Semana santa

In this last week before the leadership development course starts and fills up the next seven weeks, I've been working not only on last-minute bits and pieces for LDC, but also on the advance preparations for other ministry events happening later this year.  One of these is our all-Europe KKI gathering which will bring hundreds of people together in Finland this October. While team members in Switzerland are working to complete the website and online registration forms, I've been getting reading the mailing that will go out all over Europe to let people know that they can now register for the conference.

My other project this week has been to work on writing a booklet of Bible reading notes that will be used (in French and German) by the young people who come on our Reformation Tour outreach this July. I'm basing the material on the five "solas" of the Reformation - truths that transformed the European church of the 16th Century. The tour itself will see us driving five thousand miles across Europe, visiting places in Switzerland and Germany that played a key role in the Reformation, before linking with Catholic friends in Austria and travelling together to the Vatican.

Spring is beginning to come here in southern Spain and we're having pleasant sunny days for the Holy Week holidays. There would be a big temptation to be out in the sun, walking the dog, but unfortunately I injured my ankle and foot last week. Buba proved to be incredibly well behaved when walked at a snail's pace by someone on crutches, but the walk was enough to show me that I needed to rest the foot more and not be out and about on it, if I want it to recover well before LDC begins. Although it doesn't appear to be a serious injury, it's still quite sensitive when I put weight on it, so I'm praying it heals up very soon.