Diary w/e 20 Oct 2018

Sun 14 Oct

To Liss IPC as part of my elder's duties. Excellent sermon on giving from James Buchanan and hospitality at their home too. Back to IPC Ealing evening service but only to take David Jones for his third talk at the Immigration Removal Centre on witness to Muslims. David is the expert on personal evangelism and he relates so well to Africans. New detainees from Nigeria and Ghana as usual. Another from Brazil too and for the first time ever in eight years, a Russian in our captive audience.

Mon 15

Pastoral visit to High Wycombe to encourage Amjad and Sarah, our members there engaged in Muslim ministry. Enjoyed Pakistani curry and then prayer meeting.

Tue 16

Four of us at early morning prayer. Wasted journey to Northwick Park OPD. Appointment cancelled. Late to ELT thanks to the E7 bus being slow. Chris Roberts excellent as ever on The Wedding at Cana. Pastoral visit. ECHO cardiogram in Hanwell.

Wed 17

Hosted U3A history on Spain up to the Muslim conquest. I learned that orange comes from Arabic. Housegroup at Cradocks on the witch of Endor. A dark passage of judgement pointing to a better king.

Th 18

Waited for E10 to travel to dine with family in Ealing. Over 15 minutes late then stuck on Ruislip Road due to roadworks at the Argyle Road roundabout. Told the bus would terminate at Scotch Common. Rang to say we would not be dining where we had booked as we could not get there in time. Off the E10 and back to Greenford for lunch at a cafe there. Katy planted four pots of bulbs. New chapel not ready to clean this Saturday but next.

Fri 19

Shopped with Katy in two supermarkets.

Sat 20

Breakfast and Gen1 study with five IPC men then bookstall which was very quiet. First anniversary of our move to this house. 37 years in Ealing, four homes. Twelve years in Nigeria, ten homes.