The past six months were full of action and adventure. March saw me heading to Hawaii to meet with the KKI international leadership team and work on the preparations for summer ministry in West Africa. A bad bout of pleurisy made the following three months rather challenging, but I was nonetheless able to be fully involved in this year's Leadership Development Course (LDC) in Malaga. After a shorter course (B2b) for younger leaders, I travelled to Africa for the Fortify leadership workshop, the Planting Together outreaches in Senegal, and the KKI international leadership assembly (ILA) in Ivory Coast. Six months that were fairly intense, but also very encouraging and fruitful.
In contrast, the coming season will be slower paced, allowing me to refuel and work on a variety of different kinds of projects. My daily and weekly schedules will be more flexible than they've been over the past six months, and here's what I'll be involved in:
Coaching
Several hours per week, I'll be doing follow up coaching with ladies from this year's LDC, as well as beginning coaching with trainees for this year's Foundational Coaching Skills (FOCOS) course.
LDC Admin
I'll also work on the ongoing email communication and application process as people from around the world apply to attend next year's LDC.
Curriculum Writing
In this quieter season, I'll also have time to work on some Bible curriculum for young people. The first project I want to do is to take the Bible Reading Challenge booklets that I wrote in 2013 - 2014 and edit them to make them undated, so that they can be uploaded to the KKI international website and become available for download by young people and youth workers around the world.
Reaching out to my Neighbours
September will also be a month when I can catch up with my neighbours, drink coffee with them, walk the dog every day, etc. I continue to pray for Juana and Matilde in particular, that their hearts will be open to the love of God.
We aren't running any seminars at the retreat centre this month, but we will be hosting a short leadership retreat for a team of twenty Korean missionaries.That will be from 24th - 28th September. They'll mostly be responsible for their own programme, but we'll prepare the accommodation for them, do the cooking, take them to and from the airport, and have a couple of times of worship and prayer with them.
Thank you for your prayers during this September season in Spain. I value your interest and your partnership.
In contrast, the coming season will be slower paced, allowing me to refuel and work on a variety of different kinds of projects. My daily and weekly schedules will be more flexible than they've been over the past six months, and here's what I'll be involved in:
Coaching
Several hours per week, I'll be doing follow up coaching with ladies from this year's LDC, as well as beginning coaching with trainees for this year's Foundational Coaching Skills (FOCOS) course.
LDC Admin
I'll also work on the ongoing email communication and application process as people from around the world apply to attend next year's LDC.
Curriculum Writing
In this quieter season, I'll also have time to work on some Bible curriculum for young people. The first project I want to do is to take the Bible Reading Challenge booklets that I wrote in 2013 - 2014 and edit them to make them undated, so that they can be uploaded to the KKI international website and become available for download by young people and youth workers around the world.
Reaching out to my Neighbours
September will also be a month when I can catch up with my neighbours, drink coffee with them, walk the dog every day, etc. I continue to pray for Juana and Matilde in particular, that their hearts will be open to the love of God.
We aren't running any seminars at the retreat centre this month, but we will be hosting a short leadership retreat for a team of twenty Korean missionaries.That will be from 24th - 28th September. They'll mostly be responsible for their own programme, but we'll prepare the accommodation for them, do the cooking, take them to and from the airport, and have a couple of times of worship and prayer with them.
Thank you for your prayers during this September season in Spain. I value your interest and your partnership.
