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Great to be invited with the 2nd hand bookstall to the Community Fun Afternoon Celebrating Bethany Gospel Hall (Holbury. Hampshire) 80th Anniversary!
Look out for Penny face-painting. Good to meet up with old friends and more importantly engage with the local community and sell/pass on Bibles, Christian books to those who would not normally have access to these things.

Community Fun Afternoon Celebrating Bethany Gospel Hall 80th Anniversary!

Outside:
Bookstall
Ice cream van
Hot and cold soft drinks and cakes
Adult bouncy castle
Toddler bouncy castle
Animal space hoppers
Garden games
Face painting
Clown and balloon art
Bubble machine

Inside:
2.00 pm : Opening
2.30 pm : Live music with the Gospel 3
3.00 pm : Storytelling and juggling with Peter Cole
3.30 pm : Live music with the Gospel 3
4.00 pm : Storytelling and juggling with Peter Cole
4.30 pm : Live music with the Mellow Tones Choir
5.30 pm : Indian curry prepared by Soloman & Rachel Nathaniel
Bethany history and photo display

Please continue to pray for Josh who is nearly half way through his placement in Zambia! Pray that his remaining time will be filled with opportunities to share God’s love and that his faith will continue to grow and develop through this experience.

We are in the middle of processing a number of applications for September 2015 and February 2016, please pray for those who have applied as they begin to prepare for their gap year for God.

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.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Hawthorn Court is a purpose built nursing home accommodating up to 80 older persons, including people with dementia. The ministers in the Fareham Western Wards take it in turn to visit the home and lead a monthly service. It was a real privilege this morning to go into the home and share a Christian service with some of the residents.

This morning residents gathered in the lounge for a short get together. They enjoyed and participated in a hymn, some prayers and listened to two solos sung by my wife Penny before hearing a short gospel talk.
For those residents suffering with sever dementia it is hard to know how much they take in, but we trust and pray they find some comfort and encouragement in the things of God

Good News Camp planning meeting tonight and what perfect timing to receive a message on Facebook this morning which said:

“A blast from the past seeing you on Facebook Gordon. I can still remember as if it was yesterday becoming a Christian at NFCC aged 12…23 years ago! God used u to change my life – thank u – Louisa”

As the good book says (Ecclesiastes chapter 11 verse 1):
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days” (E.S.V.)

Our FirstServer Josh Barr has settled in well at the GLO centre in Zambia and is now responsible for teaching and mentoring a number of the scout boys from the local area. Please continue to pray for him in everything he’s involved in and that God will use him in amazing ways during these next few months.

Both Abi and Hazel are back home from overseas and are settling back into life in the UK, please pray for them both during this time of transition and that God will continue to work in the lives of these incredible girls!

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.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

“Todays preparation determines tomorrow’s achievement.” (Unknown Author)

Important planning this week for Summer Camps and the visit of the LIFE Expo later on in the year.

Please pray for:

Camp – the right team of volunteer leaders!
LIFE Expo – the schools who are contacted and invited to attend will take up the offer.

4 hours debating with Muslims at Speakers Corner in in Hyde Park London – exhausting but great fun – outnumbered 8 to 1 ~ in the lions den and they have teeth!

The Bible tells us that (2 Corinthians 4:4)“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”

So my prayer for those Muslim’s I spoke to today, is the prayer Elisha prayed (2 Kings 6:17): “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!”

A Family Fun Time was a ‘step of faith’ for the folk at Berrymead Evangelical Church, Acton.
What a thrill to see the building full of parents, family members and children!

We played some organised games, enjoyed eating Hot Dogs followed by cakes and rounded off the evening with a short talk from the Bible.

Parents and children from Mauritius, Lebanon, Portugal, Poland all added to the mix. A great occasion!

Praise God for a really good week’s Holiday Club at Berrymead Evangelical Church Acton, London.
Although numerically it has been a small Holiday Club, I have been told that the ‘regular’ children have demonstrated uncharacteristic behaviour and listening skills this week! The Holiday Club has also attracted a variety of new contacts for the fellowship to follow up.
Praise God too for the parents who have opted to also stay in for the two hours of club.
Please pray in the ‘good seed sown’ in this tough multi-cultural area of London.

Looking forward to a good week’s Holiday Club at (Berrymead Evangelical Church Acton, London).
It is a privilege to be able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ in this tough multi-cultural area of London.

Don’t be surprised if you see a penguin, a polar bear or even a husky in the Acton area this Holidays! ‘Polar Explorers’ is the fun theme and name of the Holiday Club we are running all week (Tuesday to Saturday).

With the help of Sir Random Finds and Bare Feet, the children are explorers who go on a mini-expedition each day and learn about a New Testament character. Through the lives of these people, they learn that no one is too anything to be part of God’s big expedition, that is, to be a friend of Jesus and go out and help other people be friends of Jesus too.