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I smell a little bit smokey still: not bad smoke but proper outdoor bonfire smoke!

I spent this afternoon and evening in Egham with the Boiler Room community there: in the afternoon I wittered on about Paul's missionary journeys (talked a lot about conflict, people of peace and the big 14 year gap that Acts covers in a sentence!). This evening I ate lovely food and did some drawing with Lily (she is small: err.. three maybe?), and then led an Easter reflection on fire! Much fun: it included a flaming torch! (thats what the piccie is of: am thinking Colin will have better ones which I might steal and put up). It also included a normal fire in a makeshift brazier and a barbecue: any guesses on why?

And now I'm back: ECG prep here I come!

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