Refer to the article “Church Property Destroyed as Larry lashes Qld.”
*Please pray for all those affected by this natural disaster in the north. *Pray that the homeless will find shelter, that the farmers will renew their crops, that finances will be made availble by governments and NGO’s to assist people to restore lost property and assets.
*Pray for our Christian brethren that they will be ‘salt & light’ to their community, showing faith & compassion.
*Pray that God will enable the Bishop & clergy to lead their people with integrity and good judgement for prioritising the tasks to be undertaken.

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greetings
well spoken ken & i trust that our people will be as generous with their assistance & cash ,as they were with the tsunami in bali etc.
i also hope that little john will make twenty million available for these poor souls in australia who have lost near all their livelyhood,homes & possesions.

gloria in excelsis deo

col sutherland

I think we can also thank God that lives were spared.  In fact I don’t think anyone was reported dead (well, according to SBS World News last night at 2130 hours).

Certainly no Hurricane Katrina (thousands dead).

Nor a subcontinental earthquake (tens of thousands dead).

Nor the Indian ocean tsunami (hundreds of thousands dead).

Give thanks, we got off pretty lightly!

God’s intervention? 
A stroke of genius?
Whatever it is, the appointment of Peter Cosgrove to head up the disaster relief in Innisfail is wonderful.
He’s proved to be a “can do” bloke with a compassionate heart and a no-nonsense attitude.
We should pray for him now as he begins this massive task and for those in his team.

My third contribution urging prayer for this situation in the Far North.
Please refer to the article “Cyclone Charity Desperately Needed”
Please pray for generous responses to the appeals from BCA and the Bishop of North Queensland so that people can get their lives back together again.
Thanks