Diary w/e 25 Aug 2018

Sun 19 Aug

Chris Roberts On Mal 2. John Silva presided well at the Lord's table, the second time he has presided. We now have eleven elders on the rota to do at least 25 communions a year. Seven cups shared in the morning, four in the evening when numbers are fewer. I cooked roast pork for lunch when we had a  Dutch member visiting. The family are leaving Greenford for Manchester due to the high rental costs here. Housing costs are of huge concern to our congregation. It is why we live two miles away from our building. In the evening we had an excellent sermon on Col 3 from Laurens who is an Oak Hill student from South Africa training under the care of our presbytery. he is one of a number of very able men in train to work with IPC.

Mon 20 Aug

Dug some more of the new garden border. Had to skim and finish the biography of Enoch Powell as the library asks for its return for another borrower. IMO one of the three greatest Conservatives of my lifetime. The other two became prime ministers. One of them, like Enoch, left the Conservative party too, but he returned. Enoch never rose to the top for he was too principled to get to the top. No compromise was his characteristic, principles not politics drove him.

Tue 21 Aug

I enjoyed preaching at Ealing Lunchtime Talks on How to Live a Victorious Life part 1 - Know the Word of God, Know you are in Christ. Then pastoral visit and very pleased to meet a worker from Dementia Concern who visits weekly.

We 22 Aug

There is a certain satisfaction in the completion of a tax return, especially when one had done it for someone else. Sixteen of us at prayer meeting. Fewer this week as fifteen were away at Swansea by the Sea with 25 youngsters.

Thu 23 Aug

Very enjoyable lunch with the senior Littles at Prezzo, Ruisip - the best Italian food we have had in England.

Fri 24 Aug

Enjoyed the 2009 TV Wuthering Heights which I have reviewed. Long phone call with the solicitor preparing the immigration appeal for one of our Iranian church members who is seeking political asylum.

Sat 25 Aug

Enjoyed a great international barbecue for MBBs and missionaries to Muslims. We took an Iranian from IPC and enjoyed Psalms from Pakistani musicians and the gospel sermon from a Turk.