Worship at New Horizon

We had a great week at New Horizon - thanks to all those who attended, who came up to say hello, and who bought the CD. The people of Northern Ireland are so warm and friendly, it really is one of the highlights of the year for my family and myself.

In case you don't know, New Horizon is a sort of family Bible Week held each year at the University of Ulster campus in Coleraine. Main meetings are held in a big top with a couple of overflow tents that together hold 3-4,000 people. Speakers this year were John Piper, RT Kendal and Nigel Wright. All the teaching was great, but that's the first time I've heard John Piper - and he was terrific.

I work with a group of local musicians there who are all of a very high standard - led by Ian Hannah, whom many of you will have heard of. The congregation is drawn from a broad range of denominations and church backgrounds, so it's something of a challenge to take everybody with you when you lead! But is seems to get easier every year - perhaps because I'm more relaxed about it, and partly because people are more comfortable with me, so I can 'push the boat out' a little from time to time, and people will go with it.

As it's still the holiday season, if you order CDs from the site during August there may be a bit of a delay before you receive them - but we'll get them out as soon as we can!

Stuart Townend