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The Thirty Third Day – the thirteenth day of working from home and the fourth Bible Study video chat. Work. The focusing still needs work, so to say, but the music is helping there. The connecting with colleagues change, but that is OK. It will change. Bible Study was less busy. (As in less couples connected, but they were busy with their families, or work. I’ll be praying about that.) We continued with Crazy Love. Chapter 9, with mini testimonies of those who gave up everything to follow Christ to bring the Gospel to those who otherwise wouldn’t have received it.
Rather good, and a challenge, as in how to spread the Gospel (especially at this time, but also in ‘business as usual times’). Prayer requests: That those families would be able to join us in the study in the weeks ahead. Healing for those who need it. Also, that I would leave a similar legacy in the faith as my recently deceased grandmother.

Thirtieth Day – An ANZAC Day unlike any other. Usually I watch the Sydney March and the Gallipoli Dawn Service, both of which aren’t happening this year for obvious reasons. Nor was the service down in the village. Even so, seeing friends post on Facebook about being on their driveways at 6:00 was good. No less commemorative than other years of those who gave their lives in service to their countries.

Again, I say; Lest we forget.

Twenty Sixth Day – The tenth day of working from home and the third night of Bible Study over video chat. Work went well. The workflow was what it should be, but again focusing can be an issue. However, Bible Study went well, continuing the read through/discussion based on Francis Chan’s book Crazy Love. That book has certainly been good in encouraging one’s faith and to focus more on Jesus. It was also good to engage in fellowship with the others. Even so, I need to reach out more to others in the congregation.
So, more prayer in that area is needed. (Discerning who to reach out to and encourage, and at what time.) That would be a prayer request, along with prayer for those in the congregation who would be struggling at this difficult time. Feel free to share yours.

Twenty Fourth Day – Sunday, the fifth livestream church service. The earlier caveats still apply, but I did have a rather good fellowship moment with my Mum before joining the service, so that was good. (It probably would have happened anyway, but still.) Even so, I would still like to talk to others from the Congregation before and after the service. (Maybe joining in the Sunday School video conference?) Still, something to continue to pray about. Otherwise, it was a good day. Another short walk around the reserve.
Probably should take more of them. But otherwise, most of the afternoon was spent reading over the scriptures referenced in the service (which usually happens). But also miss reading the paper afterwards (and praying for needs found therein).

Twenty First Day – The eighth day of working from home. The workflow was as it should be, despite interruption (by the older nephew, my other sister and future sister-in-law visiting, but it was a good catch up). The Teams issue was resolved. It may be that the permission issue/firewall blocking of the audio was just temporary. There wasn’t too much difficulty talking to the IT support person either. (There wasn’t much apprehension there, just the usual ASD related shyness, and I prayed about it anyway.)
The main issue would be lack of exercise, since I’m not walking very far. I will need to spend more time out of the house doing something, rather than being indoors. Fortunately, there is that reserve right next door…

Seventeenth Day – Easter Sunday. The fourth livestream Church service. Same caveat as earlier. Engaging over the YouTube chat function certainly isn’t the same. It would be better to use Zoom before and after the service. (At least the internet hasn’t been going on the ‘fritz’ on Sundays.) The message being about the Hope that the Resurrection gives, is more topical than it usually is, when there isn’t usually an ongoing crisis in the form of a pandemic. But one should focus on it anyway, no matter if there’s a crisis or not.
Of course, gorging oneself on Easter Eggs isn’t that healthy either. Best to eat them in moderation. Getting out of the house (yesterday) to buy them (along with other more essential items) was good too.

Fourteenth Day – the sixth day of working from home. The workflow remains as it should (other than an interruption by my older nephew, but should he have been visiting?). More of the internet issue. (I think it should really get resolved at some point.) Also called one of the colleagues. (Actually the supervisor, but that went well.) The Teams issue remains unresolved. But that has progressed in its resolution. Being escalated. It probably would be resolved sometime next week. Again the copying of files is slow.
However, copying the files earlier, rather than at the end of the day, was a partial resolution of the problem. Have a happy Easter.

Eleventh Day – the fourth day of working from home. The workflow remains as it should. There wasn’t any problem with the internet connection today, so I’m thankful for that. However, I’m aware that it will still be a problem from time to time. Connecting with work colleagues did happen, although one of them was dropping out of the Skype session and could barely be heard. However using Microsoft Teams seems to be problematic. More the firewall blocking the audio than anything else.
Hopefully that will be fixed soon. There was also little interruption by other members of the household.

Again I wasn’t able to volunteer at the op shop. It wasn’t just that I volunteer at that op shop, but that there is a notebook where people can leave prayer requests in, and some of the other volunteers and I would read those prayer requests and then pray for those people. So, people in need aren’t being prayed for. (Obviously the coronavirus may be on the top of the list, but there would be many pre-existing issues that would be exacerbated by the current situation.) But of course, I can still pray without knowing the specifics.
But knowing the specifics helps. But I did watch a movie based on the Gospel of John, so that was good.

I don’t work on Wednesdays. But I would have otherwise went to have a session of Dramatic Reading with an elocutionist. Usually once a fortnight. We had just finished reading a book on the history of the Byzantine Empire (and started reading The Three Musketeers, but that will have to wait.) I had taken breaks before, when I was at university, so this too will be OK. And I will be starting to post Dramatic Reading videos on YouTube, so that will continue anyway. (Something that may have taken years more to start.)