A
Letter from the Chairman
Dear
Friends
We
always look forward to the Conference at Builth with the expectation that it
will be the "best yet" and that each year it will get better.
I am sure that we again felt this year that the Conference was "the best".
But
while in past years we saw many people who said they had met with the Lord, that
they had been blessed, and had their needs met, this time it seemed different.
It was as if many of us were taken deeper into the heart and
purposes of God. Perhaps
it was that this year we were willing to exchange our agenda and needs for
that encounter with God that humbles us, drives us to repentance on our knees
and in which something of the Glory of the Lord impacts us.
It is what we prayed for when we said, "We need You Lord".
We are so grateful that God did what He did, and that it was no one
-off experience, but rather a part of an on-going process in us.
During
the week I believe the Lord spoke to several of those who were leading about the
future of our event at Builth. And
the message seemed to be something like this - "The event is strategic for the
future of God moving in Wales.
It is only one strand of course.
It has no life in itself, only if it serves the whole church in all its
forms in Wales. As networks
grow all over the land, so many will focus once a year on Builth for envisioning
and encouragement. So it is
meant to grow that it may serve its purpose in Wales."
I
and others have been negative when thinking about growth, for such a process has
many pitfalls, and we are determined to safeguard many of the emphases which we
have learned to value at our event.
But
we must be obedient, and so I
believe the next two years will see changes in several areas, which will begin
to produce growth.
Every
Blessing. Book your
dates for 2003 now.
Phil
Flames of Fire
2003
Saturday
2nd August Friday 8th August 2003