So I’m hugging this serial rapist, and it feels OK. Should I not be hugging him? I mean, God’s forgiveness extends to me, but can it really extend to him? It was all very sobering. We spent a full day in a maximum security prison on Friday. The inmates had been working through our ‘More than Conquerors’…

Three Christmas Wishes from the persecuted church Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, What do I wish for you this Christmas? What can I say to you, who live in the free world? The Lord gives us everything we need for our lives. “God did not keep back His own Son, but He gave Him…

The response for Christmas meat has been phenomenal. Several hundred of you have contributed. The GLO family comprises 195 workers, who each will now receive $90 for a smashing Christmas celebration. Average family size is 8, plus the two orphanages, so that makes over 1600 people laughing and stuffing their faces thanks to you guys.…

Aaargh, I really don’t like getting these emails!  Leaders have tough calls to make, so I’m wanting to share the load with you! Patrice has just written again. He’s our SU Treasurer, and SU employs about 75 people right now. He’s emailing on behalf of them to say that the staff kids are wondering if…

Hi guys! Welcome (again!) to my blog – having had problems with the last one, this one is now definitive and is newly-designed and a whole lot better (thanks Viktor!). We’ve added some new features like Sermons and “Follow by email” (every time I make a new post – you will get an email with its…

I’d been looking forward to these three days for a long time. I’m a cycling novice, but have been training hard for several months in preparation for my biggest physical challenge in life thus far this coming March – as three of us attempt to cycle just under 3000 miles across the USA from LA…

I’m pretty confident that Burundi will be the most exciting place in the world to be for the first two weeks of August – and I would love to be there, but can’t because I’m doing the Bible Readings at New Wine Newark for the coming week. Anyway, why is it going to be so…

I’m just flying back from a hectic several days speaking at Summer Madness in Belfast, Causeway Coast Vineyard in Coleraine, and Urban Soul in Dublin. Not everyone would enjoy this lifestyle, but I love traveling, speaking, meeting new interesting people, and seeing lives changed. There are lots of people doing fantastic things far removed from…

I wrote this a few days ago, but had to do a first post before this one really, to introduce myself. Anyways, here goes: Pentecost Sunday, 12th June – So this is a great day to begin the epic training schedule on. I will be doing thousands of miles in the coming nine months, culminating…

Right. This is all new. I’m usually a few steps behind on these things, so am playing catch-up, but here goes: What can you expect on this blog? My passion is to see people step out boldly into God’s purposes and see His Kingdom come; to see people come to the realization that life to…

We asked you to pray, so we thought we’d let you know what happened. Some of you write and say I don’t include enough on family, so here’s a bit on us and our crazy time yesterday. Were your prayers answered? Well, there wasn’t really any chance of us making the connecting flight from the…

My previous blog was labeled spam by Google and shut down, hence setting up this page. It’s a bit annoying but ni ko bimeze, as they say in Burundi, c’est comme ça, there’s nothing I can do about it. So here goes, and I’ll start with the only two blog posts that I’d stored off…