Perhaps you think I will now want to conquer India, or China ,or Africa or go West. No I've fallen in love with Russia in a big way and I'm already formulating plans to go there again. I've done the tourist thing and I'm glad I did, but now I want to get to know real Russians and live as family. In Britain we have a marvelous invention known as a Twinning Association. It all started many years ago where towns from Britain were twinned with towns from France, and then Germany and so it spread. Then one day the university of Exeter, near me became twinned with the university of Yaroslavl. Next the cities decided to be twinned. I heard about this last year and joined the Association. Every year the Russians come to us for a week and we return to them for a week. I couldn't go last Spring as I had already booked the cruise, but next year I shall be ready and waiting. Meanwhile I email Ludmilla and try out my Russian on her.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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