Okay forget the last post, all is well in the world. The store is back up! And email too.

Well it looks like our hosting company is doing some (unexpected) maintenance on our online store server which means our online store is down for the time being. Sorry about that - we'll let you know when it's back up. It also means our email is down so if you are trying to get hold of us - use this address instead catalysthome at mac dot com for now.

So AJ and I have the world's most wonderful PA / secretary / assistant / administrator / life manager. The smartest thing we did in ministry was hire Melissa. She basically runs the traveling (and other parts too!) section of our life, which if you can imagine for a second, is quite a massive undertaking. She organises all our trips, all the flights, the schedules, the hotel bookings, the itineraries, the product, the reminders, the website, the store, the emails - she is our go between to the world. We'd be beyond useless without her.

However, it is with great joy and swelling of pride in my heart that I announce today that Melissa made Air Canada Elite and Star Alliance Gold this morning. Way to go Melissa! I still remember the first day when I sat her down and explained the joys of bucket codes, upgrade lists and seat allocations. I remember the glazed eyeballs, the "are you seriously this obsessive compulsive" looks and the "can you go through that last part again please" but she has now joined the heady ranks of the world's frequent fliers. Well done Melissa, may that precious little gold card bring you all the upgrades your heart desires. You've earned it.

Oh yeah, and she's also getting married in a few weeks too, but you know, perspective people, perspective.

What do itinerant ministers do on their day off? Soak? Pray? Fast? Nah - we go sky diving! At least that's what Stu and I did yesterday. Note our wives did the praying and fasting that day! Have a look below!

So we're having a rip roaring time in New Zealand with our friends Stuart and Lynley Allan. We've been exploring the topic of the Father's Love for his children over the last couple of days and having a great time. Thank you to everyone who came out for the weekend - tomorrow AJ and I will be at Liberty Christian Fellowship. If you are looking for the notes from our teaching sessions, they're in the downloads section.