I’m sitting in bed with practically no voice left and I’m very tired – but I feel fantastic. I’ve just got back from the Trent Vineyard, a brand spanking new church-in-a-warehouse on an industrial estate in Nottingham. It literally opened just a few weeks ago I believe, and it’s a really great space for people to gather with God. Me and six other people from my youth group went to the Soul Survivor Tour there – a bite-sized chunk of the indescribably brilliant summer festivals.
I have to admit I was a bit apprehensive before I went. To me the whole appeal of Soul Survivor festivals is pretty much that I’m stuck there for a week, and I can really get into the swing of things and really enjoy myself. I thought that trying to fit that whole feeling into a few hours would end up being a bit damp and wouldn’t work very well. I was wrong! With Ben Cantelon leading worship for well over an hour and Andy Hawthorne giving a great talk I was transfixed the entire evening. It would have been nice if it’d been a bit longer and then I’d have really got into it and enjoyed myself a lot. As is it was still really awesome though. The final song was unexpectedly my favourite! The old classic hymn “O Lord My God” which to most people is right at home in some cathedral mass with old people, but played beautifully by the band in a really modern and, well, just awesome way.
It all makes me happy to be who I am. 