The last month or so has seen me running around the place even more than usual. The reason (this time!) is ‘Transmission – A Festival for Mission’, starting on the 8th July.
24-7 is partnering with YWAM, Share Jesus International and NGM to put together a 4 day camping festival with speakers bringing their wisdom, and hopefully some of God’s too, on subjects ranging from being a missionary in the workplace, right through to planting churches amongst unchurched people groups.
Nice view!
Bank holiday monday’s have traditionally been one of those times for a good walk in the country. This last BH was no exception. Amo and I travelled off to the Malvern Hills, for a day of walking and pub lunches.
Nice.
As you can see, great views from the top too!
Oh, and beer and cake topped the day off nicely 🙂
WOW!
Just every now and again, you find a really cool piece of software. And even more rarely, its free. I’m a big fan of freeware – lets face it, software costs loads usually, but there’s a small community of people out there who like to make tools available without wanting to rip the rest of us off.
Networking
Networking was always one of those cheesy business terms that I didn’t care much for. But when we got together for the second UK 24-7 Network day last Wednesday, I was looking at the concept in a completely different light.
Hi Fi
And there was me thinking I was getting too old for clubbing.
Last week I travelled up to Leeds for the second 24-7 Network day, and managed to pitch up a night early to go out and about on the town to celebrate Anneleen’s birthday.
Try this – its bizarre
How Smart is Your Right Foot?
This is so funny that it will boggle your mind. And you will keep trying it many more times to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you can’t.
1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6” in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction.
I told you so ……… .. And there’s nothing you can do about it!
Caused some ammusement in the City Boiler Room office!
Courtesy of Julie E…
Who am I?
Just had a great weekend in Oxford with my cell group from church. We’d hired out a rather swanky room in a hotel in the centre of the city to go through the Myers Briggs Type Indicator material. For those of you who wonder what on earth I’m talking about, Myers Briggs is a world renowned tool that helps people to understand their psychological preferences, and how they relate to people of different psychological types.
Vla!
When you’ve travelled, looking back there’s always those few treats that you get used to in a particular culture. As a kid, my family and I often journeyed over to the Netherlands, and there are so many good memories. Leisurely breakfast feasts with cold meats and cheeses, Indonesian reistaffels, and slabs of wonderful apple pie ‘mit slagroom’ (cream!).
This last week a friend of mine was over in Holland, and he dutifully brought back another classic – chewy, salty liquorice. Nice one, Amo. Thank you! 🙂
Didn’t quite manage the Vla though (artificially flavoured custardy stuff). Agh well, I guess a carton of that exploding in your luggage might cause a bit of a mess…
Northward Bound
This week turned out to be a bit manic for travelling. It started with a quick trip down the road to Guildford after our Boiler Room prayer time here in Reading. Phil Evans, Cally Gee, Carla Trundle (top 24-7 types one and all!) and myself were catching up on delegate details for the mission festival 24-7 are organising this year, called ‘Transmission’. Its getting to that exciting and scary stage – exciting in anticipation of a fantastic time of God speaking and transforming peoples lives, and scary as we understand the organisation involved in putting together something bigger than 24-7 has ever pulled off before!
Say Hi…
…to my new friend the fluffy tailed tree rat!
Spotted out of the window just before running out to church.
Me that is, not the tree rat.