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On the Lookout

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web archive photo Seems we are always “on the lookout” for something -whether if something we’ve lost, something we don’t want to miss, things we want to find (like a good bargain), or even on the lookout for danger. “On the lookout” was originally a nautical term used for “on duty being watchful“ looking out for other ships, land, or dangers. . A watchtower in the Holy Land web photo It meant to be vigilant and alert. The sailor in the "crows nest", parents, teachers, great leaders, and each of us in one capacity or another have to be on watch...be “on the lookout”. A photo after Bro. Moses Armstrong spoke to us at our Leadership Lunchside Thursday We are always "on the lookout" for our YSA, counting noses and looking out for them.  We take pictures to figure out who's missing.  Sometimes we find one of them AWOL for a week or two and then we have to go to work.   Its not unusual, though most of their financial means isn't much

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Tags Saturday morning markets go on all year around here. Everything is "tagged" to sell.  We visited the Mangere Market last week in the Auckland area. Local people bring their wares to sell, anything from produce and meat, to clothing, handmade jewelry and cultural wares. It’s pretty eclectic and the locals come to fill their refrigerator, their kitchens, their closets, even their tool box with used tools, as well as their stomachs and cultural cupboards. We wondered if, because of the very low price tags on most things (as well as the makeup of the crowd) this may be where many locals with a tight budget come to shop each week.  There were booths with lots of floral head wreathes 'ei kaku or 'ei opoko.   We often see women wearing them at church.  This lady was selling them and also modeling her "tagged" wares.   There was also “sock war” going on with competing booths selling socks from China. They even had a section for used dishes, cha