Day 14 Friday 4 October

Please pray today for those travelling down for week 3 which starts in Launceston tomorrow morning.

Daniel led a Morning of Colour in Fowey today at the beautiful Fowey Hall Hotel; the inspiration for Toad Hall apparently.  That aside we were warmly welcomed and a receptive audience responded to the gospel message.  I managed to negotiate the coast to coast drive without getting lost!  I did a 20 mile detour last night getting to St Austell.

At a lunch 'Any questions' in St Columb Major, John Hibberd was joined by Bishop Chris (in mufti) and after a slow start the questions flowed and people left with a good sense of answers given and still wanting more.

Unfortunately a breakfast meeting planned for Truro Cathedral Saturday morning has been cancelled.  Also sadly we have to move HQ today/tomorrow.  I'm sure our new one for week 3 will be wonderful but the view of the Newquay bay and Fistral beach from the panorama window has been a real blessing of calm this week.

Report from Bodmin;

'This has been a tough week, plenty of opposition in certain areas. But incredible blessings elsewhere. The door work has been very hard, especially as the weather has been so changeable. The schools have been so receptive to our presence in the main.

The residential and care homes have been a joy, as have the opportunities of working with young people with learning difficulties. The local people have been wonderfully supportive, although its the same faithful few. But the gem of Bodmin has been the 'drop in café' given to us at the last moment; an empty wine bar completely transformed by the few, into an oasis for God. More have come to faith there than elsewhere.

The team are incredible, never have they refused a task given to them, despite the fact that everyone is well outside their comfort zones. Some are getting tired, all have been soaked to the skin, but still they smile and work hard.

Three days to go and lots to do, my first role as leader has taught me so much and humbled me, and bought me to my knees in prayer for the great opportunity of serving God in a different way.'