sheep as we trundled out of Venus bay. He quickly rounded us up and we were away on a leisurely ride to Inverloch, for yes, you guessed it, coffee. We definitely do it tough. From here we parted ways and all headed home in different directions. Welcome to a new rider with us for the first time called Fred Bertacco on his lovely Ducati 996. We had another lady with us who was traveling pillion all the way from Queensland. Welcome Pam, it was great have you on board. Thank you to everyone who came and the excellent turn out. Great weather and great riding. Penny

Sat May 7th Mornington Peninsula Ride Meet @ Tooradin Bakery 9am

Sat June 18th Glenmaggie Weir Meet @ Taralgon Ice creamery 9am

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Gippsland MAY 7TH CMA GIPPSLAND DESTINATION - CAPE SCHANK It always amazes me when we organize a ride and then head of to the appointed meeting place with no real idea who will be there and how many people actually turn up. This was again the case on this morning as we arranged to meet at Tooradin ( bakery ) 9am. John and his son Luke and I ( Penny ) met up in Drouin at 8am and headed off on a very crisp morning to Tooradin. It was a great ride over through Drouin Sth and all the back roads through Bayles etc. Basically we headed up into the Poowong ranges and then down onto the flat lands of KooWeeRup and onto the coast of Westernport Bay. Beautiful country. Once again we had lovely weather and it became quite warm as the day progressed. Tooradin saw 16 people and 15 bikes assembled from Gippsland and Peninsular riders. Wonderful turn out yet again. Gordon led our ride and Penny was tail end- Charlie. After some preliminary road rule explanations and some prayer we set off through the towns and soon we were in the lovely countryside on the western side of Western Port Bay. It is hard to imagine you are so close to such a large metropolitan area as it feels so remote with farms and vineyards and green rolling hills. We climbed up the steep ascent to Arthurs Seat, and boy there are some real hairpins on that stretch of road. Cape Schank is the southern most tip of the peninsular and has the mandatory lighthouse and lots of great viewing platforms, plus a fairly newly constructed walkway / boardwalk all the way from the cliff tops to the rocks, sand and sea below. Suffice to say there were not many participants on the walk down to the bottom and John and I enjoyed the walk and exercise in our bike gear down and back. Everyone on the top of the cliff looked like little miniatures. Breathless but exhilarated we climbed back up and all joined together for lunch and lots of chatter.

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The days are drawing in early now so as the afternoon chill started we rode back down to Flinders for yes, you’ve got it, that cup of coffee. Finally, after an excellent day we peeled off in our own directions and headed for home. Once again thank you to everyone for making it such an enjoyable day. A special welcome to Luke, John K’s son who came with us pillion behind Dad. He is on a short holiday back in OZ from Canada, where he is busy working the ski slopes and other cold pursuits. On his return he plans to work in hospitality and be involved in the summer adventure sports. It’s a hard life for some heh? Still you’re only young once. Thank you to all the Peninsular riders who helped to make it a great outing together. Of the 16 people that came today I must also mention the amazing menagerie of bikes we had on our run. Penny

TRIUMPH HARLEY

THUNDERBIRD 900cc SPRINT FLH SPORTSTER

HONDA

ST 1300 VFR 800 CBR 1000 FIREBLADE SV 650 CBF 250

YAMAHA

DIVERSION 900 VIRAGO 250

SUZUKI

650 SV

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Gippsland

CMA GIPPSLAND RIDE 18TH JUNE LICOLA / LAKE GLENMAGGIE It wasn’t great weather this week, and Saturday looked dismal again. Showers of rain and cold and damp. Brrrrr! I was secretly glad I had offered to provide the BBQ lunch at Lake Glenmaggie, and Peter was going to lead the ride with Gordon and John. As Peter rode out of the driveway on his trusty Yamaha FJR, and in all his wet weather gear, preparing lunch in my nice warm kitchen was a proposition I was meeting with relish. The plan was to ride to Licola if the weather evened out a bit. The ride up into the mountains is a bikers delight, especially this time of year when there is little traffic. It rained in Morwell most of the morning but obviously was better further East, so to Licola they went. There were 9 riders, one of which was along for the first time. Not bad for such dismal riding prospects. Our new rider was Kerry from Warragul on her Harley Sportster. Welcome Kerry, great to have you come with us. As well we had Mikel, Graeme, Darryl, David, Wig, Stephen in his car as tail end Charlie, John, Gordon and Peter leading. I ( Penny ) was the lunch monitor. The riders met at the Traralgon Ice Creamery at 9am. The road to Licola, besides being very pretty and great corners, was in good condition with little traffic. John and Peter have captured some good footage of the riders coming into Licola.

