Fishing today

 Went fishing this morning just near Jackson and caught 5 nice large mouth bass.

Fishing yesterday

Supper yesterday

I have escqped from the madness of the UN in New York and am spending a few days with my friends John & Rebecca in Jackson Tennessee.

My other friend Charles organized with his neighbor Brian to take me fishing yesterday.  Only problem was that Charles picked me up at 3.30am , a very early start. But we were in the water before 6am at sunrise. I caught a catfish first , then a drum fish which is rubbish so he got thrown back. It got up to 90F so was a bit hot.
However we caught a very nice catch.

Brian cooks the fish

Charles and Brian clean the catch

The catch 31 croppys and 1 catfish.

In the boat , Big Sandy Hook river.

No shooting sign

Sunday at Church

On Sunday morning I went to the same church I have attended in New York for the past 19 years. This is East 7th St Baptist Church or Grafittii Church.

A man from Lebanon gave his testimony and then his son preached and tap danced at the same time.

Then we did adult Sunday School , and after this there was a fundraising lunch. You had to pay $10 for a very simple lunch , but then the fun began. Pastor Kareem began the extra fundraising, He was supporting the older people's ministry and his elder son supporting the young people's work. The one who raised the least got a pie in the face. Well not a complete pie just the jam like topping. It got quite competitive as things were auctioned off and dramatic appeals made. The son got the pie in the face, however each side raised over $800.

The most fun fundraiser I have seen in a Baptist church.

Please see : http://graffitichurch.org/staff

Monday was Memorial day so I had a day off.

 Today and Wednesday I will be at the NGO committee.

Aussie coppers

 The other day I was wandering around the UN and discovered a display commemorating 50 years of help by the Australian Police around the world.

Good job by the Aussie coppers.

NGO committee New York , UN

After a very good week down in London at the Christian Resources Exhibition , I am now in New York.

Was a little tired yesterday , but am quite fresh now. Nothing controversial is coming up at this meeting so far.

A lobby request from SPUC - UK only

Dear Friends,

The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into personal, social and health education (PSHE) in schools.  PSHE covers a number of topics such as drug education, healthy eating and so on.  Sex and relationship education (SRE) is also covered in this topic.

We are very concerned that this inquiry will be used to make sex education a compulsory schools subject.  This would mean that children as young as five years old would have to learn about sexual matters.  Parents would be unable to protect their children from inappropriate teaching. 

It is absolutely vital that there is an overwhelming response from parents, grandparents, teachers, clergy and all concerned citizens saying "no" to compulsory sex education.  Compulsory sex education will sever parents from the moral upbringing of their children.  And the innocence of children will be wiped out by ever more sexual content in the classroom.

Every school will be affected by this. Every child deserves to be protected.

Please find attached a briefing to help you respond to this inquiry.  You will also find the briefing document at www.spuc.org.uk   Please circulate the briefing as widely as possible asking others to respond to the inquiry. The deadline for this inquiry is 6 June 2014.

With every good wish,

Antonia Tully
SPUC Safe at School
020 8407 3463

p.s. you may have seen this frightening report today:
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10818572/NHS-chiefs-tell-ministers-Change-sex-education-lessons-to-make-all-pupils-learn-about-gay-marriage.html

The NHS in Scotland wants:

• all children to learn about gay marriage in sex education lessons
• children to be given the power to overrule their parents
• a stop to parents campaigning against the content of sex education lessons
• training for teachers to help them overcome their objections to gay marriage

A ladies touch today at CRE

I have Gillian Foster helping me out today at the CRE. She brought along flowers to add a feminine touch.