Tempus Fugit

Whoops! Not being very techy-minded, (that's "tech-y", not "tetchy"), I seem to forget things like: updating website (done), updating blog (currently being done), and tweeting (nothing much to say, so probably won't be done). Tweeting is, in any case, an acquired skill if you find it difficult to stay within the wordage limit. My essays at school regularly came back marked "Too concise", yet I find it so difficult to limit what I want to say to a few terse words. Blogs are better.

The year, ministry-wise, has been busy - the two-yearly visit to Rwanda, Israel Evening at church, where we learned more about God's purposes for Israel, prayed, and welcomed additional Jewish visitors; then there was the "Jealous for Zion" Day Conference, several Passover suppers (including one at our own church), and many Thursday night teachings.

2012 will hopefully find us getting out a bit - visiting synagogues, the Jewish Museum, and following in the literal footsteps of the Jewish immigrants of the late 19th/early 20th centuries, as they disembarked from Victoria Station and made their slow progress up the prosperity ladder through Cheetham Hill to Higher Broughton. This Jewish Heritage Trail (coming up in the summer) is always a favourite with me, because my family did just that in the 1860s.

Oh yes, family. There have been a few health issues this year just gone, but I'm invoking Psalm 103, believing that God will renew our youth. Since growing old and stiff is no fun, the Psalm 103 option sounds better to me.

Have a happy and healthy New Year.