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Far North, Here Comes Waymaker
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  • Christine Hinton

Far North, Here Comes Waymaker

We are blessed to be a blessing. We leave tomorrow to be a blessing to those we meet/help/pray for in the far north over the coming months. 💥🙏 Read more
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    August 27, 2024
    Far North, Here Comes Waymaker

    On our way!

    August 27, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    We have left our winter-over parkup spot at the wonderful Keswick Christian Camp at Hannahs Bay, Rotorua. A huge thank you Terry and Raewyn for all your generosity, love, care, and much rugby watching while with you!! .... totally awesome!! It was also wonderful being back home with our church family and their wonderful Pastor's JP and Karen Medcalfe. We have bèen so blessed while resting under the beautiful presence of Holy Spirit. 💕

    We left in pouring rain at 9am to head to Te Puke for Waymaker to undergo her 6monthly Certificate of Fitness testing... and she passed with glowing colours... awesome.

    We are now parked up at the Welcome Bay Association Camp for a couple days prior to our heading north.
    We are back onto the ministry highway; back on with our pilgrimage... one this trip we have bought a video projector and a couple of screens one of which is 3mtrs and for outside use.... thus will be a new means of summer night outreach by showing "The Chosen" and other Christian videos at the various places where we park up!!
    Bring it on Lord!!
    (Photos are our parkup at Welcome Bay Motor Home Association Camp at Welcome Bay.. Tauranga)    Read more

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    Moving on to Te Aroha

    Aug 28–Sep 5, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We celebrated our 53rd wedding anniversary in Tauranga after Christine MRI scan. Twice God answered our prayers... once during pouring rain as we headed to our camp we prayed for someone to be there at the gate to open and close it after us, and there was a person there, to open and close the gate for us... and secondly at Grace Hospital, we prayed for a large park to be available to park up Waymaker, over 9and a half mtrs long. The car park was totally packed except for a 11mtr parking space right outside the main entrance... awesome!!
    Today we are in Te Aroha getting ready to soak in the hot pools... "bring it on!"
    (Photo's.. Thai lunch with our daughter, Rachelle)    Read more

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    Giving Help

    September 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    Just pulled into our new camping site and a couple next to us in their motorhome called in to say hi. WOW!! Does the wife need help! (and she knows she does)
    We spent an hour with her then, and another just now helping her sort through her major issues. This has been a very special evening. Praise God we will see them again tomorrow as they too are staying an extra night here.. we pray for a glorious breakthrough. PTLRead more

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    Ministering on!

    September 4, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    Here we are parked up at the Sandspit in Waiuku for lunch. A truly beautiful site when the tide is in...( it goes a long way out here.) Who should come by but Jim to clean the rubbish bin next to us. He turns out to be a very lonely Christian brother, whom, because of his job is unable to attend church.
    This was a kairos moment... a wonderful time of encouragement, fellowship, and prayer. Dear Jim was so very touched that God allowed us to come into his life at this time. Thank you Lord.    Read more

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    Awhitu Breakout

    September 5, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We decided to spend a few days exploring the Awhitu although sadly we couldn't make it to the Manukau Heads lighthouse due to a massive road slip. We spent 3nights at Grahams Beach at a POP ( park over property) right on the beach. Two other motorhomes came in and joined us, which was really good.
    Today we moved onto Clarks Beach which is one of my old stamping grounds. Sadly the two camp sites available to us were not suitable therefore we came back into Pukekohe.. where I was born, some years ago, and we leave for the far north on Tuesday.    Read more

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    More Lord!

    September 10, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    A lot has happened since I last checked in. We are now parked up on a reserve at the waters edge at Snells Beach. It has just gone 7am and I have just come in from praying for a local lady who was sitting in a car having a cigarette. She had her left foot reconstructed 3months ago therefore couldn't walk on it. Was still sore and painful. After prayer, all pain had gone and she was able to put her weight on it without restriction.... my instruction to her was to thank the healer Jesus Christ... thank the one who gives us life.
    Yesterday, on our way here from Gulf Harbour I felt to pull into the beach carpark at Orewa. What was going to be a brief stop for a cupper ended up over 2hours as people came up to talk to us.... one couple were from Moscow!! .. awesome.
    (The photos are of our camp site in Gulf Harbour... totally beautiful and peaceful, historical Puhoi where we stopped for lunch, and our site in Snells Beach.)    Read more

