It's been a busy Sunday.  Lots of people coming and going.  Started early with two pastors coming to inform a professor staying at Shiloh that he was preaching this morning.  But he's been to Africa many, many times, and was already prepared for a potential last minute preaching opportunity.  

By the time I took off for church at 8:45 a.m., the front gate had been opened and shut quite a few times.  Jim was on guard duty.  Shortly after I left, he let the last of our guests out as they headed to various churches in the area.  

When I came back to Shiloh, we enjoyed a quiet hour before the doorbell began ringing in earnest.  It seemed like every person who ever knew one or another of our guests came to visit them this afternoon.  Shiloh was hopping with people all afternoon.  Animated conversations were going on in every possible corner of the house.  One person would leave and shortly thereafter another arrived.  But Jim was gracious and kind and let me have some down time.  He was the faithful guard going back and forth to the gate every little while.  By the time Joseph, our night guard and only team member who works on Sunday, arrived at 6 p.m., all visits had ended.  The house returned to its normal tranquil self and we are relaxing in our room.  And thus ends our day of rest.  In a handful of hours another busy week will begin.