continued from page 66 - chapter 12 - "ARK"

CHAPTER 13.

LIFE AT BONDI RD BON BEACH. THE MELBOURNE PENINSULA

We lived in Wantirna untill my son Adrian because of some unknown reason to me got attacked by “UNWELCOMING YOUTH” in the locality I remember that at one time up to 60 youth showed up in our court to “GET HIM” there was one ring leader that challenged Adrian to a fight, Adrian did not back out, he went and accepted the challenge; they were mainly youth from his high school. When I  saw this, I went to the front of the house and the fight stopped, all the boys dispursed when they saw me.

This attack on young Adrian that was 15 years old then continued, sometimes unchecked so by this time we had enough, we decided to leave our rented house of some 14 years and move to the Melbourne peninsula, mainly an old timber dwelling that we also rented directly from an investor, the house was located at Bondi road Bon-beach Melbourne Australia.

A new area, a new start for Adrian and Maureen and me, plus the 3 cats Miss Paddington, Buffy, and Petra and also a small dog named Kimba and a collie called Contessa. Duke the dog had passed on.. The 8 of us moved in on mid April 1994 and we tried to make this new place a home…

I had been a Catholic for nearly 50 years now and had become a practicing CARISMATIC CATHOLIC for 16 years since I had returned to the church life and attended all it’s services, I went to the Catholic church at Chelsea nearby for some months making it now 50 years as a Catholic, and  everybody in my family was a Catholic, but I was the only one attending Church. Because at the corner of our street there was a Protestant Church by the name of CHELSEA BAPTIST, I was somehow drawn to that Church and started to attend the Sunday meetings there, it was then led by Rev. David Mitchelmore, with his good wife and family.

I kept going to the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church at the same time, I never wanted to renounce my Catholic FAITH. 

I also met some of my neighbours in  Bondi road, there was Ted Fawcet across the road, he was in the “LETS PROGRAM” you know a community based BARTERING GROUP, IN MELBOURNE. I joined the group because we did not have much money to spend on goods and services and bartering would be an answer to our small budget ....I had previously been in lets at Wantirna.

I  also met a young Christian  family next door, John, Wendy his wife and small son Terry. They were renting the house on the corner from Chelsea Baptist and helped young people there also, they were fine loyal people to “MAN AND GOD”, also met more people on the other side of our house and a few doors up, all fine friendly people, the type you are proud to call your neighbour.

You know my psychiatrist, prior to moving to the peninsula, had wanted me put on a pension, because I could not hold down a job, my illness was unkind to me and I was still too ill to work full time so I decided to start a part time design and drafting business from home, even put up a big sign in front of our rented bon beach property, but there was not enough work to survive for the overheads of running  a part time business, even part time, the sign did not work.

Speaking of illness, I attended a healing MASS at Chelsea Catholic Church St. Josephs as described in chapter 11 earlier on and was mainly well with some highs and lows but not bad enough  to be in hospital for 12  years. (disharge 1993 to admittance—future 2005).

And speaking of small budgets, I won a $400.00 job from a Christian family in Chelsea Baptist.

To draw up a large extension, renovations and a verandah to the rear of the house.

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The project was built successfully with only minor changes to my plans, and the occupants were happy there in Chelsea Heights, they are now friends of mine and belong to pastor Mitchelmore’s Church. I have attended a Christian birthday party and many Bible study meeting in their improved home.

Going back to the $400.00 dollars, my wife handled the budget in our home, so she added this amount with what little savings we had, chatted with Adrian not me, and bought a Rottweiler  dog of  7 months by the name of Harley, plus to please Adrian further bought him a second hand speed boat with a big outboard motor that came with many spare parts, the old outboard motor and boat cost us $1200.00 dollars plus the dog $200.00 dollars, Maureen spent nearly all that we had saved. I was then displeased with these purchases although I loved the young dog Harley…

So we kept Harley and the boat for now and we decided to try out the boat in the Patterson river nearby, our neighbour John was peering over the fence and asked me where I found the money to buy a speed boat,..?? with our “old yellow peril” the sigma station wagon, I doubted I could tow it out of the ramp….Anyhow off we went Adrian now 16 and myself to the Patterson river ramp after getting all the necessities together to launch the boat in the water, as there was no need for a boat license at the time, Adrian decided to steer and drive the boat through the river, I backed the trailer with the boat on to the water, Adrian jumped onto the boat, I left him on the boat prior to starting the engine and took the car and trailer to a good parking space…from then on the fun was going to start….

The police made an entrance and were inspecting all the boats on the river; they were waiting on the dock. I knew that I had all the gear necessary so I rolled up my trousers as high as they would go and proceeded to push the boat in the water toward the dock, I hit a deep spot and submerged all my trousers and underwear along with my wallet and papers in the water, I was not amused ! Anyhow the police found nothing wrong so we pushed off after I boarded the boat and started the engine, in my frustration of being all wet and Adrian driving I shouted orders to young Adrian, the policeman heard me and told me off, he said, leave the boy alone and let him concentrate on his steering of the boat, so I let Adrian be his own boss, he headed straight for the rivers outlet onto the bay, although he was not experienced in boats.

The bay was way too rough for boats that day, so after the rough stuff I ordered the boat turn back and as we passed the police again one of them said “I could have told you it was too rough to go out today”, so we continued on at a slow speed up the Patterson lakes complex to try out our boat around the still lakes, it went very well and responded well.

The fun started after getting the boat onto the trailer again, my 2 liter car would not pull the boat and trailer out of the water. So about 6 men turned up to give us a push, after some struggle...we made it! I drove the car and boat trailer back home and into our driveway.

The next week I advertised the boat and sold it and the works for $1600.00, I sold it to a man for the full price a profit of $400.00. I was glad to get rid of it…Harley we kept he was a lovely dog.

 Was feeling benevolent so I said to Ted across the road, “Ted, I know you want a double car port, I am prepared to draw up plans for you for free.” I said this because he had introduced me to LETS again; I was in LETS before in Wantirna...I had the first issue of my book typed up with lets people! Plus Ted was kind to me and helped me with my car (he was a mechanic) and had given me lifts in his car. I simply wanted to repay his kindness. He built his carport and we held LETS meetings there many times, I also met many people from the LETS TRADING SYSTEM there.

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I met a couple there and we became friends, Alfonse and Mindy they fitted in well with the LETS system and he was a writer and poet and sold some of his work this way, his wife Mindy traded in goods, they lived in Chelsea and we attended the Chelsea Community house together and shared a lot of interesting things like clay modeling, art work and things alike that interests communities.

The peninsula life was good, long walks on the beach, sometimes when allowed, with our three dogs or one of them at the time, they loved it, and we loved it. We still do it now.

I became more involved in the Baptist Church around the corner and pastor David asked me if I wanted to join and become BAPTIZED BY SUBMERSION, I had had a sprinkling of water on my head initiated by my parents when I was 2 days old in the chapel of the hospital of my birth in Trieste, by the CATHOLIC CHURCH, my first baptism.

But now it was my own choice and by full submersion, like JESUS had done to him.

So on the 26^th of march 1995 rev. David Mitchelmore of the CHELSEA BAPTIST CHURCH and all the church community turned out that morning on Chelsea beach to carry out the baptism, it was only me that day, David and I walked out deep to nearly my chest into the sea water and he conducted the baptism, I sprang from the water a new person, blessed in spirit and one fully committed to JESUS CHRIST, (I was his servant..) and the people on the shore cheered and prayed and welcomed us back with towels and happy greetings that I WAS NOW ONE OF THEM…But still I did not want to be untrue to the Catholic members of the family or the Catholic church itself, I had had 50 YEARS OF IT and that does not melt easily…

I was a Protestant and a Catholic at the same time, so I Stated, if that is at all possible, is it CHURCH I ask ??? Put away your laws and be human in this, why cant I belong to more than one denomination at the one time if I choose to do so ???

Why this intolerance between denominations we all worship the same GOD don’t we the same TRINITY, IT IS OUR TRIUNE GOD AND HIS KINGDOM THAT COMES FIRST! - NOT DENOMINATIONS?!!

LUKE 11;17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them “Any Kingdom divided against itself will be ruined and a house divided against it will fall.” (NIV BIBLE).

Haven’t we had enough of CHRISTIAN DIVISION AMONGST ITSELF, cant we corrected, sometimes the world laughs at us..can’t we get it right yet ? Were is unity and LOVE?

GOD THE FATHER, (LOVE) JESUS THE SON, (FAITH / THE SAVIOUR) THE HOLY SPIRIT (OUR COMFORTER) that is all that matters THEIR WILL FOR OUR GOOD - not human division, let us get together in this…OUR OWN WILL SHOULD BE FORFITED TO HIGLIGHT GOD'S WILL FOR US IN OUR LIFE - LET'S REALLY BELONG TO THE KINGDOM - AND NOT SOME MAN MADE AGGENDA. 

Lets care about GOD AND HIS KINGDOM - and each other not man made rules that divide people.

Our rented house was falling apart one day a storm demolished half the garage (with a dirt floor) and our house was infested by ants and mould was present on walls and ceilings, we made a bad choice in the house selection because we were in a rush to move.

The owner would not fix any of the problems so we were contemplating another move but for the moment we stayed and on November 1995 just 2 weeks after my 50^th birthday, as previously stated in chapter 12 I started the Noah’s Ark Theme Park project I drew up a pamphlet with only the eastern half of the ark and drew up a site plan and car park ( the ark no Jordan this time) and located all near the beach in the (removed) scrub tee tree opposite the Seaford shops. It was only the primary development of my “dream vision” and I drew it up to show Churches the proposed idea for a development somewhere, but neither the Churches (60 of them and 15 different church denominations in a group wanted to invest in the plan).The town planner at the council was mad that I proposed at the Seaford foreshore (scrub). I got into trouble with everybody, but I thought if GOD WANTS IT, it has got to happen somewhere (GOD had given me inspiration for the project..).

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I sent a copy of the plans to the architect Keith; I thought he might help me in the developments.

For a fee of course, but where was I going to find the money for anything !! I was broke; Maureen     only had a couple of thousand dollars. Nothing ! On the 15 of December 1995 I had to pass an examination to become a registered designer, registration had just become compulsory, that  and the professional insurance and membership to p.d.d.g. draftsmen and designers group, ate up most if not all of the $2000.00. Plus I still was working part time with very very little paid work.

Keith said he would design only half of the ark, he thought it sufficient for now, but regrettably I had to call it off because of lack of funds. He designed nothing about the Ark., (only GOD & I did!)

I kept on sketching and designing the other half of the ark in layout form till we were about to move from Bon beach, I terminated arrangements with the owners and we were packing up our things again ready to move into an old brick veneer house at nearby Seaford, also in the peninsula and walking distance to the Seaford beach.

But you know life at Bon beach took its toll at least three ways, I was stressed out to the max. Because of an argument with the owners when we moved, an argument we won but we had to use the fair rents tribunal to win. That left me very anxious and troubled till it was resolved and even the owners said we were right…

Also to our bad fortune during the stay at Bon beach two of our lovely cats died, they were both senior in age, Petra first died of a kidney disease, then as to miss her, poor Buffy our blue Persian died of  F.U.S. something to do with the urinary tract… he and Petra could not be saved…we buried them in the garden under some flowers…

That was all for our first rented house in the peninsula, even though we had left our cats there, 2 of them, we were keen to move to Seaford, it was a way better house but spooky!

I forgot to add that Jane, my daughter got married to Daniel in 1995, a wedding I shall always remember, it was conducted on a freezing day the 24^th of September  in a little Anglican church in the Melbourne hills, the wedding feast was at the Kenloch  restaurant 13 acres of magnificent gardens for the photos. To me at the time they seemed the perfect couple, little Jessica was the flower girl, and Jane’s daughter…

My son Adrian also joined the Bob Jones Academy of Karate in 1995 in Frankston Victoria at Billy’s Gymnasium of the sport, Billy was a high DAN teacher of good reputation and with all the top effort Adrian put in to his training, and he did well and rose through the ranks of colored belts…

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CHAPTER 14.

MOVED TO SEAFORD…on the bay also in Victoria.

Here we were Maureen, Adrian, me, the 3 dogs and Miss Padington the cat and all our belongings, finally moved to a quiet road near the wetlands in Seaford about a brisk 20 - 25 minute walk to the beach.

Why did I say it was spooky # # # !!! The house at Seaford... Well later on we found out from a person who saw the “body” that there had been a suicide in the master bed room Maureen and I were sleeping in. A man had hung himself there, my daughter Jane that claimed to be inspired by the knowledge of Angels, said the man was sorry he had done to his family and that he often watched us in spirit from mainly the laundry area that was his favorite place for then..My wife later hung a rosary with some holy water from LOUDES in France. She hung it on the mirror in our dressing table, with a prayer. I had a small picture of  OUR LADY WITH JESUS AS THE HOLY CHILD by the bed, also.  With my daily prayers for all our family, and sometimes for the previous family that suffered much and usually for the kingdom of GOD to win out and that people of the world might become saved and win paradise...Truly love GOD and love others...obey GOD'S WISHES.

Plus I prayed  for unity with the love! - between various people, in Frankston and other communities world wide may prevail… LORD PLEASE BRING IT ABOUT FOR ALL OF US!

You know prior and after hanging that holy rosary, a lot of strange occurrences happened in Seaford at that address, my chess board... The chess pieces kept on moving on the board most nights mysteriously, one day Adrian and Rachel were in my study and the main light went a strange color and wax kept dripping on them from the light, when my father in law died, that night the steel register for the heating duct in the same study flew out of its housing and landed nearby, how could such a heavy object eject itself of its own accord? Why were these strange occurrences happening to us? We decided to stay at the address anyhow, and not be disturbed by the happenings there, actually at our previous two addresses strange thing happened there too.

At Wantirna were we stayed for over 14 years, there when I was very ill also strange happenings there! My daughters Jane (8) and Rachel (4) claim they saw a witch (laughing) under their double decker bed that frighten them, but  later on after my children dabbled with an item from the occult, without my knowledge a weegee board that contacts spirits, something a woman had given my daughter Jane when she was 12 without my knowledge, after my children had used it secretly, many evil things began happening to that house, at one time BLOOD WAS DRIPPING FROM THE WALLS, but did it really happen ? Demons use deception, lies and even an hypnotic state to fool us, like when our double bed levitated from the floor one night with Maureen and I in it !

