Follow-up to my earlier postings : I've just got home from the most WONDERFUL and inspiring thanksgiving service at our parish church. The Archbishop did turn up - early, in fact, and he said he'd set off early and was surprised to find that the roads had all cleared. I spoke to him after the service (lovely man, he just came and mingled) and told him the story of Cute and the help you'd sent from all over the world in the form of bookmarks and FSL for us to sell, and that I'd told you about today and that I knew many of your prayers would have been added to ours: he thought it was a wonderful story and said to thank you all! We had TV cameras there too, and I was interviewed by the BBC as well as the local newspaper and told them both the story too - they thought it was a wonderful as well! The BBC programme (Look North) goes out just before the 6.00pm news tonight, so I hope my bit doesn't end up on the cutting room floor!
So - thank you from the bottom of my heart, from all our village and church community, and also from the Archbishop of York! Love from Dianne x x x
I was thrilled to read of all the efforts you have put into raising capital for this beautiful church. Here in Australia nothing is much older than 200 years and so it is so just so mind blowing to imagine those churches in England built all those centuries ago.
Can you let us know if your story definitely made it to the news, maybe we can view it via the internet - anything's possible these days!
So glad you got to tell your story to the Archbishop and that all the bad weather cleared in time for him to make it. God is good!
Love and blessings Chris
