It's good to talk!

Today, as with many days, has been full of incredibly varied conversations. I'm often saying that one of the reasons I love what we do is that 'we're paid to talk to people' - ultimately its pretty hard to build relationships without talking (obviously listening helps too!). But today its been particularly 'good to talk'.

It was good to talk with Victoria about starting a community-focused prayer group.

It was good to talk with Karen about how we might address the various local health issues.

It was good to talk with Helen (one of our mums from Little Acorns) about her determination to qualify as an accountant.

It was good to talk with Benjamin (our street-cleaner) and to introduce him to Mary (one of our neighbours).

It was good to talk with Mary and to show her Little Acorns in full swing.

It was good to talk with Annette about the possibility of addressing the blight of unemployment through future job-creation projects.

It was good to talk with three different churches about how we are looking to use our building to serve the community.

It was good to talk to Lisa's new friend Sue and to meet her year-old son, and Joshua's new friend, George.

It was good to talk with Terry and to be able to help them as they seek to care for Elisabeth (one our elderly neighbours).

It was good to talk with Nadine and to hear of her passion for working with children.

It was good to talk with Margaret about how we can better resource our families work.

It was good to talk with Shirley about the need for something for teenagers to do locally, the challenges involved, and incontinence pads!

It was good to talk to Viv about her role as a carer for the elderly.

It was good to talk with Paul and to hear he was still up for eating and studying the Bible together.

It was great to talk with my mate Richard (of Charlie Chikankata fame )and to hear how things are going in Zambia.

It was good to talk!