Free Day!

Although our purpose in coming has been clearly defined as ministry from the beginning, we managed to have one totally free day to do whatever you wanted to do! In Sydney the possibilities are endless and I'm sure we'll have to update the blog as everyone reports in.

They Sydney Aquarium

The Maritime Museum covers the history of Australia from the aborigines through the settlements and various immigration stages.


The Sydney Aquarium is one of the highest rated aquariums in the world! It is truly amazing with beautiful displays, educational information, and tunnels where you can literally walk with the sharks! There was a display from the "Great Barrier Reef" and "Jellyfish" that were especially mesmerizing.

With people headed so many different directions, it was really funny to grab some lunch and find at least one-third of our group all in the same place!!

Cameras ready for whales!

The Royal Botanical Gardens encompass acres from downtown Sydney all the way to the harbour.


John planned to go surfing this afternoon.


Whale Watching . . . we had several different groups going. We got to "see" (from a distance, but really nicely shown on the local television news) a female and her calf which was probably about two days old in the Sydney Harbour. The Harbour Patrol is keeping curiosity seekers at a distance to protect the whale and calf. As we went farther out, we had several sightings and one really playful humpback whale (watch video on our Facebook page)!


We had one group climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge . . . and report that it was absolutely breathtaking!

. . . and, of course, there had to be shopping for friends, co-workers, families, children, grandchildren, and maybe even ourselves!

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Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will return to ministry with a visit at the William Booth House. Please pray for us and those with whom we will come in contact.