These last couple of weeks have been much more pedestrian than our Spring Break adventure. It's been time to start facing up to the reality that we leave for home assignment in just seven weeks!
This short home assignment is much easier to execute, for that I'm really thankful. Most of the "easy" stuff has been organised:
I need to keep finding ways to share the
gorgeous spring blossoms that surround us :D
This riverside plum tree was visible from
our lounge room a couple of weeks ago.
✓ Get permission from relevant line managers.
✓ Buy plane tickets.
✓ Organise accommodation and transport in Australia.
✓ Set up meeting times.
✓ Organise some holiday time and time with family.
✓ Get people to look after our plants and our apartment while we're gone.
But these tasks remain:
☐ Write talks for the 16+ public speaking engagements we've got organised.
☐ Organise our stories under a cohesive theme that we can present together.
Many of our stories can be used multiple times, but in at least three churches we'll have two opportunities to speak that will potentially include overlaps in people hearing us speak...so a bit of variety is desirable.
I have to admit to feeling a little bit dull about it all. This is the sixth time we've done this and there is little new under the sun that we can say. Our jobs haven't changed significantly. And we're in support ministries, which are hard to talk about. We don't have many (any?) dramatic stories. What on earth are we going to say that isn't going to bore people to tears?
I've come up with a couple of things today. But I'm interested in any ideas from you. What would you like to hear if we were visiting your church or small group?
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