The last few months have seen us visit several countries including Ukraine, Israel and Russia.

January

At the beginning of January, we had the opportunity to return to Kirovograd, Ukraine where David and Joy Saunders led a team of young people to minister at a youth conference. In was a great time resting in God's presence and teaching the youth about the love of their heavenly Father. It was also an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones! We were pleasantly surprised to meet two groups from Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia who had travelled a long distance to be there.

The rest of the month of January passed in a blur of excitement and activity as we prepared for, then celebrated the wedding of our daughter Sarah to Ben Jackson. We had such a brill day and felt the incredible presence of the Father hovering over it all. Of course we are biased, but we think she was the most beautiful bride ever!

February

In February we spent some time recovering from the wedding....and ministering locally.

March

The conference in Ukraine in January gave us the opportunity to connect with some young people in Russia who invited us to speak at a Youth conference in Moscow in early March where the presence of God was strong and we saw some amazing heart healing take place. We were also privileged to meet with several different groups who have a deep longing to know the Father's love.

In March, it was so good to be at Naomi's wedding in Ashdod, Israel. For the last 10 years Naomi has played a big part in our ministry in Russia in being an amazing interpreter, organiser, travel companion on trains, planes and automobiles and developing her own ability to minister to many recovering from drug and family abuse. We will miss her so much and want to honour the self sacrifice and commitment she has displayed at many levels. We had a lovely time at her wedding and are excited about her new life in Israel with Igor.

We had the opportunity to visit various other places in Israel which brought the reality of Jesus who lived, ministered, died and rose again into clear focus.

Looking forward

The months ahead involve considerable travel to various nations (take a look at our itinerary page) - we are more than ever convinced of the desperate need of an ongoing encounter with the Father and His awesome love. His longing to Father us is as undiminished as ever.