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| Tut |
Tomorrow, its going to be two weeks since the January DTS (Discipleship Training School) ended. Its hard to believe how fast time has gone by, since I said good bye to everyone at the base in London.
This Saturday, my dad and brother are arriving from South Africa. I'm ever so excited to see them after so many months of being in different parts of the world. They couldn't come earlier because my brother only finished his school term yesterday (I think). The academic year, in the southern hemisphere runs differently to that of the northern hemisphere. Caleb's school year starts in January, not September, and runs to December, rather than June/July, like is does in England, the U.S. and Europe.
So far its been an incredible last two weeks with my mum. We're currently house sitting for my aunt and uncle whilst they're away on holiday. As my aunt and uncle own a small farm, its meant that we've been in charge of feeding their animals, which consist of two sheep, two geese, a pond full of fish and two cats (Charlie and Tutankhamun, aka Tut). Its definitely taken a team effort with the geese as they're noisy and opinionated. Its been a great bonding opportunity to be able to do this together.
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| A Building In Newark |
Since the DTS ended, mum and I have done some traveling to see some family friends. Its been nice to see people we haven't seen in years. I've also enjoyed being able to see parts of England I haven't seen before, like Nottinghamshire (Robin Hood's county). Whilst we were in Nottingham, mum's friends took us to Newark. Newark is a town that has medieval roots, dating back to before the civil war. During the English Civil War (1652-1651), Royalist Newark was besieged by parliamentarians. The Royalists supported King Charles I, who was later beheaded, whilst the Parliamentarians were lead by Oliver Cromwell, who wanted to have a democratic government (which only lasted twenty years). So, in 1644, the Parliamentarians attempted to gain control of the Newark. However, King Charles sent aid to the soldiers garrisoning Newark castle, which forced a surrender after the battle. To this day, has that medieval look to its buildings.
Until the next time.