Did it really happen or was it a demonic illusion, they play mind games you know to both of us!

And demons have six thousand years (plus) of experience in fooling us, sometimes for us it can be a loosing game, BUT GOD ! Can save us from all this demonic wrong, by prayer and “his” action, we can be delivered from this…Praise his holy name. Take GODLY authority over demons..!

Even at Bon beach, they were at it there too, the evil side of things one day when we had got up we found all the family pictures turned around, facing backwards on the dining sideboard were they were always displayed the right side up… always…

Also one night after midnight my wife was still awake sitting up in bed with only the lamp on, a dim light…when to her surprise a figure arose from my sleeping body, it was a ghostly apparition of a person with a bald head and long red sideburns, then it disappeared she said, not her husband Frank at all..!! But another person, in her curiosity she enquired from an 11 year old neighbour at the back the next day. She asked the boy who lived in the house we were renting before us?

The boy replied, it was a man who later died, and described the bald head and long red sideburns…

Had he came back from the grave or a demonic trick to frighten us off; the trick did not work Satan.!

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However my wife Maureen was greatly alarmed by these happenings, so was I…

That should teach us not to invite such things or dabble in the occult … keep well away from demons and their filthy tricks and lies and deception…Be dedicated to GOD, love & good things.

You know not all illness is “DEMONIC” or caused by “Satan” so JESUS tells us in the bible…

Illness can be caused by the following 4 things..SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, and

PHYSICOLOGICAL.  We Christians should recognize the nature of the illness, by prayer and asking GOD for his guidance and the gift of DISCERNING…

By getting the elders of the church together, by applying oil on a person (in anointing) and by the laying on of hands and fervent heart felt prayer from the elders for this person, then the person may be healed, if GOD chooses to heal…by his HOLY SPIRIT but he will not always heal, at the time or ever during that persons life, that is why some are healed and some are not…!

Don’t blame the person to be healed…GOD may have a good reason not to heal that person, or there may be a partial healing (a start to healing).

It does not mean that that person, he or she has committed the unpardonable sin, GOD may have another reason for not healing today. Anyhow if that person is SAVED BY GOD, even if he or she DIES then he or she is assured of ETERNAL LIFE BY GOD IN PARADISE WITH HIM.

That is the final and BLESSED ETERNAL HEALING OF THAT SOUL.

However to be saved by GOD you have to surrender to JESUS CHRIST as your SAVIOUR,

Confess all your sins to him with a heartfelt sorrow for them and repent, then only by HIS BLOOD that JESUS shed on the cross for you and for all…then you are SAVED BY ALLMIGHTY GOD.

It is a complete turn around from darkness into his MIGHTY LIGHT…IT LASTS FOREVER.

That is the main message of the gospel,..you accept JESUS…GOD DOES IT FOR YOU as simple as that you INHERIT JESUS RIGHTEOUSNESS, it is given now to YOU..NOW!!! IF YOU WANT IT, don’t wait another moment accepted now and attend your local Christian church this Sunday. What I have told you above is GOSPEL what we Christians call THE GOOD NEWS…

Little Aaron was born to my daughter Jane and husband Daniel on 26^th  of march 1996, we welcomed the arrival (but by C-section) painful for my daughter Jane, they resided in Boronia then in Melbourne, little Jessica was attending Boronia primary and had a beautiful red outfit.

That made it 3 grandchildren now for Maureen and me, we were very happy about it…

We bought an old $10,000.00 Saab  the same year, people at the Baptist church thought I was “flash” even though they had more expensive cars. I got a full time job with a Builder about then drafting his exclusive homes, after 4 weeks I asked him for a rise in the minimal pay I was getting, but I said on a piece of paper which I had a copy of that he did not have to give it to me… the builder sacked me, and I had him up for unfair dismissal as my work was good and he had plenty of work..I won the unfair dismissal in court and that gave us a small amount of money to live on.

I kept attending both the Baptist Church and a Catholic Church in Seaford, St. Ann’s my duel faith kept me busy attending Churches and Bible study and some service to Churches, later pastor David’s church moved to St. Leonards College, and I attended there and helped out for a short time. I remember when in Chelsea myself and a few others of the church went to visit quite a few different type “ALTERNATIVE FAITH TEMPLES AND CHURCHES”on a bus trip, pastor David was not happy about it, but it was very educational, it showed us how others worshipped “GOD” in many and varied ways…Everybody at the temples were polite and welcomed us…even with food tea and care.

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Rachel and my grandson Harley plus his father Beau were living on the other side of Melbourne, my son Paul and his wife Marlene were also on the other side and we did not see them as often as I would have liked to because of the distance. I loved them and kept mainly in touch by the phone.

Little Harley my grandson was only 4 and a delight to his parents and us. Paul and his fiancé Marlene were professional people and did not have children because they were not married yet. My son Adrian was dating girls for a while now, and he met one a hairdresser by the name of Luise, she dated him for a few months then the relationship broke off, he was so angry at himself that he punched a few holes in the wardrobe, a broken HEART does that to a man !!

It was time to trade in the old Simca wagon, so in 1997 I bought a 1990 Subaru liberty wagon it was top of the range and I borrowed to buy. Also we did a foolish thing, we borrowed against the Saab, we re-financed the loan 3 times that year always for a higher amount, because we were short of money, but with little thought for the future, my mood swings led me to a bad deal..

My daughter Jane, became pregnant again, and a short time later her little family moved to Adelaide. About the same time our collie bitch Contessa, which had diabetes got very ill with it and we took her to a vet nearby. This vet led us by the nose and gave Contessa very bad treatment while she was housed with him and on drips and medication for over a week, but he held off important treatment and made Contessa extremely ill, I refused to pay his bill because of this bad treatment, and took Contessa to a specialist vet, but it was too late, she died of extreme blood poisoning, because treatment was held off prior. I paid the specialist’s expensive bill.

Then the initial vet took me to court for non payment of his bill, I won my case in court and did not have to pay him. My mood swings got me very angry and I told Maureen, I was going to have it out with the vet verbally and ask him to apologize for Contessa’s death and I was very high, Maureen saw this and got alarmed, actually she rang the police to stop me !

Soon after 2 cars full of 6 police from Frankston arrived, the 6 raced towards me with their battens poised to STOP ME as I was going to drive off in my car, they stopped me. But when they realized I was sounding normal, one of them said to me…Leave the vet alone or there will be trouble..!

I then decided to forgive the vet and leave it alone, even though Contessa’s death broke my heart.

This was all followed by a wedding, Paul and Marlene’s wedding at a Catholic Church in Melbourne, it was a beautiful ceremony followed by a feast at a Doncaster venue, the day was super, all the families attended and we had a ball, Marlene was now part of our family.

Adrian got his black belt in karate (plus he earned the BUSHIDO CROSS) earlier, to top it all off 2 weeks after valentines day in 1998 he met FIONA, a little older than Adrian but it was love at first sight.  Fiona had been married before and had 3 children, Jessica (14), Dyllan (6), Zack (4), Fiona was now separated from her husband awaiting final divorce papers, Adrian was 19, at first we tried to talk him out of it, Maureen and I, but when we saw how they loved each other, and that Fiona was a good caring person we let the romance blossom. We wish this couple the best from our hearts…

I changed Church and was now attending Pastor Mark’s Church by the name of “City Life” it was held at a hall in Seaford and was of Pentecostal Faith, I liked the style of worship there and fitted in well with the friendly and faithful congregation. About the same time I had to sell the Subaru wagon, it was too expensive to keep and I was not getting any paid part time work. But this was not enough, because of the foolish borrowings, my mistakes…I had no money to pay back my creditors, nopaid work at all for months, it forced bankruptcy on me for the 3^rd time in my life, a bleak 3 years ahead.                                    

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To top it all off the motor on the Saab overheated badly and just “BLEW UP”. The finance company repossessed the damaged Saab to cover part of their loss. GOD was not smiling at me then I thought. To console us we bought a miniature Chihuahua bitch by the name of Cinnamon…She was lovely…

My mother in law Mavis, she helped us buy a cheap car again, a small Toyota corolla owned by Maureen my wife. Just so we could get around.

 Also in March of 1998 my wife’s father Whyatt Connell just died suddenly of a lung disease he had got in the 2^nd world war. He was in heaven now, with my parents, Spartaco and mother Lidia. We were all broken up that Whyatt had died; we buried him in the Necropolis, Springvale, somewhat near my parent’s grave. Mavis and us 2, we visited all the graves every 2 or 3 weeks for years.

Claude my brother joined the “REALIANS” in  1997, 1998, here is part of his story written by him...

 NOW CLAUDE HAS LEFT THE "RELIANS" DISILUSIONED WITH - REIL THE LEADER. 

page 74 - SEE CLAUDE'S STORY FOR CONTINUATION. - CHAPTER 14.

CHAPTER 14 - 3 ..from page 79. Moved to Seaford.  followed by15-1.. The Acute psychiatric hospital at Frankston. 

We all cried so much for that lovable dog; it was a big loss indeed evens a bigger loss than the gambling money lost. We buried Harley in the back yard near a flowering gum tree, and gave away his dog house to Jane’s dog as it left us with sad memories. Harley the dog died 7 years old only, a bigger loss “than money”.

Jane met Scott an Anglo-Indian man she got engaged to him later, her kids were still doing well. But even before that Rachel met Stuart an Australian man about 2 years earlier; she got engaged to him also some time later.

Stuart and Scott are fine young men and it was a pleasure to allow the future marriages to our daughters, it will be one day soon I guess. Stuart has a daughter by the name of Heather, she was only 7 years old then, Harley then was 10 years old, Rachels’s boy. Scott had never been married before, thus had no children.

Paul my son got into a strong argument with his wife Marlene and he came to stay with us for a couple of days till things cooled off, in that time I helped Paul buy a second hand Mitsubishi wagon and helped him with a few other things, he said nobody has ever helped me so much !

That brought him closer to me than ever, a bond between a father and his sons is so important, I love my children and grandchildren very much they are very, very important to my life, and so is Maureen, it is a bond that will last into eternity.

My C.R.V. (Honda sport 4 wheel drive). Became too dear too keep, work was becoming even more evasive and I sold the car back to the dealer and paid out the contract, to much of my displeasure.

In 2003 we went to a breeder of Rottweiler’s in Launching Place in Melbourne, we arranged to buy a pup from them after the birth, and both parents were Australian champions.

About a month later we went and saw the pups with my son Adrian and took digital pictures of the pups including one we selected a bright male pup, what we thought was the pick of the 8 dog litter.

After a few weeks we went back for a third time to pick up our dog and Jane came with us, actually she picked another boy dog and I paid for most of the cost, the dogs were lovely pups full of life, we took them home proudly as their new mummies and daddies.

You know witchcraft is a dirty word in GOD’S vocabulary and at the time Harry Potter books were popular, very high in sales especially with children, it is a shame that our young minds are sometimes polluted with witchcraft knowledge and spells and the occult, GOD hates it, he is a GOD that wont stand for that sort of harmful nonsense, I told you what the occult did to my family earlier, and even you hear from other peoples experiences with it…not good !!! Keep away from such things your favorite book should be the BIBLE. It is a reference manual also, one that teaches you how to live in this world, what to expect and why we were put here and were we are going…All that !!!

I could not live without a car I said to myself, so Adrian and Maureen and I  went along to a car yard and I  ended up buying a Sonata, a $12,000.00 used Hyundai, actually my son picked out for me, I never really liked the car, I wanted another 4 wheel drive. But they said it was a bargain so I ended up taking the car and spending many hundreds extra on it fitting an expensive 10 disc changer.

Two months later I went to another yard in nearby Dandenong to see some 4 wheel drives, my passion for cars was burning again, it was like I was in a spell, I was alone and the cunning salesman would not let me go till he sold me a car ! I liked an expensive model, but the finance company would not give me $30,000.00, I settled for a model he said was greatly reduced in price for me by $6,000.00 reduction he said they were giving it away to me for $22,000.00, and the finance company accepted the price.       

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My Hyundai was traded for $7,000.00 the best he would give, over $5,000.00 short of its pay out figure, something I had to meet in the deal that was costing me thousands extra. The “salami” that I was then, I swallowed the crazy deal and took the used 4 wheeler.

The car gave me nothing but trouble, first the speedometer was out about 20% slower, many things were wrong, the motor was faulty, I did not pick this up initially as they conned me showing me a good ? (dummy) authorized mechanical check that had passed with flying colors.? And they refused to take the car back; I was stuck with a faulty machine, thousands to fix it !

But that was the least of my problems, my part time business had suddenly taken one of the biggest nose dives ever, the paid part time work stopped all together, there was nothing for months, I could not pay anything with just a small pension, there was no money other than the disability pension coming in, my wife had spent all her money, all she had was the Peugeot that she kept.

I had the biggest credit bill ever in my life to pay off, credit cards the car, etc. plus no money to pay it after 2 months, I got into trouble with financiers and went to see an accountant at the council to sort out the financial mess, he suggested that I file for bankruptcy again (the 4^th time) and I did.

There was no other answer then, the finance companies were screaming for their money and I had none, a sorry state to be in for anybody, the worst of it is that I had to close my part time business

By the 31-10-2004 my registration had run out I had to put my building designer’s ticket on hold till there was some money available, it could be on hold for up to 3 years. I could not get any sort of part time work anywhere then; it was a miserable situation for us, from $100,000.00 to zero !! A lesson!

Jane entered for a course, aged care certificate number 3 that would qualify her for helping with mentally impaired patients & hostels a high – low care, for elderly patients, something she achieved later, also my daughter Rachel was working part time, both daughters to be in line with government wishes for single mums today, forced to work not mind children any more at least not full time, I wonder if it is a good decision for our country? Should mums be mums and stay at home to mind their own children!

My doctor conducted a blood test on myself and it showed a heavy kidney deficiency (failure) so he referred me to a specialist, I went along to see Doctor J. Botha a kidney specialist and he said my kidneys were at only 19% efficiency actually going back many years to 1992 my kidneys were very bad then, damaged because of the lithium medication I used to take (unchecked) my old psychiatrist then used to say to me…Frank you don’t need a blood test for the lithium, I can just see your face and tell it is OK….This neglect caused my bad kidney, advanced failure, ..Thank you my old doctor! You’re lucky I never had the heart to sue your practice. But I knew of the kidney damage back then in 1993, I just never did anything about it till now in 2004.

