THEY WERE WAITING

1. They were waiting, waiting for the time, waiting for the promises to be fulfilled; just like Eden, peace instead of war,
no more fighting anymore.
Now the time has come, God is in the world, we have seen his day dawning in the sky. They were waiting, we've been waiting; come, Lord Jesus, won't you come?

2. They were hoping, hoping for a king, hoping for a king who would be wise and fair; equal treatment, justice for the poor,
no oppression anymore.
Now the king has come, God is in the world, we have seen the child born in Bethlehem. They were hoping, we've been hoping; come, Lord Jesus, won't you come?
Come, Lord Jesus, won't you come? (2 times) Come, Lord Jesus, won't you come, Lord Jesus? Come, Lord Jesus, won't you come?

3. They were watching, watching for the sign, watching for the sign of his arrival here: water in the desert, singing in the land, celebration in the land.
Now the sign has come, God is in the world, we have seen the boy, we have seen his star. They were watching, we've been watching; come, Lord Jesus, won't you come?
Come, Lord Jesus, .....


Robin Mann © 1989


 

ALWS 5/10/23

To say I've been inactive on my website is a serious understatement! I've written nothing here since early 2021. 

So, does this mean the world has stopped for us, that nothing is happening?
A major event for us in 2022 was moving house in October. We had been in Modbury Heights since July 1993.Now we're back in Klemzig.

In May we travelled to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, seeing work supported by Australian Lutheran World Service. Dorothy and I are Ambassadors for the ALWS programme, Lives You Touch. We are encouraging people to leave money in their will for the work of ALWS. We committed to leave a third of our will many years ago and hope many others can touch lives in this way.
Since then we have visited Box Hill & Loxton with Jonathan & Julie Krause as part of the Asante presentations, promoting the cause of ALWS. Still to come this year are Asante events in Toowoomba & Rochedale (Nov 26 & 27) and Perth (Dec 10)

Looking forward to seeing many people on these occasions.