This solid structure still proudly stands Building costs covered by volunteer hands Locally quarried, each sandstone block A place of worship for God’s own flock.Continue reading “The Church at Running Stream”
Seconds From Death
Humans are not our enemy – even those called ‘Vietcong’. If we kill our brothers and sisters, what will we have left? With whom then shall we live? from Condemnation by Thich Nhat HanhContinue reading “Seconds From Death”
Seconds From Death (song)
Ebenezer Mission Station (song)
On entering the church I was struck by the wonderful acoustics of this now empty building. I thought I would test them out and sang a couple of songs I had learnt as a child at Sunday school at North Sydney in the 1950s. Not having sung the songs, “Be valiant, be strong” and “My cup’s full and running over” for so long, I was surprised at the accuracy and confidence of my recall. It was only later, when I returned home, listened to a recording I made of my singing and read and reflected on the mission that I realized how appropriate my song choice had actually been.