When I was 15, I was taken to a Christian Festival by a lovely family, who wanted to share this wonderful event with me. It was colourful, vibrant and I fell in love instantly. I can honestly say that my life has never been the same since. This August bank holiday weekend was my 10th [...]
Category: Travel & Festivals
New Wine: Un-collared
The clergy dog collar, which looked so very weird a couple of months ago, is starting to feel more comfortable. I like my dog collar, it's useful, I understand it and it clearly tells people who I am and what I'm about. Yes, sometimes I get funny looks and one person on a bus in [...]
New Wine: Team, Tears and Triumphs
So I've done a bit of reflecting about the children who were present at Rock Solid last week, but what about the Team? The Team who led the 650 kids consisted of 125 people, youngest aged 15, with an average age of 17. They did jobs ranging from gunge tank fillers, to small group leaders, [...]
New Wine: Preteens, Prayer & Praise
On Sunday I got back home after a week camping in Somerset at a Christian gathering called New Wine. Despite what felt like none stop rain (Nathan's reaction when I got back was: 'you smell damp'), we had a wonderful time. So, at this gathering there were 14000 people who worshipped, prayed, listened, reflected and [...]