My apologies for the lack of updates recently. I've been working pretty hard since my return from the UK.

Trent, Bruce, Mark and I produced a CD of Albanian songs when I was at home in February, and we have just heard that we have gone platinum. Well.... not quite. But I played some of the songs at kids church on Saturday, and the little blighters were merrily singing along to the ones I've taught them!!

Yesterday I was official match photographer at the local derby.... Saranda FC vs Butrinti FC. The final score was 3-0 to Saranda. The first goal was untidy defending by Butrint, and the Saranda attack capitalised on their mistake. You can see the ball in the back of the net below, but a lack of decent zoom stopped me from catching the scoring moment. Unfortunately I had to leave at half time.

I went to see Jorgo and his wife, who we have bought a wheelchair for yesterday. Jorgo suffers from MS, and was very difficult to understand. Richard (who came with me) was able to converse with him, and told him the good news that the wheelchair has arrived in Reading and will be on its way at the beginning of May. I am going to visit again, now that I know where they live, and I will probably take Anna with me too, when she arrives in April.

Finally I preached yesterday, as well as sang a very old Welsh hymn - Here is love vast as the ocean - at church. The preaching went well, and i think it was well received. The song, which I sang one verse in Welsh (so that they would realise that its a totally different language to English) and the two translated verses of Albanian also went very well, and I received many words of encouragement afterwards.

Hope all is well in the UK (or wherever you're reading this).... Greetings to Lionel and Lorace who are regular readers in Australia.