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    Slight Detour

    September 15, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    After leaving Snells Beach we took a tour of the Matakana region, looking around Omana, and out to Leigh... made a really bad decision to take Waymaker down to the wharf... a really bad decision. We are not sure how Waymaker made it back to the top of the very narrow, very steep, very winding, and very overhung road... maybe angels were sent to push us! Due to a storm coming we high tailed it through to Wellsford and hung out in a sheltered parkup for 4days while the storm passed. We then left for Port Albert for a nite and onto Kaukapakapa to spend time with an old friend who isn't well.
    We are needing to return to Rotorua for a couple of days for Chrissy to attend an appointment at Waikato Hospital.
    The past week has been one not of preaching His Word but on showing His love and light.
    Tonight we meet up with a dear couple for dinner, tomorrow having a reunion time with a bundle of cousins, then onto to spend the night with a dear elderly couple in Devonport we have known for years and years... more of His light to be shone.. praise God!!    Read more

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    First Puncture on Waymaker

    September 21, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    I was having my early morning prayer walk this morning when in the way back to Waymaker I noticed a nail/screw/something in the front left tyre of Waymaker. We had parked up in the drive of our dear friends Laurie and Jocelyn Spinley in Devonport. Their beautiful 4story home looks out over the Auckland Harbour... magnificent views.
    I contacted AA Services and they arrived shortly after and swapped the tyre over for one from the rear dual axle. Unfortunately, due to all tyre centres being closed we could get it fixed therefore we limped slowly and without further incident to Pukekohe waiting to have it repaired tomorrow.    Read more

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    Odds and Ends

    October 2, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We are finally back on the road after a quick trip to Waikato Hospital for Christine to be updated on what they are doing about her back.
    We were also able to catch up with all the flash stuff at the NZ Motorhome Show.. awesome but spent far too much.
    We are now parked up in Pukekohe while waiting for our dear friends to join us on our Far North pilgrimage .. they should be with us tonight.
    Meanwhiie here are a few pix.. our new motorhome we ordered... relaxing in Waymaker..., and hot pool swim in Parikai.    Read more

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    You Cant Save the Saved!

    October 6, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Started evangelising a dear man with 10 kids at Gulf Harbour... he remembered seeing Waymaker somewhere before!! It turned out his wife was a christian and he was a partial catholic😇 And then later that day, while waiting for Chrissy to do some shopping while we were parked up in Waymaker in the Orewa Woolworths carpark, I started chatting to an English couple who admired our motorhome.... they also turned out to be Christian 😍 ... I wont stop trying.
    We had lunch in Waipu Cove and then sat and watching the waves rolling in... beautiful. We are now parked up along side an estuary while overlooking the beach.. WOW!    Read more

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    Tears of Hope

    October 8, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    This morning, we took Waymaker up to Ruakaka to dump her tanks, then did the laundry in Waipu, and dumped the rubbish. When we arrived back at our camping spot on the estuary an old guy in a pick up was parked close to where I was wanting to pull in. I therefore pulled in front of him, then went back to ask him if I was leaving enough room for him to drive out.
    It turned out he was the president of the local chapter of FGBMFI... a very very small chapter. After talking with him for about 40minutes plus praying for him, he left with tears of encouragement and joy running down his cheeks.. thank you for touching him Lord.    Read more

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    We Meet Again!

    October 10, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We have arrived at a Park Over Property at Ngunguru which is on the north side of Whangarei Harbour. We spent last night parked up on a beach near to the oilMarsden Point Oil Refinery.
    This morning Bryan, the old guy I spent time with down at the Waipu estuary a couple of days ago, arrived in his pick up... very unexpectedly but it was a very special time once again. At the time we were enjoying a cup of tea with our dear friends who were travelling along with us while also chatting to two different local ladies.
    We had spent the previous day fishing off a jetty near to the refinery... I didn't catch anything therefore it wasn't really fishing.
    Photos of the jetty, Bryan, last night stop over beach, and the Whargarei Falls.    Read more

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    We are Blessed

    October 12, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    WOW!! What a beautiful country we live in... we are parked up at beautiful Matapouri Beach... after spending the morning at Tutukaka... spent too much again!! I have to learn not to.
    Here are some photos to enjoy... blessings.Read more

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    Busy Paihia

    October 19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    We arrived in Paihia early Friday to be surrounded by tourists from off a cruise liner in port. Therefore we joined with them and became tourist's for the day.
    This morning we watching Team NZ win the Americas Cup with our buddies from Wandra then all went off to the Bay of Island Christian Fellowship.
    I had the privilege of praying for Don in his car. His heart and a bad leg would not allow him to walk up the stairs to the church auditotium, and instead he sat and listened to it in his car. The Lord really touched him in a very powerful way. We look forward to an excellent report on him.    Read more

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    Ooops... Labour Weekend!

