Hi everyone. We removed yesterday's blog and will rewrite it again. If you left a comment please write it again. We realised that we may have been too specific about a sensitive situation here and didn't want to compromise the folk here.
Everyone up and out, hired another minibus. Much speculation about what the smell is. Rumour has it that Ian has a new aftershave. Stopped at several places to try and get some breakfast but couldn't find anywhere that did anything but Sri Lankan breakfasts so had to get biscuits. While we were there we saw a beautiful lizard looking at us from a tree.
In the middle of the jungle we were stopped by security about 3 times. We went through a formal war zone.
At hotel, the best in the town. Weather very hot and humid but rooms cool and comfortable. Lunch rice, chicken, beef and veg. At 4 in afternoon Ian, Dave, Alice, Sue J and Helen L all went to pastors meeting. It was a short minibus ride to a Methodist church. Looked quaint and English and the bricks looked like York stone and it had a proper stone floor and wooden pulpit! Dave spoke on Gideon and spoke about leadership qualities which was excellent.
There were roughly 20 men and 10 women all pastors and wives.
After Dave's teaching the team prayed with them and we had fellowship with them with food! Spicy fish sandwiches and fish rolls.
We were asked to pray for a widow of a pastor. Her circumstances left us feeling quite shattered and challenged.
It was a great day especially travelling from the height of the tea plantations right down to almost sea level through the jungle.
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I admire you're bravery cause I know what would happen if I had a lot of spicey food :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Salvo. I would probably need Ian's new aftershave!!
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Hey Its beth This is my 4th Attempt to post a comment!!!!
ReplyDeleteSoounds like your doing amazing works
Keep it up
Love Beth xxx
(Helen have been praying for you to get words and pictures for the people your meeting, keep listening)
Hi guys! great to log on and see all you have been up to. We are thinking of you all. We prayed for all of you at our life group on wed and Dave and Alice, we missed you! As you near the end, keep going, keep strong and remember that your strength comes from above. Lots of love to you all. The Winghams xxxx
ReplyDeleteAren't the locals so generous! You probably know how little they have and yet they feed you like kings! I remember from my days with YWAM in India - people would often borrow money from neighbours in order to feed us!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work of encouraging and teaching them to obey His word!
David and Natalie xxx
Hi this is Alice doing a test comment!
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