THE RIDE TO BETHLEHEM

1. As we rode down to Bethlehem along the country track, The sweat was on our faces and the flies were on our back; The heat was simmering round us upon the burning sand. But Mary still remembered the day it all began.

“Don’t be scared, “the angel said, “Don’t be scared at all.
The one who is inside of you
will never let you fall.”

2. As we rode down to Bethlehem they watched us as we passed: The dingoes and the bandicoots, the pink and white galahs. They watched us winding slowly beneath the scorching sun. But Joseph still remembered the day it was begun.

3. As we rode down to Bethlehem, we wondered how we’d fare;
For Mary’s child was coming, and we were miles from anywhere. Then came the sight we’d longed for, when the sun was in the west: the little town of Bethlehem inviting us to rest.

30.9.24
 

Back from a Break 

During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.

After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise 
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the 
General Convention .

See some of you there.