Whatever gets you through the night
Dec. 24th, 2017 10:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
st_martin_aI was going to pull out of street pastoring last night because I was feeling rough but I was the key-holder so it would have been complicated. I took a couple of ibuprofen, a couple of paracetamol, a couple of lines of coke....(just joking about the coke). The adrenaline of being outside picked me up quite a bit too.
As I was walking down (dressed in my tabard) a doorman from one of the pubs stopped me and asked if I was from the 'first response team'. Apparently they'd called an ambulance for someone inside. I told him I was a street pastor and apologized for not being able to help, wished him luck and carried on.
As we were setting up our table that we use for serving tea and coffee a police man came and introduced himself. He was the new Sargent for the area and had been told to make more links with community projects, so that was encouraging.
We also had an Religious Education teacher approach us asking if she could have her picture taken with us because street pastors are on the new exam syllabus.
The rest of the night was fairly calm..."muy tranquil" as my Venezuelan friend said.
We packed up at about 1:30.
Today I'm speaking at an old people's home in a short Christmas service. I'm using that image that I posted on LJ the other day. The hand holding the match which is in the shape of a Christmas tree. The hand symbolises the hand of God. The hand that brought the universe into existence is the same hand that brought the 'light of the world' at Christmas. That's the idea. :)
The Christmas music's on, the Christmas lights are on. Feeling Christmassy.
:)
As I was walking down (dressed in my tabard) a doorman from one of the pubs stopped me and asked if I was from the 'first response team'. Apparently they'd called an ambulance for someone inside. I told him I was a street pastor and apologized for not being able to help, wished him luck and carried on.
As we were setting up our table that we use for serving tea and coffee a police man came and introduced himself. He was the new Sargent for the area and had been told to make more links with community projects, so that was encouraging.
We also had an Religious Education teacher approach us asking if she could have her picture taken with us because street pastors are on the new exam syllabus.
The rest of the night was fairly calm..."muy tranquil" as my Venezuelan friend said.
We packed up at about 1:30.
Today I'm speaking at an old people's home in a short Christmas service. I'm using that image that I posted on LJ the other day. The hand holding the match which is in the shape of a Christmas tree. The hand symbolises the hand of God. The hand that brought the universe into existence is the same hand that brought the 'light of the world' at Christmas. That's the idea. :)
The Christmas music's on, the Christmas lights are on. Feeling Christmassy.
:)
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Date: 2017-12-27 03:04 am (UTC)lol O_O
looking for pic!!!
muy tranquila (la noche). It's female word so you say "muy tranquila" but if the word is male (i.e. the man is quiet) you say "muy tranquilo".
Merry Christmas!!!
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Date: 2017-12-29 06:21 pm (UTC)Tengo un photo en mi tabbard pero no puedo encontralo al momento.
:/
Tendre uno pronto.
:)
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Date: 2017-12-30 12:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-29 12:06 am (UTC)I hope your talk at the old folk's home went well. : )