Today was a very relaxing and restful day at Bill and Jenny Bradford who live outside Brisbane in Parkinson, Queensland. We had a day of just talking, reading and not being pushed to do all the things that we're called upon to do. We walked through a beautiful city park in their neighborhood. In the evening their children Jeanine and Joe Rivers with three children and Brad and Jennifer Huthnance with their two children came over for dinner and lots of great socializing. Bev and I enjoyed all the five kids being around...reminding us when we're at the home of our kids wand their four. All the fun, action and sounds are so dear to us. It made us miss our kids and grandchildren.

That's about it for today . Had a short conference call with Peter Eddington about some interesting and positive media developments at the home office to start my day off right. Things going well. Looking forward to combined church tomorrow with Gold Coast, Brisbane and two other congregations. Then over to a deacon's home for a fun evening tomorrow night.  

This has been a wonderful visit. The time spent getting to know each other has been invaluable.