The Big Church Day Out

We could hear them still singing on the main stage as we left, and although bed time had long since come and gone our children were still awake and soaking up the atmosphere.

As I drove the family home I reflected on the smiles on the faces of the one hundred and fifty members of the Tollington Parish.

I thought about the children in our church who had never left London before looking wide eyed at the vast expanse of green, parents taking their sons and daughters on the Ferris wheel for the first time, the young people worshiping, the "aunties" (our elder Nigerian ladies) holding hands with the twenty somethings and dancing to the music. Of a day where there really was something for everyone. 

A day where we joined thousands of others and celebrated all that is good about God.

Just before he fell asleep one of my children asked if heaven would be like The Big Church Day out.

That summed it up perfectly.

Comments

[evie]

and that was the best quote of the day! Glad to hear your boys had such a great day. I have been blogging photos from it - hope they do it again!

[David Cooke]

Thanks. This moved me.