At Lake Glenmaggie the weather had improved enormously and I was starting to think the ride may have been ok after all. By 12.30, I heard the burble of the bikes approaching the picnic grounds and pretty soon everyone had pulled in and were enjoying hot cuppas and lots of chatter about the ride so far. It was great sharing our lunch together and catching up. We were all pretty warm and dry in the large sheltered covered area where we had our lunch. Pity we didn’t have time to sit back and have the fire going. By 1.45, it was time to saddle up again, and with the exception of Gordon and Mikel, who had other commitments, they rode a 45 minute loop through the back roads around Heyfield to finish off the day. It just goes to show, that no matter what it looks like outside, once you get on your bike and go, it nearly always gets better. It was hard watching everyone ride off and leave me to drive home in the warm car. I wasn’t feeling so cocky now !!!!!! Penny

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Teaching Weekend Key note Speaker - Colin Hardy Colin Hardy Retired church pastor, avid motorcyclist and active volunteer in a wide range of community activities. Ordained in 1982 and turned to full-time ministry in 1990. Presently sharing church membership with Korumburra Baptists and the Morwell congregation of Grace Communion International (formerly The Worldwide Church of God). I also attend services as a guest speaker in any congregation that will put up with me. Started working life in Mechanical Engineering, designing and eventually supervising industrial and commercial air-conditioning projects. Later specialised in design and sales of air filtration products. Becoming State Sales Manager in 1980. Obtained BA with a double major in Theology and Communication Arts, at Ambassador University in the USA, 1978. Married long time friend Lynne in December 1978. After many years of serving with me in ministry Lynne is now a high school principal. Lynne is also a motorcyclist. She prefers riding her own bikes rather than being a pillion. ( I wander if that says something about my riding.)

We are blessed with three Christian adult sons, two daughters-in- law, and three grandsons (so far). I was once an avid runner, completing 11 full Marathons and several Triathlons until poor health brought all that to an end. I now love to travel (on my bike of course). Retired for health reasons in 2004. As my health has progressively improved I’ve been involved in a variety of “jobs”, all unpaid. These include helping out at local school’s in mentoring, literacy and music programs, as well as teaching CRE. Producing video’s of school productions. Tutoring literacy and communication skills to aboriginal youth. Running a weekly men’s group for the local community house. Teaching broadband for seniors. Running “Pit Stop” parenting courses for dads. Marshalling at F1, Moto GP, and Superbike events. Sports Chaplain. Kairos Prison Ministry. Emmaus Spiritual Director. Vision Australia – reading local newspapers and training and scheduling of volunteers. Breakfast presenter at 3MFM, Inverloch 6-9am weekdays as well as other assorted programs and production activities. Currently, I am on the board the local community house, and the Inverloch radio station, 3MFM, as well as President of the board of 3BBR community radio station in Drouin, Member of Ulysses and CMA. I ride a Honda VFR 800, CB 900 Hornet and a Yamaha XV 1100 Virago (not all at the one time). At the teaching weekend I plan to explore the depths of God’s grace, something I don’t think we will ever fully grasp as humans, but is extremely encouraging to ponder. I look forward to catching up with you then. Cheers, Colin

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Coming Events

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Coming Events

Yep! It is our turn to host the "RUN" and you are invited! We have booked a nice quiet spot up in the highlands above the Gold Coast... Mt Tamborine!! Have a look at the 'maps', but wait, there is more, we have also planned a "POST-RUN" so that you can see more of the beautiful countryside especially as you have come such a long way. This will start where the National Run left off and go until the 21st (Friday Morning) Your home for this exciting time is nestled among tall timbers and quiet surrounds, there is a little township just down the road if you need some essentials or just a hot coffee with friends. REGISTER ONLINE -http://www.cmaaus.org/qld/natrun2011/registration.php On the weekend all meals are catered for and accommodation is ensuite style where you get to know a small group of CMA'ers better. On the National Run we expect to be using two accommodation units. The WEC Centre and if required we will also utilize Tamborine Lodge. This two facilities are only a few seconds walk across the lawn from each other or take the concrete path if you like. When the Post-Run is on we intend to all use the "Lodge". The lodge rooms have a lounge and a small kitchenette with attractive outdoor tables for socializing.

Some details 

The cost for the Nat Run is $210/each + $20 for linen- all meals provided- nothing more to spend.

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The cost for Post-Run is $230/each + $20 for linen-all meals except lunch, this is because we will be on the road for most of these occasions.

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Also on the post-Run we are looking to visit the Bike Museum this will cost about $15/each.

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CMA Vic Welcomes Three New Memberships for 2011-12 Kerrie Jenkinson Kerrie

Dayrl Tate David McLean

Daryl

Penny welcomes Kerrie

David

David & Daryl filling out their registrations on a recent ride

If you would like to make a donation to the current project (Bikes for Pastors) Phone:

Secretary( Vic) 03 5244 5118

e-mail:

[email protected]

