"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him" Colossians2: v6.

Our branch meeting on May 1st, was held at the home of Maureen Torry, where on a beautiful sunny day we were warmly welcomed.

It was a pleasure to have Stan and Diana Condliffe to talk to us about their lives which, after always attending churches and taking part in discussions and various church led courses, they felt called by the Holy Spirit to go to India and later Africa to spread the "Good News". Their first mission was under the leadership of VIE India. This is "Village Evangelism of India Mission." which was established in 1951 and is a Non-Governmental organization spanning various fields including sharing the gospel. Their first destination was India accompanied by VIE and lasted about a month. During this time, they saw, first-hand, the poverty of the people but their great kindness and willingness to share, was evident. Miraculous new life was experienced by many who came to know of the love of Jesus . Their fellow countrymen were always "non-judgmental" and strongly believed that all Christian people would welcome other Christians and offer hospitality even when they had so little themselves. The conditions of the roads, the food and the threat of attack by bandits did not deter them and they knew that the Lord would protect them. Another mission to Africa, where there is also great poverty was a surprise to African "White People" who, thought that "White People" should only be preaching in "White Churches! Sadly, this racial discrimination is still evident around the world today." As Stan and Diana are shortly to leave their home here with us, we pray that God will show them where he wants them to be as they continue their mission of spreading the "Good News". We thanked them for a really interesting and inspiring talk and recognized that there is a salutary lesson for us all to learn when professing to call ourselves "Christian" what it really means.

Other business included plans for our outing to Tewkesbury in July and various Mothers' Union communications from the diocesan office. Prayers concluded our meeting. Thanks given to Maureen for her hospitality and the date of our next meeting was announced.

This is: Wednesday 11th June, when we join our friends from All Saints Church. Beginning with a communion service at 11am. This is followed by a Quiet Day led by Revd. Margaret Davies. We always enjoy these inspirational gatherings.

"Commit your way to, the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act" Psalm 37:v5.

Enid Holbrow