Happiness at Seeing Mountains...

I just want to start by saying thank you to all of you after my last blog post. It was encouraging to receive so many messages of support. I'm pleased to say that most of the issues and challenges my family has been facing have now been dealt with. I am so grateful for the support that I, and they, have received over the past few weeks.

Winter can be a difficult time for many people. Here in Slovenia, it can be downright depressing. The city of Ljubljana is surrounded by hills which means that many days are just grey. Weeks upon end with just grey cloudy skies! It means that the days when we can actually see the mountains in the distance are that much more special. It's hard to capture in a photo but I've tried in this picture taken at a junction I cross several times a week. When you can see the mountains, it's hard to imagine that they would ever be invisible. Then you go weeks without seeing them and you can start to forget that they even exist. I've always thought that this is quite a good analogy for God. Just because we can't see Him, doesn't mean that he's not working behind the scenes. Even if we forget about him, doesn't mean that he's not there.

Events in the last couple of weeks have led me to think and pray a lot about some of my work and ministry. Firstly I have been asked to increase my involvement with ECM International. I have accepted the role but obviously I will have to see what effect it has on my workload and ministry here in Slovenia. Secondly, most of you know that this school year I've set up a group for English speaking children. Unfortunately it's not really working for the families involved for a number of practical reasons (nothing to do with the group itself). I've been praying about how we can overcome some of the issues and be serving the families rather than being a burden for them. We're going to try meeting once a month rather than weekly. Please be praying for this ministry, that I would be trusting God with it and that He would be glorified by the work and whatever decisions are made.

It may still only be February but it's time to start thinking about our summer activities and the plans for that. We're hoping to be able to bring a group of teenagers over to the UK at the end of August. Please be praying for our plans and all the organisation that needs to take place between now and summer.