7 days on the flipside

So I’m sittin in the airport lounge in abu dhabi. 15 hours or so from the sweetness of home. Plane delayed. Man snoring loud + public next to me. Been awake for too long. Listening to the fruits of the week’s labour. Actually that’s a gross understatement. More like the fruits of the collective labour of MANY over the last 6 months or more. (I just started and ended a sentence with the word ‘more’ - how novel). Anyway. Just spent 7 days on the flip-side of the planet. I participated in ‘colour’ london. Hugged my mum (whom I hadn’t seen for 4 weeks – mother’s day LOVE on that note). Royal Albert Hall. Amazing. Church at HS london. Amazing. Spent the best part of the week where england meets wales. Messing with sounds and talking about the injustices of european football. (for anyone who saw chelsea v barcelona). My primary reason for journeying half way round the world was to mix our new LIVE church album (faith+hope+love).  Sam gibson once again administered audio surgery. Many hours spent in the bat-cave. Listening. Tweaking. Listening. Tweaking. Etc. attended a surprise party for iris. Didn’t know anyone (including iris) but loved the people we met from ‘freedom church’ in hereford. Was inspired by their raw passion to see God move in their town. Seeing The local church in action is a beautiful thing. Ate thai food. Cruised the may-fair (which was a rather odd experience). Finished mix. Happy with combination of sounds. Drove through the early hours back to london. Caught up and got dreaming with the hillsong london crew. Lost my voice at the innauguaral hillsong london unders vs overs football match. (unders got up 4-2). Caught up briefly with old friends. Raced to airport. Scratched onto my flight. And here I am... Listening to a song called “Yahweh”.  In the United Arab Emirates. Wishing I was at home in church which is taking place as I type... The man next to me just kicked his snoring up 4db I reckon... God bless him..

ABU DHABI.

DAVE KENNEDY. COLOUR. ROYAL ALBERT HALL.

EQ CITY. IT’S THE NEW MANHATTEN.

CHAPEL LANE. THE STUDIO. IS AN OLD CHURCH. WHICH SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

THE VIEW FROM THE CONTROL ROOM.

MR GIBSON.. . FLEXING HIS SUBS. . CRAWF IN THE BACKGROUND (AS USUAL). HE’S A HERO.

HEREFORD TURNS ON THE MAY-FAIR.

SO DEPRIVED OF SUN. THEY WEAR SUNNIES INDOORS. QUITE STRANGE.

+JTH.