Welcome to my page for news from the mission field. It will get into full flow at the beginning of the 2006/7 academic year, when I will start to make weekly updates. For now I will post the significant stories of the summer both personal and ministry related. Over the summer my blog will also be updated when I have something to say. Come the beginning of the academic year the aim is to post there daily.
Every Nation Ministries Partners' Reception 2006 (18th November 2006)
Not much to say but there is a video for you to see. Check it out
Summer Challenge 2006 (Land's End To John O' Groats Cycle Ride) (17th to 25th July 2006)
The life of the campus minister is not a quiet one. My work is only possible with God at the centre of my life. There are, however, certain things that can make it harder for me to be available for God to use, even when my focus is on Him. One of those, both in the short- and long-term, is a lack of fitness.
I didn't think this would be a problem for me but at the beginning of this year I found playing more than 15 minutes of football quite difficult (compared to how I'd felt in the past). This was definitely unacceptable and something had to be done - I needed to get fit.
I'm sure millions of others made the same decision at the beginning of the year but I'm pleased to say I wasted no gym membership! Instead, I worked out a 9 mile route through local towns to cycle on a regular basis.
With the route decided I needed a challenge to work towards so that I would train consistently. The challenge chosen was the Land's End to John O' Groats cycle ride. These two towns are the furthest apart on the British mainland, Land's End at the south west tip of England and John O' Groats at the north east tip of Scotland - 874 miles apart.
The plan was to cycle an average of 115 miles a day for 8 days and take a rest day but not everything went as I had planned. more...