Last Sunday, we had a good friend of ours come to preach, Martin McNeely. He encouraged us by speaking about Anna in the temple, who waited expectantly for the birth of Jesus, sharing the good news with others also: ‘Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. Then she lived as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple but stayed there day and night, worshiping God with fasting and prayer. She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she began praising God. She talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem.’ (Luke 2:36–38, NLT) It was great to have fellowship with him during the service, as well as afterwards over tea/coffee. Martin is currently the minister of Ballykeel Presbyterian Church in Ballymena, and is an enthusiastic supporter of CGCF