Thoughts for a Monday

Psalm111 (The Message)

Hallelujah! I give thanks to God with everything I've got—
   Wherever good people gather, and in the congregation.
   God's works are so great, worth
   A lifetime of study—endless enjoyment!
   Splendor and beauty mark his craft;
   His generosity never gives out.
   His miracles are his memorial—
   This God of Grace, this God of Love.
   He gave food to those who fear him,
   He remembered to keep his ancient promise.
   He proved to his people that he could do what he said:
   Hand them the nations on a platter—a gift!
   He manufactures truth and justice;
   All his products are guaranteed to last—
   Never out-of-date, never obsolete, rust-proof.
   All that he makes and does is honest and true:
   He paid the ransom for his people,
   He ordered his Covenant kept forever.
   He's so personal and holy, worthy of our respect.
   The good life begins in the fear of God—
   Do that and you'll know the blessing of God.
   His Hallelujah lasts forever! "

Living in Grace,
D3LM3

God provides

Our trip home was long and tiring, but we are thankful that we arrived home safe and sound - 28 hours after we left! The boys were really good considering the length of the trip and they slept like 'real' babies, starting from when we drove home from the airport and all through the night!

During our stop over in Dubai we were wandering through the packed airport, trying to find a place to sit and to get breakfast - which proved to be a real mission. We were battling to find a place to settle in for the 4 hour wait, when we stumbled upon the Emirates lounge. Assuming that this was only for the First class passengers we almost passed by, when Kim suggested we ask them if we can come and sit down. I ventured in, not very hopeful, only to blown away by God's provision. It turned out that Emirates provides all passengers with a 4 hour (or more) changeover with a free meal and space to chill out! How awesome is that? So, not only did we get some free food, but we also some space to stretch our legs and avoid the maddening crowds. God does provide!!

Have you got a story to tell of God's provision? I'd love to hear it!

Living in Grace,
D3LM3

Long journey home

We begin our long journey home on Thursday afternoon and we have mixed feelings about it. It is going to be sad to say goodbye to family and friends in the UK, but we are looking forward to seeing family and friends in South Africa again. The journey is going to be a loooong one. It starts with a 3 hour bus trip from Bath to London Heathrow, a 3 hour wait before our flight leaves, then a 7 hour flight to Dubai with a 4 hour wait in the Dubai airport and then finally a 8 hour flight to Durban. The final hour car drive to Pietermaritzburg will be a blur, but we will eventually fall into bed on Friday evening later......whew, please pray for us!



"To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping” – Chinese Proverb

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” - Don Williams, Jr.

Living in Grace
D3LM3

This is a picture of a boat station at Lizard, the Southern most point in England. It was from this point that many passengers and sailors were saved when their boats/ships sunk of this treacherous coastline. It seems a little 'worse for wear' nowdays, but it still stands to remind all of us that people need help sometimes. In the midst of unexpected storms we may need someone to reach out and help us. Thank God that He was given us his son Jesus, as the perfect Saviour.

We head back to South Africa in 2 days and although we are sad that this part of our long awaited Sabbatical has come to an end, we are looking forward to catching up with family and friends in SA again. Take care.

Living in Grace,
D3LM3

5 seconds of fame

We went to the RNAS (Royal Navy Airshow) the other day and the boys had fun looking at all the planes and helicopters (just for you Stu and Tim). They even had the chance to be "rescued" and winched to safety by one of the helicopters - which they loved. Joshua was waiting his turn when the ITV news crew arrived and asked us if we minded them filming him and we said "Of course!" So that evening Josh had his 5 seconds of fame as he was beamed across the UK on national TV news - much to his brother's jealousy! Here is a photo of him at the top!

Living in Grace,
D3LM3

Cornwall

We have spent the last week in Cornwall, which is a beautiful part of the world - except when it rains! We haven't had the best weather, but we have tried to make the most of it. The little village we are staying in also doesn't have any cell phone reception or wifi - which is quite ironic really as we are staying less than 4 kilometers from the Goonhilly Earth Satellite Station, which when it was built was one of only 3 in the world. To this day it still beams phone, fax and TV messages around the globe, except mine of course:)

Yesterday we had a rare sunny day and got some amazing photo's of the Cornish coast line. I will post some of them on the blog soon. Anyway, take care and God bless.

Living in Grace,
D3LM3

Oxwich and Wesley

Driving down a little country lane, near a village called Oxwich, we saw a small plague on this cottage. The sign read, "The Rev John Wesley preached and resided at this cottage 5 times between 1764 and 1771." I love it - in the middle of no where we stumbled upon a place that had the 'footprint' of the legendary John Wesley. If we had been looking out the opposite window we would have missed it. It's not a bad place to spend a few nights and to preach, I must admit.

Living in Grace,
D3LM3