Sonlight Education

9 years ago by Paul Pannekoek

SonLight Education Our bookstore continues to provide faithful resources to our customers all over the world, but primarily in Australia.  Like the food store, we really need some help to see this business grow.  Offering products including home schooling, health, religion, music, felts, nature etc, we see this store as helping our customers to find faithful resources at the best price we can afford.  As with the food store, our bookstore exists primarily as a ministry &ndash...

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Visiting Churches in North Tasmania

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

On Sabbaths we have been able to visit different churches to fellowship and encourage others in the Lord. So far we have been able to visit Devonport, Ulverstone, Burnie, and Deloraine SDA Churches, to share testimonies and music. We had canvassed in Burnie the day before we went to the church there. In Sabbath School the next day, one of the ladies shared how she went to visit a friend the previous afternoon. Her friend (who wasn't an SDA) had gotten some books from us in the m...

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Blest to Be a Blessing! (April Diary)

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

A phrase from a song that comes to mind while doing the canvassing work is:  Blest to be a blessing privileged to care, challenged by the need apparent everywhere. We live in a world and society so full of disbelief. It is true that pain and suffering exist everywhere; yet God has given us so much - life and breath, food and clothing. God has given us much more then mere physical strength and possessions, and that is His "only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on Him shoul...

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Tassie Trip Overview in Photos

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

Canvassing has been going great! Lots of divine appointments and over 1500 books shared. We love meeting people of all walks of life, and hearing where they are coming from. Most of all we seek to be a blessing to each person we come in contact with and share what's been such good news to us - salvation through Christ!  I meet a guy and showed him the cookbook, but he wasn’t that interested. Then I showed him The Great Controversy. H e said he didn’t hav...

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Canvassing Encounters in Tasmania

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

Some of the many divine appointments we have encountered! I was having a pretty rough afternoon. Lots of quick shutdowns, person after person. Andy picked me up to bring me somewhere for the last ten minutes. Came to this house. This guy came out with a beer bottle in his hand, about 30 years-old. He seemed like a nice guy. I showed him the cookbook, then The Great Controversy . Was canvassing The Great Controversy ; then after I finished talking about it a fair bit, he kind of just cl...

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God is in Control!

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

Looking out at a view like this from on top of Cradle Mountain reminds me of a passage found in Psalms 24: "The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. ...

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2016 Road Trip Adventures

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

This is our second weekend here in Devonport. We are enjoying the cold, the friendly people, and the beautiful scenery! We have had many special experiences. Julie shares one of hers like this: While canvassing I met a lady who was at her home with three of her kids. When I showed her Peace Above the Storm, telling her that it helps people find freedom from worry, guilt and fear, she said, "That's just what I need". I went on to show her Health and Peace. When she heard tha...

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The Road Trip Begins

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

Praising God that 6 of our team left on Monday and have safely arrived here in Tasmania to start the Road Trip ! We have been lovingly provided comfortable accommodation at the Adventist Campground just outside of Devonport and have been settling in today - meeting three of the Pastors from the surrounding areas, unpacking the vans, going grocery shopping, stamping books, etc. The response and gratitude of the Pastors who we have already meet has been so encouraging and w...

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Garden News (March 2016)

9 years ago by Rod Bailey

I have so much to learn... Last week I was lamenting the struggle we are having in the garden against marauding bugs, beetles, birds and all of their friends, thinking we are waging this battle all alone. But while digging your potato's last week I was gently rebuked... Rats have shifted into the potato patch, making nests right there in the "potato pantry" so they don't have to go out for dinner. It's discouraging digging at times because they have cleaned us ou...

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Filling Orders for Fresh Produce

9 years ago by Shanna Duke

This is something that happens about two days a week at the Eastward garden: tables are set up and orders are filled! This is the special industry project of the Bailey family. During the week an email is sent out to friends in the local area; offering fresh, flavourful, spray free produce. People order what they want, then the orders are filled and delivered to the customers! It is such a joy working in the fresh air and sunshine!   Below are some photos of the last...

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