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GOOD NEWS CAMP!
Set up today
Campers arrive tomorrow
Please pray for a great week in every way!

What is it?
‘Good News’ Camps are packed with interest and provide excellent value for money. Campers are given the opportunity to explore new places, meet new friends, and take part in exciting activities! Organised Camp activities include onsite sports and art and craft sessions, plus trips into the New Forest, a jaunt to the beach and a splash in a nearby swimming pool. During ‘free time’ campers can just ‘chill out’ or use the onsite facilities e.g. snooker, table-tennis, volleyball, badminton, football and a variety of board games.

At the beginning of the week all campers are placed into teams and healthy competition is encouraged throughout the week. Teams will compete with each other in a whole range of fun based activities, scoring points and trying to make sure they are the team who will win the team prize at the end of the week!

Note: These Camps are Christian based. That means that each day all campers take part in various forms of Bible study and prayer. The main learning time takes place in an action packed, fast paced programme called ‘T.G.S.’ (The God Slot). This event includes singing, quizzes, Bible readings, competitions, prayers, fun spots, video stories and a short talk.

Really good time this week with Space Academy 4 day Holiday Club at Cannon Court Evangelical Church Fetcham. Great to finish today with Prize-giving and a B-B-Q
Thank you for your prayers

Space Academy Holiday Club starts today!
After a great time in multicultural Acton, London last week, I am looking forward to the contrast of working in Fetcham at Cannon Court Evangelical Church.

Fetcham is a village in Surrey, England west of Leatherhead, on the other side of the River Mole and has Mill Pond springs and an associated nature reserve.

Thank you for your prayers regarding the ‘Space Academy’ Holiday Club at Berrymead Evangelical Church Acton, London.

Despite competition from a range of activities at the nearby community centre, it is good to report we have had up to forty different children come along during the week, most of the children are first time contacts to the Church and they will provide plenty of follow-up opportunities for the fellowship.
It has been a real privilege to share the gospel with children from a variety of cultural backgrounds (Iranian, Indian, Pakistani, Polish and African to name a few) and from a variety of religious faiths. Please pray for the number of Muslim mothers who have sat through some of the sessions that their children have been attending.

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

FirstServe is a gap year programme designed to give young adults (18-25) a taste of service in the UK and overseas. Not only will they have the chance to help, support and encourage others but ‘FirstServe’ (www.first-serve.org.uk ) also includes a discipleship and missions training programme.

Gordon is part of the steering group and believes that this is a valuable investment of his time.

Great day at Efford Christian Fellowship, Plymouth – teaching & preaching…

…and it was good to share the trip there and back in the company of author A.J. Jacobs – ok so he was on audio reading his book – The Year of Living Biblically – some great insights and humour from an agnostic Jew – Frustratingly I arrived home on day 361 of his diary – wasn’t sure if I should drive round and round the area for another 5 or 10 or who knows how many minutes until the book finished – in the end went straight home – I guess I will just have to go out for a drive tomorrow!

http://www.ajjacobs.com/books/yolb.asp

Good News Camp is full with people on a waiting list – we could squeeze a few more in if we can find a few extra helpers – Can you or do you know of anyone who can help? Full details of Camp – Where: Lockerly Water Farm Hampshire. When: Sunday August 18th to Thursday August 22nd 2013.

Praise God for:
Lots of Campers – Looks like we will have a good number on site – at the moment girls are outnumbering boys but that could all change.
A great Camp site – each year Lockerley Water Farm gets better & better!
Praise for a varied team of helpers,(different experiences, ages and Church backgrounds) which will provide a great opportunity to work together (Psalm 133 – The Message: “How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along…Yes, that’s where God commands the blessing”).

Please pray for:
2 male & 2 female assistant hut leaders (our biggest need!) & another male/female duties leader.
Health & safety – accidents do happen – pray with us that any accident/health issue will be insignificant!
Unity & balancing the team – we have a variety of helpers – pray that we will all compliment each other in our various roles.
For Gordon as he prepares talks for this year’s Camp.
For a good time spiritually– that the week will be marked with conversions and spiritual growth.

As I approach yet another birthday and prepare to hear the same old jokes i.e. “You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake!”
Amazingly opportunities and invitations to do youth and children’s work are coming in faster than ever!

Tonight it is Youth Club at Duncan Road Church, this year has been one of the most fruitful times we have had and it is thrilling to see young people come to faith and grow in their faith!

H+Plus Bible Society Training Day – with Sandy Matheson, Bob Dibb, Andy Morgan and ten other people at Sailsbury. A good opportunity to take in and learn how to facilitate this new resource.

Just need wisdom now to know what to do next!

Good to spend the day with Crossroads Evangelical Church, Camberley.
This morning was an opportunity to peach a teaching/gospel message in the Family Service, and this afternoon was an outreach B-B-Q at Frimley Lodge Park, once again this provided an opening to share a little of the Christian message by way of an ‘food for thought’ spot.

One person emailed to say: “thank you for a very inspirational day yesterday two wonderful messages…”