An Adventure in Ministry

  In a couple of weeks time I will be joining lots of other women at The Salvation Army’s Riverbank conference. I attended last year and it truly was a special spirit-filled weekend. To be honest I wasn’t altogether prepared for the conference and it took me a long time to unpack all that God had revealed to me. This year I didn’t want that to be the case once more, so I am actively trying to prepare my heart, mind and soul for the weekend. Not only am I thinking about what clothes, shoes and other stuff I need to pack in my suitcase, I am also thinking about what I need to spiritually pack, or unpack before I go. So I thought that I might blog my thoughts so that if you are coming along you can prepare too! The name of the conference, riverbank, comes from  Acts 16:13-15 and the encounter that a group of women had with Paul and ultimately the Holy Spirit. It is a powerful story and one that is overlooked so I encourage you to take some time to look at it. The verses say: “On ...

  A couple of weeks ago I had surgery and while it wasn't too serious, it was a bigger op than expected and recovery has been quite rough! I am someone who is always on the go and this last year has been pretty hectic for me, so to go from of all the responsibilities of work, study, being the primary carer for my daughter, keeping the house going and loads of other stuff, to absolutely nothing was a real shock to the system in many ways.  My recovery means doing very little and that is not something that comes easy to me! I found that soon after my operation, fear, worry and anxiety quite easily set in. One particular day a week into recovery, after a bad night’s sleep, I experienced anxiety wash over me in waves and I began to worry about everything. About all the study I needed to do, all the jobs in the garden I couldn’t do, the work emails piling up and the people behind them and whether people understood how truly awful I was feeling.  I tried to counter all this by ...