Well, we are getting to the pointy end. My food choices over the next 11 days will not be about what I would like to eat, but what is in the fridge and freezer that needs to be used up before I go. That basically boils down to lamb chops every day (because I bought a whole new tray, forgetting that I already had a full tray’s worth in the freezer) and fish (a whole pack of frozen fish fillets, a free test product from a supermarket product testing group that I am part of, which also came at a time when I already had a full pack of exactly the same fish fillets in the freezer.) On the other hand, maybe I’ll just give the chops and fish away, and live on eggs and cheese (which also need to be used up.)
The packing list has been done, but I never do the actual packing until the day before I go. That avoids the problem of unpacking because I have discovered I need something that is already in the bag.
My first lot of visas and air tickets are on hand, and because most visas have a validity of 90 days from the date of issue, I can’t apply for any more until closer to the time I need them. Organizing pastors in 14 different countries to get them all on the same page is a bit like trying to herd cats, but we are getting there and I am very grateful to our African Co-ordinator (and my spiritual son) Apostle Adams Sabila for all the work he is putting in to it.
Meanwhile, back in Oz, tomorrow I will be doing my last preaching ministry before I leave, and Equip Church Leongatha and Philip Island. Really looking forward to being with those guys.
Tuesday night will be party time. Once every couple of months Churchill Christian Fellowship has a social night, and this time it is going to be a farewell/birthday celebration for me.