News from Angel Mountain, November 2009
Dear Friends,
As you may have noticed, Cumbria (where Yelly and I live) has had a lot of rainfall recently - the highest ever recorded in the UK. In a 30-hour period about 380mm of rain fell. It was wet! (as rain often is). Thankfully the river levels are getting back to normal now, but in the east of the county it will be a long time before things get back to normal. There has been lots of damage to infrastructure - especially bridges. So life here at home has been quite dramatic recently. Thanks to all who have contacted us to check we are not floating away. No - we’re still here.
Autumn gathering - ‘Water Into Wine’
This was such a great time together. This is what one person wrote to me: “It was really amazing this time. I am always surprised how deeper and deeper we go. I wonder how deep God's well is!” And it was wonderful to see how people were once again encouraged and deeply touched - and, perhaps more importantly, how the weight of condemnation was lifted as we discussed issues to do with excessive legalism and control. It was great to have Terl Bryant back with us again (and once again we had 2 drummers and 2 percussionists on stage which was fun). Mike Ainscough also joined us after a five-year absence, and the story of his recent journey was an encouragement to many, not least because we discussed the practical outworking of forgiveness in our lives.
A significant milestone was reached at the beginning of June when we finally said farewell to 73 students of the School of Worship and Leadership that had been with us for the past couple of years. As we shared communion together on Sunday afternoon it struck me how much our lives had become intertwined and I felt so privileged to be part of such a wonderful community of friends. Yes, there were tears of farewell, but we will no doubt keep in touch - in fact we are planning a reunion weekend in October to catch up with people and see how the training has impacted their lives and ministry. The last weekend was great fun, and although serious rain had been forecast it held off until late evening when we didn’t really mind. We enjoyed a good Czech BBQ and a presentation held in a markee in the grounds of the hotel, and then stayed up till around 2am having fun!
By popular request we have now released a compilation album featuring 11 of the best tracks from the albums I Long For You and One Day With You. Order it now for only £7.99 plus postage (£1.20 worldwide). 
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