End of the LDC

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This morning in church, realising that it's Pentecost Sunday, I was amazed to think that it's been seven weeks since the LDC staff arrived - on Easter Sunday - to prepare for the start of the Leadership Development Course. The LDC is over now, and we have great thankfulness in our hearts for all that God did in our midst during the 40 full and fruitful days of the course.

Right at the end of the course, we have a special morning that we call "Stepping over the Line." Delegates are asked to pray in advance about what they want to "leave behind" as a result of these six weeks with God, and to consider what they want to "step into" as they move into the next season of their Christian leadership. It was a particularly touching time this year, as humble men and woman stood up before the group, proclaiming the changes that God had made in their lives, sometimes asking forgiveness of a spouse, and declaring the new things that God had put on their hearts for the future. The photo above shows the whole group (including children and nannies) after the special graduation meal we had at the end of the course.

Yesterday was full of many airport runs, as the delegates and staff all headed back to their own nations. For me here in Spain, the next couple of weeks have a more flexible schedule, where I'll be doing some coaching, working on some outreach planning, and preparing for a wedding that we'll hold here on the 21st. Then, on the 23rd, my parents will be coming to Spain for their summer holiday.

Thanks for your prayers during the busy but fulfilling weeks of the Leadership Development Course. They were abundantly answered!!