Snail mail: Treasurer, 42 Bridge Street, Benalla, Vic 3672

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PENNY Van Houts

 How long have you been involved with CMA? On and off for 10 years now. I am a late starter into motor bike riding. I have been around bikes all my life. Apparently, I went to hospital to be born on my fathers motor bike - a BSA. The story goes that the nursing sister nearly had kittens to rival my mothers baby when she saw what they arrived on. Much of my teenage years was spent on the back of various boyfriends bikes and then after I was married, some and hit and miss riding on the farm bike. It wasn’t until I rode pillion on a girlfriends Harley for a weekend in Bendigo in my late 30’s that I had “ the light bulb thought “ ; I SHOULD BE RIDING MYSELF!! Now, suddenly, there was no time to lose. I went for my license with one of my sons and received from the family for my 40th birthday, a Honda trail bike. I loved it even though it was little more than a chook chaser. They told me later that they didn’t want to get anything more elaborate in case it was all a passing fad. I think they can rest easy on that score now! The kids stopped asking me to take them anywhere because they had to come pillion on a bike with a kick start, a greasy chain and lots of noise. How embarrassing! Of course I progressed through another Honda, a Suzuki and now my current Triumph. During this riding history, I was involved for 10 years with Christ's Crusaders, and when they went into recession I became loosely involved with CMA through my association with Jo Tettman, the then chairman of CMA Victoria. 2005 was pretty quiet on the CMA Gippsland front, except for the National Run Tasmania 2006. Andrea Ramsay, Barrie Cook and I all attended and had such a fantastic time it cemented me to do something about CMA rides in our region. Gordon and I decided to take the bull by the horns in ’07 and get a group going in this area. The rest is history..................



What is your favorite bike?



If money was no option what bike would you buy?

I love the Triumph range. Of course the retro style Thunderbird ’03 which replicates the old Trummpies is my ultimate. With the pea-shooter style Triumph racing mufflers Peter has put on my machine - the sound is perrrrrfect!

No Changes for me

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What is the wallpaper on your mobile phone?

It changes from time to time. After having my 3 little grand daughters for the last 2-3 years as my phone wallpaper now my 2 fantastic grandsons, 12 and 14, are getting a showing. They are quite amused that their grandmother has them on her phone. Weird, but cool, or wicked as they would say.



Why is your definition of true happiness different from anyone else's definition of true happiness?

Is it? Not so sure it is that different. My definition of true happiness would be to be part of God’s family and to be living every day we have been given on this planet to it’s fullest potential. Don’t waste time. Be close to your family, work hard in your community, love your country and globally be about God’s business whatever opportunities the Lord brings across your path. 

If you had one word to describe yourself, what would you choose?

I am a, “ have your cake and eat it “ type of girl. What is the word for that? Opportunist? Ohh, that sounds awful. No, maybe embracing? Peter’s suggestion is indefatigable. Makes me sound like a marathon runner! Bottom line is, that it is a very hard question to answer, especially about oneself. Others may be better to judge that.



What impact do you want to leave on the world? That I loved the Lord with all my heart, soul, strength and mind and my neighbor as myself. Wouldn’t that be great? But I fall far short - it is a work in progress!! 

What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?

Finding Jesus Christ as my Savior. Without Him, there is no meaning to life and all is vanity as King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes. 

Who has had the most influence in your life?

My Father. We had opposite political views. Saw the world differently. He did not share my faith until I pray the last few months of his life. However I admired and respected his character and integrity. He always stood up for what he believed in, but was always diplomatic and listened to others. He was a wonderful father and dad.

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What was your favorite toy as a kid?

I had a little red replica of a railway trolley. These were used on the railway lines for inspection and maintenance, transport and cartage. It was a tricky thing to use and I always felt a little superior that I could rattle around in our yard or on the street with gay abandon and my friends couldn’t even get it off square one. Sadly my big girl two wheeler eventually superseded it. 

Name 3 things you have never done and don’t want to do.

a ) Deliberately NOT vote. b ) Get the sack. c ) Not be prepared to take a chance. 

Are you a ‘morning ‘or ‘night ‘person?

Used to be a night owl but as the years went by, have decidedly become a morning bird. 

Are you a task orientated person or a people person?

Definitely a people person. I am the world’s greatest procrastinator when it comes to the task. Mrs. GUNNADOO is my badge of dishonor. People, therefore relationships, stir in me; Happiness and sadness Anger and encouragement Persuasion and futility Excitement and disappointment Only our relationships with people, be it family, friends, work colleagues, fellow bikers, Christians and so on, can move us along the whole paradigm of human emotions/feelings. What a journey. What a ride!!

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Unity in Diversity NEXT ISSUE OCT 2011 Please email all news and events to the editor John Krause Phone: 0414450224 Fax: 035628445 E-mail :[email protected]

Statement of Belief

I believe in: The Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God. One God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The virgin birth and deity of Christ, His explicit atoning death, bodily resurrection and ascension. Salvation though the blood of Jesus Christ. The sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit who enables a believer to live a holy life. The second coming of Jesus Christ

Therefore: I have turned away from the sins of my past having confessed these to God and sought the forgiveness from him. I have committed my life to Jesus Christ and now acknowledge Him as savior and Lord.

Membership: As a member of CMA Australia (Vic) Inc, I will endeavour to remain faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible and expressed in the CMA Australia (Vic) Inc. Statement of Faith.

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