Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The changing world (301) Jan-Mar 2012

Jan 1st IC good on Hannah's prayers. Deb back from Cornwall.
2nd       Burroughs here. J&Co depart.
4th        K&R to Joe's funeral.
7th        Down. Braithwaites across. Hordenden hill. Poppy their dog ate my stilton after tea.
8th        Sermons by D Jackman and IC. 13 new members received from 10 countries.
10th      Work a struggle.
12th      Down.
14th      Emptying loft of 28 years accumulations. Wilcox housewarming Hanwell.
15th      PL Lk 3 not inspiring. Wilcox, Alanna and Abi to lunch.PL ditto Rom 3:1-8.
16th      Seriously considering retirement.
19th      Down. Loft now insulated. Met with architects with new IPC plans.
21st      J&Co here. K took B&H to Nutcracker, Richmond. J&M to Les Miserables.162 killed in Kano bombings.
22nd      Down. Steadfast love at HIRC.
24th       Heathrow. SAS Stockholm. Tallin.
25th       Museum of Occupation. Orthodox Cathedral. Town hall square. Snow and ice everywhere.
26th       Tram to Tsar's palace. City museum.
27th        Judy J with. Old town, two cathedrals, walls. Down.
28th        William and Lilia wedding in very impressive church. Bilingual service. Buffet. Evening hotel dinner.
29th        Home via Stockholm. London felt warm.
30th        Down and considering retirement.
31st        Handed in notice. Staff not happy nor K.
Feb 1st   No response from my employers.
2nd         The Bard Ruislip very posh dinner with Littles for their 70th birthdays.
4th          Amlad's leaders meeting. Many workers but only three converts none of whom have stayed. 2" snow.
5th          PL encouraging on Christ the king has come. Sotirovs, Pam and John C to lunch. Pam is failing. Mk 8 at HIRC.
6th          Sujad took me to dinner and tried to persuade me not to retire.
7th          First reading of so called marriage equality bill - Cameron's shame.
9th          Ealing hospital says blood counts OK. ECHO at Hammersmith. Da Silva will sign me off for a month but I declined.
10th        Snow.
12th        Jonny Gibson on Ps 8. Lunch at Meiners with Jones. PM preached IPC Mk 8.
13th        Miguel in Ealing hospital with encephalitis. Emmanuelle and Simon engaged.
16th        Depressed. Visited Miguel n hospital.
18th        Visited Miguel again.
19th         Good from Chuck on lepers cleaned. Frosts to lunch. IC pm.
21st         Session with a serious case of financial irresponsibility.
22nd        Nearly a two hour wait at Hammersmith cardiology.
23rd         Visited Miguel at home now.
26th          Encouraged to see Paul Larson family at IPC in the morning, straight off plane from Kenya. Edit, Goes and Penny to lunch. Hope preached at HIRC.
29th          Down. IC very good introduction to Esther for house groups.
Mar 1st     Da Silva prescribed quetiapine.
2nd           Mark H and Doug staying for presbytery.
3rd            Presbytery encouraging especially new men from Scotland including Stuart McKinnon of Elgol wise daily run boat trips to the Collins.
4th            James Torrens Ps 126. Did hope again at HIRC.
6th            Encouraging early session prayer.
7th            Fasting bloods Ealing. HIRC for security photos. Eleanor Grace Levy born.
10th          Chris and Emma's wedding Haven Green. Party at the Drayton.
11th          No-one turned up to teach adult SS so I did WCF on good works. IC twice, I Sam. One Iranian baptised.
12th          Katy to Benslow cello course.
13th          Down.
14th          John and Catherine Young are a great addition to our housegroup.
15th          K back from Benslow.
16th          Started quetiapine as antidepressant.
18th          Ethan baptised and all the family there.
20th          Very tired. Quetiapine side effect?
21st           K&D to IPC members meeting on building. I slept.
23rd          With K to Groucho Club, Soho, to meet Kenneth's family celebrating his daughter's marriage. Met Trstram Blamires again after 38 years.
25th           HIRC for morning service but a second speaker turned up. IC good 1Sam 8.
27th           Down.
30th           Rodney voting and Gulas.
31st           Devon to lunch then Uxchoir Stainer's Crucifixion.





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