Hello to you all - this is our first attempt at blogging !
It won't be long now before Kim and I start our adventure in Redding California. Preparations are under way!! Glad to say we have someone living in the house and looking after it while we are away.
We will be staying with Faith Blatchford for the first three and a half weeks - after that we will see. We feel like Abraham - God has told us to go to Bethel in Redding and the details will get filled in as we go.
We have three main purposes in our visit

• to understand the culture of the church that enables so many amazing things to happen
• to build friendships
• to receive something special that we can bring home with us and then share with others

We also know that we will discover more about ourselves and the goodness and greatness of God

We feel very privileged to have this time, and we are sure that it will be a special time for the two of us. California is a beautiful place (note the picture of Yosemite which we visited in 2007) and we will look forward to enjoying its natural beauty.

We will miss family and friends, and you will be in our thoughts. Thanks for all the support we have received.

Pete and Kim