There have been some real
highlights over the last few weeks. There was the Heather Henderson evening,
with wonderful stories of God’s power and grace in Borneo, as well as a clear
testimony of the gospel to so many of our friends and visitors. Several guests
have never been to church before. Others spoke sincerely of their intention to
find out more.
Before that, we had the
Weekend Away. On top of the usual joy of proper time together (which is a good thing, isn’t it!), Jonathan
and Lynda Milton-Thompson are something special. At least for now, my prayers
have taken on a little more urgency, confidence and clear thinking as I
remember what’s worth praying for.
In terms of praying for our
church, I outlined a couple of things I thought we need to particularly work
towards as a church in the near future:
