GregAndSuzanne

We thought we'd give you a little tour of our new place. We're still settling in and only really have the bare essentials, but we're enjoying it. To see the video, please click here .

Every week I google to see the progress of the baby, it is my highlight of my pregnancy because everything is still so unreal. It is just amazing how God knits us together in our mothers womb. Destined and purposed. Week 8 (this week past) Many changes take place this week – the embryonic tail is gone, and all organs, muscles, and nerves are beginning to function. Your baby measures about 1.6cm. His hands now bend at the wrist, and his feet begin to lose their webbed appearance. Eyelids are beginning to cover his eyes and tastebuds starting to form on his tongue   Week 9 At the week's end, your baby measures about 2.3cm long. In both shape and size, he resembles a peapod and weighs less than 2g. His eyelids are fused and won't open until week 26. His wrists are more developed, ankles have formed, and his fingers and toes are clearly visible. Arms are growing longer and bend at the elbows and by the week's end his ears will nearly be complete. Though you can't yet ...

Sitting at home tonight, thinking about our lovely family back home...I miss them. Our parents and grandparents especially. I love to articulate how much I appreciate people, but I so seldom do it to those closest to me. I want to start doing it more... So let me start with the most important people in our lives - our family, the parents of our family. We love you and miss you guys so much. It gives us joy to appreciate every single one of you when we think about your unique characters. You each have and still do play such an important part in our lives. Greg and I are very blessed to be so full filled by what we have been given through you. We are grounded in your love and our confidence rests heavily on your blessings over our lives. Thank you for your love, support, long suffering;) and allowing us to become who we are today.. A word to the fathers and oupa: Dads, together you make a beautiful picture of the heart of a fath...

We had our first official service in Slough yesterday, which went really well. I shared a bit of my life's story and them some Biblical truth from that. You can have a listen to it  here  (a few of my other sermons are also on the same website). Otherwise, I am in Starbucks at the moment, which has become my unofficial office. Not for the coffee, I'll have you know! If I wanted great coffee, I'd go to the Green Bean, Nero or Costa. Starbucks has free wi-fi, though, so their coffee will have to do. Our broadband should be installed by the end of the week. I'm off to Bristol on Wednesday to attend the Release 2010 conference with guest speaker Bill Johnson. I am really looking forward to it. We've been hearing lots of exciting this from his church, so now I can go and see for myself. Speak to you soon

Well, started work this week, the little shop is stunning! I am enjoying not having too much responsibilities but still like the hands on people interaction that the job so generously provides. Of course the beautiful setting of Eton and Windsor Castle in the background is a pleasure to see everyday. In the next two weeks Greg and I will be apart. I am finally doing that Aerobics course and will be staying in London with some friends. I am a little bit nervous because I have not done any exercise for about 4 weeks due to the pregnancy, but hopefully all will go well. I went to the doctor this week, must be honest, came home a little disappointed, I was hoping for more information but all they did was work out a probable due date (27th Dec) and then a date for my 12 week scan which is the 11th June, only then will we truly know anything about our little baby (who is now the size of a grape). We have given the grape a name...thanks to my friend Julise. Granie - short for Greg and Za...

So here we are... on the other side of 9 May, the day we were officially ordained as pastors of EN Slough. For a long time it was a surreal thought somewhere in the distant future, but now it's been and gone. I must say that I'm probably still a little obvlious to the full reality of what this means... I might get a better understanding when Trevor and Yvette don't walk through our doors on Sunday morning! On the other hand, the last three weeks in Slough have been amazing. Even though we've only lived here for little under two weeks, we've been attending the Slough church for a while longer. It's been great getting to know many new, super friendly people. I don't think you'll find a more supportive group of people in the UK! We are very thankful. I suppose one thing that I'm really aware of - more than ever - is the reality of the spiritual world and just how important prayer is. Since we've moved in (like I said, less than two...