A small boy forgot his lines in the Sunday School music and drama presentation. His mother, sitting in the front row tried to prompt him, gesturing and forming the words silently with her lips, but it didn't help. Her son's memory was blank. Finally she leaned forward and whispered the cue, "I am the light... Continue Reading →
‘Give this to Jesus for me’
For the second year in a row I have been given something by a small child and asked if I could 'give it to Jesus'! Last year a little boy at the crib service was left holding one of the gifts from the King and was most concerned what to do about it (we took... Continue Reading →
Nativity Natters (2)
Arrrrgh! I forgot the reindeer! At yesterday's 'turn up and take part' nativity, one child chose a reindeer outfit. (I knew I should have left them at home). So we get through the whole story and the shepherds, kings and angels have all been called out of the audience to play their part with Mary and Joseph and we... Continue Reading →
Nativity Natters
Yay! Thirty one outfits ready for this afternoon's turn up and take part nativity play. 9 shepherds 9 kings 9 angels 5 sheep 1 star 1 Mary 1 Joseph 3 reindeer and 1 big flowery Auntie Flo dress. I'm not currently sure where the three reindeer and Auntie Flo come into the story but I'm sure we'll... Continue Reading →
God plays Hide and Seek… badly
When Matthew, our son, was little he didn't quite get the hang of this simple game: we would go into whatever room he was in only to be greeted by a muffled voice squeaking excitedly 'I'm under the bed!' But surely the whole point 'Hide and Seek' is hiding so well you are the last... Continue Reading →
‘I once was blind but now I see’
Okay, so that's a slight exaggeration, but it is also a favourite line from a hymn and it perfectly expresses my excitement about advances in my optical world. Yesterday's visit to the opticians confirmed what I expected: I have been living in an increasingly fuzzy world. I can just about see everything in focus so... Continue Reading →
Hilarity in the face of Adversity
This will be my last Mozambique post. Just the chance to post up a good smattering of photos and some final funny stories. Looking back now after a week at home, I think my abiding memory will be all the hilarity we shared, sometimes in the face of adversity. We laughed, then sighed, then laughed... Continue Reading →
The Bigger Picture
The day I left for Mozambique I opened my email in the morning. In one, a close friend from my small group at church shared that she had been praying for me and had been given the picture of world as seen from space and gave me words of encouragement that she felt God intended... Continue Reading →
Victoria: ‘sitting pretty’!
Those of you who know and love Victoria will enjoy the photo below which she has given me permission to post up. In the interests of fairness (seeing as embarrassing photos of me have recently been posted on this blog): captions are invited! The occasion for her joy is the installation of a decent orthopaedic ... Continue Reading →
Mozambique Part Three: ‘It’s complicated’
Well, I am coming towards the end of my time in Mozambique. Victoria and I have had lots of ‘funny moments’, some ’fed- up moments’ (feeling tired/sick/grubby/sweaty/confused/bored waiting in hospital queues etc) only a couple of ‘frightening moments’ (lights going out at the base and a wild storm at 1am when I apparently came off... Continue Reading →
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