Last Sunday my daughter Karen came down to Billericay to speak at Christ Church. Her subject was her trip to Uganda with Mission Direct. She took a number from her youth group with her. They had an incredible time in Uganda. As you know, I'm sure, she grew up at Christ Church and it was great to see her 'up front' and hear her talking about her experiences. She spoke at both the 8am and the 10am - essentially the same talk, but with subtle differences to take into account the age and profile of the audience. She is now an accomplished speaker and well used to doing presentations, both to and for church. She spoke of how amazing it can be working for God. At one point in the 10am she suggested the young people were asking their parents if they could go to Uganda. She was wrong then, but not later. A number of them had thought about it, and now it seems that Liz may be thinking about where the Christ Church youth group should go - some of them would love to go to Uganda, but Christ Church's primary links are in Tanzania. We'll see.
At the 10am Liz and Karen did a 'double act'. They started the service by getting us all in a 'circle' and singing "Rise, Shine", which is how she started the children's group each morning in Uganda. There was also a baptism in this service - not by immersion - but not so far off as usual.
Sunday was a fun day at church.
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