So, what’s been going on with me for the past few months? Blog posts have been a little sparse, but even if you have been keeping up with my more regular rants and ramblings, you might find the latest edition of my supporter newsletter interesting.
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Well, the card competition this year was won by my picture of hoar
frost on the side of a car door here in Reading. Here’s the online
version, and I hope you like it!
Hope you’re having a great Christmas, and have a fantastic ’08.
Having been wowed by the views of Crater Lake the day before, I definitely had the bit between my teeth for climbing the National Park’s highest peak, Mount Scott.
Chipmunks scampered around the picnic area that was the starting point for our hike, looking like they had a lot more energy than I did, but I wasn’t going to let that deter me from my mission!
What a great evening! Thanks so much to those of you who prayed for us as 24-7 undertook its first official reception.
Helen Monkton and her team of willing helpers did a fantastic job of looking after everyone, and the evening was an unqualified success.
Our friend Mark Markeiwitz did a fantastic job of hosting the event, and we were soon treated to an impassioned review of the history of Wesley’s ministry from Lord Lesley Griffith. Our location for the evening, the 24-7 City Boiler Room, is on the very spot Wesley based himself for his ministry to the poor in London.
And so we return to tales of North American adventures…
Having crossed Portland’s biggest bridge on foot, Shirley and I were ready to speed over it again by car, this time heading south for the first stage of our Road Trip through Oregon. It wasn’t long before we’d turned off Interstate 5 onto Highway 58, as we headed into the Cascade Mountain Range. The multi-lane views of the interstate were replaced by tree covered mountains, and beautifully clear dark blue lakes. We drove through many miles of breathtaking wilderness with only occasional stops, as I was determined to get to our goal – Crater Lake.
In less than a week’s time, we’re going to be having what could be a very strategic meeting for 24-7 Prayer.
We’re gathering with some key community and business leaders to ask them whether they would like to be involved with 24-7, by supporting us with their skills, influence and/or resources (money or people!). This post is to ask whether you would support us in prayer for the event.
Here’s a few specifics. Please could you pray for:
Thanks, and God bless!
Pete
Just stumbled across one of those interesting/annoying (delete as appropriate) web quizzes, via Jonah Bailey and Andrew Jones’ blogs.
Apparently my theological views are akin to that of Saint Anselm of Canterbury! Obviously no physical similarities 😉
If you’d like to see how your theological perspectives shape up, check out the quiz here.
As I mentioned in my last post but one, a feature of Portland you really can’t miss is the proliferation of bridges throughout the city centre. Its as if the Portlandians on the east and west sides of the Willamette River just can’t bear to be disconnected from each other.
Things got kinda crazy during my travels, hence the blogging silence over the past couple of weeks. However, now I’m back in the UK, its time to share some more experiences of the fantastic month I’ve had. Here’s instalment number one!
My time in Portland was pretty interesting even before the excitement of Shawn and Laura’s wedding. I’d been to the city on two previous occasions, but had somehow managed to miss ‘First Thursday’, Portland’s very own evening of art, wine and music.
For a prayer movement, we’re way too busy. And the perpetual challenge of setting time aside to pray seems to be even more intense than usual right now. But I don’t want to complain – in only two more days, I fly off to the States for one whole, blissful month.
I’m quite good at taking fairly regular short breaks, but my trip to the US is my first long break for about a year. And boy do I need it!