Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

  • The sun is out. Le soleil brille. #
  • So, I am preaching this Sunday, and the first Sunday of each month until the end of the year. It means I am also preaching next Sunday. #
  • Most of France is sunny. But we're not living in France are we? No, we are in Brittany… #
  • our street sounds like a building site today… Not a nice sound. #
  • This morning's program: plod through Psalm 1, and reading. #
  • You know you are living in a rural place when the local papers gives you the price of cows and pigs on the farmers' markets in the area. #
  • The weather is ideal for a studious morning. It is raining. No so good to cut the grass today though. #
  • Ther's been a change of plan and I am due to preach this coming Sunday, so I'll need to get going with my sermon this morning. #
  • Really enjoying to be able to spend some time reading. #
  • Just seen on http://www.xl6.com that a French Systematic Theology is coming out soon. Exciting, there aren't any until now. #

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Cutting the grass

I grew up in the countryside. We had about 2000 m² of grounds, and as I grew up, it became my responsibility to cut the grass from spring to autumn. No need to say that I hated it. It took a good part of te afternoon, and I thought I had better things to do. But I was getting paid for it, so I did it.

In Pabu, we have about 700m² of grounds, mostly grass. That’s at least 10 times what we had in Cardiff. I made the most of the sunny weather to cut the grass today. It took almost 2 hours, because it had grown quit a bit. But I am ashamed to admit that I quite enjoyed it. After a part of the day in the study, it was good to be outside, enjoying the sunshine, talking to the lady next door, and to a little girl from across the road who was playing with Jean-Baptiste and Maxime. There we are, I enjoyed being in the garden. I must be getting old.

Ministry

We are taking our time to settle down, and see how we will fit in, and to see how the Lord will uses our gifts here. Nevertheless, there is no time wasted, and there are already some opportunities to be useful. So, I will be preaching every first Sunday of the month as well as leading two services a month until the end of 2010. I will also be preaching and leading the service this coming Sunday (29/08) as my colleague Emmanuel is filling the pulpit for another church, in Lannion. That means I am preaching two Sundays in a row (29th and 5th September). There may be more opportunities arising soon, I’ll keep you posted.

Ar poull-neuial – The Swimming pool

We went to the swimming pool in Guingamp today. I must say that I am not a big fan of water, and usually avoid this kind of places. But as we say in French: “Il n’y a que les imbéciles qui ne changent jamais d’avis” We all had fun, me included. No pictures to show, as we are not allowed to take pictures there, but you can check on their website: http://www.cc-guingamp.fr/piscine/piscine.htm. It was also quite cheap. We only paid € 9,80 for the four of us (that’s about £8).

It was also a new cultural experience. The changing rooms were mixed, as well as showers and toilets. That’s the kind of things you have to do when you are a missionary. Off course, you don’t get changed in front of everyone, but go in a small cabin. Although I am a Frenchman, I was a bit surprised at first. Maybe I have lived in th UK too long.