On line at last (with thanks to Hassan)

We are on line at last so able to update our blog. Today was an epic day - a church service that lasted 6 hours, including dedication of the church, all sorts of legal stuff to do with authorising people to do various things, many baptisms, confimations, a eucharist, the presentatuon of gifts from other churches (including St Mary's), and some great music from visiting choirs and the local choir. We ended up at an excellent party this evening given by one of the confirmation candidates, whose son, Hassan, is a Muslim, and works for M-Tel, one of the local mobile phone companies. After hearing of our communication woes, Hassan sent his son to his car to get a SIM card which he installed in my phone and that is what I am using now to post this message. Many thanks Hassan!