    October 19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    How long has it been? When you are cruising the country time just disappears... totally disappears!
    We left Paihia last Monday and went back down to Kawakawa to dump at one of the few dump stations in the region, and then went through to the Redwood Cafe in Kerikeri to meet up with an old Air NZ mate who came on the All Black Grand Slam tour with us in 1978... wow! That makes me so old!!
    Aftwards we took a drive around town to view some tourist stuff and later that day made camp at the NZMCA camp at Rainbow Falls.. right next to the deafening noise!!
    We left on Wednesday to continue on to Whangaroa Harbour for lunch then onto Tauranga Bay Holiday Park for 8 days. We are now officially on holiday... time to kick back, do nothing and relax!
    We have found that the ministry times are now talking Christ to people and sharing His love... not so much praying for needs as it was before. Never the less, we are here and available to Him for whatever He calls upon us.
    Photos are various shots over the past week.    Read more

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    Getting North.. slowly

    October 29, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    After spending the night parked up behind the Karikari Comminity Centre (with permission) to escape the driving wind we set off to Kaimaumau to try out a spot of fishing at a recommended fishing spot... sadly I tore the coupling off our "grey water outlet" when trying to park up on a sand dune and spent the next few hours under Waymaker trying to resolve the problem. And with the help of some/many we did it.
    We drove back to the beach community to freedom camp for the night with our friends in Wondra joining us.    Read more

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    Almost There

    November 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We are now at our final stop before reaching the very top of New Zealand .. at the Pukenui Holiday Park. And we arrived just as the 800 bikies from all over the North Island also arrived on their annual Christmas Appeal Ride. What a busy town, and what a volumous noise; and as for the smell of exhaust plus burnt rubber, it was quite a welcome.
    This is also where we say goodbye to Wondra as they begin to head south back to Rotorua while we press on north.
    For the past two days while at Kaimaumau I tried catching fish but only caused damage to Waymaker which took hours to fix.... plus needing to be pulled out from where I had parked up yesterday afternoon... ooops!!
    The weather has been favourably fine but very windy. We are both doing ok.    Read more

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    Made it!!

    November 3, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 17 °C

    Yes, we finally arrived at Cape Reinga on a beautiful sunny day with a cool breeze blowing in from the Tasman Sea. It was so clear we could see the Three Kings Islands!! We spent much time in total awe of the incredible surroundings while looking out for whales, dolphins, or just big waves. We also spent a lot of time chatting to many tourist, a lot of whom were from 🇩🇪 Germany. We finally arrived back at our camp around 3-3:30pm.
    We are now making our way back south, stopping in Kaitaia for a couple of nights to make some necessary purchases and to have Cyrus groomed... then we hit the big woods.. the kauri trees further south.
    We are both very well, enjoying all God is doing, and slowly becoming well baked in the summer sun!! ... still no fish caught!! 🥵    Read more

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    Heading South

    November 8, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We are now in Dargaville!! Yesterday and the day before we got caught up in the Hikoi... the first time was when we stopped to buy honey from the honey shop on the main intersection at Awanui and again later that day in Kaitaia and then again yesterday just after the Waipoua Kauri Forest when all their vehicles with flags flying pulled out from a marae right in front of us ... we were right in the middle of it all... then finally on our walk up the main street of Dargaville yesterday afternoon, they joined with us on their protest march.. anyway... it is democracy in action!
    I had an opportunity to pray for a lady in church in Taipa on Sunday. It was her 85th birthday, and she was there with her brother. The word was for them both... and I found out the next day when I met the gentlemans wife that the word was spot on and was already coming about. "God you are always so good!"
    Also the day after church after viewing a private museum, Chistine and I had the privilege of praying for a lady who was in incredible pain after a spinal chord operation... yes, she did have a "spasm" while praying but then she got onto her walker and paced back and forth across the room.!!
    It is a wet day here today... a day to catch up with admin.
    Photos are on the road shots of Oponone, Waipoua Forest and others.    Read more

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    Dargaville... Holy Spirit

    November 16, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Went to church this morning and got talking to the couple sitting beside us. Two things came from that conversation... 1) they were wanting to do what we were doing and were now planning towards it as we were their confirmation. 2) The lady had conjunctivitus ... (hay fever) spring pollin closing up her eyes and headache etc.. and once we prayed for her, it all lifted.. totally disappeared... praise God!
    They have now invited us for lunch tomorrow and to park up at their home for a couple of days.    Read more

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    Family Time

    November 22, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    We finally left Dargaville after having spent the night parked up at a wonderful couples home whom we had met at church the day before. We drove through to Pahi Beach where we had lunch and I did a spot of fishing off the wharf.. actually it wasn't really fishing as I never caught anything!! Then we moved on and to spend the night at the Maugaturoto Country Club. Roosters crowing day and night plus the school burglar alarm going off at 2am until 7.30am! Now much sleep was had!!
    We are now set up at our nieces farm just out of Snells Beach... last night we got into a deep discussion of what we believe and whom Christ is. Our niece and her husband are very open and are entering into wonderful enquiry on the subject.... we gather again tonight to continue the discussion and to ask the question??    Read more

    Trip end
    November 27, 2024
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