Albania Blog THREE
The Albanian Blog: Three
I’m not sure what the PC word for manhole cover is, but on a street not far from here, I need not worry. For there isn’t one. Now over recent days we have been impressed with many features of this new from old country, and have seen signs of growth and development at a rapid scale. But walking a few inches from a 2 foot wide hole in the road was not such a sign. It was terrifying. Like a parable warning of the danger of imminent doom it sat quietly gaping wide in a semi lit street a few yards from the main thoroughfare.
Taking a photograph of a hole is rather dull, but mercifully none of us fell into it.
We were going for a walk “round the block” which turned into a two mile hike through back streets until eventually we asked directions and found our way home. “Tired pair of dogs you have there, a bit tired myself” as they used to say as we all headed for sleep at 10 pm!
Today we had the privilege of meeting the Archbishop of Albania at his cathedral in Tirana. He is a delightful man who sees scripture as a key element of the faith we share with other believers in Albania. He engaged with us for nearly an hour and a half in the midst of a busy schedule.
Team talks, those endless discussions which church leaders have when they get a chance to explore their shared and diverging views, spread far and wide today. They started at breakfast and ended at 9.00 pm with the successful walk around the man hole. We agree, I think, on most things, but chiefly today that it was a good thing we didn’t fall into the hole.