The heading speaks of the last week in a nutshell. On Sunday I went over to Holyhead to preach in the Methodist Church that shares premises with the Church in Wales on the Morawelon Estate. They have been in residence since December 2011 and this was my first visit. Looking at my diary, I see that I was last preaching in Holyhead on 2nd January 2011 - if I actually made it. At that time we were experiencing a great deal of snow if my memory is right. If I didn't make on that occasion it must be over 2 years since I preached at Holyhead Methodist Church.
I was not originally on the plan to be there but the Superintendent Minister, who was, needed to be elsewhere and so I took the service in his place. It was a pleasure to share worship with them - after Amlwch Methodist Church, it is my favourite preaching place. I love the small congregation there! They originally had their own building that became too much to manage so joined the Welsh Methodists in the next street to the Post Office. Last year the Welsh church decided to close because their quinquennial inspection highlighted some very expensive repair work which they could not afford to carry out. So, once more the small English congregation looked around for a new home. They eventually accepted the invitation of the similarly small Church in Wales congregation at St David's, Morawelon to share their building. The Circuit now have high hopes for the future in partnership with the Anglicans. The looking forward bit also includes the fact that I am again preaching at Holyhead on Sunday - two Sundays together!
On Tuesday we drove over to Ysbyty Gwynedd to see the consultant who operated on Pauline's broken femur some nine weeks earlier. He was satisfied with her progress and confirmed that she was now the proud owner of a shortened left leg. Prior to seeing the surgeon, Pauline had an x-ray and the radiographer remarked on how well she was walking for her age at that stage in recovery. Apparently the rest of the patients of that age still struggle at that stage of recovery. So here we have another sense of looking forward to a great improvement.
In another month we shall be transmitting the balance of the money for both our holiday residence in Spain and the ferry to take us to Santander. The time is beginning to fly! It seems certain we shall need to take the wheelchair with us so Pauline can visit the places she wants to see in Toledo and elsewhere. As with last year, we are travellling by ferry and car with a day's stop in Toledo on each journey. Seeing the vast countryside stretching away to the horizon is quite something as you drive along the autovias with almost no traffic for company.
Incidentally, Pauline is now down to using a single crutch outdoors and a walking stick at home. What a woman!
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