My two years of Anamcharadas training was akin to a monthly mini retreat. Ordinary life can grind you down, make you weary. Each weekend was like ‘stopping off at an oasis and refuelling for the journey’. I never left that place without feeling nourished and re-connected with Jesus, through the loving care and acceptance of the group, the encouraging input of the team, their wisdom and insight of the material presented and the fellowship with the other students. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to complete the Anamcharadas training, and I feel it has equipped me for this next stage of life I find myself at.