5/16/12
The thread of connection is as spiritual as it is physical. From Macduff my Granny HMC went to study to be a teacher and then was called to serve in Nasirabad, Rajasthan, while her sister, my great aunt Mary became a teacher in Banff Academy. From Rajasthan my travels took me eventually to Mumbai and in Mumhai I met Bosco and Elvina whose good friends, Mike and Mary were the subject of our conversation and I agreed to make contact while in Scotland. This last weekend I went to visit them in Banff, or to be exact just outside Banff, in Inverboyndie, where their house and in particular their conservatory has a beautiful outlook over the beach and the shore in both directions. On Sunday my experience of worship in Mumbai dovetailed perfectly with the worship of the Riverside Network Churches together at the Harvest Center in Banff (formerly Aunt Mary's church hall). I was surrounded with charismatic worship and prophesy and prayer and was delighted to be in that place. On the day before, I drove with Mike through Gardenstown, Pennan, Rosehearty, Sandhaven and Pitsligo, all very familiar from my parents time of ministry in that area. Here are a few pictures.
The beach at Inverboyndie
The harbor at Gardenstown
Close up of a fishing vessel in Gardenstown
Gardenstown Church of Scotland
The breakers at Pennan
Looking down at Pennan harbor from the road
Approaching Rosehearty Manse and Church of Scotland
Rosehearty Manse
Sandhaven Church of Scotland
Pitsligo Parish Church
Ash and Merlot - Mike and Mary's delightful Jack Russell Terriers
Looking back along the coast
Mike and Mary outside their home on Sunday morning
13 Wood Street, Banff, where we enjoyed many a family holiday with Aunt Mary
A shop on the main street in Banff, familiar from my childhood
The thread of connection is as spiritual as it is physical. From Macduff my Granny HMC went to study to be a teacher and then was called to serve in Nasirabad, Rajasthan, while her sister, my great aunt Mary became a teacher in Banff Academy. From Rajasthan my travels took me eventually to Mumbai and in Mumhai I met Bosco and Elvina whose good friends, Mike and Mary were the subject of our conversation and I agreed to make contact while in Scotland. This last weekend I went to visit them in Banff, or to be exact just outside Banff, in Inverboyndie, where their house and in particular their conservatory has a beautiful outlook over the beach and the shore in both directions. On Sunday my experience of worship in Mumbai dovetailed perfectly with the worship of the Riverside Network Churches together at the Harvest Center in Banff (formerly Aunt Mary's church hall). I was surrounded with charismatic worship and prophesy and prayer and was delighted to be in that place. On the day before, I drove with Mike through Gardenstown, Pennan, Rosehearty, Sandhaven and Pitsligo, all very familiar from my parents time of ministry in that area. Here are a few pictures.
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