Babies at Bluehill

Up and at it at sparrow’s chirp, as we had to leave home at 8 am to get to the Bluehill Community Centre early enough to set up chairs, set up the projector, etc, before the outdoor combined service started at 10.30. The weather was uncertain but it held, and in the afternoon cleared up altogether. We had a good turnout, with comers filling up all the chairs we had set out and then spilling over onto the grass. There were two ‘baby blessings’ (Nick doesn’t do dedications, but does pray for the babies and parents), so there was a good contingent of invited family and friends which largely accounted for the swollen numbers. The service was very good – Nick preached a short gospel message following the theme of babies and children, with coming to Christ ‘like a child’. After the service we had a fellowship lunch together, during which time we had a slide-show running with a photographic overview of our four years here. (The Ws, you featured briefly – you are, after all, an important part of the church’s history, having been present in the house on Aug 14!). My heart still hurts when I see the rockfall damage, but praise God most of the damages have healed up thanks to His provision. But I digress. The rest of the afternoon was very relaxed with people scattered in different parts of the community centre’s expansive grounds, fellowshipping and chilling.