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will be a tough and demanding one, and our prayers and support for them will
be important and valued.
We are very fortunate indeed to have been able to engage the skills and wisdom
of a range of experienced and talented ministers, all of whom are happy to
come to Lausanne and serve with us as locum for a period, and this will give
richness, variety and energy to the experience of worship and good counsel and
compassion in pastoral areas. To have so many individuals with so many gifts
assisting the congregation is a considerable blessing, and we are grateful to
them all for their willingness to change their plans and up-end their lives, to
share in ministry with us so far from home. My certainty is that the next few
months of church life in Lausanne will be vibrant and uplifting – (even on the
Sundays that it will be my turn to be with you!), as we unpick the knot of string
that is the Vacancy process!
So, let’s go for it together.
President Obama used to talk very positively of “Change we need” – well, it’s
“
!” and we will use the opportunity to consider the goals, the
needs, and the challenges this new situation presents, to move forward, in faith
and trust in the Lord without whom, we build in vain.
Laurence Twaddle