Yes it’s my birthday and I’ve had a busy old day! I started out at 8:30am with a Year 9 assembly that got promptly cancelled when a tree fell onto the learning support block! The hall needed to be used to house the students and we had to clear out before I started.

I then had two primary assemblies back to back in another school followed by an hour lesson on ‘What Christians believe about The Bible’. All that was quite fun as the kids were great at listening and I got them acting out stories from the Bible. David and Goliath has never been so succinct!

After a inter-church lunch meeting about an upcoming youth event, I went to Wickbourne for the official ‘Lights On’ event that the BBC were filming for the Politics Show this coming Sunday (they’re interested in a resurgence of Christianity and the role the church is playing in the community). While there I helped do a variety of craft activities for the kids and had the choir sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to me!

This was all followed by an amazing dinner cooked by one of the young people, and then the youth group debate about Abortion! By no means a lighthearted event.

I’ve just got home and put the kettle on waiting for Kirsty to get in. Rumour has it that she’s bought me a present! I just want to say thanks to all the people who’ve posted best wishes through cards, email, Facebook and text – it’s good to know you’re all there. Thank you.