At the Baptist Church with Baptist Ministers

Sara was up early this morning to take Thom to the shop to begin his Sunday paper job - not only does he deliver Sunday papers but he also sorts them all out for the various rounds on a Sunday.  Our guests and the children slept in and we didn't have breakfast until 9.30 a.m. - toast, pain au chocolat and fruit juice etc.  The children decided to stay at home this morning but Sara and I took Andrew and Kath to Winterslow Baptist Church where we all received a really warm welcome.  Andrew and Kath were even given chocolates because they were visiting for the first time (I was deied one because I had previously preached there!).  David M led the service and Pastor Peter preached - although his preaching turned out to be more of an interactive session with us getting into three groups to explore Isaiah and its prophetic messages about Jesus.  In the period leading up to Easter the Winterslow Baptist Church is going to explore this theme entitled "The Road to the Cross" looking in particular at the Old Testament prophesies with a view to understanding the thread which runs through the whole of the bible culminating in Jesus's life on Earth, death and resurrection.  The service was well attended with many children and we enjoyed coffee and a natter afterwards with many of our friends. We had intended to have lunch at the Hampton Inn today but we found it was fully booked.  Instead, Kath and Andrew went to spend time with their daughter Beth moving some furniture into her new home in Wilton and we all met up again at 3.00 p.m. at the Hampton Inn for a very late lunch.  In fact this worked out much better for all of us.  After lunch they went back with their daughter to put up curtains etc. and after a brief tour of Parkwood Fitness and Leisure Centre which I am thinking of joining, we returned home for some more "lazy time" watching Poirot.  I phoned Mum to see how she was and she is worried that her kidneys may now be a big problem.  She is going to see her doctor again tomorrow.  Andrew and Kath returned back to our house just before 10 p.m. but went to bed quite early.  I stayed up a little longer but was in bed before midnight tonight.