Our next "Lent Encouragement" is by Liz

In April 2020, my daughter Holly and her boyfriend Steve got engaged. We spent the year trying to plan a wedding for 31st December (New Year’s Eve), with constantly changing Covid rules and lockdowns. We had plan A, B, C ... This was quite stressful and challenging but we continued to trust God and his sovereignty in all things. Holly and Steve just wanted to be able get married before God in church, no matter what the restrictions. With the announcement on 23rd December of changing Covid tiers, we were left with no choice but to have their wedding the next day, Christmas Eve. In 20 hours we organised the most special, joyous, blessed wedding day. Thanks to those who dropped everything to help and praise be to our faithful loving God.

'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future'. Jeremiah 29:11

The photograph is of Steve and Holly on their wedding day on Christmas Eve at St John's Church