I’ve just got back home from an interesting, but scary, meeting!

I was with a few others at the CMS building with Jonny, as we look to run a stall at the Mind Body and Spirit Fair next week in London. Jonny and others have great ideas on how we might engage with the people that will be wondering the stalls.

Theya re good ideas, but I am still sitting here getting scared! As I said last week, we are very good as youth workers at challenging young people to step out of their comfort zones, but I sit well and truly in the centre of mine most of the time.

A week on Sunday I will be well out of mine as I help run a stall with a few other, just as nervous, people. – Please pray for us!

It’s kind of a strange position to be in, I feel a strong ‘God Calling’ to be getting involved in this, and yet I also feel a strong thought telling me I should not be there! It’s amazing what years of teaching and advice can do to a person’s outlook. I have been brought up in the ‘good evangelical’ tradition, whose response tradtionally has been to avoid or pray against such events. It’s encouraging to see this outlook starting to change.

One thing is clear to me though, as Christians we need to be present where the spiritual seekers are – so although I am scared – I’m looking forward to what is going to be a fantastic day (few days for those giving more time than me!) I’m going to be there on the Sunday and there will be a laugh-a-thon, which kinda makes me smile!