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Great to catch up with Mark Arnold, last time we met was probably 40 years ago, when we used to meet each year the ‘The Gaines’ Houseparty run by Counties Warwickshire.
Fantastic to see how God has led us on very different journeys.
Mark shared tonight about his life with his son James, who is Autistic and also has Learning Difficulties, Epilepsy, and Social Anxiety. He also shared about his faith and the difference it makes to him and the rest of the family. A very insightful evening!
Mark Arnold is the Additional Needs Ministry Director at leading national Christian children’s and youth organisation Urban Saints and is Co-Founder of the Additional Needs Alliance
Mega-thanks also to Dan Gunter for providing his legendry Bunny Chow curry. All-in-all a very good night!

Face to Face with Mark Arnold.
Date: Tuesday November 11th 2025
Venue: Locks Heath Working Mens Club Duncan Road, Park Gate, Swanwick SO31 (Parking opposite at Duncan Road Church)
Time: 8.00pm to 10.00pm

Mark blogs as the national award winning, ‘The Additional Needs Blogfather’. He is Dad to James who is Autistic and also has Learning Difficulties, Epilepsy, and Social Anxiety.
Mark will talk about his family’s journey of adjustment and change, and also talk about his faith, including the question, “Where is God in all of this?”
Mark Arnold is the Additional Needs Ministry Director at leading national Christian children’s and youth organisation Urban Saints and is Co-Founder of the Additional Needs Alliance, a vibrant and fast-growing online community. He is an enthusiastic national and international advocate and ally for children and young people with additional needs.

PLUS: Dan’s Bunny Chow
The evening starts with some FREE food. Bunny Chow is a South African fast food curry dish.

A service for the residents at Hawthorne Court. Southampton.

Todays service will be:
Hymn: O God our help!
Prayer
Collective Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer (traditional)
Short talk #1: Gordon Curley
Sunday School Action Song: Deep & Wide
Short talk #2: Gordon Curley
Hymn: I will sing the wondrous story
Closing Prayer

Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

The seven churches of Revelation: Thyatira – ‘Jezebel in the Church’ – Revelation chapter 2 verses 18-29 – sermon by Gordon Curley

(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Subject: The seven churches of Revelation: Thyatira -Jezebel in the Church.
Bible Passage: Revelation chapter 2 verses 18-29
YouTube Livestream: CLICK HERE

In between our exploration of coffee shops, we actually did some work! We met so many people and took a variety of meetings in a Council office, library, factories, homes, gardens, park and…other meeting places.

The video is 5.30mins long, so make yourself a brew and share in our memories of visiting and working in this quirky but amazing place.

“There are places in my country you’ll never find somewhere else…is like a drug – once you go there you want to go again.” – Unknown

MM 2025 Blog #23:
Morning service, Bible teaching at the Baptist Church. A traditional service with men on one side of the Church and women on the other, the choir was excellent and you will have to ask a local what they thought of the preacher.

The last meeting of my mission and once again Moldova throws up a surprise, an outdoor service for many of the Churches in the area. The sun shone, the people came and several responded to the preaching of the gospel.

MM 2025 Blog #22
Final day of meetings for the team!

GC & Leo at Colibasi.
08:45 Church Service at Colibași
15:00 (Emanuel Center or Palace of Culture)

Andy Goode:
11:00 Emanuel Church, Cahul
13:30 Virlizanu, Rosu
15:00 FRANK Meeting
17:00 Youth meeting at Emanuel.

Mark McCormick:
10:00 Speranta Church, Cahul
13:30 FRANK group at Emanuel
17:00 Meeting at Lebedenco (in Russian)

MM 2025 Blog #21:
Three meetings today, marked by 3 types of food.

#1: Jelly Babies. I used JB’s as an illustration and let the locals at Cotihana sample this British deliciously.

#2:, Cakes, enough for everyone to have at least 3 each. A FRANK meeting in a home of a disabled brother, great to see his neighbours come along.

#3: Dolma (rice wrapped in vegetable leaves) . A FRANK meeting in Cahul. Good to see family members and friends in attendance.
We saw folks responding to the appeal at each of the venues, please pray for Pastor John as he follows up each contact.

MM 2025 Blog #21:
Three meetings today, working alonside Biserica Speranța, Cahul and visiting the village of Cotihana,

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