We Made It!
We made it through one of our busiest summers ever!
It’s been tough – one of the things not released on the blog for various reasons was the fact my dad was taken seriously ill on the first day of the Hungarton camp. During that first week we didn’t think he would make it to the end of the week, but amazingly he survived. He is now at home, but still very poorly. We await a final diagnosis when he has his next hospital visit (We are still waiting for the appointment to come through)
Do pray for my mum, as she has to care for him. It was (and still is) very tough on her – she wanted myself and Steve to carry on with our work and not let people down, but I know that was a costly decision for her.
On all but one of the camps and events we did this summer it was amazing to see young people I have seen grow up, leading various tents, activities and groups – it’s good to see the work is going to be in safe hands in the future! It was a privilege to see two “children” I remember being in groups I led years ago actually leading one of the age groups at Cheltenham Bible Festival – Becca – you make me feel old!
When we got to Cefn Lea, we heard the words “we saw you at Cheltenham….where’s the rabbit?!” We weren’t expecting that! The children who said it reported how they had enjoyed the event and loved their programmes. Brilliant!
The blog may be a bit quiet now – other than the occasional update on how dad is and how our 10 day wind down is going before our holiday in Greece (A remote Greek Island away from the fires)