Found your page on lutans . He seems interesting and I figured he must also choose some pretty good friends. He asked me, must have good taste. Ha Ha ! Anyway I have sent a request also. My dad is a retired Methodist Pastor who was VP of the Methodist Publishing House before his retirement.

i would greatly appreicate your prayers for all firefighters and ems personel

Thanks for the add, comment and blessing.

Suppose you can call them Game rangers. South Africa is one big story book. Very rich culture and some stories not so good. I think we have got the most brutal and heartless crime statistics in the world. But lest not go there..... Enjoy your day, Regards & blessings, Gerta

My previous boss was from South Africa- Durban, from memory.

He was ex military and then Police. He was also at one stage training people to look for and go after the poachers (Not sure what they're called- are they rangers or similar?)

Great guy- fantastic knowledge and loads of good stories. Sounds like a fascinating place for all sorts of reasons...!

Your friend would be talking about these spiders-
http://www.pkpets.com.au/pets/otherbirdeatingspiders.htm

I've never come across them though. We are home to some of the world's most venomous snakes though! (Although you have the Black Mamba which I beleive is very nasty...)

Thank you for sharing our site with your peers. Yes, I did have a great Fathers Day. My youngest son graduated from the University on Saturday so we had the whole family together for the weekend. It was so good to see the family and grandchildren again,

I look forward to getting to know you better.

Chaplaincy is a privlege and to know others willing to be there for families in pain and trauma is a very special calling.

I just read what you wrote below what I am responding. All you can do sometimes is be there... say very little... and allow your presence and God's strength to carry you through the moment.

Blessings

David

Hi Michael, Hope you had an AWSOME fathersday. I spend my day at the hosp. Had a very bad call, boy 17, motorbike mva 4days ago, went to theater for amputation of his left leg and half of his pelvis, crashed in theater 3 times, 3rd time they couldnt get him back. His father died in the same hosp in February this year - cancer. The family is devastated. I know this is our jobs and this is what we do, but I have been crying non stop with this fam. It feels like I have known them all my life. Wonderful people!! Now all that is left is the mother and her 14year old daughter. You feel so powerless, there is nothing you can do for them. Life deals you so hard, unkind cards some times. Till next time, Blessings Gerta. PS. Tnx for the e-mails. Love to your daughter and family

Wow, that is stunning. Thank You so much. You have a cool daughter.

Hi Gerta! I spent some time with my daughter tonight and got some lessons on how to put photos into the emails. I was thinking that this might be a more efficient way to share things with you without costing you an arm and a leg for phone / internet charges. This way, you don't have to open up an email necessarily. Let me know if this works for you. I know you loved our coastline, let me look through my files to find something cool to share with you and your family.

G M it is hot in NY is in the 90's is going up to `100's today u be safe "Chan"

just added a new album that shows one of our fire chaplains at a reported drowning on the coast...

I understand your limitations regarding photos and such. About a month ago, I ran a call on the beach for a reported drowning victim. It turned out to be a false alarm but I snapped a couple of photos of the Captain running the call and one of our department Chaplain's standing next to him. I'll place these onto my FN Webpage, making a new separate album for your review. : )

Chaplain Gerta... we would be honored to have your join us. It is free and is designed for trained responders to circumvent pain and confusion.

We are approaching 150 members in just 4 short months. Please join first then you can invite others too.

http://disasterresponders.ning.com

Hope to see you there

Chaplain David Ebel

Chaplain Gerta, I'm not sure what kind of car a crokkie is... I've got my hands full with a bunch of cars myself. Are you getting hit with the high fuel prices like we are? Rumor has it that a gallon of gas will be going for $5.00 a gallon by July. What do you pay for a gasoline? What is so cool about this forum is that I can actually talk to someone in another country like this. Would you be interested in sharing pictures between us to see how each others lives are different? It would be fun to compare our lives. Stay safe.

Hi Mike, Thank You so much for your offer. I will forward your details to our training section. My hubby and sons are busy fixing up 2 old crokkies, a 1400 Nissan Bakkie and a Mini 1275. You stay in car heaven, sure my youngest would love to go and stay there. But you know what us mothers are like, all chicks must stay in the nest. Hahaha He is matric (gr12) this year and wants to go into aviation next year. You guys take care and be blessed. Lost of blessings, Chaplain Gerta Coetzee, South Africa

Hi Gerta, Thought I'd send off an note to you, offering any of our training information to help your department out. Perhaps we can share things, learning from one another. From a below note, wheel happy means that your husband and son love cars? Let me know, I am in Southern California, home of every kind of car you can imagine. Stay safe and god bless, Mike Schlags mschlags@yahoo.com

I love the ALS 2 idea. My friend and co-worker, Dan, is both medic and a chaplain. I'll have to tell him about your "secret code". Blessings and Be Safe,

Jill

Cool! You must send us pic's. My hubby and two sons are totally wheel happy. Blessings, Gerta