Some people call the end of a day the evening, some people call the culmination of a journey its end, and some people stand on the edge and take a step back. Others call the end of the day a new dawn; the same people call the culmination of the journey a new beginning, and some people stand on the edge and jump.

I have been wandering around the Youth Village today as it is prepared for it’s opening on Monday and as I wandered I pondered, I thought how lucky I am to stand with YMT and the Young people of Hexham & Newcastle as their Village is opened.

A great many people have been a part of YMT, a greater number have supported it, and the number gets greater still when we consider how many lives YMT has changed. As a team member today I stand on the shoulders of the scores that came before me, and I stand with those who serve in the here and now. And those who will come in the future will stand proudly on the solid ground that we build.

And so I say this, Christians are people who call evening the dawn Christians are people who call the end the beginning, Christians stand on the edge and jump, they look to the future as an opportunity to build the kingdom some more. And on Monday the 5^th of July 2010 we build some more.