Saturday, February 17, 2007

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holiday week 3 - Lake Tekapo

Before we made our way to Lake Tekapo, we visited in Wanaka or the puzzle-World. It was ren of a puzzle fan in his 40 (!) Before about 17 years built up, he sold his house for it to pursue this dream. As you see, dreams come true when you're according radical: the Puzzle World is now one of the landmarks of Wanaka and every day hundreds of visitors flock there. It consists of a walk-in maze of wooden fences, a crazy, crooked and a clock tower (from outside) chaotic building complex where you can visit all sorts of illusions.
On the way Tekapo direction you pass barren, steppe-like terrain, until finally making the glaciers of the Southern Alps noticeable, all perched on the Fox Glacier. Prior to these wonderful mountains, stretching from the unreal turquoise shimmering Lake Pukaki, which gets its color from the glacier-worn rock airborne particles. Even the ubiquitously existing Alpine Lupin round off almost kitsch landscape. After about 40 minutes, our goal is finally reached, we obtain a cabin with a direct view of the (not so) turquoise Lake Tekapo - what more could you want.
We can not cook in the cabin must, in the community kitchen , Dodge and meet one expatriate Styrian, a large family from the USA and Christians from England. Even a young Chinese man, crosses both islands by bicycle, speaks to us. Here you get equal time with each conversation - Camping moderate level.
As our international friends who are often the driving force for some field trip, meet in a few days, first of all we enjoy the lazy. Later we also
visit the observatory on the mountain right at the lake. Apparently the air is most clearly, I myself have never seen so many stars in the sky as here, a glass of wine you can enjoy the wonderful. On
8.1. made we then on a long journey towards the North: Christ Church (where we at Spencer Park - made a barbecue for lunch - our two-month domicile) to Kaikoura.
stayed where we (thankfully) only one night in a tiny cabin next to the highway. This is the main traffic artery, and the huge trucks thundering through our room at night - it came before us, anyway. Otherwise Kaikoura
is wildly romantic: on the one hand, the often rough sea and danebne equal to the other side of high mountains. In between, the Highway No. 1 and the rail line - pure claustrophobia!
We had not much time to enjoy the sights and went on Blenheim (where we went to a Subway, the only fast food restaurant that Sabine tolerate less) of Nelson to Motueka, right on the Abel Tasman National Park. Thus, the (penultimate) Tortour was first made. From Tasmania, we will tell you next time!

Here you can see our route: is green from Cromwell to Lake Tekapo, red - to Kaikoura, Motueka blue to
The Puzzle World: by


On the way from Cromwell Tekapo:


views of Lake Pukaki (at Twizel) and in the background of the Fox Glacier


Lake Tekapo with the Church of the Good Shepard


Lake Tekapo seen from the observatory


Special Evening at Lake Tekapo


Until next time!

Sunday, February 4, 2007

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Holiday Week 2 - Queenstown, Wanaka, Cromwell

On Saturday 30.12. It went on towards Queenstown, the outdoor paradise of the South Island. We did not stay in place, it was packed, as many had come for the New Year celebration. Each accommodation was full, and the local campsite had been an escape-field (a rugby field) for camping tents available. Unbelievable how many people on such a Hype respond. The place was overflowing by young people, an even cooler than the other - the most important here is simple: "hang loose". Good that we had booked our accommodation before half a year in perspective is not wise, however, in this bursting from all Näter tourist destination, but about 40 more minutes in Cromwell. Cromwell is just the opposite of Queenstown: dull and dreary, a former gold mining town.
Nevertheless, we ran it take us, on 31 to go again to Queenstown for our international friends on the scenic mountain to hike and enjoy the beautiful view, because that has Queenstown: it lies on the edge of a huge, elongated lake and is surrounded by majestic mountains. Not for nothing is one of the mountains "The Remarkables".
The Swiss were staying in Wanaka, also a famous tourist destination, about 30 minutes from Cromwell. Wanaka is also a very large lake and the area is just beautiful there.
The South West on the South Island is dominated by large lakes and magnificent mountains. Now one might think that we have indeed in Austria. Well, here it is somehow different, especially the easy striking distance and solitude. To get through areas where you see 50 or 100 km a house. Here you are really in the wilderness.
New Year's Eve we spent playing cards in our accommodation, no fireworks, no champagne, just go to sleep. In Queenstown, the security forces this year, very content, they had to take in the celebrations but this year only 35 instead of 40 like last year in custody. At a campground in Wanaka according to newspaper has also been quite a rampage, we were glad that we lived in such a small town, where absolute zero was going on.
As we spent the remaining days: Twice we took a walk with our federal friends, one of them to a glacier near the same area. They were housed in so-called Lighthouse, a Christian home, the same as a church, Accommodation, living room, coffee is used. Just another fellowship. There is a large meeting room with coffee table in the corner of an open, well-equipped kitchen and in the worship area a synth and a drum. Next door is still a cozy living room and into the upper rooms, it has a few bunk beds. This is called something like a lodge. In the summer, not so much going on, the target group of the Lighthouse's mission are especially snowboarders and are abound in Wanaka in winter. Was certainly very impressive - cool!
it finds itself out under www.mammothlighthouse.com / Wanaka.
In Cromwell, we looked at once an old gold mining area - not quite barren New Zealander - More wild-west required.
On Thursday, 4.1. Next we went to Lake Tekapo, the last large lake. But of this the next time.

overlooking Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu with the Remarkables in the background right:


views of Lake Wanaka:


A trip from Wanaka towards Mt Aspiring National Park:

Ruth
skin off:


hint at the Lighthouse Church:


The area around Cromwell:


On the way to Lake Tekapo:

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Buying Sangsom Ireland

The first FMS First

had in the first week after the first two days of teaching on Introduction, Cross Cultural Issues', that is about cultural differences. This is especially interesting in the new class, because it consists of various cultures, Indians, Koreans, Filipinos, Sinhalese, Americans, Canadians, Swiss and Austrians. The key message was that we should evaluate other cultures not as good or bad, but they should understand. How can we learn to love others better - by trying to understand. People from cultures foreign to us is to love a challenge, but the more we see it through the eyes of God, the easier we find it. God has something in each culture initially good, down a blessing. This was the spokesman Jeff Littleton also make us more understandable by praying for each of us and had encouraging predictions for us, especially in terms of our personality. It was amazing how closely it matched. He says that it is a mixture of a gift and much of human nature. He was long active years in the ministry and he and his wife opened the first FMS after the death of Don Kirkby, the spiritual father of the Family Ministries School. He lives with his wife for 16 years in Malaysia.
came simultaneously with the start of school and the Pursuit (discipleship school for young adults with focus was outdoor, music, surfing) from their outreach back and last Saturday a concert.

I gave you a 5-minute video of one, I think, successful pantomime put on the history of salvation, I hope you could watch it. It could be however that the latest Flash Player must download from the Adobe website. Try it out.
follows soon then the next report from a vacation in the South Island!