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All possessions lost in house truck fire

  • Happy days! :)

      10 August 2022
    Posted by: Liam Henderson
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    Good morning everyone!

    Thought I would post a little update, sorry for not replying to as many people as I would have liked, I will endeavour to thank those of you I am in contact with but feel free to flick me a message if you're keen to catch up! :) Sarah has been doing such a wonderful job of thanking you all, what a blessing family is!

    Ive been back up in the trees and even in a cherry picker trimming Washington palms in the above picture!

    This whole truck bbq...

    well on one hand what a traumatic ordeal!... But on the other hand, what a wonderful chance to see Gods grace and the kindness and support of so many people! Half of which I don't even know!!

    I've always been a bit of a proud wee chap, and I was always been determined to give but not to receive. This has been a huge lesson in the folly of that and the joy that can come from graciously accepting a gift as it was given, in love!

    So many lessons have been learnt and continue to be learnt through this, not the least of which being:

    People are more important than things!

    At the end of the day it is just stuff, sure it really sucks its gone, sure it'll take a while to financially recover... But at least it's just stuff, no one got badly hurt!

    The kind people at Liberty Baptist Church in inglewood have provided me with a Woofing situation that gives me the opportunity to help on renovations and maintenance work around the property and to be able to learn from the wealth of knowledge available to me there!

    So I will stay here for a while and rest and figure out what direction I want to charge next! :)

    I have found myself singing that old tune:

    "don't worry be happy now, doo do do..." you get the tune!

    Live every day in gods peace and the silent reassurance that everything will be okay in the end and if things aren't okay? Then it's not the end yet!

    I'm am just trucking on, one day at a time, and currently on my way down to waverly to go hunting with my friends!

    Thanks again for all of your immense support and generosity!! With the money I will firstly make sure my mates roof and gear gets replaced then just take what's left off my loan!

    Wishing you all a merry Wednesday!

    -Liam

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    • 10/08/2022 by Amy J

      Great to see how things have improved for you, Liam. God is never outdone in generosity Go well:)

    • 10/08/2022 by JOHN DOUGLAS

      Hi Liam, thank you for your lovely letter. You’re a special young man and we wish you all the best in your life. Lots of love Chris and John McLean