Speak up we can't hear you at the back

Sunday saw us at Sandbach Baptist Church, explaining our plans and inspiring the people there to live their lives for God (we had the sermon spot).

Emily did the introduction (well done you clever thing you), and I gave the sermon, or was it a message, or just a jibber jabber; if you were there you'd know. It felt like it went well for me, it being my first an all. I prayed that God would help me with the words and that I'd enjoy it, he came up trumps as usual.

The picture? Oh yes when asked my favourite children's TV programme I answered Tin Tin. Detailed pictures and unbelievable story lines, great, only problem was you had to wait a week to see the next episode. I own the complete dvd box set now, very satisfying :)

Well back to the computer, so much to do an all.
Bye, Paul.

4 weeks till blast off

Dear all, My best friend left a long and complicated set of instructions so that paul and I could write posts separately which would mean that you lot would always know who was writing. Given that she is not the first person to express a desire to know who's scrawl she was reading, (and "my heel got stuck in a grate" didn't seem to be clue enough), i thought that it would indeed be helpful to be able to blame rubbish posts on paul or at least gather evidence with regards to who it is in this relationship that maintains the blog... so I have taken the advice of my friend. But because I am too busy deciding which jigsaws to pack and whether i need mascara in indonesia or not, we've decided to go for the low tech option - radical i know - we'll sign our posts! Today, for those of you who haven't been at work today, is th 11th May - not very long at all until blast off...
I leave work 2 weeks today, we move out of our house on the 1st June and we fly to the States on the 8th. We are there until the 1st July after which we will stay with my parents for a couple of weeks before our final departure.
The final departure bit is totally dependant on funding (we can't beek our flights until we have 90% of our funding pledged) - if you're not supporting us but you'd like to be, now is the time to get involved. Please do pray for our final praparations, our goodbyes, money to buy all the things we need and wisdom to deal with 2 little children in transition (and 2 adults too!).
Clinging to him through the trials,
Emily

and wait...

Hi Guys - I'm writing this through the bleary bloodshot eyes that conjunctivitis has left me with all week. Despite antibiotics, my eyelids still need prising apart in the morning after five days - after I've been led to the bathroom by a giggling Luke who is contemplating the mischeif he could play on a Mummy who can't open her eyes!
I've been at work all week doing my best not to infect anyone else (and succeeding so far) but the evenings have seen my lying on the floor in self pity with blissfully cold pads of cotton wool over my eves. I wonder if God's given me conjunctivitis to make me stop and have nothing to do in the evenings other than listen to radio four (my second home, I love it, but it has been rather dull this week) or pray. I've been opting for the latter and have been practicing "abiding in Him". It's been rather nice, just listening, and then it's 7am and time to get up again!
It's just dawned on me that we managed to miss our agm at church last night which will be why no one turned up for house group (duh!) - honestly, my head is somewhere else.
Pray -
that i will be able to have my eyes open beyond 8pm.
for luke and Isaac - they're coping well, but change is a coming
for stamina and wisdom
for money - we're at 65% - Praise for what He has already provided and praise for what he has promised. I don't know how He will provide, but I know He will.
That i will be able to get good things to do an a plane with two small boys with short attention spans to last 10 hours (help!) (or maybe just an ejector seat if things get too much).
Till then, praising Him, Em