Last week was a very busy one. I was away with Scripture Union, on the One Up Holiday, which involves 48 11-14 year olds, one boarding school, lots of hard work and and very little sleep!! It was a great week as ever and a great blessing to see so many young people meeting with God.
Sunday saw my last day in the Parish, I preached twice and a 'bun fight' was held in my honour after the evening service, where i was presented with a new wallet, containing £120. This has been turned into a portable hard drive, to download all the details on my desk top. I also plan to buy a new suitcase with remaining money. Leaving the Parish gives me mixed emotions, but on the whole I am looking forward and not back.
Since returning I have just about caught up on my sleep and have been visited by 'Whirlwind Linda', otherwise known as my mother! She and her friend Barbara were here yesterday, to help with the paking and sorting out. The kitchen is now clear of most things and I have homes for most of the things I can't take with me.
The next 23 days involve a variety of things, including a funeral, visiting friends, collecting my visa, a trip to London, another Scripture Union holiday, this time as chief cook, a farewell BBQ with family and a farewell service and party at my home church in Stalybridge! Oh and I need to finish packing and sorting here in Yorkshire!
The move is becoming more real to me now. It struck me particularly when I return hime asfter the SU holiday and found the house partly packed, I really am moving 4 and half thousand miles in just over 3 weeks...
My feelings remain ones of excitment tinged with apprehension, I know that this is the right thing for me but I am still a little apprehensive about what the future holds...but God knows and where he leads I will follow.
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It's so exciting and yet sad because we will miss the fact that you are only a short journey away, we have your bed ready and waiting for next year when Julie gets married. So sorry but we won't be at HTCC on that Sunday, we are away with the Watkins family till the Friday and have booked to stay in our camper van at a camp site on the way home till Tuesday. If you need anywhere to stay before you go our house will be empty and Ollie will have the keys, just let me know. Hopefully I am going to ring you before we go away. The next couple of weeks are going to be so hectic you won't have time to think, will miss you loads, love you loads Gwennie x x
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