Capernwray - a week of refreshment!

Oh, what a joyful week that past last week. Along with spending so much time around water in the form of lakes, rivers, rock pools, waterfalls and the beach we have been wash with The Word too. Yes, we have spent the week at Capernwray Bible School for their Refresh 2010 conference with the theme: 'How is your soul? - Reflections from the Psalms'.

David and Dianne Sharman as well as the whole Capernwray team put in a massive effort to make sure everyone was comfortable and they bent over backwards to take care of us after Peter broke his arm. It was a week of being supported and encouraged across each and every day.

Our accommodation was fantastic for the week. It is great as a family to get a private space to retreat to when you need it and the quiet to allow young people like William to still have restful daytime sleep. The view from 'The Hedges' where we were accommodated was also gorgeous.

So, when you can't take the whole family to Estes Park, Colorado, you bring a piece of that location to you. In this case, it was our speaker Frank Cirone of Ravencrest Chalet and his daughter Anikka. Frank shared of himself as openly as he shared of God's Word and I can only wish we had the chance to meet his whole family.

The week was inspiring and certainly has me equipped to face the week ahead. If you are interested in recordings from the Conference then please contact them as they have all the sessions available for purchase on CD, DVD and MP3. Or, maybe consider coming to Refresh 2011? I had been asking Michael for us to go for years and it was not until I suggested that I could do with a break from cooking and cleaning before this baby came that he agreed. For all those years did I fail to mention that it was fully catered? Yes, fully catered with a children's program for 3-12 year olds also and not to be missed!

For an extra fix, which I am not sure I'll be able to attend, there will be a Refresh for Women weekend in September from the 24^th until the 26^th with Jill Briscoe speaking straight to the heart of Christian Women. For more information check out the Refresh 2010 link on the Torchbearers web site.

Thank you to all of the Capernwray team, and its volunteers for the week, for making the week so great for all of our family. We wish you every blessing with the school year ahead - may you make an eternal and everlasting impact on each and every student.