Saturday, March 22, 2008

No moss on this one

On Tuesday, Steve and a plumber were working in the schoolyard to install fixtures for the kitchenette, when a big rock broke away from the mountain and came bouncing down right towards them, finally ending its descent on a tin roof on the property next door to the schoolroom, about two metres from where they were working. They were somewhat shaken up to have watched the rock coming down, and by the propinquity of its landing spot! Minor damage was sustained by the house next door – the tin roof on which it landed has a big dent. Rock guards were called in to examine the mountain, but it was declared safe shortly thereafter. Again, we are thankful that no one was injured!

Our Good Friday service today was at Sandy Bay at 10 am. We left here at 9, to be there in plenty of time to get a parking, and put the songbooks out etc. The little chapel was very full. Nick’s message was focused on Christ as the Passover Lamb – he is our sacrifice, our substitute, and our safehouse (referring back to the blood sprinkled on the doorposts and lintels when the angel of death passed over). It was another excellent message. After church we joined forces with the ex-pat Baptist community, which is growing, for soup and rolls at Steve and Maureen’s house. There were 9 of us, and the boys – Andrew and Jean, Harry and Jennifer and Scilla being the other ones. The Governor and Mrs had to leave before the soup though as lunch had been prepared for them at their house, but the rest of us thoroughly enjoyed Maureen’s vegetable soup. After the soup we had spicy buns. Conversation was good, with much friendly bantering. I tried to get a photo, but the camera’s batteries refused me that occasion. We had an international phonecall during the afternoon from a retired Baptist Minister in East London, to say that he is praying for us here. We are very privileged and humbled!

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