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The GSUS Live trailer will be returning to schools to Hampshire in September/October 2014.

Details of the 8 schools it will visit will be announced on the GSUS LIVE PAGE when each school confirm their booking.

So far three schools have (on the same day as being approached) confirmed their bookings and four more schools want the trailer and will confirm when they have sorted out their schedules etc.

Dates for the diary:

Brookfield Community School. Southampton
Monday September 15th to Friday September 19th 2014.

Oasis Academy Mayfield. Southampton.
Monday October 13th to Friday October 17th 2014.

Perins School. Alresford
Monday October 20th to Friday October 24th 2014.

Meet the GLO Team who will soon be coming to work alongside Duncan Road Church during February (Sunday 2nd February to Sunday 9th February 2014)

GLO Team (Gospel Literature Outreach) will be made up of eight students and one team leader from the GLO Bible College in Scotland. The students are from a variety of countries; Argentina, USA, Italy, Thailand, Scotland, Romania and Zambia, and they will be involved in all the regular activities of the Church plus visits to local schools (for assemblies) and literature distribution.

The GLO Team are: Staff Member: Erika Raigné (Argentina), 2nd Year Students: Ebony Webb (England), Emilio Martinez (Argentina), 1st Year Students: Emily Garcia (US), Laura Gotta (Italy), Stephen Trelogan (Thailand/Scotland), Roxana Chitescu (Romania) Cristina Filip (Romania) & Anthony Chitambala (Zambia)

Please pray for all the organising and planning involved in this hectic week!

Download a leaflet detailing some of the team’s activities.

As the saying goes; ‘Due to circumstances beyond our control…”

A really good night at ‘The Net’ (outreach to men) despite a rearranged programme. Due to a family bereavement our planned lecturer/speaker for the evening understandably had to pull out of tonight’s event. This meant spending a few hours today putting together an alternative programme. Panic over!
Not really! When I checked with our usual venue about how we wanted the room arranged, I discovered that they were not expecting us and had hired out the room to someone else!

A new venue found (thanks West End Chapel).
The activity could go ahead and despite my frantic day, it was a great privilege at the end of the day to share the gospel with a bunch of men.

The original theme for the evening was going to be a lecture on ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’, which is the world’s best selling book after the Bible. I was able to sharing some facts and trivia concerning this unique and remarkable book, this then provided a natural platform for me to bring a gospel message and challenge to the non-Christian men who came along.

The end result of a rearranged day – Good seed sown, please water it with your prayers and let the Holy Spirit do his work (John 16:8 – “He… will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment”)

Final thought: With God there are no accidents only appointments! Everything has a purpose!

Good time this morning preaching at Velmore Church, Chandlers Ford, Hants.

It is always great when at the end of a service someone comes up to you and says; “Thank you! That message this morning was just for me!”

Although as a preacher you hope everyone got blessed from a particular message, your constant prayer is to ‘scratch where people itch’ or as the Bible puts it to have a ‘word in season’.

“A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door.” Confucius

or as one wit said: “Always plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.”

During both this week and the next, quite a few hours will be spent planning and preparing for missions in February, and also planning out publicity and other important things to do with the summer Camps. We would value your prayers as we do this unseen but very important part of the ministry.

Happy Christmas from the Curley’s!

The Bible: 2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 9:
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”

From making appearances as Father Christmas, to speaking at School Carol Services for parents and pupils, to after dinner speaker, these varied openings all took part in one day last week! And in between these activities a chance to prepare a little bit more of my Sunday messages and Christmas themed programmes for the Carol Services that I have been invited to take. Great opportunities to share the glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Now it’s one more day of office work and then Christmas holiday!

Thank you for your prayers and support throughout the past year – much appreciated!

Mince pies were eaten, mulled wine was drunk and lots and lots of carols were song at the Locks Heath Shopping Centre Southampton.

Organised by the Western Wards Church Network Christians came together to share something of the message of Christmas with the many shoppers and invite them to the many activities taking part in the twelve Churches of the Fareham western Wards. The Warsash Brass Band accompanied the singing and helped to give the carols the gusto that they deserve!

In between Carols Clive Hobbs and Gordon Curley were able to link the Carols with short messages that further explained the wonder and meaning of this special occasion.

Food glorious food!
Plenty of pizza and good conversion at last nights ‘The Net’ inter-Church event for men.

Andrew Gainey shared concerning his life and faith and Ivor Cooper rounded the evening off with some relevant thoughts from the Bible. Although numbers attending were very low everyone who came seemed to enjoy it and we all left with enough pizza for lunch the next day!