Our last weekend away before Christmas was a trip to Bath to
visit good friends that we've known since attending St John’s church 10 years
ago. It was exactly 5 years ago this weekend that we were married there and had our
reception at Emmanuel church so it was nice to go back and speak at both
churches on Sunday.
Rev. Clive and Jenny were kind enough to let us stay when we
asked if there was “any room at the inn” and couldn't do enough for us. We
spent Saturday catching up with friends and timed our visit to Colin and
Fiona’s house perfectly as Ruth arrived from Leeds and being a fellow Saints
supporter, Colin kept me up to date with the score against Man City! Every week
is a new discovery for Bethan, as she wakes up from her sleep in the car at yet
another house. She takes it all in her stride, quickly setting about
discovering her new environment. This weekend she enjoyed playing with a marble
run, watching a cuckoo clock and discovered a passion for buttons!
We were privileged to witness Erica’s full immersion baptism
at St Johns on Sunday and Becki spoke about our MAF plans. Many of the
congregation will remember Becki telling them many years ago of her plans to
fly with MAF and we enjoyed going back to Bath with that about to become a reality.
The rest of Sunday was spent enjoying the company of friends we know well
enough that they didn’t mind us inviting ourselves over for the day! Bethan
made us laugh with her unsubtle flirting with Ben (aged 11) who amazingly put
up with her constant stroking of his hair and requests for drawing rabbits!
Bethan loved meeting the Guinea Pigs
Looking down Malborough Lane.
Splashing in the Royal Crescent.
Merrily running along Gay Street after a visit to The Circus.
The Royal Victoria Park Lion looked magnificent in the winter sun.
Bethan playing in Andrew's garden
We now have a rough departure date from MAF of around the beginning of April 2014. We will be going to Kenya for 6 months and then onto South Sudan. We look forward to sharing our adventures with you in this blog next year. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.