Back In the UK

Hi to everyone who has followed our time in the DRC via this BLOG,
We are trying to settle back into the routine here following our return to a bright but very chilly UK at 6.00 am Thursday  morning.  The return didn't start too well when we decided to get a taxi home rather than getting Tim up early.  The taxi driver claimed he diddn't know where Uxbridge was and asked beligerently is we lived there, then proceeded to take us on to the M25.  I commented that I thought that they (taxi drivers)did something called "The Knowledge" and knew where places were and that really stirred things up.  The truth is that they expect to pick up fares into Central London and don't like short journeys from the Airport to places where they are not likely to get a fare.
Good Friday we had a Male Voice Choir engagement at which Janice sang a solo.  Her voice was in good shape considering how little singing she has done over the last month and the rendering was very moving.   Our choir leader decided to include a quartet piece that was not on the official programme. I am one of the voices in the quartet.  We had practiced it some time ago before we went to Congo.  It was well received so I think we did it justice.
Shopping at Sainsburys just highlighted the fact that most of the food on offer is processed in some way and not the raw materials for cooking as we have been used to in Bunia Market. (rice by the 50 kilos and beans and peanuts by the 5 kilos)
Everybody was very welcoming at Church on Sunday and anxious to hear how we got on.  Sunday the 18th will be the day for us to tell the church, Janice in the mornking and me in the evening.

Thanks to all who followed our progerss, particularly those who were able to jump throught the hoops and post comments and those who were not but Emailed us in stead..  You have no idea how encourageing it was to here from you all.

This will be the final posting for now. We will let you know if we start posting news again.

May God bless you abundantly as He has us through this amazing experience!!!

John