Today has been a great day for talking with wonderful people.

This morning I met with Jean Kerr and we chatted about pioneer ministry and how that might start to look. Jean is also my spiritual director so she had some challenging questions for me on other stuff, so this was a really great time. Jean is one of those few people that I will allow to ask me tough questions about stuff, and we all need to be able to answer those in safe locations from time to time.

I then went on to have lunch with Becky Farrell Roberts, excellent youth pastor of Chatham Evangelical Church. Becky and I have known each other for a good few years and it was brilliant to be able to catch up and just laugh and see what is happening on the youth work front in Chatham and in each others lives. Following afternoons like this I always realise how too embroiled we become in programmes and activities when we all know it is people that are important.

This evening we caught up with Chris, Josh, Sam and Caitlain who are good friends. Gary is currently in Uganda on a St Marks team visit and so it was good to hear news from there as well as spend some good time laughing (and eating and drinking again) with Chris.

Today has been a great day for spending time with people. Little else has been done, but at the end of the day I feel far more energised and feel I have had a little taste of heaven.

Thanks people for a great day.