We are back from the coast and feeling rested, which was necessary as we have been very busy for 4 weeks. We stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast with a room overlooking the sea and with the sounds of sealions and seals; there was a steep path down to the beach with the last bit negotiated with the help of a rope! Afternoon tea (or wine) was included, and it was very pleasant.

We took ourselves off to see the Giant Redwoods on Tuesday - these trees can be up to 360 feet tall and over 20 feet in diameter. As we walked through a forest of them it was quite magical, especially as the sun was filtered through some mist. We both marvelled at God's creation and felt more in awe of Him.

We also saw some elk (big deer) and other wildlife.

Now we are back in Redding and staying in a small cabin before we move back to Faith's house tomorrow.

We have been here for 5 weeks now, and time is going quickly; a few refelections on things so far - we both feel closer to God; being involved in the commissioning of almost 1000 students with a burning passion to show God's love, goodness and power to the world felt like a moment of history; understanding a "Culture of Honour" is vitally important, particularly for the UK; how to extend the Kingdom of God and what this means will take a lot of outworking; we feel privileged to have time to interact with all sorts of people here.