Amazing evening in the church last night with Cindy Cruse Ratcliff, worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. It was a pleasure to have Cindy and her husband Marcus with us. They were so down to earth and shared from their hearts in an open way. They brought a great sense of worship and genuine love for the Lord that touched our hearts. If this represents Lakewood Church, and I’m sure it does, it is easy to see why this church has grown to be the largest in America.

It was good to catch up with Winkie Pratney when he joined us last night with his son. I responded to a message Winkie was preaching nearly forty years ago in Hillsborough which was the beginning of this incredible journey Marilyn and I have been on. Winkie is one of my spiritual heroes.

Bad weekend. Firstly my favorite team the Warriors lost in the Grand Final but worse than that; on Friday, ten days out from One Conference we got word that our guest speaker Chris Hodges from the States was not able to come because of a health issue. We searched around through our contacts, but Chris directed us to a friend Rob Ketterling from River Valley Church Minnesota. Rob and his wife Becca pioneered the church in 1995 and have built a thriving church with over 3,800 in attendance across four locations. Rob will be an awesome replacement for Chris at conference. Thanks Chris, trust you are back to full health quickly.

A great part of the weekend was travelling to speak at our campus in Whangarei. Marilyn and Rob Redfearn travelled with me, with Rob singing an awesome song. What an amazing voice.

On Wednesday and Thursday we are blessed to have Cindy Cruse Ratcliff, worship leader at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church with us. Wednesday is only for worship team members but Thursday night is an open night of worship. Make sure you do not miss this great night.