A bit more upbeat!

Mrs has been a little more upbeat these days.

The church’s evangelistic café used to be in a side street and had to close down because although it was spiritually very successful it wasn’t financially viable and charity laws gave us no choice.

So we have moved the café into what was the church’s lounge, which has big windows onto the town’s main street. Trade is up! But this has created a need for extra manpower: to get to the café you have to go through the church foyer, and so you need security and a welcome team to direct people to the café and the toilets, and generally answer questions and chat to visitors.

In the past, Mrs has tried helping in the kitchens, but her rheumatoid arthritis means that she can’t safely carry hot drinks and food around. She also declined the other main evangelistic role of getting involved in deep serious conversations with the clients: she feels her own life is too messed up and full of doubt at the moment to ‘preach’ to others.

But she has taken on a role in the foyer welcome team, which is not physical work nor does it mean getting too deep into conversations, it just needs a smile. She can do this without her own emotional rollercoaster having too much impact. So at long last she feels that she has a role in the church where she is helpful and valued. It is a real breath of fresh air.

Now if she can get pregnant as well, we will really celebrate!