Some people have asked me, Why go to the other side of the world to study? Why not study in the UK?
Well to answer this question I have to take you back around 50 years.
Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be in New Zealand. It's though I was born in the wrong country.I know some people will think this is strange, but that's OK. All I know is that when I left the UK, I felt like I was 'coming home.' It was a great feeling to land on New Zealand soil.
This journey as I said goes back a lot of years. When God is part of your life He makes a way for His purpose for your life to come to pass.
I met Jesus in March 1980 while just sitting doing nothing in particular at home. He entered my life and caused a massive change. Change in attitude, lifestyle and a love for others in this world of ours.
How do I know it was God? Because I suddenly wanted to build a personal relationship with Him to know Him more. I had heard about God during Sunday school classes when I was a child, but now I was 22 years old; married with two children. Yet something was missing from my life. I now know that the missing piece was Jesus.
Each one of us has a missing link in life which we try to fill with drink, drugs, sex or anything which makes us 'feel good.' The problem with this lifestyle is that we are never really satisfied. There's always something else we want to move on to, because we get bored, or we come to our senses and see things for what they are; temporary fixes with no value or depth.
As I look back over my journey, I can say with deep conviction that the Lord has never let me down; He's never been boring, in fact the opposite, He has given me a life of excitement and purpose.
I hope to be honest in what I share giving you the good and the bad sides of life, plus I will endeavour to add humour and sadness has my life is opened to you like a book to be read.
I want to share my journey with you, as I want you to know just how much God is willing to invest in a person who will seek after Him; so watch this space.
I want to share my journey with you, as I want you to know just how much God is willing to invest in a person who will seek after Him; so watch this space.
