Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The changing world (228) Nov 1999

Nov 1st Checking Deb's contextual study work.
2nd        Housegroup at ours, Deb 12.
5th         Night of prayer at IPC. Stayed to 9:30. Washing machine packed up.
6th         Aussies beat France in world cup final in Cardiff and their country votes to keep the queen as head of state.
7th         Sunil Raheja preached. Evening prayer meeting.
8th         Took ladies to Tally Ho for Liz's birthday. Church meeting went well with finances good.
9th          After being tired at work to Deb's college where her lecturers say she has the talent to apply for university.
10th        Housegroup at Margery's finished Hebrews.
11th        Observed the two minutes silence at work.
12th        Very cold at lunchtime.
13th         With SC to talk to Pete Boddington about becoming an elder. Found there are plans for a manse. Barbara Constable very upset at perceived lack of care by the church.
14th          SC on contentment. Paul C on futurology. Jodey from S Africa with us.
16th          L'Abri trustees want Cybershelter to not use L;Abri's name.
17th          Met with financial advisor who says our trust is doing well.
18th          To Starvin martins celebrating Deb's birthday. Jasmin who spent Christmas 1996 with us visited. She is working in an international travel exhibit in Hong Kong.
19th          First news item Cherie Blair pregnant. Took Udo Middleman for a beer at THE KENT. Talked of how he left L'Abri and antagonism with Ranald.
20th          Synod. Felt bad about Less being forced to leave us over Barry saying that infant baptism is not of the essence of the Westminster Confession so Baptist elders are fine. Udo and Chris Bennett present.To Hounslow hearing Katy play Haydn, Sibelius and Elgar.
21st         David led service. I do not like music played during prayer. Jeffrey Archer stood down as London mayoral candidate for not telling the truth in an old libel case.
22nd      Sick in the night and bad at work not banging to get a locus until 3:30 pm.Chinese takeaway for Jonathan's birthday. Chaired wont elders and deacons at Clowneys and we are to have a committee to plan for a new manse.
23rd        Much recovered but Davis and deb now sick. Wrote to congregation about building.
24th        Both children sick all day. Housegroup at Judy's will study Ezra.
25th        Deb still sick but David at college. Booking German trip.
26th        Breaking the Code at Questors. About Turing. Good play. bad homosexual message.
28th        David Smith on wise men. I led and presided. Thanksgiving lunch.Katy at school with pensioners. David Smith in the evening on contemporary issues of secularisation. Good like the old L'Abri days.
30th         Too tired to go to pharmacy education evening. Katy tense with end of term. Sold her old cello for £500.


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