The Faroe Islands must be one of the most beautiful places in the world. Devan McGlamery was fascinated by the fact that the Faroese eat whale. Inevitably the locals took this as challenge so after the show we were served with dried whale meat, blubber and potatoes. Interesting. The journey back to the hotel was a white knuckle ride through the mountainous terrain, roads covered in snow doing about 70mph!    

This morning was another early start as we left for the airport and the dash to Copenhagen. This is a great place. Not surprisingly, very cold . Since the international climate change conference met about the effects of global warming, Copenhagen has been plunged into the coldest winter of the last 20 years!

This is the view from my hotel window. The river is totally frozen. The show is in the prestigious Tivoli Gardens . It is taking place in the Glassalen Theatre. Many famous stars have played here including Louis Armstrong and Sarah Vaughan. Good Times!  

Yesterday was a strange day! Following a great show in Norway on Sunday night, we went to the airport Monday morning for a travel/rest day. Well it was definitely a travel day. We for on the plane only to asked to leave as there was a technical fault. This basically meant that we were stuck in the airport for hours. Our plan to have a free day in Copenhagen was quickly changed as we commitred to spend 8 hours in various airports. I love flying to the Faroe Isles. The airline is one of the friendliest going.   

The Faroe Islands is a group of islands connected by undersea tunnels with the most amazing scenery. I have been here with Rebecca St James about 5 years ago but that was in the the summer. Today the weather is somewhat difference with rain one minute and then snow the next. The promoter here one of  of the loveliest people we work with. Nothing is too much trouble and the food is amazing!

This the view from my bedroom window  

One of the delights of my ministry is the variety of things I am able to do. Having done a number of the Gaither Homecoming shows, I was delighted to book the first European Headlining Tour for Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. I am now out on the road, tour managing the dates. The first night was Apeldorn, Netherlands. Over 2,200 people turned out for that one. Last night we were in Jönköping  and today we are in Venessla, nr Kristiansand in Norway. All the shows have been an amazing experience and as Ernie frequently says, he feels like he is making history. The schedule is pretty brutal. We had less than 4 hours sleep last night but the journeys are very pretty because of the amount of snow. I have used some of the time to book the next tour, hopefully in October 2010 and to catch up on some work and study.  

This week Bill Johnson, the Senior Pastor from Bethel Church, Reading, California returned to the City Temple for the Heaven2Earth Wales conference. Having heard Bill before I wanted all the team from Ignite to be at the conference to learn from his ministry and see first hand some of the miraculous healings that seem to accompany his meetings. Bill has a great delivery and and easy style which so belies some of the profound and challenging things he says. If you were to view everything critically there are things that you could theologically disagree with but that is not the spirit that I want to have. Indeed this is in line with a comment that Bill continues to make that we should thank God for what He has done and not focus on what He has not done. 

In the first teaching session Bill looked at how the Kingdom of God advances. He suggested that some of it comes from Inheritance and some of it has to be fought for. Mark 10:15 

"I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

The idea of the kingdom advancing through inheritance is very appealing to those of us who live in Wales. This is a land with a history of revival and many believe that there will be another one and soon!

In Matthew 11:12 that "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it."  The suggestion being that some things will need to be fought for. Determining the difference in approaches is the challenge!

So what will my city and my nation look like if God shines His light in the darkness? As I reflected on this a number of thoughts came to my mind:

Christians in positions of power

Crime reduced massively

Tangible signs of favour

Cancer statistics reduced.

My desire is to hear God's voice on this.

What do you think it will look like?