Aug 1st Breakfast of biscuits with gravy at Indian reservation, Whispering Springs. Near Mount Hood. Crossed Columbia River. On forest road round Mt St Helens. 344 miles to Scapoose on the side not devastated. $120 dinner for four overlooking Portland.
2nd 365 miles to Vancouver. Fly home via Calgary. best ever holiday. 3655 miles in 10 days driving.
3rd Slept a little. Only saw Liverpool, N Wales, Bristol Channel, Isle of Wight, Brighton, Met by R&A.
6th London's hottest day 96F.
9th 96 again and paddling pool in garden for Bethany.
10th Chuck Phillips, PCA Mobile Al good on prayer. I presided at Table. Hottest day ever 100F. Pete B did Ruth in evening in chapel to be cooler.
11th The a/c never got the pharmacy below 82F. Police at the Afghans No 70.
12th Just after midnight Afghan woman ran screaming down the road. Dialled 999. Police questioned them. Session. BCO, pastoral problems, PL's radical plans for worship.
14th Dinner at Mama Calabar, Hendon. Erik businessman next table paid our bill. Severe power outage in E Canada and NE USA.
15th Phoning LB daily to encourage her through depression.
16th Travellers Guild in receivership. We lost over £2000.
17th Led for Joe. Evening preached Ruth 2-4.
18th Offer accepted on Rosary Court, Potters bar.
19th After much delay Briggs has papered ceiling.
20th Katy brought LB here. We want to encourage her to be active in her depression.
22nd After work Warrington session with Bill, Roy and mark. I paid for a meal and beer and no-one paid me back.
23rd To White hart Lane where we lost 2-1.
24th Preached Ex 32. Holiday Bible Club, SCUBA had the chapel look like it was under the sea.
25th To Bradwell marina and on Rosie, Leapers boat, up River Blackwater. Out under sail, back under power. Not impressed by the experience.
26th LB much improved on new medication.
28th Nigerian Amos took me to lunch. he is RC priest of deceased ECWA evangelist father and now Muslim mother in Tangale Wake. PL concerned about what is going on in SCUBA.
29th Kelly enquiry hears from Blair. Campbell resigns as his press secretary.
31st SCUBA ends. Levy excellent on rich young fool. I preached 1Sam 1-2 pm.
Sep 1st Difficult pastoral visit to DB. He will not lead the ordination service as he is unhappy with he elders over worship still.
4th Visited Amos at Society for African Missions.
5th PL frustrated by DB opposition to worship changes so I phoned encouragement.
6th To Oval with Trevor, Roy and Brian Huseland. Brian is a PCA missionary. I tell Americans they can get alongside Englishmen by taking interest in football. But to be a super missionary you should learn about cricket. Saw England go 167/2 to 503/7.Double century Tescothick with Thorpe in biggest ever stand in England against SA.
7th Ordination of Paul Levy. Full house. I lad for Dick Lusa preaching.Pot luck. PL led prayer meeting. Denham leaving us for St Pauls.
12th Brian Huseland staying. Deb to Legoland with Skiotis family.
13th Presbytery. Not happy to have Mark H in the chair and him the only Liss elder resent. Not happy to be rushing into BEC. Tensions at City of Peace.
14th Full house for PL starting Phi 1. Good.Forgot communion elements. Pot luck for Skiotis back after five years. Visited pam H in private hospital. Willy Philip excellent in evening on worship.
16th Off work with fever. Antibiotic prescribed.
17th A&E Ealing Hospital. Cellulits. Visited Halletts.
18th Temperature down. Leg red and sore.
19th Iranian neighbour's mother died. Big funeral and feast.
20th PL took me to oak Hill free church consultation on ministerial training. Waste of time.
21st Hristo took me to Kingston IPC 25th anniversary. Met S Korean ambassador. Preached 1Sam 2-3 in evening.
22nd Ealing hospital A&E again. Decided against admission.
25th Back to work. End of inquiry into kelly's suicide. Leg bandaged up.
27th Drove to near Leicester for EPCEW presbytery. Good reception but sad no indication of desire for better links with IPC.
28gth Led for PL on Phi 1 again. Speech for Denham's leaving. John Wilson walk from St Pauls. Christian Heritage. Preached 1Sam 4-6.
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