A new approach to tackle family violence is tried in Christchurch / New Zealand and if it works the pilot will be applied nationally. (“Moves to tackle family violence”, Northern Advocate, Saturday, July 2, 2016)

OUR PRAYER: Back to the Bible as a Nation

Weekly there are about 175 cases of family violence reported in Christchurch. Nationwide there are roughly 66,000 children each year at family violence incidents attended by police.

An inter-agency team in Christchurch will respond and assess each case. The inter-agency team consists of  staff from police, Child Youth and Family, Corrections, the Ministry of Health, NGO’s and Maori service providers.

If the pilot programme works, needs to be seen. But we have seen already what has been working in the past and what is now working, and that is coming back to the BIBLE as individuals and as a nation.

Searching the sky for clouds yesterday in the afternoon here in KAITAIA, in the north of New Zealand, I could not find a single one.

But it was a cold day.

We celebrate the 500th  anniversary of the Reformation in 2017!

Martin Luther nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church on 31 October 1517!