It’s been cold and windy today! Grey skies all over. We drove to Longwood during the afternoon, just for the sake of having a drive and being out of the house – it was really cold in the country and even more windy. Went to the site of Napoleon’s tomb, but couldn’t walk all the way down because the gate was locked, being a Sunday – but the short walk to the gate and back was enough to make us glad of the warmth and shelter of the car! Came home through Gordon’s Post, St Pauls, and Half Tree Hollow, to make it a round trip. The rest of the day has been at home, spent quietly doing whatever.
Our church service tonight was a special service, to present Bibles to the Good News Club kids who have been coming regularly for most of the year. The chapel was packed! All but four of the kids who were getting bibles were in church, and even some who weren’t, who still wanted to join in with the two items. It’s always so fantastic to have a service with a full church. Caleb is thrilled to finally have his very own bible, and his plan is to get up early for his own quiet time tomorrow. He says that if Aaron can learn to read well enough, then he can read it with him. Nick’s message, although shortened in sensitivity to many shuffling feet, was powerful and clear. His two points were “How we got our Bible”, and “what the Bible is for”. He spoke firstly about William Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English, and was strangled to death because of it, as well as many others who were tortured and killed because they were considered heretics for wanting people to read the Bible in their own language. The second point was interwoven with the gospel. We pray that the seeds that have been sewn will take root and grow.
Our church service tonight was a special service, to present Bibles to the Good News Club kids who have been coming regularly for most of the year. The chapel was packed! All but four of the kids who were getting bibles were in church, and even some who weren’t, who still wanted to join in with the two items. It’s always so fantastic to have a service with a full church. Caleb is thrilled to finally have his very own bible, and his plan is to get up early for his own quiet time tomorrow. He says that if Aaron can learn to read well enough, then he can read it with him. Nick’s message, although shortened in sensitivity to many shuffling feet, was powerful and clear. His two points were “How we got our Bible”, and “what the Bible is for”. He spoke firstly about William Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English, and was strangled to death because of it, as well as many others who were tortured and killed because they were considered heretics for wanting people to read the Bible in their own language. The second point was interwoven with the gospel. We pray that the seeds that have been sewn will take root and grow.
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