++Sarah Mullally, the first woman to be Archbishop of Canterbury... should I send her an Offensive (TM) Tee-shirt?  Might it be the case that in 2025 people have moved on from 2009 - I'd like to think so but somehow I doubt it, and she is, after all, on a global stage not the tiny one of the BUS. 

If praying be your thing, then please do - it can be a lonely place being a 'first women to be...' there can be lot of (perhaps self-imposed) pressure not to mess up, not to 'queer the pitch' for those who come after you... there can be cruel words spoken, and blatant 'blanking' that you have to shrug off, at least in public... 

I remain bemused that I am official Baptist history (after all I was a mere 46 years old back then) as well as both amused and slightly miffed at the miss-telling of my story (my surname has been 'corrected' (changed to Gordon)), assumptions have been made about my theology, my ecclesiology, and even why I moved south (you know, that God-person really does call people to move sometimes...).

I rejoice that after all these years, and they are many, the good bits are still better than I ever dare expect (even if the bad bits are so much worse than I ever fear), that the good outweighs the bad, and God still surprises me with wonderful 'hmmm' moments.  

This morning I completed my 250 miles (actually a little over as it was a morning meander to the stationery shop!).

May thanks to everyone who has supported and encouraged me. If you happen to want to donate and haven't yet done so, you can still do so by clicking this link. I've had a lot of fun, and am both fitter and a lot more tired than when I started!  My current intention is continue to walk from the railway station to college in Manchester, and to be more intentional about keeping moving.

As news reports tell us that numbers crossing the English Channel in small boats continue to increase, and sadly with more deaths, the importance of charities willing to speak up and speak out grows stronger.  Praying for a day when no-one feels the need to flee persecution, violence or oppression - and until then doing the small things I can do.