I've just returned from a week's mission in the Ukraine where a team of helpers took over a school and put on fun, sport and spiritual activities for over 90 teenagers! It was weird playing volleyball at 1 O'clock in the morning. If you think it's been cold here - the Ukraine is 10 degrees colder and the snow a foot thicker! There was no hot water and the building was just warm but I wouldn't have missed it for the world. It's so true what Jesus said 'give and it will be poured back into your heart - an overflowing blessing'. We had great times with the children and many got saved and deepened their relationship with Jesus. If you are interested in going on a team this summer to the Ukraine go to the Mercy Project website for details www.mercyproject.org.uk

Someone said to me recently about a newly appointed pastor - 'he's such a great people person'. Jesus wants us to have his heart in our heart so that we all become great people persons i.e. we put great priority on loving, ministering, spending time with and enjoying people instead of material things. So lets go and copy Jesus' example of getting down and serving people, washing the dirt off their feet and get really blessed ourselves in the process!