Nugget of blessing

Nick explained to Caleb this morning that Aaron would be having different school, and that was really the part I was dreading the most – explaining that he wasn’t to be included at the wonderful, big, fun house to play at. Well, Caleb took it very well and didn’t complain or fuss at all. He came with me for the ride to drop Aaron off. Aaron almost forgot to say goodbye, I had to ask for a kiss and a hug before he disappeared into the house and that was that. My time with Caleb was good – I just did a quick tidy-up and put in a load of washing, and then we spent a long time looking at books and discussing things. It was much easier only having one child for school, instead of dividing my attention between two attention-sucking scholars! After school we went out for bread, and then to fetch Aaron again. I stayed for a while talking to Jane’s two employees while the boys played (Zara was still at school). Her ladies, Celina and Amy, are from the Solomon Islands and very devoted to the children who they have to look after while Jane works.

I had two visitors this afternoon, Ann and Joyce, who came in with a cruise ship today. They are Baptist ladies and love the Lord. They had actually been to the island two years ago when Don Wilson was the pastor here, and so had attended church and bible study while they were here. They are apparently quite an active witness on the ship and take every opportunity to speak to people about Christ. This is their mission field while they’re on the cruise! They started the cruise in Cape Town, and from here they are going to Rio de Janeiro and ending in Buenos Aires, then flying back to SA to be home for Christmas. I was thoroughly encouraged and uplifted and we I think we were all reluctant to part company! They wanted to carry on walking up the road and then possibly try out Jacob’s Ladder before they had to leave. They were only on the island for about 8 hours. They have promised to pray for us, particularly in their church prayer meetings when they pray for missions.