Sun 12 Aug
Baptism of out latest church member whose heritage is British/Pakistani/American and Paul Levy was excellent on the significance of baptism. Chris Roberts excellent on Mal 1 - God's love is 'heavy' - it involves election. Enjoyed a long conversation with our evening preacher and his wife. He trained at Covenant seminary and teaches at Eton. Her heritage is Nigerian. We are truly International Presbyterians. Our elders, Jonathan, came from Cambridge with out granddaughters who will be staying this week. Preached on the effects of sin at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre. Separation, shame and shifting blame but Christ will crush Satan - Gen 3:15. New men there from Ghana, Nigeria, Colombia and Portugal. My third Gen 3 sermon. One more due in two weeks. We had two great drummers and I enjoyed banging my tambourine which I am not allowed to do in the sobriety of Presbyterian church order!
Mon 13 Aug
With Katy and granddaughter Bethany to the garden centre mainly to buy some more shrubs for the garden.
Tue 14 Aug
Dave Hills concluded his Ealing Lunchtime Talk series on Ruth. He was been excellent. My usual weekly pastoral visit and arranging practical care and help for a 91 year old. Nine of the family to an excellent Taco dinner by Katy.
Wed 15 Aug
Treated family to special exhibits at the excellent science museum. The children enjoyed the Red Arrows flight simulator and we are found the Imax cinema, A Beautiful Planet, captivating. It was as if you experienced the weightlessness of the space station and saw the earth in detail. One saw the wonder of creation. Joined by Debbie looking after Phoebe who also loved the exhibits. Dinner at Rachel's - we nine again and then a good weekly prayer meeting with numbers up to 25 as many return from holiday. 8 out of 11 elders present but sorry to hear Chuck is not well and may need surgery.
Thur 16 Aug
Bus and tube to Westminster pier then a boat to the Thames barrier which I had not seen before, not the Millennium dome nor the cable car across the Thames. It rained all the way and at Greenwich where we visited the Maritime Museum. I found Greenwich very poorly signed to the museum and the place noisy. Back to Westminster by boat. My camera seemed to run out of power on the way back and now it will not charge up or download so frustrated at no pictures to share. The iPhone ran out of charge too so no pics at all.
Fri 17 Aug
To Marham fields with Hannah and Ethan, my second and sixth grandchildren, to test my drone. Flew a little but need a recharge of battery I think. Met the local police on his bicycle and had a good chat. Debbie downloaded my photos from the card in the defunct camera. Good Indian takeaway from down the road.
Sat 18 Aug
Visits from Burroughs of Hauxton, Cambridge. A walk in Marnham Fields after lunch then son David and grandson Zach arrived to stay overnight en route to Wales to climb Snowdon. I climbed it three times in four days by different routes in my youth.
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