Tomorrow, I turn 35. It’s a little bit weird to think about because I can still remember when my parents were this age. The last year hasn’t been easy. Ministry is no joke. But it’s been amazing to see how the church has become nearly unrecognisable to what it was when we first arrived.

God has brought people to us, not only from the local area but all the way from Nigeria. In an area that has been quite homogenous for a long time, to see a real, international diversity in the local church has been a great reminder that it’s bigger than any local gathering.

We’ve had a taxing year as a family, but we’ve also had the chance to grow and be shaped. To learn what it is to be a family with multiple teenagers in the house. To learn what it is to be a family in ministry.

We still have a lot of learning to do. I still have a lot of learning to do. This was slightly (way more) rambling than I expected it to be. But a blog isn’t a place for perfect writing, it’s just a place for writing.