Amazed & Confused

Combs & Bones

This morning a girl joined my train and sat next to me bringing the tzz tzz tzz tzz of the bass seaping through her headphones with her. I looked around and stared transfixed, almost opening my mouth to tell her that there was a comb sticking out of her hair when I stopped myself realising she had left it there on purpose... why?

Precious Prayers

As I walked through Chichester Cathedral last Saturday lit by the sun through the stain glass windows, smelling the incense in our prayer room and amazed at the number of children speaking, thinking, writing or drawing their first ever prayer to God. I was struck that there were many significant moments in many life stories happening around me...

The beauty of context

The more recent friends and anonomous blog readers among you may not know that I don't actually hail from England, despite my beautiful southern accent and nearly two decades residence here. The Trundle/Brennan family hails from Dublin but due to work opportunities at the age of four I was moved to Northern Ireland and then at eight to England. The land of ponies and plums...

Sacred Space

The first time I stepped inside Chichester Cathedral I slipped quietly into a chair to listen to a lunchtime recital. As the string quartet soared I gazed around at the high ceilings, the stone pillars, the great windows and the smiling faces. I was 18 and I was enchanted...

The DeLoreans are Go!

It's official, we are an actual band that's stopped rehearsing and has started booking gigs. Hurrah! Come, come one and all to hear the delightful, booty shaking tunes from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and today at:

The Waterside Pub,
Chichester,
8pm Wednesday 27th June

Check out our myspace and come support me in my first venture as a real singer... er what on earth am I doing!!!???!!!!

The attraction of motion

I was thinking and chatting with Steve yesterday about two of my closest friends, Helen and Charlotte. Though wonderfully and vibrantly different from each other there is one characteristic they share, forward motion…

Slim Lightfoot

Blues and sunshine, bizarrely born to be together. I was captured by the deep drawl of Slim Lightfoot a local busker as I meandered through town on Saturday. His rhythmic guitar stopped passers by in their endless pursuit from one purchase to the next. We stood licking our ice creams in the hot sun listening to a man sing about life, love and a hard days work. It was wonderful to take a break, a time out and join with some strangers to appreciate a few songs. Music has the incredible ability to unite…

Just a note...

Just wanted to say a quick hi from my comfy sofa late on Sunday night as I probably won't have the time tomorrow. Thanks to all who prayed for us as we met last week, all went very smoothly and thanks to some wise old heads and some divine inspiration no mountain too high, no valley too deep. I'm off to curl up under a duvet and sleep til I wake eye mask firmy in place to stop that pesky sun bringing any premature eye openage ;) xc

Half way...

Faith and finance, operations, mission, leadership and gathering together have been the topics of the last two days. The meeting of the 24-7 International Leadership Team is going phenominally well. The team is really growing and developing and friendships are being forged over a glass of wine and a hearty meal. It's amazing how much more you can achieve by sitting down together and chewing through the challenges. Please continue to pray for us as we have another day and a half together and lots to cover on prayer, communities and the nations. Lots of love xc

Face-to-face

The 24-7 International Leadership Team spans four nations over three continents, as you can imagine face-to-face meetings are a rarity so that makes the next three days a real delight. Everyone's flown in: Lisa from Tanzania, Brian for Ibiza, John from the US and Billy, Andy, Pete, Ian and I are motoring through the UK for some precious time in each other's company. Lots to discuss, a great many doors are opening and invitations are being extended our way. If I may be so bold, would you please pray for us? We need safe travel, protection for families, provision for everyone's trip and stay and more than anything else wisdom to make good decisions... xc

Riding the wave of prayer

Since Sept 1999 the idea of temporary tabernacles of 24-7 Prayer has spread through more than 60 nations in 4000 known incarnations in schools, universities, police stations, churches, workplaces, outdoors, in planes and at festivals...

Can I have an Amen!

I am elated, I am skipping around the house singing Jackson 5 tunes and shaking my behind, a sure sign that something has gone well :D I just finished the first Skype meeting of the new International Prayer Team I'm forming for 24-7, and it went stonkingly well...