Emeritus Professor Murray McEwan was our speaker on August 11th 2019. Murray shared with us about his academic life at Canterbury University interspersed with time in Canada and USA joining in research in such fields as Experimental Space Science; Atmospheric and Space Physics; and time at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Murray was well placed to share with us about creation from Genesis chapter 1. Through a brilliant power point presentation he could show how unique and special the earth is in the midst of our vast universe. It was good to see several visitors and potential new members. We missed our usual members who were not there through sickness, may God bring healing and peace to you all.