Pretty full and lively Sunday

We didn't sit together in the morning even though none of us were on duty for anything. Instead Pat and I were together but Gwilym was with some students and Catrin with her friends. The morning service was followed by lunch 'tiré du sac'. Nobody is very clear about what this means - whether you are meant to bring a picnic to eat yourself or various courses to share. Anyone we did a kind of smudgy mix of the two and I think everyone ate well. In the afternoon the preachers and accompanists had a lively discussion about the things we sing and how they're accompanied. Then we Daveys and Rhys remained to set up for the evening service.

In the evening we ran out of Bibles and hymn books. The meeting seemed to go very well. Someone proposed that we sing "The God of Abraham Praise" - it's YEARS since I sang that.

We cleaned up and went home, tired but happy, thinking of how God is at work, so you have to hold on tight and keep going !

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