Fearfully & Wonderfully Made Psalm 139: 14

The human body has to be one of God’s greatest creations. It’s unmatched in power, capacity and adaptability. The human heart beats about 100,000 times each day. It pumps 7 litres of blood through 154,500 km of blood vessels. Equivalent to 239,000 litres

being pumped through each day.

The 7 litres of blood are made up of over 24 trillion cells that make 3 to 5 thousand trips through the body each day. 7 million new blood cells are produced every second! This pumping system has the capacity to work

non-stop for decades without missing a beat!

Looking at an individual body cell you would be even more impressed. It cannot be seen without a microscope, yet, what goes on within a cell is astounding. The wisdom of a tiny cell is said to exceed all the accumulated knowledge of the human race to date. Even the smallest cell of your body is over a billion times the size of its smallest

component.

The cell is the site of more chemical reactions than all the chemical factories in the world combined. Each cell has thousands of components – chromosomes, genes, DNA, enzymes, hormones, amino acids and thousands of various chemicals and compounds too numerous to mention. No one can explain what makes a single cell operate. The thousands of different functions can be categorised, but the force behind these functions is beyond our comprehension. And to think there are over 75 trillion of these cells working with pin-point perfection for sixty, seventy, eighty years or more.

PRAYER An American Bible College had a large number of students from other countries, it was the practice each morning in the devotional period for a different student to pray publicly in his own language. On one occasion the Dean asked a student from Australia to step forward and pray in Australian. Feeling that something special was required of him, the student went to the rostrum, bowed his head and said, “Parramatta, Chinkapook, Maroochydore, Cooee, Oodnadatta, Wagga Wagga, Billabong, Chorkerup, Patchewollock, Woolloomooloo.” And the assembled college responded with a

fervent, “Amen.’!

Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his Grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When little Johnny received his plate he started eating right away. "Johnny wait until we say our prayer." "I don't have to." The boy replied. "Of course, you do," his mother insisted. "We always say a prayer before eating at our house."

"That's our house," Johnny explained.

"But this is Grandma's house, and she

knows how to cook!.

A short prayer to be said when – The world has got you down, everything is in a mess, you’re to doggone tired to pray, besides you’re mad at everybody:

‘HELP!’

The one who kneels to the Lord can

stand up to anything.

Victor Views

Victor Harbor Corps

Weekly Newsletter

Sunday February 3rd, 2019

Corps Officers: Majors Howard & Elaine Trendell

(08) 8552 3041

0487 830 561

Postal Address: PO Box 1610, Victor Harbor SA

5211.

Editor: Major Bob

McDonald

0434 262 051

GOD USES IMPERFECT PEOPLE Elijah was a person just like us

[with feelings, desires, and a constitution

like ours]; and he prayed earnestly for it not

to rain, and no rain fell on the earth

for three and a half years. James 5: 17

Imperfect people are all God

has ever had to work with.

That must be terribly

frustrating to him.

But he deals with it.

So should we. - Jeffrey R. Holland

A (retired) Major’s Musings

Sixty years ago Brother Winter stood and gave his testimony. Nothing unusual about that but something he said that morning I have never forgotten - ‘This side of heaven God never takes our

humanity from us.’

Sometimes we get disappointed, even hurt by others and often we get disappointed in ourselves. Why? Because they and we are

human!

Being human means that sometimes we get sick or tired and may not be as nice as we usually are. Being human means that sometimes we forget to do what we promised to do. Being human means that sometimes we jump to conclusions without knowing the full story. Being human means we make mistakes and

sometimes fall flat on our face!

Being human means that we are not God - we are not perfect and this side of Heaven we never will be. The Christian grace of humility means understanding and accepting that we and others

are human and that to err is human and to forgive is divine!

9.50am: Prayer Meeting in Office

10.30am: Praise & Worship Meeting

God Gives a Second Chance - Major Howard Trendell

Bible Reading: - Elijah Shepherd

Pastoral Prayer: - Judith Tann.

12.30pm: Chat & Chew

6.00pm: Café Church

COMING EVENTS

2pm Wednesday February 13 Corps Council Meeting

10am Thursday February 14 Bible Study Group resumes

Monday February 18 Major Howard and Elaine on

Extended Service Leave till 19 / 3

10am Wednesday February 20 Fellowship

Getting To Know You Ron and Pam Phillips

10.30am Sunday February 24 Praise & Worship Meeting

Reverend Rob Tann

2pm Friday March 1 World Day Of Prayer at the Church of Christ

ABOUT PEOPLE

HEALTH REPORT: Len Rowe’s tests at RAH have been postponed till tomorrow. .

Bob McDonald is still waiting for test results to find the cause of the pain and discomfort he has had these past few weeks.

Rose Curtis is making a slower

We welcome you to our meeting today. We pray that you will be encouraged in your faith as you worship God with us, Join us for a cup of tea or coffee after the meeting.

Announcements

TODAY: 12.30pm: Chat & Chew

6.00pm: Café Crozier

MONDAY: 9.30am: Mainly Music

A fun group for parents & their preschool children.

WEDNESDAY:

10.00am: Cameo - Come Along And Meet Each Other at the Library Café.

THURSDAY: 2.00pm: Band Practice

FRIDAY: 9am to 1pm: Emergency Relief.

7.45pm Salvation Army Historical

Society Meeting

A Major Coup! Not Weary Yet

Majors Laurie & Rhona Venables

Majors Wanda & John McKeand

Oakden Corps, 166 Fosters Rd

Cnr Sir Ross Smith Boulevard

SATURDAY: 9.30am: Walking Group meet at hall to walk to the Granite Island Café.

NEXT SUNDAY:

The Salvation Army runs approx. 5,000 schools with 600,000 students and 20,000 teachers, around the world.

It is estimated there are over 40 million victims of human trafficking round the world. More than 50% of trafficking victims are sexually exploited. Over 70% are women and girls.

GOD’S ANSWERS:

If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith.

If 'Wait', He is increasing your

patience. If 'No',

He has something better for you.

Nicky Gumbel

recovery than she anticipated with much pain. She is so appreciative of our love, prayers and support.

COMMUNITY CARE MINISTRY: Formerly known as the League of Mercy this group visits shut-ins, hospitals and aged care centres bringing cheer and practical aid.

There is no mention of the group operating in our corps until the corps was re-formed in 1972. Since then it has been a busy and vital part of our corps outreach into the community.

Present team members are - Len Rowe who has been helping at Kirribilli (now Estia) for 17 years, Lorraine Kastberg has been part of the team since 1991, and Jean Percy has led the team since 2000. Gordon Black and Marlene Crispin are also members.

Team members feel it is time to retire and this morning we thank and honour them for their faithful service.

BIRTHDAYS: Sunday February 3: - Doreen Hammersley

PRAY FOR OUR CORPS FAMILY: This week especially remember:

F Estelle Kirchhoff

F Frank & Jenny Petterson

BITS & PIECES

DID YOU KNOW? There are 153 million orphaned children worldwide - more than six times the population of Australia.

Victor Harbor Corps

Our Mission: To connect with God, with each other

and our community.

Our Vision: To be a welcoming, compassionate,

Christian fellowship seeking to meet

the spiritual, emotional, and physical

needs of our congregation, the wider

community and the world.