Jan 1st Braithwaites and Adrian to tea.
3rd Housegroup here.
4th Heavy rain. Metro stalled twice en route to work including on Brent cross flyover.
5th Fixed wet Metro distributor. Not happy to receive Liss ballot results. Most want to leave and all the elders. We parted amicably but within a year or so Barry Seagren retired and they called a new man. Within a month the elders said it was a mistake and they split again. IPC was to have good relations with both groups.
6th Session on Liss.
7th NP on Feb 1. Not strong on application. D&E to lunch.
8th To GP. BP down. Due to less coffee and tea?
9th Straw poll to see if PB, WL and AR are acceptable as elders.
10th Again pleased to see Alan H at housegroup on Luk 1.
13th Roes - Dennis, Julie, Abigail and Ester arrived so we are on the bed settee again. Julie is ex Hillcrest from when her rogue of a dad was a diplomat in Cameroon.
14th Dennis testimony well received at church. Who had heard one from a war hero, junkie and jail bird who is now a pastor? I spoke on effectual call p.m..
16th Booked a meal for the families but Dennis rang to say they had lost Esther at Kensington station and Julie and Abigail were in the underground office and the police alerted too. I went meet him at Perivale tube but we heard Esther had made her own way beck to our house so the search was called off. Deb has really hit it off with Ester. Both families enjoyed one another's company and this was the first of many mutual visits here and to California.
17th Roes left. Housegroup on Luk 2.
18th Farewell lunch for our caretaker at Torrington, Rex.
19th Session then to Burroughs. Bethany ring to hold up her head. Jonathan doing well as full time father. Burroughs in their new home.
20th Dick Lucas very good on Ps 1. Spoke to Halletts confirming their membership and asking Pam not to criticise the elders to her ladies Bible study group.
23rd With Paul C to Greatham meeting Doug Currie, ex Nepal missionary, married to Maggie Macaulay who has produced an excellent paper quoting FAS on how Christians should divide amicably when in disagreement. Met Wade Bradshaw and Andrew.Gave us a plan for a continuing IPC which all of L'Abri supports. Back late happy and encouraged.
24th Good housegroup at Judy's. AH still with us. Marjorie is are of cancer.
26th Rachel away at Annan Court with TFG again.
27th Geoffrey and Sara here. She and Katy visited Imperial War Museum. Geoffrey and I a long walk with the dogs.
28th Dick Lucas excellent again but sorry he did not lunch with us. And E did. Sent Jonny out of church three times in the morning and in the evening too. called police. I spoke on justification. Bill N brought me a Meerschaum from Turkey.
29th Pastoral search had mede no progress. We can but pray.
30th Lunch with Speedwell practise. Mike Beaman, pharmacy man has a scheme for us to dispense after referral by receptionist. It came to nothing.
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