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Date: 19 February 2006 22:05:46
Today saw us in our usual calm, Sunday mode. It was a very relaxing day with very little to do. Apart from taking the washing to the launderette, chapel, making lunch, preparing tea, youth, cooking the additional parts of tea and then attempting to make me look more like a certain balding person we know.
Unfortunately, Pastor Chugabug has been on tenderhooks all week as her mother-in-law is in the final stages of a serious illness. We were not aware whether or not she would be able to take the service this morning. Her mother-in-law is in hospital in Darlington, a good 5 hour car journey away.
They had already travelled up earlier in the week but been told to come back, as she had rallied. They have been on a state of high alert since Friday. We had one of the other deacons on standby, as I'm taking the service next week.
After taking the service this morning they were called away at lunchtime. Leaving First Wife and myself to organise the youth meeting this afternoon. Thankfully Quiet Man was able to assist.
Please remember Pastor Chugabug and her family in your prayers. For those who were there, she did the prayer at our wedding last year.
Everything went well. We bagan preparations for our Fairtrade service in 3 weeks time. We are using a short Tearfund film on TB to link into the main message of how Fairtrade can help to assist in alleviating poverty through providing a small element of wealth.
The children were left to think over the film and to think of how Fairtrade can help to make things better. They are slowly beginning to grasp the link between providing more balanced trade to help improve. Which has just produced the title for me - Trade Is Aid.
To provide a fitting example, we provided food from the local McD's. I know they are Satan in clown's clothing but we had little choice, given the short notice in changing plans.
First Wife now understands why I can come home from a youth afternoon and just want to fall onto the settee and remain immobile. Rhiannon, I don't know how you can do this full time. You are a true hero!