Last weekend hundreds of gathered for our annual leaders conference in Oxford, the theme was 'into all the world'. We were hugely blessed and provoked through the ministry of Heidi Baker, Len Bartlotti and Malcolm Duncan. The themes we touched on were timely as from New Zealand to North Africa these are days of much shaking and shifting in the earth, nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall, the mountains are trembling, its a time for change.
Going 'into all the world' requires movement which will take us beyond our current borders into unknown places among unreached faces. Fresh opportunities are opening up for those who are willing to explore beyond our current boundaries, its time for the pioneer path finders to step forth.
At the conference, Andy Au, a gifted dancer, helped us to prophetically embody 'crossing over' the Jordan into the land of promise. This was a precious and profound moment for us as a College as we have carried these verses from the book of Joshua in our hearts on our travels for a number of years now. At times the waters have seemed impassable and the current circumstances overwhelming yet we continue to fix our eyes on the hope that lies ahead. At the moment it feels as though we have moved out and are standing in the river waiting for the miraculous. Having set foot in the Jordan, got our feet wet, we are seeking to stand firm until everyone has crossed over.
My prayer echoes the song of the psalmist: "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth". The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
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