In action post...

Well, we are about to enter the second half of the England v Algeria game, A rip-roaring 0-0 at present. D is watching the US Golf on his iphone and cheering for Algeria. I must admit, I found the ironing more interesting than the game!

But last night was interesting. It was our usual prayer meeting night at LEC but we had a visit from the Slavic Gospel Association. Four lovely gentlemen singing and a really interesting look at the ministry. The history of that part of the world is so fascinating. A pastor from Romania brought the Word and spoke about Time (which coincidentally was the theme of the day in my research for 'the book'). We don't know how much time we have but we are responsible for how we use the time. A good reminder for me. It was a really lovely evening.

We took the car for a drive afterwards to clear the soot out of the diesel filter (don't ask me - a light flashed at us so we did what it told us in the manual). The sunset was magnificent! It topped off a good day, the highlight of which was visiting Joan. She is an older lady from our church who has recently had a stroke and is recuperating in a home. She used to be a missionary and is a terrific lady. I so enjoyed my visit - her only two complaints were a) that the carers seemed to have lost her chocolate in transit and b) that they convinced her to get her hair done and the hairdresser insisted on blow-drying it. Otherwise she was wonderfully positive and we had a lovely half hour chat. One thing we are really enjoying about LEC is sharing our lives with some of the old folks. It is the first time I've been in a church which such an old congregation (we do have young people too!) and it is nice to learn from them.

The game continues and England still look rubbish. My prediction? Carragher will get sent off and England will sneak a goal because of an Algerian mistake at the back. Happy days!

CSW