First Attempt

First attempt at this blogging business - Mike Donovan from Auckland [Edge City Church] suggested I enter the wonderful world of blogging and expose my inner most conversation to a waiting world. Might save the expense of having to see counsellors to do the same thing!

My role in life composes of hanging out with my wonderful wife Dale and my three sons, if and when they are around. The rest of the time it's conversing with church leaders in particular from across the Linknz network, visiting churches, hanging out with leaders and hopefully being a bit of good news to people.

A trip to the gym, an occasional surf and a general love for life keep me very interested in my time and space on mother earth. I generally really love life and often feel incredibly privileged to be surrounded by such great people and most of all a great God who unexplainably keeps believing in me.

8-8-07 sitting here in Palmy on a drizzly day thinking over the past weekend. Was in Gisborne at Wainui Beach Church and had a ball. Great when you feel accepted and when people are hungry for what you've got to say. The church is led by Bruce and Shirley and like most leaders they give 110%, work too hard, believe in their people who they love and expect great things for.

One neat story - a Maori lady [a young granny actually] came up for prayer and was overwhelmed by God's presence. She started to fall over so we helped her down and let her enjoy God's presence. She later spoke with people and explained she was only a week old Christian and had never seen or experienced such a thing. She said she was full of peace and joy and wondered what it was all about. She was happy to know it was the Spirit's presence and went home with a large smile on her face.

Spent some time watching some good surfers on Sunday morning and wished I had brought my board along. Something magic about those Gisborne waves.

Off to the Taranaki coast this weekend with a team so should be fun to hang around the team at City Life Church.

Oops ! Slept in this morning - need to spend a few minutes in prayer now as it really does carry me. Don't worry, like most people I would like to pray more but so easily get busy. I actually love to pray so it's not a duty in most cases but a real vital deal to me. Love to pray better etc but that's I think how it will be this side of eternity while we run around in these earthly shells.
Go well - will try to get into this

Thanks Mike-you Auckland legend