Starting September...

It's September, the summer ministry activities are behind us now and the autumn activities are all beginning. For me, this includes starting to work with new groups of coaching trainees, both in English and in Spanish. It means gearing up for the all-Europe KKI conference that we'll be holding in Germany this October. It means beginning to work more intentionally on the communication and preparation for the leadership development course that we'll be holding just a year from now. And it means getting involved in a variety of other projects with the international teams I'm part of - both in KKI and in the University of the Nations.

This week has turned out to be quite a busy one, as a number of different projects have coincided. In the mornings, I've been starting up with new coaching clients, and re-starting with coachees that I connect with regularly all year. In the afternoons, I've been giving some English coaching to one of my young neighbours who is studying tourism at University and needs to prepare for an English exam next week. And in the evenings, I've been working till 10 pm with two other KKI leaders on the task of re-clarifying some of our ministry values that relate to working with families.

I've still found time for our morning walks with the dogs, though, and here too we can see that the seasons are beginning to change. It's dark now when I wake up, drink my coffee and have my quiet time, and sometimes the sun is just rising as we head out for our morning stroll; the sky can be quite beautiful. For the next week, I might also have some sunset walks, as I'll be looking after my friends' little dogs while they're in North Africa for a few days (see previous post) and will need to take them out for a stroll before leaving them in the flat overnight.