Doctor Botha referred me to the Alfred hospital Renal unit; the specialist there said after a couple of visits that I would have to be on dialysis soon because of the advanced kidney failure.

However I had diabetes for many, many years and that was not fully under control, and I had been taking psychiatric medications for 26 years now, never stopping even one day, plus other medications for other physical ailments.

I kept changing churches, back in 2003 I transferred to Marks new church in Frankston, at the site of the old library, till it closed when the site was to be demolished to make way for new picture theatres. Then I went back to north Frankston Baptist for a while till I started to miss the Pentecostal style of faith, you could express that you are spirit filled, by raising your arms in praise, clap your hands to the religious song that was playing much more freedom…

So I started to attend the Carrum Downs Assembly of GOD Church, very friendly pastor and congregation I found there, they prayed for my infirmities and the elders anointed me with oil.     

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As had done Mark’s Pentecostal Church earlier, but for now there seemed to be no healing present in my physical body…Even visited a C.OC. Pentecostal church that was now in the Seaford town hall location on Sundays, visited there thee times that year. Steve the Pastor had an excellent singing voice and he played the electric lead guitar extremely well, people were nice too a vibrant congregation.

My son Paul was working as a part time post-man on his little motor bike, he had a bad spill one day his mail bag hit a post and everything went topsy turvy. Luckily he did not break any bones.

My daughter Jane was going to be without a place to stay again, the lady landlord was selling the property; Jane tried 9 places applying for accommodation. Because she was a single mum with 3 children and some pets nobody wanted to help her. Fortunately the land lord changed her mind about selling the place, now she could stay on longer.

The finance company had repossessed the 4 wheel drive months ago, and I had to walk around everywhere, Maureen did not trust me driving her car; she was too possessive about it and only let my drive it very rarely then not at all. This did not help my bad knee, the injury that I had sustained years ago in the time that taxi knocked over, was making my knee very sore and cracking when I put weight on it and walked, that was my right knee. Doctors were not doing anything for it now.

In 31October 2004 my cousin Giuly from Trieste e-mailed me for the first time, previously we had been in touch with Easter and Christmas cards, but now she sent her best wishes for my 59^th birthday on the 30^th of October. We exchanged photos and e-mails for a while even my aunts 60^th Wedding Anniversary, Giuly’s family photo’s and alike. I told them of my medical condition, our Australian family and they gave me news about all the related folk in Trieste.

Adrian Niero my son entered a fat- blaster competition in 10-january-2005 his starting weight was 85 kilo and 40 inches around the stomach area, he had increased in weight, I took the “before” and “after” shots, in the back yard of our house before, inside the lounge for after... The competition for him closed 3 months after, the 10-march-2005, after taking the product, being sensible and working out his weight dropped to 63.6 kilo and 28 inches around the stomach area, a fantastic loss, he was awaiting results of the competition from 30,000 entrants, results were posted by fat blaster in October 2005, in that time we received news he came 6^th  place out of 30,000 entrants, not a bad result, he won prizes.

20^th –February-2005 a day with a dual purpose for our family, there was going to be a wedding, Michael Barratt, my wife’s nephew to be married in an open air ceremony west of Melbourne. All our family were in attendance that day and even if the groom was nervous, it was a beautiful ceremony, lovely day, wonderful wedding feast afterwards, Maureen and I danced to our hearts delight, Pat the mother and all were missing the father, Bill that had died tragically years before,

MR &MRS Barratt were a new married couple.

But the day was not over, that night my son Adrian and Fiona had started a baby’s life that night what we thought would be little Bianca Lidia Niero was well on the way to encountering our world ! Later on Fiona said she was pregnant…we are all thrilled…

On the 9-march-2005 I had my vascular operation on my left arm, rerouting a vein into another, so that I could have dialysis on that arm at a later date, remember my kidneys were at 19% and the doctor said before they reach 15% efficiency dialysis should start so I was ready for it to start it in one months or so time!

On the 16-march-2005 I sent by mail drawings of the ark project and instructions to Giuly in Trieste, then I sent a full Italian translation of all explained about the ark project in my books.

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Giuly my cousin said she was very proud of me and she said it was an extraordinary project; she was very pleased because I was doing the G.S.A. project. I spoke about the possibility of there being a NOAH’S ARK THEME PARK in Italy, as I had asked her to help me with it.

She said she wanted to help, but did not know how, she stated, THE WAYS OF THE LORD ARE INFINITE ! But since she was already working full time nearly with the family and a job at the conservatory of music in Trieste, I told her to leave it for now…it was too much for an ordinary person to handle at once, I did not want to ruin her health with it…THE NOAH’S ARK THEME PARK was uppermost in my mind and heart, and I let everyone know it!! I was making ready for it to become reality, by planning to firstly get the right block of land for the Australian theme park in the future!!

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JUST FOR THE RECORD.....this is an add on to partially explain my resume and 40 year working carrer. 

MOST OF THE TIME 95% /40 YRS. THIS HAS BEEN WORKING FOR MYSELF IN CONTRACTS ETC.

 I HAVE WORKED AS A BUILDING DESIGNER FOR MANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION....DESIGN FOR THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTERS EVEN THE PRIME MINISTERS FACILITY IN TREASURY PLACE MELBOURNE MANY YEARS AGO - (PRIME MINISTER FRASER'S DAYS)... FEW POLICE STATIONS/POLICE MUSEUM ETC, ARMY, NAVY, AIRFORCE - HOUSING - SUPERVISION CO-ORDINATOR FOR ENLISTED "MEN" - HOUSING - KITCHENS DESIGN & AIRFORCE - PART OF AIRPORT DESIGN ETC. AND COMPUTER CENTRE FOR THE TAXATION DEPARTMENT, 2 COLLEGES OF TAFE, THE (old) MET PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, GAS AND FUEL, PETROLEUM REFINERIES BUILDINGS, DE-TOX (drugs) FACILITY, LARGE COROWA BOWLS CLUB,  HELPED MANY PROMINENT ARCHITECTS IN MELBOURNE - ASSOCIATION, CHURCHES DESIGNS, (AIRPORTS), 2 - SHOPPING CENTRES KNOX CITY AND CHADSTONE, PART OF DESIGN OF EXTENSIONS ETC, FACTORYS DESIGN, PRIVATE HOMES AND UNITS DESIGNS, APARTMENTS ETC... HAD A FEW CONSULTING DESIGN PRACTICES WITH STAFF...1/ MONT ALBERT, 2/ SURREY HILLS, 3/ GLEN WAVERLEY, 4/ WANTIRNA - 5TH AND 6TH IN THE PENINSULA, BON BEACH AND SEAFORD...ALL IN MELBOURNE.  PLUS THE DESIGN OF THE NOAHS ARK THEME PARKS / ARK COMMUNITY AID CENTRE - 12 YEARS, AND ASSOCIATED PROJECTS...WORLD WIDE. SUCH AS "SHARING TIME" - BARTERING METHODS - CHARITY PROPOSALS GLOBALLY. - TOTAL OF 30 YEARS ON GOD - INSPIRED PROJECTS ON 2008 WANTING TO FIND INVESTORS - DIRECTORS AND PROMOTERS.

1977 - 1978 - I OWNED AN AUDIO VISUAL BUSINESS THAT CATERED TO ARCHITECTURAL - COMMUNITY AND OTHER FEATURES RECORDED THEN - 2 YEARS TRAINING FROM "COMMUNITY OPEN CHANNEL".

PLUS MASTERED MANY DESIGN SKILLS  SUCH AS ENGINEERING, MOBILE CRANES ILLUSTRATOR ETC.(B.L.H.) NOW - CLARK CRANES,  REFINERY PIPING AND FIRE PROTECTION, VESSELS, TANKS, MANY PLANTS ALTONA - MELBOURNE, ETC. CONVEYORS AND MECHANICAL HANDLING PLANTS, CHOCOLATE FACTORYS PLANTS - (CADBURY,MARS PLANTS), PLASTICS FACTORY PLANT, FIBREMAKERS PLANT, AIR CONDITIONING, ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING, ELECTRONICS, INVENTIONS DESIGN, SURVEYING, FIELD MEASURING, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, QUARRY DESIGN, SWIMMING POOL - SOLAR HEATING, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION. TRAINING OF YOUNG ARCHITECTS AND DRAFTSMEN. ETC.

 CHAPTER 15 -1

THE ACUTE PHSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AT FRANKSTON (PENINSULA)

Mid June 2005 and because two Churches had held me in prayer, a small miracle happened, Doctor Botha said the blood tests were good, better than before and the efficiency of my kidneys had risen from 19 % to now 25%, a marked improvement, that would give me more time before needing dialysis, maybe a year or more ?

 This vision was Not part of the show that was playing then but something else, was it from GOD ? I thought it was GOD!

The experience was very real to me and it really jolted me so much that I was displaying different behavior. Also I felt GOD was also telling me to have a break from our Seaford adress and my wife, he was telling me to go to hospital, be admitted…but why ?   He also told me things would be OK later when I returned, this was not voices, but I felt it in my heart and mind. I felt that I was SPIRIT FILLED by the LORD…                                                                           

I had much more energy!! Also because of my stirred up emotions, I disturbed my wife greatly, I foolishly told her what had happened to me, Maureen got very alarmed, we had an argument later on and afterwards she called the “cat team” because it was the start of the 40 day period of no, or extremely little sleep, this was disturbing her also, Actually I have had a period of 40 days non sleep many years before when I was ill, I know because then I marked the number of days on the calendar at the time and this time.The cat team arrived that day, 3 people and said they would keep a watch on me and thus they checked in twice a day at the start. (The cat team is a nurse’s psychiatric unit) The cat team prescribed a new medication on top of everything I was already taking, the packet they gave me said once you start, you must not stop this medication…I took it and the team kept on coming till 22-7-2005, when I gave Maureen a fright that day I actually gave her a “tour of our house (inside)” what was it, well let me explain it…Maybe this tour was a way to get into hospital like the Lord had told me to.            

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 Have a break from my wife and home life, not kind to me at the time because Maureen and I had not been sharing love making for over a year.

The first thing I showed my wife on the tour was the Egyptian collection she had displayed on the buffet in the lounge. I said, see these Egyptians ! They came to nothing because witchcraft and spells and magic polluted their culture, you cannot worship idols and get away with it with God! (Meaning her car how she loved it!)

The second thing I showed her was the chess board on the buffet nearby, I said something like, that she would have to make her move now, to start loving me again or the game would be over…Then I showed her my camera collection next to the board, I said I like photography because a picture always tells the truth…

Then I took her to the kitchen and on a shelf we had displayed two small statuettes they were actually of Laurel and Hardy the two famous comedians, but I said, here is Heckle and Jeckle, or Jeckle and Hide! “Like I WAS SOMETIMES..” with my mood swings…

Then I took her a few paces further to a picture in the hall, it was Groucho Marx or Ted Allen by real name, a picture of him asleep on an old couch with a cigar in his mouth, I said something about our love life being asleep too long ! By this time I was very emotional and beginning to shout and Maureen was frightened of me and was standing well back.

The next thing I showed Maureen was another picture nearby, it was a picture of Antarctica showing ice and a few penguins on the ice, it had a caption below it…

“Embrace the delicate balance of nature”, I screamed out there is no balance in this house ! None whatsoever…! By this time Maureen was angry and emotional, at the same time, the final blow is when I took her to our bed room and pointed to our bed and said that bed is not just for sleep! ( Maureen had a habit of always going to bed one or two hours after me, by that time my medication would have zonked me out deep asleep) no chance for a loving relationship…I thought she was cruel to me.

Plus when I stepped from bed sometimes,” I stepped in it!” it was Maureen’s Chihuahua bad habit of making our bed room her toilet; I told Maureen.

After all I was “Italian with all the tender feelings an Italian husband would have for the wife he loved very much and considered very attractive, even beautiful in his heart, I really missed her sweet love…” I was deprived of the affection a husband expects from a wife, that made me mad even though I knew that I should have been more understanding because Maureen was going through a bad “change of life process” and I still had my own troubles in the sexual region…But that should not stop a sensual kiss or a loving embrace or even more…Two hearts should still be in love I thought, “the eternal ROMANTIC” I was…

But it was time for a wake up call then, Maureen was so upset at “my tour” that she hastily called the cat team again; she was feeling upset and thought I was going crazy again.

Shortly afterwards the same day doctor Santi and a nurse (the driver) arrived at our house, doctor Santi said to me in the interview, to show her “the tour” that upset my wife so much. So I began with Egypt and by the time I had gotten to Heckle and Jeckle Doctor Santi had half made up her mind about me, I also told her of the vision of the two men and the inscription plus that I thought I had heard from GOD.                                                                   

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Doctor Santi took the nurse and had a 20 minute meeting in her car. When they came back inside Doctor Santi said that she wanted me to come to the psychiatric hospital in Frankston with her, and only special cases end up going there, there is not much room for patients now.

My wife also said she wanted me in hospital…! She was threatened and did not feel safe with me at home…Not that I would have hurt a hair on her head!! I loved her!

I immediately consented to going to hospital, I did not fight the issue, at least I was not going in the back of a police divvy van like I had to on previous occasions, Doctor and the nurse driver, drove me in the back of a latest model ford, chatting to me as we drove, till we got to the hospital. A civilized way to go to hospital!

Once there I said to myself…”Here we go again hope the Lord knows what he is doing!” But then it was time to enter the doors and a new adventure for me.

I seemed energized and had had very little sleep for a number of days plus I thought I was on some sort of a mission from GOD, or so he told me…Was it my by polar illness leading me on or was it GOD?

On first appearance the place seemed fairly modern and nothing like previous experiences at Larundel, the hospital procedure had modernized and improved 300%. But like all hospitals there are doctors, nurses other staff and medications, but later I was to find out all that is there to help you, and you should not fight the system. It had been 12 years since I had been in a psychiatric facility. I was fairly well all that time, with only controllable mood swings and small episodes none bad enough to land me in hospital like this time.

John the nurse showed me to a 3 bed ward I was to share with Graham (a builder), he lived near the door of the room, then there was a younger man, Rick in the bed beside me (ex night club host and man of many talents) we all had curtains to divide off our areas, and that made it a little more private.

