January 12th

Thursday saw us at the toddler group - a new experience for Jon, a more familiar one for Ali. There were quite a few people there and it was good to be able to chat with the parent/carers and get positive feedback about how the group runs. We'll be going along next week as well.

Friday saw Jon getting up really early to go to a breakfast meeting of the local evangelical church leaders. Jon said it was good to be able to talk with people from other church backgrounds about how they saw church and the issues they are facing.

Jon then went along to the church which is open for a couple of hours at lunchtime. There is an opportunity for people to drop in for a chat, but it is better attended in the summer when the weather is better.

While Jon was at church at lunchtime Ali went along to a ladies bible study. They started a new study on the Holy Spirit which was interesting. The group seems to be thriving. The children who come are looked after by another lady who does a wonderful job enabling the ladies to study while the children play.