You never know who you meet

Yesterday I attended a funeral. A BIG funeral.
We had been asked if another church could use our building for a funeral, and I happily obliged. When I sat in church yesterday, I couldn't believe the amount of people in church (now there's a vision for church attendance...).
And I couldn't believe all the people I met, before the service, and after, and later at the "wake" (reception).

Bermuda is a small island. I have begun to get used to meeting the same people, such as bus drivers, post office workers, supermarket staff, and--of course--church members. So I was not surprised to see some of the bus drivers at the funeral. Just intersting to see them not in their regular uniform, and in church :-)

But it was the fact that I met a former premier (prime minister in Bermuda) Dame Jennifer Smith, a government minister Mr Michael Scott, and the first woman leader of the opposition in the British Commonwealth (plus the first female Attorney General of Bermduda) Dame Lois Brown-Evans, that struck another chord.
When, in England, did I ever meet such illustrous people. Did I mention that the leader of the opposition came to my installation service? That's like David Cameron showing up at North Wembley or Gloucester church to welcome the new pastor.

Adventist Pastors are not regarded as, "what church is that you're from again?" Our church is held in high regard. After all, 1 in 18 Bermudians is said to be an Adventist.

When the bus stopped outside the house to pick up the kids this morning, I recognised the driver from yesterday's funeral. So we had a little chat--as you do.... it's Bermuda.