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.

Marilyn and I are back from a great holiday in Hawaii. We had a really good time. On the day before we were to come home we received a call that Marilyn’s mum had passed away. She was 97 and it was not unexpected, but it is never easy when you lose a loved one and she was the last Great Grandparent alive. I will lead the service on Friday at Resthaven Funeral Home at 1.30pm.

On Sunday afternoon I went up to Whangarei to lead the first Introduction to Elim since the church became part of Elim Christian Centre. I then stayed over and spoke at the night service. There was a great turnout at both events. Steve and Becs have settled in really well and love the church.

This week we have our Miracle Breakthrough Offering which goes towards helping us to expand the vision God has given to us. If you haven’t got an envelope, grab one from your church office. Without your sacrificial giving what we have today would not exist.