I unpacked the things my wife had brought in 2 hours after arriving there, after doing this I had my first meal (dinner) in the dining area that was also a day room.

I was meeting scores of new people, patients and staff, everybody seemed polite and friendly but I don’t know if it was the effect of the new medication or not, but I kept forgetting their names, my mind was very forgetful. I had to keep on asking them their first name and it can be embarrassing sometimes.

Doctor Santi  said to me initially I would spend only about 3 days in hospital, but I wondered if she really knew this or really believed it.

My first night there seemed very strange, in a single bed without my Maureen by my side I wandered if GOD was going to “contact me again”, but he didn’t. I could not sleep, I just kept turning over in my mind what had happened the past few days, and my mind was full of different thoughts that is why I could not sleep.

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Even though I did not sleep a wink the previous night I was not tired actually I was full of energy, Doctor Santi had said to me there was an exercise bike in the hospital ward 2W, I did not seek it out the first couple of days, even though at home I exercised on an exercise bike for at least 20 minutes full pelt 2 times a day. I was a very fit man for my weight of 88 kilos in my birthday suit, and 59 years of age.

I know that 88 kilos is overweight for a person of 5 feet 6 inches tall or 1682 mm. but my stomach muscles are as hard as a rock and for a person of big build I don’t carry too much fat. Just solid that’s all, like a weight lifter.

The second day, Saturday I met Clara another Christian, she had trouble with a pokie payout, a big commotion that got her into trouble with a hotel, they owed her the money but did not pay it, one of the reasons she stated for being in hospital, she really needed the sum of money and it upset her.

However we exchanged Christian values and she said to me! - Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and his mighty power.  11. Put on the full armor of GOD so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes.             

12. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13. Therefore put on the full armor of GOD, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist. (Jesus is the belt of truth, wherever you go take Jesus with you!) With the breastplate of righteousness in place. (Inherit Jesus Righteousness) 15. And with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of Peace. (Have the Gospels as your foundation) 16.In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. (Romans used to have interlocking shields of steel lined with leather so the arrows could be extinguished and not drop and burn their feet, moved as one solid wall of interlocked shields, our faith is like that we are interlocked with other Christians) 17.Take the helmet of salvation (our head gear should be that we are saved and our name written in the lambs book of life) and  the sword of the spirit, which is the word of GOD. (The whole BIBLE) 18. And pray in the spirit on all occasions, with all kinds of prayers and requests.With this in mind, be allert and always keep on praying for all the saints. (Normal prayers and pray in the spirit, praying in tongues)---(Saints people or children of GOD).

The above describes THE ARMOUR OF GOD. Ephesians 6:10-18 NIV BIBLE. - expanded by frank to explain!

The third day Sunday was spent in the hospital; I did not realize there was a chapel in the hospital at that stage, or that because I was a voluntary patient, I could have walked to the local St Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Mass, so I missed out that Sunday. The rest of Sunday was boring no activities, the time dragged till my wife and son Adrian visited that night, I reassured them that I was not too bad and that I wanted to come back home as soon as possible.

Something must have happened to my blood pressure that night, (I was on blood pressure medication because of high blood pressure, and I must have got a wrong dose.)

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I fell asleep that night with the other two in their beds, I only slept for less than two hours, when I awoke with the strangest of feelings… it was like I was in a delirious state, half there half not, I stumbled from my bed and did not know were I was! I stumbled to Graham in the dark knocking my leg on his bed, glaring at his face close up not knowing or understanding what where or when! in the dim light from the doorway, then I did the same with Rick, glaring at his face…they were both asleep, I was bewildered I stumbled down the hallway which was dimly lit up nearly falling down loosing consciousness nearly, I was feeling awful and I finally got to the nurses station and started a commotion after 12 pm at night, after much to do they got me a chair in the hall where I sat with my face hanging down between my legs and felt I was dying, I thought my time had come! Then Doctor Santi came out knelt before me and asked what was wrong, I explained as best as I could but I was panicking and raising my voice.

I said to Doctor Santi if because of new medications I was going to feel like this !

I don’t want to be in this hospital any more!! (I had never felt so bad before in my life I thought!) Doctor Santi tried to reassure me, at first even she did not know what was happening to me, why I was feeling so badly. But then after a few minutes she realized my blood pressure had dropped very low and that was the problem for my near blackout, pain and misery!

She told me go back to bed now and lay there till morning when my blood pressure will return to normal.

As to punish me for the commotion late at night, nobody helped me back to bed, I had to stagger there of my own accord, but I finally made it and into my bed, I could not sleep but I lay there till morning, by that time my blood pressure had returned to normal of its own accord and I got on with the chores of the morning.

It was not so bad the next night even though Rick kept the light on till late, I finally got to sleep about midnight, but shortly after Rick pulled my right foot briskly and woke me up, he was complaining that my snoring was keeping him awake and that surely I could try not to snore, the next morning Rick was complaining that I had gotten rid of my used test strip with blood on it in the rubbish and that he touched one. He said you probably don’t have a blood disease but you have to be safe…He said there is a proper place to get rid of such items, where they disposed of needles, to please Rick I started to dispose of my strips the correct manner, I just was not used to the medical procedure, but I could not stop snoring for him so for the peace and quiet for us both they transferred me to a lovely single room with a view of the car park.

I had also been talking to Rick and he was telling me he held the baby Jesus in his arms and that the baby came from an injection spot in his arm and he showed me the spot in his arm, he thought he was this “special person”, and who was I to disagree with him, I tried to understand his problem, why he too was here.

I was still only sleeping a couple of hours so I started to take a mild sleeping pill, they gave them to me about 10 pm and they still only kept me sleeping 2 or 3 hours maximum.

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 CONTINUES ON PAGE 89 SEE CHAPTER 15 -2 ..THE ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL AT FRANKSTON.

15 - 2..continued from page 135 - The acute psychiatric hospital at Frankston.

Later on Rick told me about some drawings he had found in a skip in Beach Street in Frankston. He said there were about 16 large drawings and that the perspective had a dove on it, plus they were sopping wet, he dried them and kept them safe.

When he described the drawings to me, they sounded like my own Ark complex drawings …Later on I found out they were my drawings or at least copies of my drawings. To prove it Rick brought them into the hospital later and showed me and a staff member, John. They sure were my project drawing, but an old issue.

It is amazing of all the people in Melbourne I was sleeping next to a person that had found my drawings in the rubbish… GOD had brought us together…I did give away prints to various persons and council, years ago to be evaluated.

Rick said the person that got rid of the drawings this way must have ended up in a place like this !

Rick asked if I wanted them back, and I said they are only copies, you can keep them Rick, and he said are you sure, I said yes.

John said you better sign a document Frank to give Rick permission to keep them.

Rick said thank you, and he told me that he had shown the large drawings to some of his friends, they marveled at the work and detail and practicality of design that went into my project.

Later on I was to give him written permission to keep the prints, if GOD had given him the drawings; surely he was entitled to keep them… I gave him a copy of my life story also and with the written permission I was to offer him a position establishing the American / Canadian NOAH’S ARK THEME PARK on condition that he underwent training, I offered a sum of money for his work, (I had been given a plan by GOD to raise the money) and said an equal amount to the Australian “Key Noah’s Ark project” and 10% from both amounts to me to cover usage of my drawings. I put all this on a small sheet of paper and left it by his bed while he was asleep one early morning.

Later on he said he was interested because he needed the work, he said…        

SO! WE HAVE TO BUILD AN ARK !!

The previous true story is related to the parable of the wedding banquet (GOSPEL).

Matthew 22:2-14, the story tells of a King who prepared a wedding feast for his son, went to a lot of trouble in the preparations, but none of the invited came they refused to come…they all had excuses for not coming to the wedding banquet.

So the king took gross retaliation on these guests, then…I take it from

8. Then he said to his servants, the wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited do not deserve to come. 9. Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find, 10. So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Read on to be the king throws out an “intruder without wedding clothes.”

For many are invited but few are chosen…

Quite a few people in the hospital, patients… told me they wanted to help with the Ark Projects after thy heard my story, previously only Pastor Rob Godfrey volunteered to help GOD and me with it.                                                                                            

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Most others, even if a lot said it was a brilliant idea, but did not want to help with it, it took so called sick people to see the real value in the project and offer their names and future help…so is life !

DID YOU KNOW THE ARK PROJECTS AND CHRISTIANITY IT'S - SELF IS ACTUALLY PREPARATION FOR A HIGHER LIFE IN PARADISE ITSELF….

The bible Alive in a few small citadel’s that really care for the world’s poor and each other, living and working and having fun in community’s with many good things, such as song, faith, charity, hope, love and also freedom, like gold…

Accepting all people and bringing them in line with GOD’S purpose in life! WOW!

Getting back to the hospital, I also met “Precious,” she called me “Frank Incense,”

She thought there was a heavenly fragrance about me, because she saw I was serious about GOD, and his wishes, she saw I wanted to obey him.

Precious had 7 children, of which I met, most of them when they visited their mother, both mother an children were impressive people, really a good family, but Precious had her problems that’s why she was admitted to hospital, her husband, or ex I should say, was giving her a world of trouble, there is always a root cause or a trigger for every psychiatric illness, and with Precious it was her husband.

She was recovering because of bad experiences with him, Precious and I often spoke together and became good friends, it was all innocent, and she gave me hugs and kind words and made me feel good about myself. We consoled each other for what was happening to us…

A nurse gave me a medication to eliminate excess fluids, because my new medication had made my weight balloon to 93 kilos and increase 5 kilos in weight.

Shortly after I was at a yoga class when I suddenly started to feel sick, I rushed out of there and got to the bathroom in a hurry, when up it came, a flood! After cleaning up my mess I reported it to the staff they said they would not give me such medication again!

I also met 2 young men, the first was Scott, who just was in love about cars all the time and spoke about their function and his experiences with cars nearly all of the time. I befriended him and lifted up his spirits.

Scott was nearly 21 and a father, but the mother of his child did not want Scott, I encouraged him as best as I could and said he had to live for his little girl that he loved so dearly and watch her grow up. He left the hospital before me to live in Queensland he commented about my son’s Adrian wonderful physique and wished he was like him; I tried to bring Scott a little closer to GOD and his little girl.

Scott was always very close to Rick and another named Renny, Scott spent a lot of his time talking to the younger girls.

I also met a young man by the name of Travis, about 20 years old also, actually Scott and Travis were room mates. Travis was a bit of a loner but his 2 parents often visited him, his mother, a Catholic Church Secretary and father, John.                                   

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The 3 befriended me and often spoke to me, his parents even had a look at my web site and John asked if I was in the Scouts, because of the uniform I was wearing in 2 of the photos, I replied yes I was an assistant leader for 18 months in Wantirna.

I took a strong interest in Travis, it was as the Lord was telling me to help him..

Like some people that are “ill” Travis thought that he could come into the hospital and cure everybody there. (Like by some supernatural power!) Lots of us have thought that at some time, I mean people that are ill. I know that I did years ago, last time’s I got ill.

But now I wanted to bring Travis back to reality, and explained to him that was an unreal ambition, nearly impossible to cure everybody unless you are GOD, and also told him he should not feel guilty, because he said he wanted to turn himself over to the police, the doctors an I made him see his faulty thinking pattern.

Then I explained to him the benefit of accepting GOD and his son JESUS, I gave him plenty of things to think about to counteract faulty thinking.

He took it in and one day he approached me and said I am ready to be saved, I knew that only GOD could save him, but I took him through the stages of accepting Jesus Christ and giving his life to him, surrendering to his GRACE. And repenting and asking for forgiveness…

I think that Christ had worked another Miracle that day, TRAVIS WAS SAVED.

Angels make a big celebration in heaven every time someone is SAVED.

I was acting like his mentor for Christ; he said he would visit me when he got out.

My doctor changed now, I was seeing a new good young psychiatrist by the name of Doctor Patric Tolan, he changed my medication he cut out the Largactil and replaced it with Risperdal, a less sedative drug and I would still take the Tegretol and other medications for my other physical ills. The medication the cat team gave was stopped.

Doctor Tolan said I could go home for weekend leave the 30^th and 31^st of July I was very happy of that decision but would Maureen allow me home, later she did.

When I was in hospital, I met a man there about 46 years old mostly scruffy and usually wearing a dirty overcoat, with red joggers without shoe strings, sometimes he drooled over himself and had need of a barbers attention, but he was a lovely kind man and it showed by the way he spoke, even if it was dulled by his illness.

He was part Jewish he said but he called himself a pagan, he befriended me and kept company with me. His name was Frazer, he called me a beautiful person at first because I spoke well of him and gave him my genuine love and attention, plus I was praying secretly for him and all the others to become well.

This place even though well run, was testing us all in one way or another…

Frazer kept on following me around, sharing truths, having meals with me, sitting next to me to watch T.V. He liked my company and I appreciated his company, but he was suffering with his condition and overweight which later caused medical problems, even a scheduled operation that later did not come off…

The staff were mainly in their room busy with procedure, supervising us giving us medication 3 times a day and one day Oscar a male nurse read my history and become interested in me and challenged me to a game of pool in the games room.              

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The games room is where I also rode the exercise bike 2 times a day for even up to 30 minutes flat out at the time, not bad for energy for a person that was sleeping an average of 2 to 3 hours a day that is all I could sleep even with sleeping pills.

Oscar told me about his family he was from South America, we had a good close game but in the end he ended up beating me by a ball, even though I was wide awake…

You usually could not get your razor till 7.30 am sharp, razors and tubes of cream, anything dangerous was taken away or had to be returned to the staff straight after usage to prevent a bad occurrence, since I often woke up at one in the morning and would lay there till 3 am and had a shower then at times, then return to bed stay awake and have a second shift in the bathroom for a shave. You could say the days were long.

Plus mention distractions, the medication line up where people were talking left right and centre, one day the nurse was mistakenly giving me a double dose of my blood pressure pills, I woke up to it in time thank GOD, to prevent another episode like first described with my blood pressure, maybe that was the cause, a medical error. Easily happens the nurse said she got me confused with the previous patient, errors can happen even in hospitals.

Nearly everybody in my family came to visit me and regularly, and that made me happy to see them, it was contact with the outside, for a lock up ward it is good to have visitors, the little money Maureen had left me with went on calls to her and the immediate family, boy! The phone was hungry, sometimes swallowing up a $2 coin for one local call when I could not get change. Plus the remainder of the money I loaned to the other patients for calls and cigarettes it is money I never got back.

