Brandons’ Diary, January 2006

OK, this is it. We have decided to re-join OM, where I’ll be part of a team re-thinking and putting into action OM’s internet presence. So it’s about the international web site, on-line giving, on-line application processing, youth communications, alumni, and all sorts of other things. It puts into practice many of the skills I have developed over a number of years of IT and web experience, plus the first hand experience I have gained from 2 years as an active OM missionary on the field.

After some negotiations, our church QP have agreed in principle to give us their blessing to rejoin OM for the next 12 months.

But we’re still not really sure about our own feelings in taking up the post. We feel like we’re in a bit of a catch-22 situation with our supporters. On one hand we want to talk to everyone and lay out our thoughts and uncertainties. On the other hand, we’re not fully convinced in ourselves that this is something that we want to fight for. Until we feel really strongly that we want to take up the position, we don’t feel like talking to everyone. Every day I swither back and forth about whether we should do it or not… I need to make up my mind.

Last night’s Hogmanay was quiet but awesome. Us and our boys. And a DVD of Dobrý Voják Švejk (just keeping the Czech culture up). Sleep is not coming easy though — Toby isn’t managing more than about 2 1/2 hours between feeds and it makes for long nights.