Wow!  Seems to be the most often used word to describe the recent Tribe Weekend held in the beautiful grounds of Dalesdown Conference Centre in West Sussex.

Nearly 80 of us gathered mostly from the UK but some from overseas and online.  We were blessed with good weather from the first day.  Old friendships were quickly re-established and new friendships quickly formed.  After a delicious supper, we were able to gather around an amazing bonfire to share worship, warmth, and testimonies.

Mid morning there was the choice of 4 workshops; Creative Movement with DMS, Children’s Movement, Well-being, and Rhythm, as well as a taster session of Incarnate.

On Saturday afternoon we were joined by those online and continued to explore the theme.  We were encouraged to:

“Stretch out your body to worship – in every direction and way. Extend yourself in worship and prayer, it’s a choice to take this journey together. As we stretch and are willing to be stretched we naturally begin to cover the ground, the more we stretch the more ground we cover. Physical places, new situations and different relationships, the ones that God has and is causing us to encounter, our perspective is expanded. Here we find a deeper understanding of our purpose and the things that God is inspiring us to care for and be a part of. In the process of stretching and covering we can’t help but find that we are reaching outwards to places we didn’t know we could reach with the love and transformational grace of Jesus.”

On Saturday evening we were led in worship by Tim and Anne, during which we experienced the touch of God in both gentleness and power, resting in the river of God’s presence and advancing the Kingdom by stepping forward in unity.

We were so blessed by our time together and all those who gave their time to make it happen and run smoothly.  It is always great to get together with our Tribe of movers and rhythm makers.  We are so looking forward to next time.