The day of weekend leave the 30-7-2005, I was all packed ready for Maureen to collect me in the Peugeot, 11.15 am came and Maureen arrived, happy to have me for the weekend. We drove home it was the first time I saw the place in 9 days and it felt somewhat strange to be home, like it was all part of the test to return home for good, things went fairly well we had lunch and chatted, time passed, I got some books ready to take back with me, and two D.V.D.’S one was   “Jesus”( it went for 3 hours) and the other was the life of “Joseph” and his brother’s were they sell him as a slave, Egypt etc. etc. I wanted the patients to see and appreciate the features.

After not really sleeping much that Saturday night, the next day I attended the C.O.C. Pentecostal Church in Seaford, I could not remember anybody’s name there, and that caused me grief but they prayed for me and it was a good morning, as I had walked there I also walked back home and in the afternoon I got into an argument with my wife, like usual it was about attending Church and my faith Maureen was not happy with my Christian following, she thought I should spend time with her, I don’t fully recall all the words we said but I got vocal and I shouldn’t have to defend my faith in Christ and the Bible, something Maureen did not share, by not coming with me to Church,( ever, I have been praying for Maureen 27 years  ) so I finished my weekend on the wrong foot because I upset my wife, she returned me to the hospital. Maureen still believes in GOD though and simply is a Catholic that stays home on Sundays.

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After weekend leave, my room was gone given to an actress by the name of Gay; she was in a play about “THE WITCHES” it played in Melbourne.

I had to share with Rennie a young man about 31 years of age, very strong frame and he thought he was something special, like a GOD SENT or something he quoted some special Scottish title about himself, it sounded great…and a religious connotation…

He was friendly but he had his things spread all over the room, a bit of a mess, plus the first night he wanted to talk about himself and so on, therefore I was up nearly all night, with very little sleep, plus I had a bed with no night light, not good !

Doctor Tolan saw me Monday morning and asked me how the weekend went, and I told him the truth, he said there would be a meeting on Wednesday the 3^rd of August to see if I could go home.

A person from the hospital Christian assembly (the hospital chapel) visited us and was offering any help she could give; at the same time entered Gyp’s a part aboriginal.

She stood there with a rosary around her neck; Gyps told me she had some Italian in her family. I knew at that moment that this girl was in love with the Lord just by seeing her, as my soul met hers I exclaimed in Italian “ che bella ragazza “ meaning  what a beautiful girl…But I meant I see your “SOUL” is beautiful, and after all she was attractive. The Christian worker said, you have found each other, I will leave you alone. Gyp’s was young enough to be a daughter, but later she said think of me as a niece. Gyp’s called me an “ELDER”.

Later Gyp’s told me how she was suffering, she was a mother of 3 lovely children but one of her husbands had maltreated her and thus lost 2 of her children, only 3 survived it was a very sad story and it brought a tear in my eye, later on I gave her my story to read and she said she was moved by my ordeal especially the part about

“My first by-polar encounter” chapter 3. she said she kept the book under her pillow. 

Actually I gave away 6 of my books to staff and patients (the 1999 print of which I published only 100 copies) these people accepted them gratefully as a gift and said they would keep the book, they said it was a worthwhile story describing the plights of mental illness. I even gave my doctor (Tolan) an inscribed book of the Ark Project with 8 drawings as a mark of my appreciation for getting me well, and so soon. Plus the book “from Triest to the Ark.” Previous times I spent over 6 months in hospitals at a time.

Sheila a nurse, spoke to me that evening, I gave the staff a look at my web site about the NOAH’S ARK THEME PARK’S and they were wondering what it is all about…Sheila was questioning me and taking down notes for the record, she asked me why I wanted to build the Project and did I think there was going to be a future flood? I answered “only if you let the basin overflow in your home” or something like that!...I never thought there was going to be another world wide flood, but normal climatic circumstances ( and that includes hurricanes ) to continue as they always did, I was not awaiting a special climatic change from GOD or anyone!

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If anyone thinks that they are mistaken. Sheila asked me more questions trying to make me say something that would make The Ark Projects, seem madness or a wild idea, but I did not give her the satisfaction of proving me wrong.

I wanted the Noah’s Ark Theme Park’s to be run as normal everyday theme parks that would help mankind, animals and the environment, only with a Christian flavor to help people find GOD AND THEMSELVES, their real self…

Renny actually one night about 2 am, he called me into the bath room, I wandered what he wanted at that hour, but I entered the bath room, he closed the door and turned on the shower I said what did you want? What did you do that for? He said the water is to dissipate the smoke; he had a little steel rectangular box from which he pulled out what looked like tobacco and rolled up a smoke and lit it.

We were not allowed to smoke in the building and I am a non smoker, but Renny said take a couple drags of this, I refused at first but then he insisted.                           

So to please him I took two long deep puffs of the “cigarette” after my drawback I nearly chocked and spluttering I said what is it? He said it is cannabis…

Well you could have knocked me down with a feather; it was my firs try ever of the stuff, I had smoked “a joint”, not very good I thought, I did not need this…

I said to Renny I don’t want any more and went to bed a little light headed.

Rennie said later, get your wife to give me $25.00 and I will buy some more, I told him that I was not interested and that my wife was broke.

Renny wanted to go home like most of us, and he applied to an authority for a discharge but later got refused.

In the court yard the next day Rennie was fuming, I happened to pass by him and asked him how he went?

“He hit the roof “ and used a strong intimidating voice to tell me off and called me a bad name, which I wont repeat, plus he said he was going to smash my face in !

Just not to have trouble I walked away from him and reported the incident to the nurse, plus in my anger I said he smoked dope.

When the nurses saw the condition Rennie was at because of the refusal, they had no option but to put him in the lock up for 2 days till he cooled off.

There was another person in the lock up at the time Bert, he could not marry the girl of his dreams she did not want him yet, the stress made Bert very incoherent I had Known Bert for a number of years met him at “GROW” he was a very nice fellow usually, but a woman can sometimes turn a man’s mind to the worst of him…

After Renny got out I apologized to him, if I was the cause for his stay in the lock up, by that time He had cooled off and actually apologized to me for what he had said, I said then everything is OK lets forgive and forget. He asked me to put in a good word for him with the staff and I did so. Then they changed his room I was alone in a double room again and could sleep my 3 hours or so…

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The Wednesday the 3^rd  we had a meeting with the doctor, my wife, Adrian and a nurse plus another doctor and me, it did not go well, doctor Tolan said we found very little wrong with Frank he actually is very well behaved and we would like to discharge him.

But my wife said there was an argument on Sunday and I still do not feel safe with Frank, I think it is too soon to discharge him; he is still not sleeping yet….

Doctor Tolan said very well till he is sleeping better we will keep Frank a little while longer. Maureen said I know Frank behaves like a gentleman in the hospital but at home we have words…We left it at that, after Adrian gave a breakdown of my history and that he was afraid for his mother, so I staid on in hospital…

I had also voiced that Maureen and I had not been amorous for a year, I was angry!

Rita ( she was a nurse in real life now a patient.) And got very friendly with me and told me of the hard time she had with men, how they had let her down and she ended up here, and that now she was single because she did not trust some men.

Rita was about 32, like a daughter to me and a solid good looking woman that could have had anyone, but she was also Christian and did not know if she was born again

I told her and Gyp’s together one day, you both have given yourself to Christ you have been SPIRIT FILLED and gone through the correct procedure to warrant you being born again, they just did not realize it, Gyp’s said it is a blessed thing that I could let them know this. Rita was very happy to know she was born again and destined for heaven too. I remember dancing with Rita to some swinging music in the courtyard, it was time for a party, a CELEBRATION, even though in hospital one can still show the JOY OF THE LORD, the patients yelled out “GO FRANK!”... This old man still had some LIFE left in him yet…

While I was there I donated the two D.V.D.’S to the hospital, the JESUS and JOSEPH ones, they became mildly popular with the patients later.

There were 2 persons that I knew had to undergo shock treatment, one was Graham the builder, he was much better and not so depressed after the treatment and wanted to go back to a building project on some land he owned in the peninsula.

The other person was a lady, Rebecca she was worried about the treatment, like Graham, she never had shocks before, I reassured them both, that I personally had had at least 24 shock treatments at an earlier date, and it is not painful or bad these days they do everything to help you, something between your teeth so you don’t bite your tongue off, you are put out to it, don’t feel a thing only a bit of a headache after the treatment, and somewhat bad memory after. But with Rebecca they wanted now to do a third session and she was worried of having too many, you know the root cause for Rebecca’s ailments was that her in laws had custody of her 2 children and she was not allowed to see them very often, untill you improve circumstances sometimes it is hard to have a full healing…I did not have shock treatment this time around…

Frazer, kept on being friendly with me and I let it slip that I had not made love with my wife for one year, Frazer stated, I have not made love for 6 years, I never knew if he had been married, he never said, or if he just was 6 times worst off then myself…

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Precious also heard me say it, she said my wife was “a cold bitch” but I disagreed with her, Maureen was simply going through a rough time and I had to wait for her.

Precious hugged me and kissed me, as a friend, she had a lot of love this woman and she needed a real man to love and care for her, her kids visited her in the hospital quite often and were just plain lovely, Precious was originally a cockney from England and moved to Australia when she was 11 ½ like me.

Precious once said to me, “Look how we women love our men, look what we go through for you men…”

I was quite jovial, I told Frazer and some others a few jokes, here are three of them,

A survey was in place for amorous relations between man and wife,

The first question asked to a group of about 50 married men was,

Who makes love every night?

About 15 very happy jubilant men shot their hands up with big smiles on their faces.

Then the enquirer asked who makes love once a week?

About 19 contented men raised their hand, just average looking guys…

Then the enquirer asked who makes love once a month?

About 12 grumpy looking guys reluctantly raised their hand!

Then the final question was who makes love once a year?

This one guy shot up both hands, started singing and doing back flips, he was ecstatic, nothing could hold him down!

The enquirer, screamed out, “What are you so happy about, it is only once a year!”

The man overjoyed then said, I know…”But it is my turn tonight!!!”

HA!  Ha!  HA!..Here is the next joke…

Winston Churchill was climbing up the stairs one night, after returning home from a ball, and had too much to drink!

Out came the maid and said to him “Sir Winston….you are drunk !!”

Winston said to the woman, “and you madam are ugly!!”

And he further added “and tomorrow madam at least I WILL BE SOBER !”

This joke also highlights the condition of some people, at least tomorrow they will be well, but those that accuse them of being sick all the time will still be “ugly” the next day.

The next joke…

A man was loose in the Melbourne airport one day; he was spreading this “blue sand” everywhere, in front of doors, all the corners, just about all around…

Two security men approached him and being very upset, they said to him...

What are you blooming doing! It is going to take ages to sweep up this mess!!

He replied…I am doing this to keep away the blessed crocodiles!!!

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 One of the 2 security men said..”There are no crocodiles at Melbourne airport!!

The offender replied…”I know! Could have told you this is blooming good stuff!!

There is a similarity in this joke…When they give you medication, they do not know if it is fully going to work for you or not, it is not always “booming good stuff,” every body is different, we all function differently and have different side effects, the medicine may work or it may not work on you as wished by the doctor…

Rita the patient; nurse, said to me we have rights the medication is making me sick; I am allergic to some of the medication.

Later she rang her lawyer (appointed by a church) then when the staff came around with the medication, Rita refused to take only the pills she knew to be allergic to, she only took her blood pressure tablets, she said, and she allowed me to quote her…   

“They get all these foreign doctors in and all they do is give you pills…Doctors are drug pushers”. That is how Rita felt at the time, I said I cared for her welfare, she asked why? I said I love you, as a friend…Then she said I have no one, just my ex policeman father…I said, you need friends for living, she said, I have one. I don’t know how the lawyers went or the medication taking question, but I wish Rita all the best for her future, and I pray and wish all the best to everyone there, patient and staff…

Our blood was taken for tests nearly every 2^nd day Judy (the vampire) and another (the blood fairy)…Were on call to take our blood, Judy had a badge with the picture of a vampire on it, she used fine needles, it did not hurt.

Judy also told me of her swinging 74 year old dad that loved country and western like I did.

I also loved apples, there was always fruit available to munch on, one day Gay the witch actress, found me in the hallway munching on an apple.

She came over to me, touched my apple and said a “good spell” to get me out of hospital, I was caught off guard, I was surprised, and then she left…heck with spells!!!

There are many more patients I formed a friendship there with, and staff, I cannot mention all or all the experiences there or I would need 2 books.

However I will mention young Gloria, she had her 18^th birthday at the hospital, cake, family and all, her family loved her very much, but the poor dear was hearing voices, at that age even, it even hits the very young.. Later she improved and went home…

There were a few young girls with psychiatric disturbances there around the ages of 21 or so, the poor dears also improved and masses of my friends were leaving the hospital, judged to be well again by the doctors, or well enough to cope at home.

Renny got a hold of the film Jesus and started watching it, but then he kept on getting up going for a smoke, back and forward about 6 times before the first half, even turned it off to go for a relaxation class. I had watched both films about 5 times before but I was curious at the reaction of patients to them. After the class we restarted the film.

Nobody was paying much attention to the film; they were too busy sucking sweets.

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They were going for a snack or going for smokes, and some back to their room.

There was a small group near the T.V. set area, 3 women, one of which a staff member, which occasionally turned our volume down, because they were cackling nearby, usually with other films this is not the case, as if the devil did not want the patients to watch the Jesus film !

Miracle of wine, miracle of fish, miracle of healing a paralytic, saving a prostitute from stoning but….I was left alone watching; everybody had left the area…

Finally when the first half finished, some had returned, about 8 people on and off, only one of the original people watching and I were there, but when the first half finished, they made me take out the disk and watch something else! Much to my displeasure, no respect for CHRIST’S film...They did not want to watch the 2^nd half…

To top it all off Rennie left the disk on the coffee table, where someone could have taken it, I told him to return the both films he had to the staff, he grabbed them, walked to the nurses centre and just tossed them on the table, that’s what they meant to him I thought…not very much!

