Lighting up my life!!!

In the morning a fitter from TRU Energy came around and at no cost to myself, changed over my light bulbs to the more energy efficient types. She also changed the shower head to a more efficient model. This is all part of the service as I have now switched to TRU Energy.

Today was Bendigo cup day. Many business were shut, so the buses were on Sunday times.

I did something unusual today. I bought a motorcycle magazine! It contained a DVD about "The seven deadly sins" motorcycle ride which takes place in the Victorian high country every year. Who knows, but I might get to go on it one day!!

A somewhat sad Sunday

At Connect Church this morning it proved to be a somewaht sad morning service. A visiting preacher bought the message. He preached that "God can bring order out of chaos". It was an inspiring message. When he was finished he read out a letter stating that Ps Russell Harper and his wife Nikki would no longer continue as senior ministers of the church. No specific reasons were given except to say that "due to ongoing circumstances", Russell could no longer continue in his present role and was standing down immediately and that this sunday would be the last at the Church for him and Nikky. There was no hint of any misconduct, but apparently "circumstances" were the problem. do not know what those circumstances are but I feel sorry for them as they seem like really nice people.

There was bad news concerning Kevin Furness. Apparently his condition has worsened. Kevin had a CT scan today which showed that he has had a stroke - not a catastrophic stroke, but still a stroke. Effects of the stroke are of course unknown - but it was a left sided stroke which affects things like vision and movement. There may be little effect for him, or there may be lots - nobody knows yet. Also unknown is when he had the stroke - it may have been last Saturday or may have been Wednesday.

Also of concern is that he has a major chest infection and liver and kidney problems. When they try and reduce the sedation his blood pressure has problems and his heart is also unstable during this time.

Today they stopped kidney filtration for a while during the CT scan and tried to use that time to assess whether he could do without the filtration. This proved not to be the case so he is back on the kidney machine.

He is booked in for a tracheotomy early this week to be able to manage his ventilation better. If he wakes up and finds large tubes in his mouth and down his throat this causes further stress, so they're removing that stress by doing this.

So Kevin needs 24 hour prayer - so does the family. We must all keep praying.

Sunday the 18th of October

I had to get to church by myself as Simon was not available. There was a word that "The Lord wanted to roll away the stone".

I heard from Rod and Helen Geri that Kevin Furness had an operation that lasted all night and that he is now in an induced coma. Apparently, a stent that was in his aorta failed. It must have been scary. I hope he is OK. I will continue to pray for him and his family.

Kevin Furness

In the evening i got an email from Jeff Bray, saying that Kevin Furness has had to go to hospital to have an operation on his aorta. Sounds serious... I must pray for hm and Jenny.

End of another week

After working at BUCO, I went up to Connect Church where I met Hilda English and got a few things sorted out regarding the database I developed for her. I stayed for afternoon tea. It is still cold and very wet.

An up and down wednesday

I had to get up early as the maintenance man was coming to fit a new split cycle air conditioner.

The fitter arrived a bit early and got the unit installed. Unfortunately, the electrician did not show up at all. I waited all day for him but he has not turned up.

Strangely, in the afternoon I got a letter from Tweed Sutherland telling me that my rent was behind, which is rubbish. They have obviously got their facts wrong.

Bendigo Motorcycle Show

Today i went to the Bendigo Motorcycle show to check out the latest in motorcycling "stuff". I am not sure why but I seem to be developing a new interest in motorcycles, even though I have not been on a bike for years. The show was pretty good. There was a lot of great stuff on display and i thought it was worth the $15.00 entry fee.

The weather is still cold.