A lovely welcome at the 8-30 Bible study group led by Tom, the co-Pastor. They had reached Genesis 39-41 reading through the Scripture union book through the Bible in 100 readings. We spent quite a bit of time discussing the significance of Tamar and Genesis 38, reflecting on the way Tamar a woman ill treated is honoured in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, but the issues raised by the story are avoided in the church.
We then went on to the 9-30 Communion service led by co-pastors Tom and Wendy.
It was great to have the opportunity to bring greetings from Highbury and from the CF and the ICF and then to preach.
Wendy and Tom took us for a brunch and then on the Great Lakes of Iowa - not so great as the really Great Lakes further north!
On a day when the temperatures topped 92 it was good to get out in the open air.
Hosted by Steve and Beth, farmers farming 2,400 acres of Soya and Corn, with hogs as well - four mile square sections in Iowa, in their weekend cottage by the lake, we were joined by neighbours on a 2 hour trip round the lake. Choppy, windy, but a lovely way to spend our last afternoon in the mid west.
After dinner we made it back home and ready for an early night and an early start for our flight to New York in the morning.
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