Just before Christmas I sent out a video that reflected on some of the highlights from last year and looked forward to highlights to come this year. The most exciting by far was that Nicky and I were expecting our first baby on 8th January. As these things go, God had a different plan, and Olivia Kate James was born on 22nd December! Undoubtedly the best Christmas present I could have received was spending Christmas day holding our baby.
The past couple of weeks have been spent enjoying time with Olivia, and putting plans in place for the next term. So here come the headlines…
Next Friday night (27th January) sees the first gig of the New Year. The band and I are playing at All Saints Church, Woodlands in Doncaster. Click here for more info on tickets and get yourself and your friends there for a great night. All are welcome!
On 30th January I begin recording the new studio album with Elevation, and am really pleased to announce Trevor Michael will be producing. I can’t wait to hit the sunny shores of Eastbourne to get started, and it would be great if you could pray for everyone involved; Trevor, myself, the musicians and all the team at Elevation.
March sees rehearsals begin for Spring Harvest, and IGNITE worship weekend at St Thomas’ Philadelphia on 23- 24th. The weekend will be led by Nick and Marjorie Allan (St Thomas’ Philadelphia senior leaders) and myself. It’s not a worship skills weekend, but simply time set aside to worship together. We will have big celebrations planned for the Friday night, Saturday morning and Saturday evening, and a series of worship sessions throughout the day on the Saturday. We’ll be joined by special guests to help lead worship times and be with us through to the services on Sunday 25th. So why not stick around and come on Sunday too?! Tickets and more details are available at stthomaschurch.org.uk/ignite.