It was a different story on the 9^th of august 2005 they watched “Airport” with Harrison Ford, Rennie once again got the film just after lunch, a staff member even drew the curtains this time for a change, so they could see the picture better, nobody was talking, everybody was quiet (opposite to Jesus showing), you could only hear the sound of the bombs and guns…Thus with violence everybody was entertained and stayed in their seats transfixed with the picture, I watched the group from a distance, amazed at the spell the picture had over the patients.

It reminded me of the violence of the film “True Lies” with “Arnold,” I left the scene to hear my country music loving songs, Dolly Parton, Jonny Cash, heard from a small portable C.D. stereo player I had purchased, music that held a lot of meaning to me, and soothing music, with my head phones, not guns and bombs, and violence a plenty…

Renny even played the film Joseph that I also donated, it was not much different a performance with the patients as the film Jesus, not much interest in it…

We had many outings at the hospital that was part of the therapy, to lead us back into the community. One of the main organizers was a young nurse by the name of Libby she was very kind and drove us around on the hospital bus on organized outings, and also events such as cooking classes, (I excelled in making pizza the staff & patients loved) plus she organized yoga and other therapy aimed activities with other staff.

On one of these outings to a community art centre, I met Sue a mother of 2, and married to Derrys, a manager of a big company, Sue was suffering from hearing voices, she told me I was surrounded by angels and really made me feel better as we sat on the bus, she said why don’t you buy your wife a card, she will love it! This I did, I had only $3.75 on me and a beautiful card with a single red rose was costing $4.25, well the store owner let me have it for the lesser amount, all I had on me. I dated the card on the 2^nd-8-05 and I wrote on it…

“My thoughts always turn to you Maureen; I love you and always will. Sorry I hurt you darling….Your FRANK.” I gave it to Maureen that night before the meeting on the 3^rd.

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Maureen accepted the card rather briskly and just glanced at it, but then did display it on a shelf at our home…

The hospital was good, I remember one day Libby drove the bus to the Arthur’s Seat lookouts, and we could see the peninsula sprawled out before us, a wonderful site to see…

Then Libby drove us to the Rosebud cinema to see the film Madagascar, it was an animal animated feature that was very amusing and entertaining, very well done I thought. But the pills the hospital gave me were making me very tired, and I was dosing of here and there in viewing the film. The comfortable seats of the theatre helped that along. There was a small group of about 8 of us there at that day.

And then Libby with money from the hospital also, shouted us all to pizzas and pasta at the local pizza place in Rosebud, “la Porchetta”. We all ate our fill, and then with our stomachs full we headed for the freeway and back to the hospital.

Must have spent $25 to $30 each that day, on us patients. That’s not bad for a public hospital… Don’t you think?

The 3^rd weekend, I won weekend leave again, and I really behaved well with Maureen, the 7-8-05, a Sunday I went along to the C.O.C. church service again, and gave when collection time  came around, then afterwards there was another special collection for the building of the church, pastor Steve said give all you can, it is also to mend marriages and relationships with your wife, I dearly wanted to give but I had no money, since I had given all I had the 1^st collection, then suddenly I thought to heal my marriage I will give the thing that means the most to me, my wedding ring!

Surely they can sell it for the gold, $200 or so I thought to myself, minimum…$200.

So when the collector came around, I dropped the ring into the offering and prayed for my marriage to heal…

Later on in the service they were praying for people and John and his wife came along to pray for me, somehow, not on purpose I let it slip in the conversation that I wanted my marriage to heal and that I had given my ring…Well John silently slipped away for two moments and was back with my ring, he said here put it back on your finger…

I felt like they did not want my offering, and hastily made for the door in tears by this time, my emotions were getting the better of me. John chased me to the door…

Then finally I had to take back the ring because John was saying “what are you divorcing your wife?” I definitely did not want any divorce, I left that church a wiser man, and that church was kind to me they could have accepted the ring! They did dent!

When I got back to the hospital on Monday I saw doctor Tolan again and told him my wife said it was OK for me to come home the next Monday the 15^th august, doctor Tolan said, no I want you to go home on the Wednesday the 10^th of august, he rang my wife and she consented to the date…Even though I was sleeping only 3 hours a night still, even with sleeping pills. They said to Maureen you will have to accept your husband home again even if not fully well, we are short of space, and Frank can get well at home with the help of the cat team…Also doctor Tolan was to become my future private psychiatrist at the St John of GOD Pinelodge Clinic in Dandenong.

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I still exercised on the hospital bike 2 times a day 16 to 30 minutes a time.

The bike faced where people smoked outside, and one time one of them said (the smoker) “You exercise your legs, we exercise our lungs” that is if you are willing to take all the medical risks that go with that, and the warnings on the packets, many people die from lung and throat cancers and alike I thought to myself, what does it take to stop you from smoking or other bad habits…GOD can I thought to myself !!!

When you got good lungs, you could sprint really fast for 16 minutes full pelt on the bike and not be out of breath or tired, everybody was amazed at my performance, they thought it a miracle, all that strength for an old man! I felt like I was a dynamo at times capable of powering the lights of a city…But you have to be on a manic high to do it…

Helen came up and introduced herself from downstairs, Doctor Tolan had told me that there was no more room at 2W upstairs and that if I could sleep downstairs for a couple of days till my discharge. Actually he had suggested it to me before for peace and quiet when the younger men were bothering me before. I said not with dementia patients it reminds me of my dad! But the second time even though I knew there would be dementia patients downstairs with the elderly patients ward; I agreed to go downstairs with Helen.

A staff member had said to Helen, “this is Frank he is harmless, he has been good actually, he helps us in some ways,” Helen said she would get me later that day.

Packed all my things and eventually moved downstairs, it was like another world to me.

The patients downstairs,   most of them had some form of dementia or alzheimer’s disease, then I went to the nurses station to ask for something but nobody tended to me, it was like I was not there, they were so used to dementia patients bothering them at the window that they did not notice then after my initial introduction to the place.

I was sharing a room with Bernard, the bath room had a big commode chair stuck in it, I thought that would make it difficult for me to shower the next day.

Once entering the lounge room there were about 6 patients in it, the music was playing but you could sense the different atmosphere, one patient started telling off a nurse that was trying to help him, he was saying to her, “just behave yourself, I wont take any rot from you, I happen to own the place you know!!” The young nurse said to the patient,  

“how long have you owned it?” he said “two weeks” the nurse said “that’s funny you have only been here 3 days” the patient rambled on to counteract her again and so on.

I was just sitting there reading my Bible, when suddenly a patient snatched it from my hands, walked away with it, and then retuned it just as jerkily I was a bit bewildered at the commotion, I was not used to it, then Frazer who had been also moved downstairs came in pushing a elderly patient in a wheelchair. Frazer by this time had made a turnabout face with me and did not want to associate with me anymore, because he wanted to remain a PAGAN and thought I was on a mission from GOD to convert him to Christianity that he hated. So he avoided me at all costs, he said leave me alone..Go away! The person in the wheelchair really started a commotion and they locked him up in the holding room for a spell. I afterwards, went to that door, I did not know it was the holding room, and that fellow was screaming at me trough the glass. It was a wild time!

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Then I went to test my blood sugar, I had to wait for the nurses to notice me as they had my equipment for the test, this nurse, Teresa said she would watch me while I conducted the test, so that patients would not grab the test kit off me!

Suddenly I burst into tears, remembering from this experience how my dad had died with dementia 21 years earlier, it was a painful time for him, not wanting to eat he actually died of starvation, only skin and bone, I was remembering and it hurt again!

Because of this the two Doctors Santi and Tolan, along with Nurse Teresa arranged a meeting with me to discuss things.

They started to ask me some questions, I cannot remember all of them, but when it came to how I was feeling about being downstairs, I broke down again in tears, thinking of the death of my dad and even my mother.

I thought I was the murderer, although I had not killed anybody, it was my guilt over the house and belongings I had caused them to loose 27 years before. Even though my mother had forgiven me and recognized it was my illness (by polar) that caused all the commotion, and the Bible tells you Repent and confess, you are forgiven by GOD, it is hard to forgive yourself…I really spilled out my emotions to the three present at the time. Later the Doctors ordered I come back to 2W and stay there till discharge, much to my relief. I shared a room with a pleasant man aged about 33 he was married.

Finally the 10^th of august 2005 came, 20 days in the hospital; it was my last day in the hospital. Nurse brad said it is better not to visit this place or return after discharge. I had intentions of returning to visit patients with my church visiting team though…

But you know there was an ex patient suffering from by polar illness that was now a staff member, a single very nice woman that even shared some truths with me while there, she was chatting and taking part in activities and trying to help all people at the hospital, she read my story and appreciated the common ground we shared, I thank her for the good friend she turned out to be, very helpful.

She even warned me of a possible “situation red” when a patient is in danger of becoming violent one day.

At that time Roger was acting up, about 10 staff and security personnel crowded to stop him, but there was no confrontation I did not see any nasty incidents while on my stay there. Doctor Tolan approached Roger on his own in that occasion and with only words cooled his temper.

Roger was a patient that avoided me and one time I spoke to him in kindness, he shook his fist at me, later on he confided in me that he really wanted to become a policeman, he said he was strong, could carry 2 sides of beef 125 kilos each one on each shoulder an he gave the impression he was very tough, but I think had a gentle heart.

My doctor Botha even came to visit me one day, not officially, but he reassured me that my kidneys were still improved for now.

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The last day I was the recorder for the last meeting, various things were recorded 1. For someone to donate a plasma screen for the new T.V. room (private viewing) they were planning for patients. 2. The medication queue. 3. That Doctors don’t consider other alternatives to medication. 4. Not enough activities in hospital, not enough staff (they are too busy in the office with procedure all the time) 5. Lights not working.

Then I announced that I was leaving for home that day, they all wished me well, Libby called me the boss of the meeting, but they all gave me a round of applause, a farewell…

I had good company in hospital GOD had given me a positive experience to take home.

Before I call it quits with my patient experience, I would like to describe the one that made the most impression on me it would be Maggie, a woman about 48 years old or so, and very distressed.

Maggie said she was getting some nitrogen emission from her heater, so she claimed and had to evacuate her home, plus further distress from the death of her husband 2 weeks earlier, she said to me he was not an excellent husband but she missed him…

Maggie also claimed to be a doctor of zoology and said to me “I cannot figure out what kind of animal you are Frank!” Since I was wearing my yellow dressing gown, I said jokingly perhaps a yellow lizard or something. She laughed! And made me get her things like a tissue or a cup of tea, she was bossing me around like a servant, and I took it all to please her because I wanted her to get better, she seemed quite ill at the time.

And she asked me to stay with her…Don’t go away! Will you be here when I get back and so on; I reassured her that I would wait for her to get back…

Poor Maggie reminded me of my mother when she was ill, and made quite an impression on me. Maggie was then sent to the downstairs ward after 2 days and possibly discharged... I never saw her again. A prayer from my heart goes with Maggie.

My wife arrived at 11.00 am to pick me up on the 10^th of august, we had a scheduled meeting with Doctor Santi before departure, I said goodbye to everyone and then the careers helper, Carmel made an entrance and we spent half an hour with her, she told Maureen all the benefits she could expect as a career, she really helped us a lot. Carmel was a 20 year veteran, and had a husband that was phsychiatrically ill, Carmel was a lovely caring woman…

Then Doctor Santi told us to wait for the cat team to arrive to talk to us before leaving and made sure we had all the medication necessary and scripts, she was very thorough with us.

We waited for the cat team to arrive to see us off, waited till 2 pm, went to take a pill and two female patients Sue and Gyp’s asked me why I was still here, I said waiting for the cat team to arrive….They said Mieeaw, Mieeaw, Mieeaw…like pussy cats...!

Ian came alone, a Scotsman, a member of the cat team, he also stated that mental illness is misunderstood and it has a lot to do with a persons personality is often mis-judged by others and so on, he was very warm and reassuring, he said the cat team will help from now untill when needed, he went over the medication again and when finished, we headed for home at last…

It was still not the end of the 40 days of little sleep! That was to come later; then…

I had remained faithful to GOD by prayer and action, and also faithful to his NOAH’S ARK PROJECT’S. Are you faithful?  Want to spend eternity in Heaven one day?

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I will never win HEAVEN through what I DID!! BUT WHAT THE LORD DOES… AND DID 2000 YEARS AGO.

A Born Again Christian is the Tabernacle of the HOLY SPIRIT; it means a body Alive in the SPIRIT. In one with the SPIRIT OF CHRIST, this spirit taking residence in your body when you fully accept CHRIST into your HEART FOR GOOD! When you really mean it!! Unless you are SPIRITUALLY AWAKENED, you don’t realize this truth about the HOLY SPIRIT, that is what I meant when I said to Rita and Gyp’s “YOU ARE BORN AGAIN,” they were SPIRIT FILLED, they had fully accepted CHRIST. Like all BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS, it is available to “ALL PEOPLE”; it is also the “RESURECTION POWER THAT JESUS USED TO GET TO HEAVEN,” the HOLY GHOST POWER as it is sometimes called.

“I tell you the truth; no one can see the Kingdom of GOD unless he is born again” John 3:3…AMEN. GOSPEL… Unless you have given or surrendered yourself to our SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST…that is being BORN AGAIN… GOD does the WORK.

It is NOT won through self achievements or sacrifices, but as explained above…

A lot of people have given themselves fully to CHRIST they are BORN AGAIN and simply DON’T KNOW IT YET!! MAKE SURE by giving yourself to the LORD JESUS CHRIST today…and really mean it with your HEART or it is not valid…

ANGELS will CELEBRATE IN HEAVEN because of you coming to the LORD…

Once more, then you are assured of an ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN WITH GOD…

Also at the same time confess your sins to GOD turn away or repent of your sins and try not to sin…everybody still may sin but this trough self confession and genuine repentance, the LORD will FORGIVE YOUR SINS, you will not loose your SALVATION, YOU WILL REMAIN BORN AGAIN. A MIRACLE OF THE LORD.

