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We began with a joint service in the local Episcopal church. Four congregations sharing communion together and five members of the clergy sharing a sermon that lasted for twenty minutes (in total!!). A glorious foretaste of heavenly fellowship.
Then the wind blew and took the felt off our large hall, and the roof off our small hall, and with the rain that followed there were streams of water flowing in the halls and even some in the sanctuary.
No, it wasn’t some sort of divine judgement… The wonder was that no one was killed with the roofing felt skewered into the ground like javelins.
The good thing was that people came and helped clear up the damage, and the funeral that was arranged duly happened without major problems. Offers of help came from sister churches, offers that will be taken up.
The problem now is waiting for loss adjusters arriving to tell us what we can proceed with and what needs to be put to tender. We’ve been told to get the church and halls watertight, which has happened, thanks to the skill of one of our members, remaining on site to supervise the work for most of the week.
The waiting is now annoying. I know that the loss person will be busy, but when they don’t some when they said they might, it holds things up.
Pray for us so that repairs can be allowed to happen quickly and that what seems to need replaced can be done promptly too.

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