Everest Base Camp – Today was the day…

Today was the day I was to step onto a plane to Kathmandu in Nepal to begin the 80mile Trek to Everest Base Camp at 17,600ft.

Alas, instead I’m at home typing this.

This trip – from the top of the highest mountain in the Wales, Mt. Snowdon (3560ft), to the bottom of the highest mountain in the World – was to mark ten years of Youth for Christ in Llandudno and to launch a brand-new Youth for Christ Centre.

The great news, trip aside, is we have seen ten – now eleven years – of Youth for Christ in Wales, and we are going to launch a second centre in North Wales to see more young people meet with Jesus. Much more on this coming soon!

To be honest though, as a mountain enthusiast, I am a bit gutted. I was very much looking forward to the challenge and the chance to bring you all along with me as a way of marking this great adventure we’ve had together.

However, with the times being what they are, we want to be, first and foremost, responsible and take the greatest possible care of our neighbours. With that in mind, this is clearly not the time to go.

That said, the trip is not ‘cancelled’, it will be rescheduled instead, so do watch this space and remember thst you can continue to give at www.give.net/TimsBigTrek

I put this short video out last week to talk about it – have a watch. In the meantime, keep safe, keep praying, and keep hopeful!

All the best,

Tim