I met Ian at 9:30 this morning, shortly before he went to his weekly appointment at the local Primary school where he takes assembly. The school is in a UPA, and the make up of the kids very much reflect this. Uniform wearing was patchy, some kids smartly turned out, others with just bits and pieces of uniform matched to sports wear. They sat in nearly absolute silence as Ian told the story of Jonah, after which we sang 'Jesus love is very wonderful' before Ian said a short prayer.

We left the school and went to do a Baptismal visit to a mum who wants the second of her children Baptised. After Ian had explained the difference between a Baptism and Thanksgiving service, and offered her the choice of either, and the relative responsibilities and work that Baptism presented, she chose it nevertheles.

This evening was the weekly meeting of 'Sixes and Sevens', the church club for school years six and seven. And eight. A dozen kids or so turned up to mark out the size of a mystery object, which turned out to be Noahs ark. After a short reading of the bible passage, and a mini study of what it meant, the kids played a game and ate cake. They left after only an hour having enjoyed a club that seems to hit the right balance for short attention spans.

Today's mileage: 128 miles