I had a great time dropping in on friends in Nailsea. It’s cool that you can be apart from people for years and yet, when you get back together, it’s as if you were never apart. That’s what it was like when I got back together with Annie and Phil in Nailsea.

It was interesting to be able to catch up with each other and share how we had all journeyed with God over the past 5 or 6 years. It wass quite exiting to look back and acknowledge that all 4 of us would never have dreamt that God would take us to the places we are at at the moment. We are living ‘beyond our widest dreams’

Annie and Phil were full of what Christian Surfers UK were doing. I was really encouraged to hear some of the stories, such as being asked to open each days surfing at the Newquay Surf Classic with prayer. Sounds just a little thing maybe, until you realise that this prayer is broadcast over the PA on the beach to thousands of surfers and fans before everything starts.

I was partcularly excited to hear that Holy Trinity Nailsea was totally supporting Phil and Annie’s ministry despite the fact that they might not be surfers or sporty. They have armies of people who help scoring in contests, others that bake and serve cakes and teas. I thought this was just such a great example of a satsuma church. Annie and Phil are a part of the church that is reaching out to the surfing community which is not part of the Nailsea community. They are released and supported in doing so by the rest of the church with no one asking why they are not in church on a Sunday (especially during the summer when they are on the beach!!)

Phil and I chatted over loads of stuff and I am sure there is stuff we can work on together over the coming years. I’m looking forward to the possibility of that. We certainly are not waiting another 5 years before we get back together.