In the eighth and final Podcast of the Lent 2022 pilot series, Mike Jowett of El Palmeral  talks to Noel Richards. Noel also sings live in the studio with 3 of his best loved songs.
Noel has performed in 40 countries and played in every kind of venue - street corners, bars, concert halls, churches, cathedrals and stadiums.
Since the late 1970s, Noel & Tricia have written many modern hymns and songs, including All heaven declares, You laid aside Your majesty. To be in Your presence, and He has risen. Noel´s work can be found at his website, www.noelrichards.com  with a range of resources, videos, downloads etc. 
In 2010, Noel & Tricia moved to the island of Mallorca, Spain where they live in Palma, the capital city.  They continue to write, record and perform together and their latest CD – Quiet My Soul – was released in September 2017. They now perform as The Emigres with another amazing website www.theemigres.com, featuring music, poetry and downloadable videos.
This Podcast was recorded before the death on April 3rd 2022 of Noel´s great friend and co-worker Gerald Coates, who Noel speaks about in the story of the writing of ´He has risen´.  Noel´s tribute to Gerald can be found on his blog at https://noelrichards.com/blog/blog/gerald-coates-was-my-friend

In the seventh of the Lent 2022 series, Mike Jowett of El Palmeral  talks to Jeff Lucas.

Jeff Lucas is an international author and speaker.   He writes daily bible notes titled Life with Lucas  and broadcasts weekly on Premier Radio. Jeff has written a number of books that combine spiritual insight and humour, taking a more light hearted approach to Christianity, including his Seriously Funny series, written with Adrian Plass.

In this Palm Sunday Weekend episode of the podcast, Jeff speaks about the misconceptions we can have in life and faith, as well as speaking candidly about the personal impact of the Pandemic lockdown.

In the sixth of the Lent 2022 series, Mike Jowett of El Palmeral  talks to Helena Wilkinson.

Helena Wilkinson published her first book, Puppet on a String, at the age of nineteen.  She is the author of eleven books and contributor to a further six as well as preparing devotional monthly readings such as Inspiring Women Every Day and Living Light.  A trained counsellor, Helena has helped others in their journeys as a speaker, facilitator, with her latest specialism working as an Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Practitioner.   A life changing event in July 2019 turned her world upside down - a freak horse-riding accident resulted in her being airlifted to hospital, where it was touch and go whether she would survive.  After 7 months in hospital, she was able to return home, but life would never be the same again. Helena shares with us her engaging and inspirational story.