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A (mundane) Week in the Life of.........

Hi Folks,

Okay at last we are back by popular request (or was it a threat or two), but to be honest we haven't got much to blog about, but thought we'd give it a try with a look back at a mundane week in the life of Steve & Gill

The World Cup attempts to grab us (well Steve actually) but in the main we remain fairly undisturbed by it except for watching England. (I just wish they'd really get it together)

So, travel back in time a week and our visit to London.


We had been invited to display Prayer Week at The Alpha Dynamic Prayer Conference in London and drove with a car loaded with stuff to give away, the 4 hours to London only to have the car implode into a ploom of black smoke as we sat in traffic in Chiswick High Street just 4 miles from our destination.

"Hey whose car is smoking so bad - eeeks it's us"

Realised I (Steve) had not renewed my RAC cover and my Landrover warranty ran out last month. Never mind keep smiling :-)

Meekly, rejoined the RAC and then watched a cyclist attempt to clear the bonnet of an oncoming Volvo Estate car, as his bike crunch into the front end with a sickening blow. Man!! did he fly, aaarrgghh did he make a nasty sound as he hit the floor.

But it's okay he was fine, a few bumps and scrapes as the woman driver remonstrated with him - about it being his fault - while he still lay on the floor. If we hadn't felt so bad for the guy it would have been hilariously funny

Well 4 hours to London and another 4 hours to complete the last 4 miles, 1st being towed, then waiting for a taxi, and to complete the task, trying to get through the London traffici. We kept smiling, even though all the conference gear was still in the Landrover.

Got to the hotel and threw the 2 tickets for Phantom of the Opera we had purchased (at a discount) in the bin. It was already too late to go. But we kept smiling and went out for dinner instead Yummie!!!!

Slept like a log and woke in time to get to Alpha Conference (just). Jeremy Jennings, Co-Ordinator for Alpha prayer, seemed pleased to see us, and he decided to get me (Steve) up to talk about Prayer Week.

Well now that was a good time, those Londoners are so friendly - they laughed when I spoke, then again when I mentioned Eastenders and again when i told them how annoyed I got with apathetic Christians. They laughed when I quoted scripture (When two or more are gathered) and they laughed when I sat down. Funny lot, maybe they were on something - oh Yes it was Holy Spirit, Praise the Lord I thought they had lost it for a moment.

It was a great day. We met with 24-7 Prayer team, met with Julie Anderson of Prayer for the Nations, talked Prayer Week with Nicky Gumbel and sat and chatted with our friend Carl Brettle (he gets everywhere!!!! bit like a rash - HaHa only joking, we love you Carl)


Invited to a BBQ at Jeremy's in the evening. Great time had by all. Then on Friday morning we made our way to Euston station, purchased 2 tickets to come home on the 11.30 direct to Llandudno (home by 2.30pm ..... cool!) leave the car and get it next week.

My phone went, it was the garage.............. GOOD NEWS........ the car would be ready by 3pm. Back to the ticket office - long queue - refund on tickets and to Hyde Park for some chill time while we waited 3 hours.

A few ice creams later - It was HOT!!! - we made our way towards the tube to get car.

My phone rang......... it was the garage.......... BAD NEWS............ car won't be ready until next week. To make it worse, it's the TURBO and could cost £1,000......... ouch!!!!

This is how my car looks to me at this moment

Back to Euston........... queue for 2 tickets.......... make Glasgow train with minutes to spare......... it's packed. Standing room only............. but God helped us find 2 last seast left. Phew!!!!!

Change at Crewe and Lee & Sarah pick up a very weary pair at Colwyn Bay just glad to be home. Still smiling

Saturday............. couldn't get out of bed.............. but work called

Sunday - Fathers Day - preached on 'Why Don't Men go to Church'.............. thank goodness for trains at least you get a chance to work on your sermon, or there would have been little chance to do it.

Monday - work all day............ catching up with work. A weeks worth in a day but got there. Gill putting home back together after we've been away. Likes everything clean and tidy - love that Girl!!!!! Afternoon visting friends like Pete, Midge, Kathryn & Margaret. Great to see them and give them a long overdue HUG

Tuesday 6am Prayer Time - awesome time praying a lot for PDBC and our friends there

Tuesday - BAD NEWS - the work computer breaks down with no back-ups.......... just praying they can sort it out. It's gone to Hospital. Please Lord fix it..............

Tuesday - GOOD NEWS - I Love LANDROVER. Although not fixed until next week, Landrover have decided to fix it FREE of charge - must be God (Praise Him). They call it goodwill. I call it a nothing short of a miracle.

New expectation of how car may look when I go to pick it up

Tuesday - GOOD NEWS - Loraine rings up to tell us of her TV stardom. ON HTV talking about PDBC and World Cup fever.

Loraine YOU ROCK girl.

Anyway, as far as I can remember that's another mundane week in the life of Steve & Gill, so all that remains to say is that as you've all hassled us to blog the least you can do is COMMENT............. No one is allowed to exit this page without commenting or you'll....... you'll........... you'll BLOW UP

Luv ya all
Steve & Gill

posted by Steve & Gill @ 7:17 am