Television

Our TV is broken. As we have no radio here but quite a full TV package we’re rather dependent on it for the news; to which I am somewhat addicted. Our excellent flat agent after struggling for a couple of hours last evening with 3 handsets and thousands of buttons is planning to send it to the menders. I’ve never been a fan of Christian TV but couldn’t resist watching Joel Osteen last Sunday (and also Mark Driscoll preaching at the Crysal Cathedral!!) and Joel informed us that ‘Every setback is a setup for a greater comeback’. So I can’t wait for the TV to return!

On Sunday I preached at Macassar about a 20 minute drive out of Cape Town and planted out in a fairly poor area 5 years ago. There is obviously a high church going population there as when we drove through there were lots of people walking about in dark suits obviously on their way to a service. We followed those wearing jeans and arrrived in the right place. Really friendly church and we had a good time with the 3 leaders and their wives after the service. Being South Africa there was no lack of food for lunch.

Back at Jubilee in the evening Steve preached the second sermon in the series on ‘I will pour out my Spirit.’ Good response and we prayed for a lot of people at the end of the meeting.  I am scheduled to finish this short series this week by preaching on Baptism in the Spirit.

Monday was truly awful for weather, the rain just poured down all day, Every time we thought it was about to get better it got worse. Stayed in mainly and read. Have been very much enjoying John Ortberg; Faith and Doubt (especially the faith bit) and a remarkable book; the first in a trilogy by Amitav Ghosh called Sea of Poppies. Set in India, though much of it concerned with a voyage from India in an old slaving Schooner it is beautifully written and utterly compelling.

Every other Tuesday I am giving half an hours teaching to the staff here from the book of  Revelation. We’ve just finished the first chapter so I am getting a little concerned that we’ll get through before the Parousia; so I think I’ll have to increase the pace somewhat. You may think that the dance classes are good preparation for that, but last night we failed to attend. I am dreading facing the barrage of questions and enquiries and possibly even abuse that will now come from companion dancers at our failure to persevere. Truth to tell, it was the agent working on the TV that kept us back at the flat. But there is another far more intriguing reason also which I should be able to reveal next week. Meanwhile the dance class can rest assurred that the setback of our non appearance is actually a setup for a greater comeback at the dance class next week.

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