n addition to doing our Big Lap Trip, we are also taking a Sabbatical. We believe that taking a sabbatical isn’t indulgent… It's survival with style.

Here's a list of the benefits of a sabbatical we have come up with. We believe this step back will launch us forward.

1. Our nervous system wants a breather. - We have found that with over 10 years of ministry + entrepreneurship, we have put our brains in “permanent alert mode.” We believe a sabbatical will let our whole system downshift.

Our body finally gets the memo: “We’re safe. We can rest now.”

And honestly? That one shift alone can add years of life and quality to them.

2. Our wisdom needs room to ferment. - At 70+, we’re not collecting knowledge anymore — we’re distilling it.
And distillation needs stillness.
Silence.
Space.

We believe we have an opportunity to turn the last decade’s battles into gold, which we will use to fuel the next chapter.

3. We expect ministry to be different when we return refreshed.

We’ve poured out for years, and cups don’t magically refill themselves.
Sabbatical means topping up spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

It means we will come back with a stronger voice, a clearer mind, and a deeper connection to God’s heart, rather than just running on muscle memory.

4. Our bodies deserve a reset, not another push.

Let’s be real: wear and tear is a thing.
Our joints, our posture, our sleep cycles — they all keep score.

A sabbatical will let us:

• Build back strength without urgency

• Get consistent treatments

• Drop the chronic fatigue that the ministry hides too well

• Rediscover what “normal” even feels like

Our future selves will high-five us so hard we’ll feel it in our sandshoes.

5. It will help us clarify what the next 10 years are actually about.

We know we are not done — not by a long shot — but we are in a new season.
Our sabbatical will give us that “mountaintop view,” where we can discern:

• What’s next?

• What’s no longer yours to carry?

• What do you actually want?

• Which assignments still feel alive?

This kind of clarity doesn’t land when we’re in the trenches.

6. Our sabbatical will reconnect us to joy, fun, and that spark we will use to give to others.

Our calling runs on joy.
Our creativity thrives on fun.
Our faith gets loud when our hearts are light.

This sabbatical will turn us from “faithful soldier” back into “wide-eyed adventurer.”
Honestly? That’s when our best work happens.

7. Our sabbatical honours the season we’re in.

There’s wisdom in rhythms older than all of us:
work… rest… renew… return.

Taking a sabbatical isn’t quitting.
It’s aligning with how life was always meant to function.

Our bodies, minds and spirits have been whispering “It’s time”.

We’re looking forward to the pause.
And we believe the world would be better off when we come back restored, not depleted.

8. How long is our sabbatical going to be?

We don't know. But what we do know is our Big Lap Trip is going to take 12 months perhaps longer like 2 years.