16th February 2014

What happened this week at Gunville Methodist Church:

Rock Solid:

We learnt about what the Bible says about love.

Rising Tide:

Rising Tide is the youth group during church on Sundays. This week we will be learning about the glory of Jesus.

The Space - our new Youth Cafe, will open on the 26th February. We are now all set to open, but will need some volunteers to provide cakes or other treats.

At Moorlands this week:

We had lectures about the importance of context, and about the archaeology used in researching the culture of the Bible. I also got back an essay that I wrote on the culture of New Testament Galilee and it received a good grade.

At Duke of Edinburgh this week:

We took the young people indoor rock climbing - something I love to do. I taught them how to tie in, how to communicate properly whilst climbing and how to belay for a climber. It was great to see them growing in confidence and trust of each other.

With Youth for Christ this week:

Catalyst Weekend Away:

Last weekend we took around 70 young people to Westbrook (an Urban Saints residential centre near Ryde) for a weekend youth camp. We shared lots of worship, games, good food and good teaching. I ran a couple of seminars on God's plan for our lives which went really well as well as lots of other things like leading a small group, running games and hosting an evening session.

Go Deeper:
This week I went over to Cowes to help out with a cluster group (like a house group) called 'Go Deeper'. We did some practical volunteering - putting lots of tins away at the Food Bank, and we had a bible study on Acts 1.
Schools Work: 

We went into Christ the King for Friday Lunch Club. It was a great chance to meet lots of young people and I took the opportunity to advertise The Space and Rock Solid.

Listening Training: 

This week we completed our listening training!

Dan's Departure:

On Friday we said goodbye to Dan - one of the YFC team, as he left for Canada where he will be working for 5 weeks. This is for his block placement as part of his course at Moorlands. We're all very excited for him, and look forward to hearing all about it when he gets back.

Next Week:

Next week is half term, so Rock Solid, Rising Tide, The Space and DofE won't be running. I will be baking with some young people from church on Monday, ready to taste our products at the coffee morning on Tuesday! After this I will be going home for a few days, but I will be back after Moorlands the following Tuesday.

Things to pray for:

- Please pray for leaders for Rock Solid as I currently don't have any!

- Pray for Dan as he starts his placement in Canada.

- Pray for me as I try to get my next essay written. (And that the weather allows me to get off the island on Tuesday!)