Greenford Baptist Church

Only one day to go until around 16 of the aptly named Men Behaving Godly group (MBG) - goes on its annual pilgrimage. This year we will be enjoying two days in the Windmill Farm Conference Centre, Oxfordshire.

We are anticipating having a mysterious experience with leader Andy Robertson I say mysterious because Robertson has told us to pack rain-wear, a bag of Walkers crisps, a potato, a CD of our favourite music, our Bibles, another book we have read recently (assuming we actually do read other books) and a small bag of garden refuse (grass/twigs etc).

I don't mind about the first six items but as the driver of the rather 'compact' minibus taking 16 sweaty men on a two hour drive in Friday night's hot and sticky rush hour, I think I should have been consulted about bringing 16 bags of (basically) compost into an already 'interesting' atmosphere. If the garden waste is not decomposing when we leave Greenford at 5.00pm - it certainly will be ripe by the time we reach Oxford at 7.00pm.

So, be on the lookout for a green MBG minibus bombing along the Oxford Road with 16 steaming carrier bags hanging out the side windows.