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Children are essential to the life and ministry of the church, bringing spiritual gifts and abilities and fulfilling definite roles. The church need to be a place where children may dynamically connect with God and engage in meaningful participation: disciples, equipped, and empowered for life and ministry. As members of the family of God, children are to be cared for as sons and daughters. They are part of the admonition to love and serve another.

Understanding God’s heart for Children by McConnell, Orona and Stockley (2007)

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I caused and accident and this dude decided to hire a car for $170 a day. My insurance provider refused to give him that much and only paid him what was needed for a replacement car equal to the car he had been driving.

So, he expects me to pay the excess $4000 for his “Luxury BMW with the corporate upgrade” – yeah right!!!

Waiting for my letter, “statement of claim” to arrive in the mail from the NSW courts… and yes, my insurance company lawyers will deal with that one!

OBSERVE: Last name (and address) spelt incorrectly!

Pain

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I have been trying to research endometriosis.

I was diagnosed. After an explorative laperoscopy that proceeded six months of chronic pain I was diagnosed with endometriosis. At first I was quite positive and it seemed that once the legions had been removed, I should be alright for at least a few years. Unfortunately, not even seven months after surgery the pain returned. I am fortunate the intensity and occurrences are slowly increasing and not nearly at the rate of last year.

I am scared. A visit to one of the “best” specialists in Sydney was informative, assuring and depressing. Everything I am doing in terms of contraception/condition management is right and I understand the illness much better than my (lame and horrid) surgeon ever tried to. But there is nothing else they can do medically to help with managing the condition and pain management. Thankfully, pregnancy can help the condition; so I can have that to look forward to.

I am uneasy. In five weeks I leave for a three week trip around Greece, Turkey and Dubai with Bible College. Physical activity triggers and worsens the pain and there will be a lot of walking around the sites while I am away.

I have been looking at numerous websites and calling around pain management clinics. Nothing yet – or, should I say, nothing affordable and financially sustainable. I believe it will happen eventually, but would prefer some pain management skills before I leave. I am praying that I will.

There is more information on endometriosis here:
http://www.endometriosis.org.au/images/stories/Education/Documents/endometriosis.pdf