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David: I believe in taking risks. I don't mean reckless unneccessary escapades but my observation of progress and growth is that it involves taking risks. No business begins without taking a risk. No progress is made in science and technology without taking a risk. No progress is made in relationships without taking a risk. It is only possible to have a living faith when risk is taken. Perhaps one of the problems we have in society at the moment is that we have tried to make life too safe.

Tim: I totally agree about the statement about taking risks. As I run my own computer business I can say that without taking a risk, I would never have been where I am today. That risk for myself is obviously being self employed and having a mortgage etc but my faith goes hand in hand with taking risks. My business would not/will not survive without my faith in Jesus, that is faith that more customers will be found and that I continue to earn enough to pay our mortgage. OK my wife works full time but there is still that element of risk with myself being self employed. Of course, the statement which you made about reckless risks is correct, you can build a good business without taking loans etc, I started with almost nothing with my business and am still surviving without loans etc. This is part of the problem of this country at the moment, it is so easy to borrow borrow but come on, I can prove you can build a business without loans etc. Taking risks also involvesplanning ahead, it is like going on a long journey, you have to work out the route from the beginning, you may have to change the direction along the way slightly but you get to your destination eventually. I am only at the beginning of my journey but with the support of Jesus, my family and friends, I am sure that I will reach the destination I am looking to one day. Remember to take the correct risks in life.

David: 17th September 2009. Here we are in retirement after arriving at Seaford on August 5th - just six weeks. Adjusting to our new life is both easy and hard. The hard part is leaving part of our family behind (although not too far away), friends and going from a situation where I had input in three churches to becoming a congregational member. Equally the easy part has been leaving weighty responsibilities behind and enjoying what is very much like a sabbatical for the time being.

Life has been very pleasant in Seaford. We have been very warmly welcomed at Seaford Baptist Church and Clive Jarvis who I know from Norfolk days has managed to find a few things for me to do and I have no doubt that between SBC and SEBA something looking rather like work will materialise in due course, to say nothing of quite a number of projects and targets I am aiming at. I have already managed to walk from Seaford to Cuckmere Haven which is very satisfying after the cartilage problems I had earlier in the year. We have also been Hotel Parsons to Justin and family soon after moving in. Linda's health continues to be good and there is plenty we can occupy ourselves with in the house.