Changes at the Top
My nan had all sorts of expressions, some funny, some sad, some relevant and some well i just dont know, like this one for example about the church happenings, If things do not alter they would stay as they are!
I think her meaning was we should never stand still but strive to improve our lives and surroundings.
Anyway, Pastor Michael has headed our church for decades and last year decided would be his last but due to Covid 19 was talked into staying another year with less duties.
He got a mild dose of Covid last month and has had to isolate 3 times since the pandemic began.
I won`t go through what he and his team of elders were charged to do over the years on regulations and discipline but will move on to the present time.
Bearing in mind now we are talking about young adults, as in older unmarried girls, as well as wives and single mums in need of extra care!
If the man of the house, usually dad/Father, decided their girls under their roof were in need of extra Pastoral education, an appointment was made and they would visit the Pastors office for `Extra Tuition.`
I reckon it was a perk of his job.
If ever i got the call, when younger, i would be scared and with good cause, but now i am over 20 the times i have visited i relished and treasured.
So, to the point of my story, through age, isolation and illness the elders decided they would relieve him, for the time being and maybe until we get a younger Pastor, of his `Extra Tuition` duties which as the name suggests, a lecture and good hiding.
The son of one of our elders, called, Elijah Walton, has a Disciplinarian clinic in the city and he also happens to be a Pastor, serving most of his Pastorage, if that is indeed a word, spent aboard in various countries as a Missionary.
He is married to a girl from our community and they have 3 children, all born in different countries.
The clinic includes tattoo removals, piercings, various therapies and of course administering discipline.
His office is situated in the centre of 3 military camps and as husbands get sent on manoeuvres their wives and elder children, boys as well as girls, have regular appointments at his clinic where the husband dictates the course the appointment would run.
Never having been or know who has one can only surmise, belt and cane and as one is an American base, the paddle.
How do i know all this about the clinic, well Marc made me an appointment a few weeks ago when he was away on business with his dad for 5 days, including a Sunday, my maintenance day?
I thought it strange i was not told to go to my Father or him call on me but we are just finding a routine only being just in our home a month or so.
Marc had rung me on the morning of my appointment, as he did 10 times a day or more when away, most time on a facecam type call.
He said an appointment had been made for me that afternoon and i could take someone with me or if not his wife someone acts as a chaperone.
This is all part of his licencing agreement with the city, apparently.
Now was my tingling excitement or did i want a pee, well, both i think.
My mornings work seemed to take a week, finished at last i closed down the computer system and ran up for a shower.
My bottom was still pretty red from the spanking i got from my Father on Saturday, for answering back, sort of, he said something and i replied, "Yeah Right."
No idea why, i dont think, anyway i was in his office and naked over his need in a heartbeat.
I rang Don Brown, my former trainer and old family friend, i was his trainee house slave for almost 2 years and he is an elder from our community.
I told him of my plight and asked if i may borrow his current trainee, Amy, to come with me. He said he would ring me back.
Amy was in my team when we worked at the office, she was a young trainee and was treat awful at home by 2 different uncles, as her dad had sadly passed.
I mentioned her to Sir Don and as her family was in our community he took her on, if only to remove her from that house.
I just got out of the shower when he rang, it was a yes and he had booked Amy in for further education with me to help in her education.
I asked if she could stay over with me that night too, he agreed, i knew he would, he knows i would not have asked unless i thought it essential.
As well as a continuous red bottom a girl needs love and cuddles to reassure her and after today i wanted to make sure Amy got just that.
