www.Hisstory.org.uk<\/a>) Darren also designed and built the stage set for the 1918 Risen! The Musical Theatre in Education tour which reached over 4000 children.
\nDarren read the prayers at Caroline and my wedding so that is an indication of how much I rate him.
\nDarren was a Pastor in Coventry where he instigated the first live professional performance of Risen! The Musical at the Coventry Pentecost Festival of May 2015. We also co- wrote today\u2019s featured song \u201cBecause Of Your Grace.\u201d
\nOn one of his birthdays, Darren posted a mini bio of which an extract is below:
\nSome will know my full story and others not but looking back on my life and reflecting on how far I\u2019ve come, today has just been the most amazing day.
\nI wasn\u2019t brought up in a Christian home but it was in a loving family, unfortunately when my parents split up I found myself in a difficult \u2026place which ended up with a period of homelessness, and as a result of that homelessness I went on a journey where I met my biological father, Paul, who at the time was on a journey through Faith which in turn led me to Christ. Many other wonderful people were also part of my journey which was full of stories, twists, turns and life can be so \u2018exciting??\u2019 sometimes.
\nI went to Uni where I met my wife Nikki and we lived in Portsmouth for about 14 years. Now my journey to Faith started a few years earlier when I was listening to a preacher one night speaking about all the things you want in life, the house the wife, the boat the car the whatever, but at the end of the day it all turns the dust and the one thing that doesn\u2019t is the love of God.
\nSo here I was 40 years old with the house, the wife, the boat, the car, the family, the kids and cats, a thriving business etc., when God said to me, pack it all up and come and follow me, the things that you do, the skills that you\u2019ve got, don\u2019t take them to the grave without serving me first, so I uprooted my family in obedience and came to Coventry to work in what I thought was the dream job where God wanted me and my family to be. This was not to be and after a short time, the role came to an abrupt end.
\nWe found ourselves living in an area we didn\u2019t know, and it seemed all our new family and friends of church had gone. We felt very lonely and redundant\u2026 Not required!
\nBut it was Nikki that had the wisdom and said there\u2019s a church just round the corner Limbrick Wood Baptist Church, and long story short, having looked for many different jobs the church and I agreed to dip our toe in the water and see if God was calling me to serve there\u2026
\nAnd I can assure you that God was very much calling Darren to serve there -he was a great blessing to that community and now he has been called to Pastor in Falmouth, Cornwall- so his journey of faith continues \u2026..<\/p>\nQuote of the week<\/strong>
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