Sunshine Coast!

I wrote a whole post on our time in Australia. And it has disappeared. So here are some pics -

Saturday, November 24, 2018
Near the end of the day we have a visit with William and Maddie. Love these two. Maddie has set up our Advent angels.

And we take a picture by the tree.

Sunday

After church, we go for lunch at Bumi - Gabi takes our picture.

Monday
After study and team meeting, we leave Bandung, land in Bali for a few hours (an "ok" lounge at the airport), and then catch an overnight flight to Australia and a summery beginning to Advent and Christmas.

We love our time with Scott and Sarah. They pick us up at Brisbane airport and spend the day with us on the Sunshine Coast. I am stunned by the beauty of the beaches

- and the great food!

The signs on this surfing beach are new to us.

Tea at a friend's cafe is wonderful, too.

Tuesday
Scott and Sarah take us for a morning walk in the bush - except W's stomach is not cooperating and I still have foot issues. The wild turkeys make the view even more interesting.

Because I'm not walking far, I have time to be thrilled by the surroundings. In the peeling bark of the paper trees, I see pictures - the glory of the Australian ordinary.

Sarah takes us to breakfast and sees us off to Brisbane.

We take one last look at the beach before we go ...  and snap the glass mountains from the train windows.

Brisbane is a treat as well - more on that in the next post.

Read more:

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. Psalm 121:5–6

He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:8

Moravian Prayer: God, like a newborn’s mother, you wrap us up in your protecting arms. We adore you forever. Keep us from everything that assails; build us up for our journey and watch over our every step. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.