This week I am at the annual YFC staff conference, being held again at Bodelwyddan Castle in North Wales.

Conference is a great time for us all to et together for some good training, worship, prayer, food and a chance to catch up properly. The programme is usually great, but the after-hours chats around the bar often take some of the subjects we have been considering during the day to a deeper level. Certainly, for me, it i true that some of my theology has been developed at these conversations which have gone into the early hours.

Conference can be hard work as well as I already have quite a few meetings booked in with people. That is not a complaint though, as it is such a real privilege to meet up with the rest of the YFC family. It only happens once a year!

If you have some time this week, please pray for the safety of the YFC family as we travel to North Wales from all over the country on Monday and as we return to our homes on Friday. Please also pray that we may hear God in a fresh way for both ourselves and the areas in which we are working. Finally, please pray for all the family members of YFC workers which will be left alone this week – for me personally I find I miss Sarah and the children increasingly more with each conference – and tis is the 12th or 13th (I lose count!)