No man is an island
What happens when you feel the call of God to switch village life as an MIT for island life as a brand new minister? Benn Duncan has spent the past year finding out.
Benn Duncan did what any trainee minister might do: near the end of his MIT period he asked God, “What’s next?”
Within months, God had answered and Benn, his wife Ellie and their children Arthur and Penelope were leaving their home in the Welsh village of Pengam to begin island life on Guernsey.
“We were very comfortable in Wales, but when you ask God that question you have to be prepared for him to answer,” says Benn.
The whole process of moving took four months, he explains, and throughout it the church family in Wales at Elevate and lead pastors Pete and Adele Jones were hugely supportive.
“I had my first conversation about moving last April, by the end of May I was confirmed as senior leader at Delancey Elim and on 10 August we moved.”
This new adventure meant a huge change to family life. Imagine moving to a close-knit island of 60,000 people with more than 40 churches, where front doors are left open and kids walk safely to school.
Nothing is more than 15 minutes away, gorgeous beaches lie around every corner, but everyone knows everyone and island life is deep-set.
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