This time last year!

Another hot, sticky Saturday in July can mean only one thing - Commissioning! This time last year it was us being 'done in' and with Lisa 7 and a half months pregnant, its fair to say it wasn't the most comfortable of days. As such I think much of it flew by as we 'just got through it', but this afternoon it was good to witness the whole thing from a slightly more pleasant vantage point!

For us it was interesting to look back over the last twelve months and to consider what we and God had been up to - I guess many of our hopes and dreams are slowly being realised. Stratford is such a good 'fit' for us. But I couldn't help wondering how many of our friends, for whom the last twelve months has been anything but 'easy' or satisfying, were feeling.

It seems a shame that 2006 was the last commissioning to be held at the Wembley Conference Centre, it's a good venue with lots of personal memories (going back to the 1990 UK Youth Band Championships - them were the days!). But thing I won't miss is their dodgy air conditioning!