I had another great day today despite a naff start due to the closer of the M2 after what sounded to be a horrible accident. I was thankful for Lara (the un-enlightened would call Lara GPS) as she talked me through many country lanes that I would never have seen before to get me to the Dartford Crossing.

I visited Jerry, Jemima and Katie at Newmarket YFC in the morning. Big congratulations to both Jemima and Katie who were proudly wearing their engagement rings and looking forward with quite a bit of excitement to wedding days sometime in the summer. We all chatted together about how things were going, moving into new buildings and struggling to meet demands for schools input.

I heard of exciting plans, a desire to change, a yearning to make an impact in the lives of young people that will last – I heard a passionate God looking at the young people of Newmarket!

After spending cool time catching up I shot across to Mid Norfolk to meet up with Cle, Dave, Marie Ann and Mark. Again, top quality people involved in loads of excellent stuff and always asking the question ‘what next’ with a healthy ‘should we keep doing this/is this still meeting a need/should we change/should we close this and start something new’. I always think those in ministry that regularly ask questions like this as ‘the norm’ see exciting things happen.

I heard stories today of groups of girls becoming Christians in school, of young people praying for other young people in school who then experienced God, and of young people being healed after others had prayed with them. The exciting things and the challenging self analysis go hand in hand.

Also … Mid Norfolk YFC kept up their fantastic standard of a great lunch!!! (not that I am fickle or easily swayed … but I will return soon!)

I felt a tinge of sadness as I started to drive home – I though how great it would be to spend longer, to get involved again, to invest in more young people … but the role has changed and someone has to invest in the investors.