A fruitful week

This week has been busy but fruitful. On Sunday morning I went to Arnold to see what a typical service is like. Interesting but not typical. In the evening I led a healing & wholeness service at
Nottingham Road, Ilkeston. After evicting some noisy youths we settled down to a very powerful reflective time focusing on John 21 and the conversation between Jesus and Simon Peter by the lakeside - the third resurrection appearance.

The pathway beside the river Trent

Trees in spring

Beeston Lock

Monday was bank holiday and a glorious, sunny day. We went to Beeston lock and then walked to Attenborough Nature Reserve for coffee, returning to have a BBQ lunch at Beeston, followed by an ice cream. We met Ken & Shirl on the way back with the Gilliats. While I was on this walk I had problems with my Canon camera. It gave an error message 99. I discovered that this was down to one of the batteries. Having read a fix on the internet I cleaned the contacts with the rubber on the end of a pencil and it seems to work OK now.

Outside the cafe at the Nature Reserve

Tuesday saw the start of the Welcoming Church course at Kirkby in Ashfield. Around 30 turned up and it went really well. The only downside was that my amplifier was not picked up by some. This week I bought an audio extension lead ready for next week. On Wednesday it was Wollaton Road Alpha. Again a good evening with just a couple missing as they were away. I sat with the younger people (student teachers) and we had some really deep conversations.

Thursday was the last gathering of the Midlands Training Forum chaired by Bill Anderson. We simply recapped on talks regarding the new network. For me it was a waste of time. Friday was desk work.

It's Friday evening and raining. Here are some garden shots.