It has been great to bump into people I know and remember well as well as meeting hundreds I don't. Speakers like Mark Bailey (New Wine, Trinity Cheltenham) Jeff Lucas, R T Kendall and others are a great inspiration even though my limited strength precludes me from attending too much. What strikes me as new and interesting is that everyone is so upbeat. Elim is on the move again and now has over 500 churches in the UK and thousands more in 50 nations overseas. Church planting is very much at the top of the agenda and we have been inspired by stories of tremendous growth in areas like Cornwall of all places!
Pain is being managed well by means of my implanted spinal neuro-stimulator so I can contemplate even being here. Strength and stamina will come in time. For me, this event feels like a Doctor Who moment - as if I have been transported back to my roots but have found them almost entirely renewed and forward looking. Christian time travel - in the right direction.
