First Sunday morning

Marsaskala Bay

 This beautiful scene is what greeted us this morning.  A beautiful sky aglow with the rising sun.  The sea reflecting that golden hue.

 

Warm today and anticipating reuniting with our friends at Bible Baptist Church.  Their mini van will pick us up very close to our home.  Seeing the sun each day gives you such a boost you think you  could almost fly.  This zoom shot of the sea was taken from our balcony and Mike estimates the depth is 10 - 12 feet deep.  The waters are crystal clear, but still COLD., however we did see someone in the water on Saturday probably wearing a wet suit and the boats are slowly being moored in Marsaskala Bay.

 the sea bottom 



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This picture was taken from our balcony as well to give some indication of how far up we are.
 

We had a wonderful time in our worship service this morning singing some very familiar worship songs, but sung a little differently.  Locals and people from many different countries filled the place.  We spoke with tourists from N. Ireland and from England.    We don't feel like tourists of course and felt quite comfortable welcoming them and wishing them a good holiday stay in Malta. LOL!  BBC is struggling to obtain the necessary permits to install a lift and begin transforming the upper level for the new sanctuary.  Things move very slowly in Malta and the ministry has no problem rescinding a permit after first giving approval.  BBC is debt free, with support from 22 different U.S. churches supporting Pastor Joe and Jenny Mifsud, (mif-suit), and the work at BBC and they have funds in place to begin.  All sounds familiar (except for the permit problems).  They would love to know we are praying on their behalf since we've been so blessed at FLB. 

BBC Sanctuary

Afterwards we were picked up by my cousin Charles and wife Marlene and taken to the other side of the island for the family dinner for Peppe's 89th birthday. It was   in a lovely hotel's dining room.  I didn't count but even though we were short one family of 14 we were about 40.  I haven't seen so many eating heads or heard so much chatter & laughing since the last choir bash we were at.

Tomorrow will be a quiet day we hope, just staying around home.  We do need peanut butter and fresh sliced bread, maybe more eggs.  And I'll see what look good and fresh on the Vegetable & Fruit Caravans.  Maybe pick up a few fresh things there. 

We are just about ready for a bit of a light snack with tea.  Toast and  Maltese tomatoes and a bit of cheese will do just fine. 

The bay is quiet, the sun has set and we'll do a bit of CNN live on the internet and maybe another episode of Call the Midwife then call it a day.

Keep well my friends, and know you are loved...
local time is 20:20 hey, how 'bout that!