Also read & meditate on the BIBLE and you should join a CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

You should form a personal intimate relationship with the LORD JESUS CHRIST that is what being a disciple of JESUS is all about, there are plenty of Christians that simply don’t have this unique relationship with GOD, THEY ARE MISSING OUT BIG TIME, be close to GOD, talk to JESUS often SPILL OUT YOUR HEARTS DESIRES TO HIM, leave your problems at THE BOTTOM OF HIS CROSS, all of them…pray to him, ask him for your hearts desires, you will not get unless you ask, and keep on asking HIM…PRAY AND TALK to him all day long, offer up your LIFE & FAMILY AND ALL POSESSIONS TO HIM, be his servant, he will make you his FRIEND…

Being close to GOD this way will certainly transform your life to the BETTER, for sure. He wants everybody close to HIM AND THE TRUTH; THE LIFE AND THE WAY THAT JESUS IS… That’s for sure!! So it is our duty to love the LORD, and to expect HIS LOVE IN RETURN in our lives, in this life and FOREVER MORE…

Bless you and YOUR NEW LIFE IN CHRIST from now on….your brother Frank…

In the last days, GOD says I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions; your old men will dream dreams (Acts 2:17)

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GOD allows each of us preparation times to lay a foundation that he plans to build on. Some of those foundation times appear to be laborious and meaningless, yet those valid experiences are what GOD is using to frame your life in the message he plans to speak through you. Without these foundational experiences, the Jordan River can never be crossed and we cannot enter the Promised Land. Embrace these times of seeming

Inactivity from GOD. They, too, are “a rocket booster to your next stage of your walk with GOD”.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it to completion untill the day of CHRIST JESUS. (Philippians 1:6).

For we are GOD’S workmanship, created in CHRIST JESUS to do good works, which GOD prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10).

Also Isaiah 54:7 to10 is relevant to this story.. It states;

7. For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. 8. In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment. But with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you says the Lord your Redeemer. 9. To me this is like the days of NOAH, when I swore that the waters of NOAH would never again cover the earth.

So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again.

10. Though the mountains are shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the LORD who has compassion on you….And this passage is taken from the N.I.V. BIBLE.

 PAGE 104 AND THE END OF CHAPTER 15 - SEE PAGE 105 - CHAPTER 16 - LIFE AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL. 

 CLICK ON IT FOR CONTINUATION OF BOOK!

chapter 16 - 1. life after discharge from hospital. (pages 105 to 112) GOD is Love - ARK model built - (Bianca, Lidia) and (Torin, Whyatt, Roland), are born, Torin is a MIRACLE BABY!

CHAPTER 16-2. (pages 113 to 120) my Malaysian  GOD son Hock Chai is introduced, Chinese is spoken, Italian is spoken, Tried to set up 2 new ARK charities. End of my story - but book continues - Then see chapter/section 17 & 18.

My main concern now was to make it up to Maureen my dear wife; I had treated her badly, initially frightening her because I wanted a way of getting into hospital initially as I thought the LORD had ordered me to ! IT WORKED..

The hospital care worker had given Maureen moral support and how to help me… even to start attending the men’s shed for one day a week projects and I was to start this some months later. But my main concern now was my MARRIAGE not considering physical love for now as with my wife’s change of life trouble, it was not the appropriate time for a new marital  based argument with Maureen.

MARRIAGE WHAT IS IT REALLY?

It’s a union, first of all, it’s a unity; two HEARTS becoming one. MARRIAGE is companionship and friendship, it’s being together, acting together. Doing things together and not wanting it any other way! MARRIAGE is understanding, it’s being blind to the faults of the other, it’s being considerate in every way – considerate of the others time, feelings, and desires, MARRIAGE is caring, it’s being concerned, it is going out of your way to make sure the other person is well cared for. MARRIAGE is kindness, it’s saying kind words and putting those words into action…MARRIAGE IS SUPPORT, it’s supporting your mate in their endeavours, their projects (as Maureen supports me) – in good times and bad times, it’s giving them moral support, prayer support, all round support. It’s cheering them or/and encouraging them when they feel down. MARRIAGE is stooping to lift the other.

It’s being strong when the other is weak. MARRIAGE is communicating honestly and openly. It’s being willing to humbly share your heart and deepest thoughts.

MARRIAGE is talking, praying, discussing, and agreeing together. MARRIAGE does not let things build up between you by ignoring the other, but rather finding a way; it creates solutions – MARRIAGE IS SACRIFICE – It’s giving yourself for the one you love, it’s being ready to give up your own ideas or desires to make your mate happy.

MARRIAGE IS GOING THE EXTRA MILE! MARRIAGE is compassion; it prefers the happiness of another to your own, MARRIAGE is give and take, MARRIAGE is taking turns; it is not one sided! MARRIAGE is submission; it’s giving the other person a chance. MARRIAGE IS also learning from one another.

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 MARRIAGE is being opened minded. MARRIAGE IS WALKING A MILE IN ANOTHER’S SHOES. (ouch! It hurts sometimes..)

MARRIAGE is listening and understanding each other, MARRIAGE is being there for the other in bad times as well as good times!

MARRIED LOVE stands trough thick and thin, no matter how hot the trials or how hard the test. MARRIAGE is having a good sense of humour.

It’s relaxing together its being together always in SOUL – SPIRIT AND BODY, enjoying each other. – MARRIAGE is discovery, it’s discovering each other, learning about each other and all the funny things you say and do!

MARRIAGE IS ALSO RESPECT, MARRIAGE is having faith in each other; MARRIAGE is accepting another for what they are. MARRIAGE is coming to the realization that YOU ARE NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT YOUR OTHER HALF!

MARRIAGE can be the most satisfying and strengthening experience you will ever had!!

The above is how MAUREEN and FRANK really feel about one another after years of trials, illness, failure, achievement, and children, grandchildren and much more our love has been tested and refined married since 24 – 8 – 1968.

WHAT ABOUT REAL LOVE - WHAT IS IT?

Real love how to find it – how to give it – how to keep it….

LOVE and HAPPINESS are like perfume; you cannot pour them on others without getting a few drops on yourself!

To be genuine and lasting, love must be based on a more enduring foundation, than mere physical attraction or fleshly gratification.

It must include an unselfish desire to protect and help and make someone happy. It must involve admiration for the other person’s finer qualities.

Real love is a SPIRITUAL THING; it is not merely PHYSICAL.

It’s mostly manifested in spiritual and mental companionship and compatibility, the likes and dislikes and habits the two have in common.

A MAN or WOMAN can be in LOVE with their partners – mind, sentiments, spiritual reactions, and companionship – all of which have little or nothing to do with PHYSICAL BEAUTY.

Those who seek only to gratify their flesh or that of their mate will never find complete satisfaction and happiness.

The things of this earth can satisfy the body, but only GOD and his TRUE LOVE can ever fill that aching spiritual void in the HEART because GOD created that place for him alone.

TRUE HAPPINESS comes not in your personal pursuit of selfish pleasure and satisfaction, but in finding GOD and giving HIS LOVE and LIFE to others and bringing them happiness.

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  Then happiness will pursue and overtake and overwhelm you personally, even JOY – without you even seeking it for yourself.

            That is the secret! Look for someone to make happy, and then happiness will find you!

QUOTE FROM THE BIBLE :

“Give, and it will be given to you” (LUKE 6:38)

“Whatever a man sows that he will also reap” (GALATIANS 6:7)

Those are GOD’S LAWS of the spirit and are just as definite as the laws of PHYSICS – such as GRAVITY. GOD’S LAWS of the spirit never fail my friends and are ETERNALThey ALWAYS WORK!

Life, liberty, and the giving of HAPPINESS to OTHERS ----

These are the things that only GOD can give and the only things that will ever satisfy your SPIRIT that is within you – you can’t see it but it is there.

So if you want to be HAPPY and make someone else truly HAPPY, SEEK THE SATISFACTION OF THE SPIRIT, that can be found only in GOD AND HIS TRUE LOVE!

GOD’S FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT LAW IS LOVE.

- UNSELFISH LOVE FOR HIM AND OTHERS. –

If you will OBEY that law and give the love that is his to others’ due, you will also receive LOVE  …. (“For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you” – Luke 6:38).

“GOD IS LOVE” (1John 4:8)

He is the very essence of love and the creator of LOVE in all it’s wonderful forms. And since GOD fills the EARTH, the UNIVERSE and HEAVEN itself, there’s always plenty of LOVE to go around. IN OTHER WORDS – THE PROBLEM IS NOT WITH HIM!

 The hitch is when most people seek love; especially ROMANTIC LOVE, they fail to include HIM. Perhaps they think he is too HOLY or too busy running the universe to involve himself with such petty and carnal matters as the “EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF HIS CREATION”! And so we sometimes muddle through, when in fact GOD WANTS TO BE INVOLVED AND HIS HELP IS RIGHT THERE FOR THE ASKING!

  So if you are looking to GIVE and RECEIVE REAL LOVE ask JESUS TODAY, - Go to the source of love. HE’S got all the advice, answers to what you need and the love you need!

  There’s an old Gospel song that sings, “I just took a look at the back of the book.” You may not be able to see past the forests of paragraph in your life story, but you do know how the book ends. The Bible tells us the truth: God wins, the demons die, and we spend eternity with our Heavenly Father. And this can give us blessed assurance!

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“HIS LOVE FOR YOU IS UNCONDITIONAL”  No matter how weak or

Disheartened you may feel right now, or disappointed in yourself and others – “HE STILL LOVES YOU AND ALWAYS WILL LOVE HIS CREATION WHICH INCLUDES YOU!”

His GREAT – PERFECT – MARVELOUS – UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, is never lessened, and actually not lessened, no matter what the circumstances or conditions – "GOD" - HE SAYS TO US – COME AS YOU ARE TO ME YOUR FATHER

HIS LOVE is on - going... he keeps pouring it on! Without measure and without limit, HIS LOVE IS SO BEAUTIFUL !!  

So much for my heart on marriage and true love, hope it will help some, back to my own story and after having mended our relationship, Maureen was glad to have me home again, we did a lot of things together the later part of 2005 and we enjoyed our growing family we are always close to each other supporting each other in good times and times of trouble.

chapter 16 - 2 life after discharge from hospital SECOND STAGE. click on it! (pages 113 to 120) my Malaysian  GOD son Hock Chai is introduced, Chinese is spoken, Italian is spoken, Tried to set up 2 new ARK charities. End of my story - but book continues - see chapter/section 17.

Even though we have not met each other face to face; I could really feel how he loves me as a part of his family member. I love him as a father too. He always says "I love you Hock Chai, my God-son. I am thinking of you all the time" in our conversation. It was very touching because most of the old generation Chinese are more conservative and feel shy to say it.... (I LOVE YOU).....That includes my parents. He is very caring and is concerned about my family and myself, very much. I like his honesty, good heart, kind nature, good humor and I realized how eager he is to meet up with me one day – and to extend his arms to hug me tightly.  (For Frank to travel to Malaysia to see me, or for me to travel to Australia to see him.)

It is really a miracle for two (2) persons from (2) different countries with different cultures, background and different religions (I am a Buddhist follower) even though he is a Cristian, he does not mind this fact, and respects my own  religeous beliefs (Frank says -"GOD gives us a free will to chose as we wish within our wills").  - We can have such a close relationship like a father and a son. To me, it is predestinated.

I was born in Malaysia. My forefather originally migrated from China. There were six (6) persons in my family i.e. my parents, a brother and 2 sisters. I am the youngest from a very poor family. This adverse background had built-up a strong personality in me to face all kinds of challenges. Malaysia is a democratic country which is formed up of different races such as Malay, Chinese, India, etc. We have our own choice in choosing religions, education, and languages. I have been trained to follow the lesson taught in my religion since I was young.  I learnt Bahasa Malaysia (our national language), Mandarin, and English in school. Besides these, I can understand 6 Chinese's dialects. Most Malaysian Chinese know to speak multi-languages. We are proud of this.

We believe that we have to make repayment to our parents for their kindness, especially when they are old, is our duty. As a child, besides the responsibility for their living, we also contribute for their monthly expenses. We contribute additional amounts during the Chinese festival basically for the extra expenses incurred and also to show our gratitude for what they have done. We are responsible for taking care of them when they become old. It will always be in our mind that - who is there to raise you from the day you were born? Without them, we would not be where we are now.

父母恩情海洋深！ translation in english....父母(Parents)恩情(Kindness)海洋 (Ocean)深(deep)！

Two other most important people in my life are my Malaysian former boss and my Canadian God-father. My former boss has been with me all along throughout my life since the year 1995. He has given me a lot of guidance and encouragement in my studies and life. I love my Canadian God-father very much, too, as he brings a lot of joy in my life. 

You may find that our communication is funny in between "Mr. Frank Niero" and me. I shall pen this down in Mandarin. You can find out the meaning if you are interested.   

每当我俩父子在聊天时都不忘幽一下。 我这个幽默的义父在以文字交谈时总是常常打错字，他说他手指是大象手指(elephant finger)，我总要他想办法使手指减肥。他说他的肚腩圆得像气球，等再大一些就可以飘来看我。我说那我也得吃多些鸡翅膀，可飞过去看他，不过我一时忘了我的体形大而重，可能飞不起，所以应该多吃鱼，这样就可以游过去。您瞧，无厘头但滑稽，是吧！

  below is - CHINESE TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION.. by Hock Chai, my son.

1. Fall of the United States 

2. Fall of the World             www.americaslastdays.com  CLICK ON IT! 

“Then will I … heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

Solomon’s temple was finally complete. The work of 70,000 labourers, 80,000 stone cutters, and 3600 foremen—finished. Pure gold covered parts of the interior. Precious inlaid stones sparkled. The Ark of the Covenant inhabited the Holy of Holies. Only the presence of God was missing. So Solomon prays “Arise, O Lord God, to Your resting place” (2 Ch 6:41 NJKV). And how did God respond? “And the glory of the Lord filled the temple” (2 Ch 7:1 NIV). The people fell on their faces declaring, “He is good; His love endures forever” (2 Ch 7:3 NIV). After 15 days of celebration Solomon retreated to his palace.

But God wasn’t finished speaking. God knows our tendency to forget His blessings and go our own way. Look around you. The conditions that preceded the fall of every great civilization are in place. Can our country be saved? Yes! By whom? God said: (1) “If my people, who are called by My name.” We must turn from self-promotion to God promotion. (2) “Will humble themselves and pray.” We must turn from self-reliance to God reliance. (3) “And seek My face.” We must turn from self-direction to God direction. (4) “And turn from their wicked ways.” We must turn from self-indulgence to self-examination. When will God heal our land? When His people turn back to Him!

