Sun 23 Sep
Chris Roberts continued his excellent adult Sunday School on atonement with a lesson on substitution. Once again Paul Levy's sermon was excellent on four things about faith from Heb 11. Encouraging to see a lot of visitors, old members returning for the day and a team from a Florida church. My pastoral visit after church was to a family from Brazil and Portugal. Then in the evening I took two members, American and Portuguese to the detention centre. Numbers are down. It seems that after the Windrush affair the Home Office is detaining fewer immigrants. But my colleague David gave them a very challenging talk on witness to Muslims.
Mon 24th
Visit from our friends of 49 years, the Braithwaites. We plan a holiday with them in the cottage of mutual old friends in Gloucestershire next year.
Tues 25th
Ealing Tweet Up-the third I have attended. Free food and drink for networking.Honest Burger is superior catering. Pleased to meet up with veteran councillor Tony Young and one Ian Proud new to the council.
Wed 26th
At early start. Collected by Paul Levy and driven to Newport, South Wales for an immigration appeal hearing. Hamid, the appellant was with us and one more church member, all of us to testify that Hamid is a genuine Christian so in danger if he has to return to Iran. Our barrister was very able so we can but pray for a favourable verdict from the judge in about two weeks. Good house group at Cracks with visitors from Florida. On 1 Sam 27.
Thu 27th
9/11 elders at early morning prayer. One in hospital, one working. Good fellowship. Good U3A with photographic competition results and Ian Richardson, former head of BBC Arabic TV on Is the BBC a leftie organisation. Most enjoyable lunch again with the Littles at Prezzo, Ruislip. Dug again a corner plot of the garden and spread the clay breaker on the soil.
Fri 28 Sep
I had my annual flu jab at Tesco's pharmacy while Katy shopped. After lunch we drove to David and family in Canterbury with about 50 minutes of delays on the M25.
Sat 29 Sep
Visited Ramsgate tunnels. Beneath Ramsgate lies an abandoned labyrinth of tunnels which extends for more than 3 miles around the town. This unique underground city was constructed as part of the town’s Air Raid Precautions in 1939 and includesa former main line railway tunnel dating back to 1863.
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