More Catching Up to Do

I cannot believe another month has gone by - it'll be Christmas before you know it (Oh hush me mouth LOL).  Well at least Claire from WMS will be happy,, she loves Christmas.  I don't have a problem with it since I buy through out the year and about the time everyone is out shopping I'm just pulling it all together and filling in a few remaining blanks.

Anyhow, earlier this month Dave and I got to go spend time with a truely wonderful couple from our church that we never really got to know.  Shortly after coming to BRBC they moved away to Leeds to work for Caring For Life and it's Debs I send cards to every now and then.  Caring For Life are a charitable organisation providing much needed help and support to vulnerable people and we were excited to see the farm first hand.

 

One of the newest additions it the Granary Restaurant and we were fortunate enough to share a meal experience with our hosts.  We couldn't believe it was their anniversary and they were spending it quite unselfishly with us!  The food was really first rate and delicious.  I'd definately eat here again.

 

We got to have a wanderaround the grounds and to see where Debs and Nigel work whilst they're at the farm.

 

Nigel kept finding stray chickens about and rounding them up would keep a body busy for a while.

 

This was one of the workshop buildings where they teach via different therapies and mediums, some of the people who attend come just on a daily basis and some actually work at the farm giving them a purpose and the ability to work alongside others supporting the function of the farm.

 

And this is inside the granary restaurant - it all looked very grand but as Debs said, Peter who started the charity said if you're doing a work for God it has to be the very best you can do.  Behind the large glass panels you see behind Debs is where the chefs prepare the meals so the diners can see in and vice versa.

 

This is the shop which is at the other end of the dining section and which is where my handmade cards end up for sale.  It was really nice to get a sense of the type of things they have for sale.

 

This was a large stone carved with a verse of scripture and that had several smaller stones, each carved with a bit more dotted along a path in the grounds.  They have massive green houses that have been kindly donated, all the way from Holland so they sell plants as well and Peter hopes one day to have an equestrian centre for additional therapies.

 

It was truly amazing to see just what they'd achieved in a few short years so I doubt there are any limits to what they can achieve in another year or so.  Proof that if you will just trust God with what little you have and have a willing heart, He will provide so much more than you could ever imagine.

 

Enjoy!

 

Suezie