A SIMPLE CARPENTER

1. He was a simple carpenter, an ordinary bloke;
though his hands were rough, his heart was good.
He was a simple carpenter, and others made their jokes, but he kept his peace, he worked the wood.

But Joseph didn't know, Joseph didn't know, Joseph didn't know
how she came by the child.

2. He was a simple carpenter, she was a gentle girl - as he drove the nails, she watched his hands.
He was a simple carpenter, she was the gentle girl he would marry soon - they made their plans.

3. He was a simple carpenter who listened to his dreams, though his doubts were strong, he still believed.
He was a simple carpenter who listened to his dreams, so he wed his girl, he loved her child.

ALWS 29/5/24

In May 2023 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.

Last year we visited churches in SA, Vic, Qld and WA with Jonathan & Julie Krause promoting the cause of ALWS.

Coming up soon:

* Nuriootpa (St Petri) Saturday June 22, 4 pm

To be confirmed:
Bordertown July 28,
Everton Park (Qld) August 17,
Canberra August 24 

Looking forward to seeing you at one of these events