Thursday, April 20, 2006

RANDOM

Hi Again! These are just random pictures that we've taken over the last two years. Parliament house Canberra.Great place, Canberra, all circles (like Kasbah Peth!) The War memorial is spectacular.

Sunsets in Australia have a different beauty about them. Spectacular shades, changing hues. Total trip!!!

On our way back from Sydney, it was spitting (drizzling as we would say), this was taken from inside the car.

This one is by Niyanta at one of her school camps.

This is with Johhny (Johnson Matthews) kids in Sydney.
At the river on the way to Stamwell Tops.

One of those "classics". LYN on the way to Opera House Sydney. I couldn't decide which looked better. That sounds so cheesy, sorry! Next to her is yours truly with the "Coat Hanger" (Sydney Bridge) in the background.


This is Niya at B0ndi Beach. Great place.






WITH OTHERS AT DARLING HARBOUR







WE'VE HAD A FEW VISITORS, MY IN-LAWS ARE REGULARS NOW. LAST YEAR WE TOOK THEM TO APPOLLO BAY, GREAT OCEAN ROAD ETC. THEN WE WENT TO MELBOURNE AND THIS IS JUST OUTSIDE MELBOURNE AT DONNABUANG.


THAT'S ME AT THE 12 APOSLTES




WE ALSO HAD THE WILLIAMS'OVER. THIS IS WITH SAMMY AT REMARKABLE ROCKS ON KANGAROO ISLAND.

THATS US WITH THEM OUTSIDE THE CAVES AT KI



THE CRAZY TRIO AT BALARAT. CAN'T WAIT FOR SHEFAN TO JOIN US!!!!


Tuesday, April 18, 2006

HELLO, IT'S AUTUMN HERE IN ADELAIDE


WE ARE THE D'SOUZA CLAN FROM ADELAIDE, PART OF THE BIGGER D'SOUZA CLAN FROM PUNE, BOMBAY AND MANGALORE. A NOMADIC TRIBE YOU MIGHT SAY.
WE AS A FAMILY LOVE JESUS CHRIST FIRST AND TRY TO LOVE EACH OTHER THE WAY HE HAS TAUGHT US TO AND EXPECTS US TO.IT IS HARD! WE ARE NOT PERFECT.
HEY! WE ARE JUST SINNERS LIKE ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BUT WITH A DIFFERENCE. WE ARE AMONG THOSE WHO CAN STAND IN GOD'S PRESENCE WITHOUT SHAME,IN SPITE OF OUR SINFUL NATURE! YOU MIGHT WONDER HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE. IT'S BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST DIED AND PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS ONCE AND FOR ALL. HE WIPED THE SLATE CLEAN AND WASHED US WHITER THAN SNOW!!! AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND THAT MEANS HE HAS CONQUERED DEATH AND SIN AND HAS DECLARED US (THOSE WHO BELIEVE) CLEAN!ISN'T THAT EXCITING! THAT'S NOT ALL, HE HAS PROMISED US ETERNITY WITH HIM. HEY YOU MAY THINK WE ARE CRAZY. WELL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHY WE BELEIVE WHAT WE BELEIVE, THEN POST A MESSAGE, WE CAN ANSWER TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT JESUS OFFERS THE SAME TO ALL WHO REPENT (TURN THEIR BACK ON SIN) AND BELEIVE IN HIM AS LORD AND SAVIOUR.IN THE MEANWHILE LET US SHARE OUR LIVES WITH YOU.

Greetings and a big hello to all our near and dear ones.
We're about a month into out Autumn and the weather is getting BEAUTIFUL!!! It's wet, cold, sunny at times and the colours are pleasing to the eye.

We are busy with work but the kids are on vacation for another week.






Lyn's parents are with us till June and we are enjoying their company and their presence here is great.

We took them with our other friends from Poona who are here with us, Dev and Sheena, to Maclaren Vale for a picnic on the Easter Saturday.

It was great!

We had great weather, good food and we played "puddox"after lunch for about an hour. That was exhausting to say the least.