Leaving cousin Barry and Sue, we made our way around London on the M25 a 200 mile long road that rings London. People here call it the biggest car park in the world but we found it a great and efficient road the three or four times we used it. Someone told us that population equal to that of Australia lives inside the ring created by the M25!
St Alban’s was named after the man who was killed because of his faith in Christ many centuries ago. It is a very old town with history everywhere you turn and at the same time modern culture poking it’s head out of the antiquity. Part of the modern culture are our friends Roy and Christine Gregory. We were introduced the them and the fellowship that they share by the late Tom Marshall who was a visiting teacher at Hawthorn during our time there and in St Albans too. He felt we were sister fellowships. They have visited us on one occasion and folk from Oz have been recipients of their hospitality with at least one person outstaying their welcome!
It was great to hear about what has happened over the years, to hear of their children both now married and to meet again daughter, Rachel and her lovely daughter, Lucy. The fellowship there has changed over the years but is still rich and quite full on. Our short time with the Gregories was stimulating and Christine’s stories exhausted us by our laughing. Their home was a great base from which to visit some folk closer to London.
Closest was Chris and Sarah Hill who just live a few streets from our base. Chris works for British Airways and for years he trained flight crew and from time to time his work took him to Melbourne where it was not unusual for him to drop into a gathering at the Smith home. Chris and Sarah have been on something of an adventure where Father has led them through many adventures convincing them of his goodness and enabling them to move out of the control of the traditions of men and called them to walk quietly with him.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment