A Great Day Out
Dear supporters
Some friends of ours who own a sailing boat, asked if we would like to spend the day sailing along the Devon coast with them, as a family. Something we have never done before.
How blessed are we ?
My immediate thought was, what if Freddie falls overboard! He can swim, but isn't the worlds most confident child in the water.
My next thought was, what if they get really wet, dirty and cold, they might spend the next week at home with colds and coughs!
Fortunately, I came to my senses very quickly and said that we would love to go sailing for the day.
When the day arrived, the children were so excited they were up, particularly early that day and ready to leave before we had come down to breakfast!
As you can see, Freddie took to the helm and was even feeling confident enough to sail the boat after half an hour!
Georgie was in her element taking care of "Corrie" and loved looking after her !
William managed to fit a quick game of cricket in after lunch, so he was very happy!
...and Alexandra and Daddy enjoyed the whole day, particularly the B-B-Q as you can see!
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We leaped in the dingy and just made it back to the boat without too much trouble.
At one point it did look as if the dingy was going to sink and everyone was going to be fish food! However it made it and we had a really great, day spent with friends.
As we have been raising our prayer and financial support in order to go to Arnhem Land http://www.maf-uk.org/ we have realised just how great it has been to meet new people and begin to develop new friendships . So a big thank you to all of you who are praying for us.
By the end of the day I had had a great time too, but I felt just like Freddie...exhausted!
Don't forget to look out for the invitations to our valedictory service, they will be in the post soon.
Love from The Stockleys
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Was in the office last week and they were sending out your latest newsletter so thought I'd check out your blogg and send greetings, Bryan
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