We had a combined church service today, with all four congregations coming together for a service in Jamestown at 14h30. This morning therefore was free, and we used the opportunity to celebrate my birthday a few days early, opening presents just after breakfast. Nick and I set up the books for the booktable - today being the historical opening of the brand new Augustine Bookroom. The table was in operation after the church service (yes, doing business on a Sabbath!), and over half the books were sold within about an hour. It was a very encouraging start to this little ministry! As usual, the fellowship time was characterized by 90% of the people sitting on benches around the perimeter of the schoolroom while the other 10% served tea and cake to them.
Aaron had an accident today, toppling off a chair onto the floor using his head to break the fall. When the usual wails brought us rushing, Nick assessed that something was quite wrong with him, as he seemed to be flopping and unable to keep his head up. We lay him on the floor, and he seemed to pass out briefly, going limp and his eyes rolled around. Thankfully he came to again quickly and continued crying. He didn’t vomit (for any medical people out there reading this who would know to check for signs and symptoms of something serious), but Nick held him for a long time until he was okay. He was pale for a while after that, but seems to be absolutely fine again. We were all shaken and I thought about how fragile a life can be. We can only give thanks to God for watching over him and preventing a more serious accident.
We took mom and dad to the docks at about 17h40 today, and walked about a bit, before capturing the sunset on two digital cameras and a video camera. The sun is setting just after six at the moment; in summer it was about half seven. Out of interest, we’ll go back and watch the sun set on 21 June and record the time!
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