Jono Miller

NEVER TOO BUSY . . .

Sometimes you are too busy. You don’t have time. You don’t have energy. You are emotionally drained. You are mentally exhausted. You have too much on your plate. You are pulled in too many directions. You can’t think straight.

That’s life sometimes – sometimes it happens. But you should never be so busy that you don’t pray. This week I was going to say that I’m all of the above so I’m not writing an RPD. But I’m writing a quick one – to ask you to pray, but mostly to remind myself that I must never get to the place where I forget to pray.

UTSIM

Praise God Shane and Jemimah have come. Rufus will not be coming this year. Pray that at the first bell ceremony on Wednesday as we attend various schools we will be able to attract and fill up the necessary student numbers we need.

THE PRESIDENT DOES AS THE PRESIDENT CHOOSES

The 24^th of August is Ukrainian Independence Day. A public holiday and a nationwide celebration. This year it falls on a Tuesday. About one or two weeks ago the president announced that Saturday 21^st would be an official part of the working week and Monday 23^rd a public holiday. Sorry everyone, you have to go to work on Saturday. Sorry bosses, you have to change your working schedule. But he’s the President, he can do as he chooses. If the people don’t like him they can vote him out at the next election.

HOME SWEET HOME

Top 10 reasons why it’s good to be back in Ukraine:

1. Nastya
2. I’m not the only one who claps when a plane lands
3. I can smile when I see foreigners not know how to fill out the confusing immigration card
4. Free calls between mobile phones
5. Nastya
6. It’s not strange to NOT hear English being spoken
7. All my luggage arrived at the same time as me
8. Smetana!
9. Epicentre (makes Bunnings look like a corner shop)"
   
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THE KEYS OF SUCCESS

Last Saturday saw me on the beach at Byron Bay – a long way from Ukraine. Here friends and family met to celebrate the joining of Shane Paxa to Jemimah Gollan. It was a simple yet beautiful day. Jemimah’s Dad performed the ceremony and shared with them the keys of success. He had a bunch of keys which he gave them and explained each one. There was a security key to remind them that in good times and in bad, God is their security. There was a PO Box key to remind them they have mail. God’s Word to them is the light for their path. There is not room enough here to share all of the keys of success – email me if you want to know more

I SAID “WATCH THIS SPACE”

“This road is old” “I believe I can fly” “Can I tell you something Uncle Jono?” “I’ve got a plan” “I don’t wanna sleep here, it’s boring” – quotes from Benji.

Today I read The Hungry Caterpillar to a little boy I’d just met and he wanted me to read it again.

I remember taking a bike ride in the western part of Brisbane about 17 years ago. Although I wasn’t exactly sure of where I was going – I had a policy of don’t turn around. There is a way ahead. Don’t put your hand to this plough and look back. Did I get lost? Well I’m here now so I guess I didn’t. It’s a matter of perspective. Sometimes along the path things make as much sense as the ramblings of a child. But when I listen to a child – I can listen to the words, or I can listen to the heart. Dostoyevsky said “The soul is healed by being with children”.