Retreat to Wales

Every now and then, our little community/team here in Sale Moor take some time out from the every day goings on of the estate in order to collect our thoughts and prepare for the future. Last weekend, we headed to Wales for a much needed retreat. We found a great little converted chapel in Conwy, where we were blessed with sea views to the front and mountains behind. It was great to have the whole Lawrence family with us this time round, offering their encouragement and valuable experience where needed. The retreat centre was aptly titled ‘En Gedi’; a name which reflects the season of new opportunity and other exciting stuff here in Sale Moor. En Gedi is referred to in Ezekiel 47 as the place where the fresh water begins, thus allowing life to flourish and flow. A refreshing weekend indeed!

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Mark's Birthday!

As you may well know, February 13th marked the completion of Marks 21st year as a human being. To celebrate this rite of passage into manhood, Mark and myself embarked on a wee adventure, the idea being that Mark would have to try 21 new things that he’d never done before. We kicked off the marathon with a church bell-ringing lesson, and then we headed south to Bath, where Mark tried his hand at Capoeira (the instructor made him fight every person in the class as a birthday ‘treat’!!). We spent a leisurely evening in a naturally heated, open-air, roof top pool – it was absolute bliss, and very hard to leave. Other ‘firsts’ included eating worms (a delicacy in some parts), perching ourselves in a pleasant spot and painting a canvas (the rain and the spectators made for an interesting challenge), climbing in a converted church, enjoying a champagne breakfast with family - the list goes on, but we still need a couple more activities in order to make it to the big Two One, so any suggestions are welcome!