Christ Church Huntingdon Blog

 Audio here .  Welcome to Thought for the Day. Thanks so much for listening. “A little kindness goes a long way” doesn’t it? The other day I was in the bank trying to get some help with my online banking app, and the lady was… well really kind. She didn’t patronise me, she didn’t hurry me along, she showed me how I could make the sort of bank transfer I was trying to do, even saving money in the process. And rather than me feeling a fool for not on top of my mobile banking app, she went out of her way to help me- super kind!   Now this isn’t a product placement, and other banks are available, but if the team from NatWest in the High Street in Huntingdon are listening in, a big thank you for the kindness that I have consistently received in your branch. You don’t always associate kindness with business, but there’s nothing to stop us being kind at work, or at home, with our friends, with our family. A little kindness goes a long way and small actions can really make ...

 For audio click here .  Welcome to Thought for the Day. We had a recent wedding of a couple that met at church and so wedding bells have been on my mind. So I was pretty astonished when I read the story of Acaimie and Clay Chastain [1] . They were on honeymoon in the Caribbean climbing a volcano. Husband Clay descended deeper into the crater while his new wife Acaimie waited. Suddenly she heard the sound of something snapping and cried out to him, but he didn’t respond. Facing her fears, she climbed down deep into the dormant volcano to see him lying on his side covered in blood. The couple think a rope had snapped and he had had a terrible fall which involved him cracking his skull and jaw and spinal fluid was leaking into his sinuses. Neither of their mobiles had any signal. Acaimie helped Clay to walk propping him up and trying to stop him from stumbling. Eventually they got to help and he was transferred to hospital in the US where he has made a good recovery. He still ha...