This morning Connie and I attended the Roberts House Breakfast and Chapel Service at Trinity. As they did last year Roberts House have chosen us as their charity of choice for 2015 – which is lovely of them!! I spoke at the Chapel Service and was reasonably happy with my presentation – the students and parents were certainly engaged and I received some very encouraging words from parents afterwards.

I am THRILLED to announce that next Tuesday, whilst I am living it up in sunny Helsinki, our very own, intrepid Vice President Connie will be attending the Hindley House, Trinity, Breakfast and Chapel Service and will be presenting at the Chapel Service. We all know already that Connie will do an amazing job – but please do encourage Connie and keep her in your prayers in the week ahead. Somebody has to say it, so it might as well be me …………. I am not an easy act to follow!! To have Hindley House also choosing us as their charity to support for the year – as they too did last year – is equally special. These relationships are so valuable on so many fronts – not least of which is the cash that these relationships bring in to Servants.

Aware that this Heartbeat is beginning to take the shape of War and Peace I will boldly plough on. Following our adventures at Trinity Connie and I then retired to Bar Ristretto for thoroughly deserved coffees and our major Team Servants’15 debrief. It was a terrific time on reflecting upon the good, the bad and the, well, there really wasn’t too much ugly to reflect upon! Details of income/expenditure/leanings/thoughts for the future will appear in a separate Heartbeat. Suffice to say that as of RIGHT NOW we are closing in on income of approximately $40,000 with expenses in the vicinity of approximately $10,000. Amazingly, donations are still coming in.

Are you still reading this? Connie and I then went out and successfully fought man-eating tigers, completely painted the outside of an elderly lady’s home and, and, and …………………….