By John Watson

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By John Watson

It’s wonderful to see the sunshine again after so many months of cold. We have been in London the last week or so and been able to catch up mostly with our paperwork. We returned on the 28th April from a month away starting with a trip to Canada to spend Easter with Walt & Wennie Robbins in Stouffville. It was good to meet the church again and to be able to share the message of the Cross & Resurrection. Walt & Wennie are doing a fantastic job among folk who in their late teens early 20’s were drug addicts. They are a small church but have a number of folk who faithfully come. We moved from Canada to Cloverley Hall in Shropshire for a 4 day conference with Les Wheeldon & Larry Hill. The programme stated the speakers to be themselves plus others so I was privileged to have opportunity to speak. Mary Seaton & Fineke Janssen were also able to share in the second morning session. The whole conference was very encouraging. We continued travelling North to Lanark in Scotland and enjoyed 10 days with the folk there speaking on Sundays and visiting in the week. Peter & Liz Smith are doing a fantastic job fostering children whose lives have been transformed by their input. As you may know Terry’s mother broke her neck last year and we have been visiting her in St Leonards on Sea most weeks on a Tuesday & Wednesday staying overnight in at her cottage in Rye. She is still unable to do anything for herself except drink from her beaker so we do pray for more mobility for her. Up to last year she was totally independent. She is 95. The local health authorities have provided her with an electric wheelchair which we trust she will learn to drive with her good hand. So far she is learning well but reluctant to make the move from her bed to the chair as it involves a hoist and finds it very uncomfortable. We also are able to see Terry’s brother and sister on a regular basis who both live in Rye.

This week we have Kezia our second oldest grand-daughter from Perth Australia visiting for three months so we are not planning too much away from London and nothing overseas except a trip with her and Chloe our London based grand-daughter to visit Andrew & Rebecca and family in Helsinki in June. On the 9th June we shall be inviting all our friends to join with us as we celebrate Terry’s 70th birthday look out for information. Frances was given a gift for a train journey for her 70th so we have organised a trip down the Rhine in July. We also plan quite a bit of house painting and gardening over the summer period and will catch up on some of our visiting locally.

Thank you so much for your love & care. Terry & Fran

By John Watson

By John Watson

Our desire is to show the community the love of God through our various activities and events as well as our church meetings. We cater for all ages through children and youth clubs, toddler groups, coffee clubs for the older range and small groups for bible study and support.

You are welcome to come and get involved, we know you will be encouraged as you come and get involved.

Frances Celebrates her 70th Birthday

We have just finished the busiest period of birthdays for the Watson family in any month of the year. Terry’s mother was 95 on the 1st while Abigail became 21 on the same day. Other’s enjoying birthdays were Andrew, John, Benjamin, Sienna and Frances who became 70th on the 27th. To celebrate this amazing event friends and family gathered at the church for a Agatha Christie Murder Mystery “Death on the Nile2 performed by John and his cast of players. Over 75 came from various parts of the country and overseas.

Last week we visited Paris with Abigail for three days and just managed to return to Ebbsfleet before Eurostar cancelled all trains travelling between Paris & London. Our diary for the next couple of months is beginning to fill up with visits planned to Bracknell next weekend, A Conference “Passion for God” in Northampton and Worthing the following week before we fly to Stouffville in Canada for Easter. On our return we join folk at the Cloverley Conference in Shropshire before spending 10 days in Lanark, Scotland with Peter & Liz Smith. At the end of April we shall be joined by Kezia who will be visiting London for three months. Kezia will fly in with Michelle who will be around for a month visiting her Mum & Dad and attending a wedding. We thank you for your continuing prayerful and practical support. We shall have a link to Frances birthday photos as soon as we have sorted the out. Much love Terry & Fran

By John Watson