Well I am a little late getting this up, but thats cause it took a few days to let my brain unwind from all of the discussion and thinking that took place 24-7 over the last week while I was in Holland It turned out to be a GREAT Time! Tim and I spent one day before the consultation and a day after wondering around Amsterdam waiting for our flights. The Consultation was actually in a smaller town called Delden which is about two and a half hours away from Amsterdam, much closer to the German border. I met Lots of new folks, swapped some emails and got some great help in planning my first trip to Eastern Europe! I spent most of my time there in discussion groups talking about starting new teams… which is what I hope to do over the next two years. We (those of us here at Stanely House in Scotland) also had a good bit of conversation about where we are headed in the next few years and lots of good Ideas have been kicked around about DTS, new teams, outreaches and all kinds of other stuff. We really want to make sure that our ministry equals the amount of training we are doing. We want to make sure we are passing on a missional life style to the people who come here and not just “an experience.” We want to make sure people are exposed to the whole spectrum of missions and not just a small part. In other words how we are all called to be missionaries, whether that is living in the jungles searching for unreached people groups, living in the slums providing for peoples basic needs, or living in the west working a normal job, reaching out to those around us in our everyday lives. We are called to be “Light bearers” no matter where we currently live. But it’s just the beginning so we will see where all this goes over the next few months.
 
As far as Eastern Europe goes I am going to try and go to Romania sometime in July. We will see. I had a phone call today with some folks in Bucharest and sent out a few more emails so hopefully in the next few weeks things will really start to come together and I can get my tickets! I am being beckoned to the kitchen where a fresh batch of salsa has just been made so I must go and give it a sample! Cheers!

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Well I am going to try and give this here page an update once a week. Thats the goal anyways! Tomorrow I am off to Holland for the week! YEAH Tim Robson and I are going to be attending the YWAM Western European Leadership Consultation…straight from the web site…
 
“YWAM Western European Leadership Consultation - Come prepared to talk, this isn’t about sitting and listening, its about dialog, networking, and planning for change in YWAM’s future. Great times of input, coupled with creative space to hear from each other and God as we journey together. This consultation will hopefully be one of those significant signposts that we pass that help us find God’s destiny for YWAM in Western Europe.”
 
I have never been to one of these before so I am excited to see what all takes place. Only down side… we leave at 4:40 am… but with daylight savings… it’s actually about 3:40…and its 10:00pm right now! Haha that is why this first of the new updates is going to be short I am off to bed and try to get some sleep before I leave tomorrow.
 
This last week was not all that exciting, so don’t worry your not missing much anyway. Tim and I had to get some materials ready for our trip… did some laundry… random work around the house… nothing spectacular, just a touch of normal life I guess. But when I get back I will fill you all in on the trip! Goodnight