Here she is, the tiny addition to the Jolly family! So far, she is doing great: eating and sleeping well, and getting lots of cuddles from her dad. Big sister Hope is also very pleased. Thanks for all the messages we’ve received so far. We really appreciate them.
Hi, my name is Jon! I thought I’d better introduce myself as it’s been a while since I posted anything on this blog. Sorry about that. As planned, I took the summer off from blogging and got stuck into the various holiday activities that we run in the community. We did two playschemes back-to-back with [...]
Late last week I read a blog post by Brian Berry (a Student Pastor in San Diego, USA) about how his job is changing: I have been asked to expand my oversight responsibilities to include children’s ministry as well. [Probably cuz we I have 5 of them living in my home ] This means in [...]
Back in September, I posted that I was thinking about changing the name of this website to something that better reflected the content (rather than just my name which I feel is bit ego-centric). I got 23 responses to the poll, with 15 people (65%) saying that I should stick with using jonjolly.com. I also [...]
Yes I may be a few days late, but the sentiment is still there right? I hope you’ve had a relaxing and fun Christmas break. I thought I’d share a couple of the gifts I got with you. The first is this beauty (the T-shirt, not the guy). My fantastic wife Kirsty bought it off [...]
I pray you enjoy a peaceful and refreshing time.
If you visit this site directly (rather than via a feed reader) you may have noticed a new design being sported. Apart from the purely aesthetic side, this was for a very practical reason: I found out I was losing subscribers! By randomly checking my Google Analytics stats the other day, I noticed my regular [...]
There have been some changes at our church recently… On October 10 2010, David Thatcher, leader of Arun Community Church (ACC), passed the baton of church leadership on after 27 years of loyal service. David’s eldest daughter, Becca Jupp has assumed the role of leader at ACC, supported by a wider team of leaders, which [...]
I’ve been running this website as a personal blog for 6 and a half years now. Over that time I’ve moved the hosting package a couple of times, changed the theme design on a regular basis, and focused my writing on the subject of youth work. The readership and community has grown significantly during the [...]
Last Wednesday, Richard Hubbard international speaker, CEO of Links International, and long-time member & elder of our church passed away after a battle with cancer. I had the pleasure of knowing Rich and serving with him at the church these past few years. He was a huge influence on my faith in my early teens [...]
