Feels like winter again

We had a beautiful sunny weekend for our Barnabas gathering. Temperatures were sometimes as high as eighteen or twenty degrees, and people enjoyed sitting outside to eat lunch. We had some good times of prayer and brain-storming about the sort of role that elder-type people can play within the context of the mission in Europe. It was also fun for me to chat with some of the people who had come from England and Ireland, as I'd worked with their children on King's Kids outreaches that I led twenty years ago.


Temperatures have suddenly dropped, though, and now it feels much more like winter again in Alhaurin. It's a cloudy nine degrees today and even colder in the evenings. We can see the snow on the mountains (thankfully not here in the town) and we're very grateful for the fireplace in our house. In less than a week's time, I'll be heading down to Africa, however, and so I'll be able to enjoy some warmer temperatures again. I'd appreciate your prayers for our Senegal trip, as we investigate possible future outreach opportunities for European and African young people.