Fun in the snow!

The snow is here at last! It is an exciting time for children and we went out at 8 am on Sunday morning with Hannah and Lisa to greet the day. The cold weather has, with the arrival of the snow, disappeared for the day. In the Sunday service at City of Peace we had a family occasion with a meal afterwards and I am feeling very satisfied. We had a choir performing 2 songs for the first time; they have been trained by Café Forever's part-time barista, resident singer Abimaro Gunnel. It is such spirit filled singing; very uplifting and penetrating. The focus of the service was about letting go in order to have everything - the story of the pearl merchant. At the end of the service we let some helium filled balloons go - the joy of the release! There were a number of new faces there, but there were also a number of regular faces who were missing, which is sad. I can only think that it was the weather. The cold is not so welcome by some of the residents, particularly those who cannot afford to pay their heating bills, or those who have to get up in the middle of the night to walk their dogs! Please pray particularly for D_ who is really finding it hard to remain encouraged at the moment.

No respect for the photographer!