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Month: December 2010
Preaching in St Brieuc
The Lord heard your prayers and I was able to get to St Brieuc. It had snowed in the night, but less than expected, and the temperature had gone up slightly. It started raining when I left Guingamp. Only two lanes of the dual carriageway were opened to start with (one lane in each direction), but after a while I joined a part where all the lanes were opened. It took me about 50 minutes for a journey that usually takes about 35 minutes.
It was my first preaching commitment putside Guingamp since we arrived. It was good to meet new people. There was a good crowd, and the meeting room was full. I preached on the circumstances of Jesus’ birth from Matthew 1:18-25. Jesus was born of a virgin, adopted by Joseph and came to save sinners.
The service finished quite early so I was able to get back to Guingamp and pop into the church, see people and pick up my family.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-12-19
- Safely arrived in st Brieuc. It started raining when I left. #
- The Gospel in Every Sermon: Dever, Driscoll, and MacDonald http://t.co/i0BY3PI via @youtube #
- woke up under the snow. #
- Had a good day off, with lunch with our colleagues. #
- Day off. #
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Preaching in St Brieuc, but snow is forecast for the night
I am due to preach in St Brieuc, about 25-30 miles away and snow is forecast for the night and tomorrow morning. Thanks for your prayers.
The school’s Christmas show
The school’s christmas show took place last night. The timing was a bit strange: 7.30 pm. It was sad that from what saw, there was no reference to Christmas in any of the performances we saw, only a remote reference with the smaller ones with the music of Jingle bells in the background. Christmas seems a very sad and empty thing when it has been emptied of it’s substance.
We left at the break half way through as it had been snowing and the road was quite slippery.
Skype call with one of UFM directors
Skype is great. We had a long chat this morning with one of our boss from the Swindon office. It was great to hear his voice, even better to see him through the webcam. We talked about all sorts of things, and it was encouraging to reflect on what has been happening over the last few months. The thoughts of what God could do here is exciting.