If the terrain tells you you’ve made a wrong turn, it’s time to make a right one. As a country we’ve been travelling through some rough terrain. And it’s getting rougher every day. What can be done? God’s people can turn it around! And that turn begins with – you!

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“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4 NIV)

Discipleship — God tells us in the Book of James that we can count it all joy when we go through trials and tribulations.

He isn’t saying we have to be happy when we suffer a loss. Rather, we can be confident that a just and loving and merciful Father is working everything out for the good of his perfect will (Romans 8:28) –

I Frank - have gone through rigourous trials most of my life, nothing has come easy for me, perhaps the Lord has been testing me all of my life especially - 1977 to 2007, setting me up for the moment HE has in mind for me to finally succed - With HIS help! I can never do it alone but with GOD'S help and perhaps some People or Angels He has assigned to help me in the task for the "NOAH'S ARK PROJECTS" - GOD put it in my soul and will - 2 tasks this March - April 2007. to try and start 2 charities both to help the worlds most needy and destitute especially childrens charities of good standing. To launch "NOAH'S ARK PROJECTS (90/10 Charity Club)" see Frank Niero for NOAH'S ARK PROJECTS - Charity web site for all details and how charity is to be run and method of raising funds - site   http://frankniero.spaces.live.com/ click on it, and "SHARING TIME & Bartering (NOAH'S ARK PROJECTS) see the "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY" site for - SHARING TIME policy and a future policy for the Bartering/Community side, for this web site see  http://houseandlandinmelbourne.spaces.live.com/ click on it.

· His hands hold your future – Where have you hung your hope? Is it in a job, a relationship, a dream home, a wishful chance to make a better choice in the past? Tell God you’re giving your circumstances and regrets to him, that you’re placing all your hope in his hands.

I certainly wanted GOD to help me .... even run "the kit and Kabudle" but this running part is not possible HE helps, but we have to run it for him, those who are willing to do it, or help out, and I am definetly willing, "we are his hands on this earth" the only ones willing to help out...

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“Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions.” (1 John 3:18 NLT)

Ministry/Service — Jesus stopped. He stopped when people needed his help; when they needed his comfort; when they needed his protection; when they needed an answer to a perplexing problem.

Jesus saw the interruptions in his life as divine opportunities to show God’s love to people in desperate need.

Jesus approached love from a show first, then tell perspective.

He defined love as meeting needs, and when he touched people, they realized “… they were in a place of holy mystery, that God was at work among them. They were quietly worshipful – and then noisily grateful, calling out among themselves, ‘God is back, looking to the needs of his people!’” (Luke 7:16 MSG)

Jesus expressed his love through action. He calls us to be action figures, but he never wants us so busy saving the world that we ignore the interruptions of those in need.

Like the Good Samaritan, Jesus wants us ever ready to help someone in need (Luke 10). The Bible says, “If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God's love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.” (1 John 3:17 MSG, italics added)

Jesus showed that faith and service go hand-in-hand. When the woman of poor reputation anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive oil and tearfully washed them with her hair, Jesus said to her, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.” Her act of service was a reflection of her faith in God.

When the disciples of John the Baptist asked Jesus to verify he was the Christ, his response was to point to his service. He said, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.” (Luke 7:22 NIV)

And the Jesus-follower James stressed that we are to be doers of the word, not just hearers: “Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup – where does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?” (James 2:14a-17 MSG)

Francis of Assisi once wrote, “Preach the gospel; if necessary, use words.” In showing our love, no task should be too menial. Jesus specialized in acts of service most people usually try to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because his service flowed from his love.

So what?

· Practical love – Jesus indicated our acts of love should be very practical; even giving a cup of cold water in his name is an act of love (Matt. 10:42).

· Serve today – Ask, ‘How can I serve you today?’ Look around and address what you see: Help mow the lawn, watch a neighbor’s child, bring food to a shut-in, visit a sick friend.

· We serve God by serving others, and we can serve even better when we serve with other believers (Ecclesiastes 4:9). Think about a ministry that you can share with a small group

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 SECTION 17.....ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & CHRISTIAN COURSES. - ATTACHMENT AND SYNOPSIS.

  ...(BY-POLAR ILLNESS HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY HISTORY FOR GENERATIONS ON MY MOTHERS SIDE) for an explanation of this illness see...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder   click on it.....

For entries my thanks to:

A.R.A.F.E.M.I. Victoria Inc.

Association of Relatives and Friends of the Emotionally and Mentally Ill

President: Mr Warren Jenkins. 

Head Office

270 Aburn road

Hawthorn 3122 Victoria Australia.

Telephone: [03] 9889 3733

Internet….   www.arafemi.org.au click on it. 

This self-help group is very seriously committed to Bipolar sufferers and others. Thank you ARAFEMI. I had been in this organisation for about nine years and it has done me a lot of good.

GROW World Community Mental Health Movement

Founded 1957 in Australia.

Head Office

moved to ..707 Glenhuntly road 

Caufield South, Victoria 3162 Australia.

Telephone: [03] 9528 2977 

Facsimile:  [03] 9523 6877

INTERNET WEB SITE….. www.grow.net.au    click on it.

E-MAIL THEM ... vic@grow.net.au  

My thanks to MS. Barbara Peach (ex. senior regional coordinator) for allowing me to use some of GROW's published material in my book and thanks to GROW for being what they are a wonderful mental health movement they also helped me and friends for 9 years in the past, current senior regional coordinator is MS Jennifer Popov.

NOTE ; GROW VICTORIA AT 707 GLENHUNTLY ROAD CAUFIELD SOUTH IS HAVING A REUNION - 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND CELEBRATION OF NEW ADRESS AT FRIDAY 30TH OF MARCH 2007 - WITH SPEACHES ETC. FOR FREE ENTRY AT CAUFIELD SOUTH. NEW CENTRE OPENING ETC. RING THE CENTRE FOR MORE DETAILS.

CHRISTIAN COURSES I HIGLY RECOMMEND TO NEW AND OLD CHRISTIANS.

THE "ALPHA COURSE"

THE FREE ALPHA COURSE CONSISTS OF TALKS ADRESSING KEY ISSUES RELATING TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IS RECOMMENDED ESPECIALLY FOR NEW CHRISTIANS, BUT "OLD" CHRISTIANS SUCH AS MYSELF GET PLENTY OF GOOD KNOWLEDGE FROM IT TOO....(I HAVE DONE IT - FINISHED WITH A CERTIFICATE FROM THE "FULL BLESSING CHURCH IN FRANKSTON VIC". SO IT IS FOR ALL.)  - (BOTH PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC - ALL DENOMINATIONS.) AND IS CONDUCTED WITH A FREE MEAL TOGETHER, ETC. - IF OVERSEAS ENTER ALPHA COURSE ON YOUR COMPUTER FOR DETAILS - FOR AUSTRALIA CLICK ON THEIR WEB SITE - www.alpha.org.au  FIND OUT THE CHURCH NEAREST YOU CONDUCTING THE COURSE - see church finder doing course in the web site please.

THE "BETHEL BIBLE SERIES". (MINIMAL COST - LITERATURE)

THE BETHEL BIBLE COURSE/SERIES - IS FOR EDUCATING CHRISTIANS FROM GENESIS TO REVELATIONS ALL 66 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE ARE COVERED IN A ONCE A WEEK SESSION - APX 35 SESSIONS FOR 2 YEARS = APX.70 SESSIONS. - (AFTER HAVING DONE OTHER BIBLE STUDY COURSES I FIND THIS ONE TO BE EXCELLENT - DOING IT AT THE FULL BLESSING CHURCH IN FRANKSTON ALSO - CHEAP WAY OF DOING - NEARLY EQUIVALENT TO COLLEGE - THEOLOGY ETC. STUDY IN A GROUP OF FRIENDLY PEOPLE.) SO PLEASE CLICK ON TO  www.educatingchristians.unitingchurch.org.au/?p=7 and see the web site/ find a church doing it near you please.

Religion or Salvation

Which have You?

Acts 4:12. "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name

under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

At certain seasons of the year, we find many religious celebrations being conducted. We find that the natural man wants to be religious and at times will do many things thinking that he is performing an act of worship unto God. But the Word of God teaches that religion is not salvation! The Word of God teaches that you can be religious and miss heaven!

Our text teaches us that there is not salvation in any other name than the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Our text teaches us that there is none other name given under heaven whereby we can be saved. You are saved by Jesus Christ or you are not saved!

How clear and concise: There should be neither confusion nor contradiction. There are many names under heaven in which we can find religion; but salvation can be found in one only, and that is the name of Jesus Christ.

There is no salvation in priests, prophets, penance or prayers, but only in Christ. You may have your service and sacraments, churches and charities, tears and treasure, ritual and reformation, but all are powerless to produce eternal life. The Word of God tells us in I John 5:11.12,

  "God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son hath not life."

Men are willing to give head knowledge to the claims of Christianity, but they refuse to accept in their hearts the Christ of Christianity.

Men and women are willing to take the high place in the work and ritual of the church; while refusing to take the low place of guilty sinners needing a sinner's salvation.

Men and women are willing to believe in the moral precepts of God's Word, as based on the Ten Commandments; while refusing to believe in, rest on, and receive God's Son as Savior to their souls.

RELIGION is the improvement of the old nature.

SALVATION is the imparting of a new nature through receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The Word of God tells us in John 1:12.

  "As many as received him (Christ),

to them gave he power to become the sons of God."

RELIGION clothes us with the robes of our own righteousness and God tells us in Isaiah that our righteousness is as a filthy rag. Isa. 64;6

SALVATION clothes us in the perfect righteousness of Christ. which alone can make us acceptable in the sight of God. God's Word tells us in Titus 3:5,

  "Not by works of righteousness which we have done,

but according to His mercy He saved us."

RELIGION is what man does for God;

SALIVATION is what God does for man. Isaiah 53:6 tells us.

  "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;

and the Lord hath laid on him (Christ) the iniquity of us all."

RELIGION says: Something in my hand I bring.

SALVATION says: Nothing in my hand I bring. Ephesians 2:8.9 says.

  "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:

it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast."

RELIGION is trusting in a work we do.

SALVATION is trusting in a work that has been done. Hebrews 10:10,

  "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the

body of Jesus Christ once for all.'' (KJV)

RELIGION depends on our behaving.

SALVATION depends on our believing. Acts 16:31.

  "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.'

RELIGION says we must act our best.

SALVATION says we must accept God's best. Romans 6:23,

  "The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

RELIGION depends on the sufficiency of character.

SALVATION depends on the Sacrifice of the Cross.

  "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;

but unto us which are saved is the power of God."

RELIGION tries to furnish a sacrifice.

SALVATION trusts in a finished sacrifice. John 19:30,

  "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, He said. IT IS FINISHED:

and he bowed his head. and gave up the ghost."

RELIGION is striving for a better attainment.

SALVATION is secured through a perfect atonement. I Peter 1:18,19,

  "For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,

as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition

from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ,

as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."

RELIGION tries to bring us from darkness to light.

SALVATION does bring us from death unto Life. John 5:24,

  "He that heareth my Word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life,

and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

RELIGION says we must be found in God's house.

SALVATION says we must "be found in him (Christ), not having our "own righteousness"

which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ." Philippians 3:9.

Again I remind you of our text: "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name

under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

My dear friends, do you have religion or salvation? If you only have religion, then you will miss heaven and spend eternity apart from God and His Son in a place of torment. If you have salvation, you now have the promise of eternal life with God and His Son forevermore.

EXPLANATION - WHY I CHOSE THE TITLE. (Other than my home town.) 

"FROM TRIESTE TO THE ARK"

*TRI - THE TRINITY OF GOD *ESTE (EM) - "E" nel Europa, "M" nel Mondo (World) *ESTEEM - THINK HIGHLY OF GOD - LOVE HIM... THE *ARK REPRESENTS *JESUS OUR SAVIOUR.

3 IN ONE - ONE IN 3. 

It’s said that in Mount Hope Cemetery you’ll find several strange gravestones. Farmer John Davis had them erected. He began as a lowly hired hand, then managed to amass a considerable fortune. In the process he didn’t make many friends. Nor was he close to his wife’s family since they thought she had married beneath her. Embittered, he vowed not to leave them a penny. When his wife died Davis erected an elaborate statue which showed both her and him at opposite ends of a love seat. He was so pleased with this that he planned a second monument, with his wife kneeling at his future graveside placing a wreath. Then he had a sculptor place a pair of wings on her back. One idea led to another until he’d spent a quarter of a million dollars on monuments to his wife and himself. Whenever someone from the town asked him to contribute to a hospital or a fund for hungry  children, etc., the old miser would say, ‘What’s this town or the children ever done for me?’ After using up all his money on statues, Davis died at 92, a lonely, grim-faced resident of the poorhouse. But his monuments … it’s strange … each one is slowly sinking into the cemetery soil (dead objects like himself!), fast becoming victims of time, vandalism and neglect. Monuments of spite and self-centred living. There’s a certain poetic justice in the fact that within a few years they’ll all be gone. Oh, by the way, only one person attended Farmer Davis’ funeral: Horace England, the tombstone salesman. What a way to go! But not a true believer / follower of Christ: “[OUR] life is worth nothing unless WE use it for doing the work assigned TO US by the Lord Jesus.” Can you say that? - WHERE IS LOVE?

As believers we are to give ouselves totally to one onother - to literally become slaves to one another...This concept is used most frquently in the NEW TESTAMENT (Approximately 160 times!) And this is the concept that PAUL THE APOSTLE used when he wrote "SERVE ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE" (Gal. 5 :13) He was writing about serving one another in the most devoted sense, in faith, Love, charity and good hope! PLUS OBTAIN OUR FREEDOM BY DOING SO!

What a contrast to the emphasis in our modern societies!! Look at the newstands - T.V. - PICTURES - ADVERTIZING - MEDIA, ETC... AND SURVEY THE MESSAGE GIVEN..That focus on "ME" and "Myself" the trust in the message is that "I" am important; "MY" rights are what are the most significant thing....if "MY" rights conflict with your rights - "I" come first. If you cannot meet my needs and "I" cannot meet your needs - if we cannot work it out together, then.....you go your way and "I" will go mine.

In his book "Improving Your Serve" Chuck Swindoll identifies this emphasis with a verbal pyramid. At the top is "I" moving down to "ME" - "MINE" and finally "MYSELF" (word books page 28.)