Monday 23 May 2011

Ouch!!

So the last term has been interesting in many levels. Sadly through the lessons we've learnt through pain.

Alison, Lauren, steve , the kids and myself were gutted to hear this week that Emma will be leaving the team with immediate effect. This saddens us as we've all enjoyed getting to know her and seeing the gifts and person she is. Please pray she finds somewhere she can call home.

Obviously we need to spend some time as a team reflecting on the last 6 months, asking God to teach us in the mist of our disappointment and asking what we need to learn about the way we support and operate as a team.

Still our work goes on, over 30 came to a graduation BBQ at our house on sat, it was a really good time and made some real steps forward with some of these families.

Thanks for yr prayer.

R.



Tuesday 10 May 2011

Our minds

This last week I've been challenged by a book I was reading looking at the verse 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind' Matt 22v37. The part that I was reading focussed on 'all your mind'. Throughout each day we face many choices but i guess it's when the difficult times come that we don't always respond in the way we wish had. The more we fill our minds with the words and thoughts of God the more likely we are to choose to respond in the way that he would want us to. So i'm trying to make sure I get my mind in the right place with God a bit more than I did yesterday and hopefully day by day I will learn to love the Lord with ALL my mind. It's a big ask but I'm happy to take it step by step, here's hoping I keep moving in the right direction! A