After last Saturday (Thank God for Sam) one of our neighbours, a bloke I’m really enjoying getting to know, asked if I would do his kid too. (Actually I have a couple of others to ‘do’ now…)

This Saturday will be Ricky’s ‘thing’. Its not a christening… its not a naming ceremony, its a… well we don’t really have a name for it, but it will be a time for family and friends to come together give thanks for Ricky’s life and commit themselves to walking with the parents and family as they raise him.

My job is just to say a few words and pray for them and Ricky. I feel really privileged to have been asked.

We’ll be meeting in the local park for the afternoon with barbecues and drinks and then in the evening old Aussie legend, Darryl Braithwaite is putting on a public concert for Brighton residents.

As I met with Ricky’s parent’s tonight, the dad told me he wanted to install all my light fittings for me – ‘you supply them and I’ll fit em…’

Generous hey?! Its feels really good to be making some great new friends!