Plunging right in

Well, the "Plunge" has started, and our group of Phase One probationers has plunged right in! For immediately upon our arrival at the College at North End Methodist Church in Port Elizabeth, we had a quick bite to eat and then it was down to the business of finalising the overall plan for the week.

At this early stage some of us are already getting a bit "wired" - the control freaks among us naturally want everything to go without a hitch. Countering this is the inherent fear that we actually don't really know what we are doing. As a result, our first meeting was a bit chaotic, and in the Bishop's presence as well - but somehow, amid all the noise and bluster, we managed to come up with a (more or less) coherent plan.

The aim of the plunge is to bring a renewal to the North End area. If ever we needed God's guidance, it's now...