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| Ian Rosendahl, modest, unassuming man who helms this admirable project - a heart as big as a bus |
Holidaying at Port Macquarie on the North Coast of NSW, we came upon the Big Red Bus.
Free BBQ, espresso coffees, conversation (if you want it). All welcome, families, backpackers, pensioners, especially youth....
This is enlightened outreach.
No agenda. No pressure. No sermons.
Some people come along for weeks before asking Ian and his team: "Why do you do this for others?"
Big Red Bus is there at the main beach every Tuesday afternoon (except school holidays).
Supported by several organisations, but they need all the encouragement they can get.
THE BIG RED BUS reminded us of the classic poem:
I'd Rather See A Sermon
Edgar A. Guest
I'd rather see a sermon
than hear one any day;
I'd rather one should walk with me
than merely tell the way.
The eye's a better pupil
and more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing,
but example's always clear;
And the best of all preachers
are the men who live their creeds,
For to see good put in action
is what everybody needs.
I soon can learn to do it
if you'll let me see it done;
I can watch your hands in action,
but your tongue too fast may run.
And the lecture you deliver
may be very wise and true,
But I'd rather get my lessons
by observing what you do;
For I might misunderstand you
and the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding
how you act and how you live.
