Number 11 Impressions of Kiwiland by an Aussie

What a blessing these people have been to us over the last four weeks since arriving in Christchurch and coming to 29 Woodglen Dr.,Woodend. We have found that the Kiwis are very neat in their housing and especially their farms. All the Wind brakes are carefully pruned and shaped so as to make the whole area very tidy.

Olearia paniculata hedge - akiraho. Formal clipped garden hedge or windbreak, typical hedge height: 2-4m, New Zealand Native plant, fast growing hedge, good coastal hedging choice.

The number of sheep in such a small area is truly staggering. The Ewes have given birth while we are here and each one has had at least two baby lambs. The paddocks are just covered with Mother sheep with their lambs. Much of the sheep industry is for fattening the lambs for the UK Market and the Mutton for the USA market. Others are for their wool.

A 5m Wind Break of Pine trees

We have found the Kiwis very friendly and helpful. However, you don't get to know them in just four weeks but we have found them very accepting. Our Family here are just thriving even more than they did in Brisbane. They miss their friends in Queensland but really they are having a wonderful impact for the Kingdom of God.

Quite a number have expressed the feeling that they really have started to grow in the Lord since Andy became the Pastor at Rangiora Baptist church.

We found the services free and people readily participated with prayer and Words of Exhortation and Encouragement during the services. There was much more Congregational Participation than I have seen in our Assemblies in Australia. May the Move of God that they are seeking in their Fellowship come to pass and may many be swept into the kingdom of God. There will be an Overflow of Praise and a Multipication of Blessing as the Holy Spirit is allowed to work in their midst.