From St Andrew's to the CLAN to St Andrew's
We visited St Andrew's in Fife yesterday to catch up with some of the congregation who are at the CLAN Gathering for this past week. They've taken over at least two houses and a group of them are living together in community. I was really encouraged to hear how God has been blessing them this
week. I 'm sure they are all going to return to Bo'ness with a renewed vision for the work of the gospel in Scotland. Erica you make a mean omlette, you really are a...
Continue Reading
There is always something happening around the church building here in St Andrew's Bo'ness. Its great to see the building being used and cared for by a wide variety of people. Take for instance today. Elizabeth Ann was down looking after the garden and watering the plans
Apart from the staff members who were working out of the building, we had a young teenager in for a few hours getting coaching on work experience. Then we a visit from the BBC Children in Need...
I was just reflecting today that Madeline Makola is quite an amazing person. In the face of all that she endured she is still in one piece and able to let he past go. I guess she is the one qualified to answer the post i made a few days ago surrounding the steam train. Have a listen to her as she speaks to a BBC reporter about her feelings towards the man who locked her in the boot of her car for ten days. It is really worth listening to even if you've heard it...
I had a wonderfully inspiring day yesterday. Its really exciting and quite humbling to think of the extent of the vision that we have for Sanctuary First. We were working on the website design today and I tell you its going to be a fantastic worship resource for the church. I've been recruiting writers to help me put together the content. I believe this is going to be a resource that will match well into our Church Without Walls programmes.So keep praying for the...
Its amazing what you see on the road when your out and about around Bo'ness. I'm staggered at the weight of things that get transported on our roads. Here's a steam engine being pulled by a lorry. The lorry is having a rest in a lay-by outside Bo'ness.
Got me thinking about the shear weight of troubles and worries that we all transport around in our lives. We literally carry rubbish in our heads and feelings in our hearts that should have been dumped years...