We held four days of meetings with the International Leadership Team and had a great time reuniting as friends, talking through many issues and making some strategic decisions. Alan Vink once again led us through some excellent training.
We scored some waves up to 6-8' at our Indo location. I award 63-year-old Cal Fisher with the gutsiest effort charging some solid barrels on his first Indo experience...sure hope I'm still doing this at his age!
A number of the wives and kids also connected well. Attending a local dance and music on sunset at the point was extra special. We then relocated to the conference centre and met with the Board of Directors and agreed upon our strategic plan and budget. I'm stoked at the calibre of men and women we have in leadership.
Next day (Saturday 21st) we had our full representative Council Meeting, 30 members from 15 nations. Gill shared a great word from Acts 17 challenging us to hold to our convictions that will give us clarity to see our society for what it really is and then have the courage to confront it. Again it is a very special group of national leaders. We welcomed Argentina and Sri Lanka along for the first time.
People streamed in all day Sunday from around the world and it was a wonderful family reunion. Our key wives had a special catch up under Gill's leadership and laughed and cried through the morning. I took India along for a massage.
Ado arranged an amazing local greeting complete with Gamelan band and traditional dancers, our most unique welcome ever! We have over 185 leaders from 16 nations ranging from Switzerland to Peru to South Africa to Costa Rica and despite us coming from many nations - we are one family.
Today I write this summary from our hotel room next to Gill who is real sick with a fever. Trusting healing comes. Our boys are home alone and I believe both our dog and chickens are surviving under their care?
We heard from our guest speaker Tim Meyers who challenged us from Hebrews 3:6, "we are his house," and exploring the true nature of the church and our part in God's work
Keep praying for us personally as well as the meetings. My prayer is that something of eternal value would be deposited in every person... Please join me! Stay tuned. bd
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